WAUNAKEE HIGH SCHOOL BAND RYAN CALOUD & RYAN GILL, DIRECTORS DESTINATION: NEW ORLEANS, LA DATES: APRIL 2 7, 2019 ITINERARY AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2018 Tour Director: Directors: Ryan Caloud Ryan Gill BRT Travel Coordinator: Jenn Shiplet BRT Travel Consultant: Sarah McVeigh BRT Emergency Contact: (800) 373-1423 104 Students + 7 Adults + 1 Tour Director = 112 Travelers TUESDAY, APRIL 2 2:30 PM Two (2) 56-passenger Van Galder Motor coaches arrive at Waunakee High School 301 Community Drive, Waunakee, WI 53597 Van Galder (608) 752-5407 #4 OR (800) 747-7407 3:30 PM Load motor coaches; depart for New Orleans! (1,045 miles; 18 hours allotted for drive time, plus 2 ½ hours for dinner and breakfast (student cost) and driver change)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 12:00 PM Arrive in New Orleans at the French Market; enjoy lunch (student cost) in the area 700 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 ~ Meet your Professional BRT Tour Director at the French Market ~ 1:30 PM Load motor coach; depart for New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA 70124 (504) 658-4100 2:00 PM Group #1: Explore the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) NOMA host an impressive permanent collection of almost 40,000 objects. The Museum has extraordinary strength in French, American, African, and Japanese art as well as in photography and glass. 3:00 PM Group #2: Explore the NOMA **While not visiting the museum; Explore the five-acre Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden The Sculpture garden contains over 60 sculptures! Explore the various sculptures while enjoying the lovely landscaping, footpaths, reflecting lagoons, pedestrian bridges, and beautiful variety of mature plants and trees. 4:00 PM Load motor coaches; depart for Holiday Inn Metairie New Orleans Airport 2261 N. Causeway Boulevard, Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 373-5946 4:30 PM Arrive at the hotel; check-in and freshen up for tonight s activities 5:15 PM Load motor coaches; depart for Natchez Steamboat Company 600 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 569-1401 6:00 PM Arrive at Natchez Steamboat Company 6:30 PM Boarding for your Natchez Steamboat Dinner Jazz Cruise begins 7:00 PM Cruise begins This is a great way to enjoy 3 attractions-in-one... New Orleans food and music during a cruise down the Mississippi. Since this is a real steamboat, you'll hear the beautiful music of its calliope (a musical instrument powered by steam that is atop the steamboat). As you stroll through the French Quarter -- just follow the sounds to the river! Featuring the Dukes of Dixieland performance. 9:30 PM Load motor coaches; depart for your hotel 10:00 PM Arrive at your hotel ~ 2 Private nighttime security guards at the hotel from 10:30pm 5:30am ~
THURSDAY, APRIL 4 9:00 AM Enjoy breakfast at the hotel 10:15 AM Load motor coaches; depart for Mardi Gras World 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 361-7821 11:00 AM Tour Mardi Gras World Colorful Mardi Gras props, like a gigantic jovial jester, fiercely realistic alligators, and a gorgeously exciting Marilyn Monroe with skirt flying greet one and all to this amazing fantasy factory. You will even view the most awesome floats ever built for carnival the Orpheus 140-foot triple-tandem sea monster Leviathan and the 240-foot quintuple-tandem Captain Eddie s S.S. Endymion, with tens of thousands of fiber optic lights. 12:00 PM Load motor coaches; depart for the French Quarter 12:30 PM Enjoy lunch (student cost) and time to explore in the French Quarter The French Quarter is the original settlement of New Orleans and is considered a National Historic Landmark. The area is a true melting pot atmosphere influenced by the French, Spanish, Sicilians, Italians, Africans, Irish, and others. See the stunning architecture, hear the sounds of incredible street musicians, and experience great food and shopping opportunities. Check-out: Jackson Square and the St. Louis Cathedral This park, built in 1721 is lined with historic buildings. Artists and performers often display their trades here. New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park Check out the park where the rangers are Jazz musicians! Must try: Café Du Monde and their famous beignets (student cost) 2:00 PM Group #1: Enjoy a Private concert at Preservation Hall 726 St. Peter, New Orleans, LA 70116 (504) 522-2841 Experience a one-hour private student concert inclusive of a brief history of Preservation Hall, 45 minute concert, performed by a six piece Preservation Hall Band, and 15 minute question and answer session with the musicians! 3:15 PM Group #2: Enjoy a Private concert at Preservation Hall **Please note: There is a maximum of 60 students for this event, so your group will be divided into two different hour long private concerts. While one group is in the concert, the other group can continue to explore the French Quarter area.
4:25 PM Load motor coaches; depart for Central City BBQ 1201 S. Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA 70113 (504) 558-4276 5:00 PM Enjoy a group dinner at Central City BBQ 6:30 PM Load motor coaches; depart for Tujague s 823 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 7:00 PM Take the New Orleans Haunted Tour **Meet guides at Tujague s starting point As frightening as it is enticing, this tour visits the sites of some of the city s most legendary hauntings, including: The Ghost in Pirates Alley, The Lalaurie Mansion, The Witch of the French Opera, Pere Dagobert of St. Louis Cathedral, The Phantom of the Orleans Hotel, Spirits of the Mississippi, and more! 9:00 PM Tour ends; load motor coaches and depart for your hotel 9:30 PM Arrive at your hotel ~ 2 Private nighttime security guards at the hotel from 10:30pm 5:30am ~
FRIDAY, APRIL 5 7:00 AM Enjoy breakfast at the hotel 8:00 AM Load motor coaches; depart for Loyola University Roussel Performance Hall 6363 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118 8:30 AM Arrive at Loyola University; meet your clinician and prepare for clinic 9:00 AM Waunakee High School Band participates in a clinic at Loyola University with Dr. Serena Weren 10:30 AM Load motor coaches; depart for Outlet Collection at Riverwalk 500 Port of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70130 11:00 AM Arrive at Outlet Collection at Riverwalk; enjoy lunch (student cost) 12:00 PM Load motor coaches; depart for the National WWII Museum 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 528-1944 12:15 PM Explore the National WWII Museum Experience the history of the American experience in WWII in a way that is meant ot move and educate! 2:00 PM Group views Beyond All Boundaries in the Victory Theatre Soak in this 4D journey through the war that changed the world. This film is narrated by Tom Hanks and uses dazzling effects, CGI animation, multi-layered environments, and first-person accounts from the trenches to the Home Front. 3:30 PM Load motor coaches; depart for The Landing at Behrman Place 3601 Behrman Place, New Orleans, LA 70114 (504) 708-4775 4:00 PM Arrive at The Landing at Behrman Place; prepare for performance 4:30 PM Waunakee High School Band performance at The Landing at Behrman Place Retirement Community (or similar based on availability) Alternate Option Artillery Park Performance. This performance may be more accommodating for the size of the band. 5:30 PM Load motor coaches; depart for Mulate s Live Cajun Music Restaurant 201 Julia Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 522-1492
6:00 PM Enjoy a group dinner at Mulate s (Cajun dance lessons included, starting at 7:00pm!) Dedicated to the preservation of Cajun Music and dance Learn all the best Cajun dances from the professionals! For dinner, have your choice of Catfish Platter, Fried Shrimp Platter, Grilled or Fried Chicken Strips, or a Hamburger plus soft drinks, iced tea, coffee, and dessert. 9:00 PM Load motor coaches; depart for your hotel 9:30 PM Arrive at your hotel ~ 2 Private nighttime security guards at the hotel from 10:30pm 5:30am ~
SATURDAY, APRIL 6 7:15 AM Enjoy breakfast at the hotel 8:15 AM Check-out of the hotel; begin loading motor coaches 8:45 AM Depart for Cajun Pride Swamp Tour 110 Frenier Road, Laplace, LA 70068 (504) 467-0758 9:30 AM Enjoy a guided swamp tour Includes an approximately 90 minute narrated tour by private boat in the Manchac Swamp. Tour this privately owned wildlife refuge in a comfortable, covered boat with removable windows, walking room, and open viewing from any seat. Swamp creatures are unafraid and responsive to our captain s voice. In the safety and comfort of the boat, you will be able to get within a few feet of our jumping gators. 11:00 AM Tour ends; enjoy a boxed lunch (included) at the swamp 12:15 AM Load motor coaches; depart for Oak Alley Plantation 3645 LA-18, Vacherie, LA 70090 (225) 265-2151 1:00 PM Arrive at Oak Alley Plantation; explore the grounds The Oak Alley Plantation was built when the River Region sugar industry was flourishing and plantations were being built all along the banks of the Mississippi. Oak Alley is one of very few plantations that remain as a testimonial to a bygone era. Enjoy this glorious mansion with a walkway of old and glorious Oak Trees! 2:20 PM Group #1: Tour the Oak Alley Plantation Big House 2:40 PM Group #2: Tour the Oak Alley Plantation Big House 2:50 PM Group #3: Tour the Oak Alley Plantation Big House 3:45 PM Load motor coaches; depart for Landry s Seafood House (55 miles; 1 hour 15 minutes allotted for drive time) 620 Decatur Street #1a, New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 581-9825 5:00 PM Enjoy a group dinner at Landry s Seafood House Located in the historic JAX Brewery in the heart of the French Quarter, Landry s returns in a beautifully renovated interiors, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping views of the Mississippi River and Jackson Square. 6:30 PM Walk as a group to Mahalia Jackson Theatre 1419 Basin Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 (504) 525-1052
7:30 PM Take in the Louisiana Philharmonic performing with Cirque Musica: Heroes & Villains Heroes & Villains is an exciting experience featuring the story about a boy and avid comic fan who becomes lost in a fantasy world of Superheroes and Villains. This world comes to life through the incredible displays of circus and acrobatic talent from the Cirque Musica cast and musical selections from some of the greatest superhero and classical music of all time performed by the LPO. 9:30 PM Load motor coach; depart for home (1,048 miles; 18 hours allotted for drive time, plus 2 ½ hours for breakfast and lunch (student cost) and driver change) SUNDAY, APRIL 7 6:00 PM Approximate arrival at Waunakee High School WELCOME HOME! THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING BOB ROGERS TRAVEL! WE HOPE YOU MAKE MANY SPECIAL MEMORIES!!