In mid May, Im arriving late on a Friday night and will have Saturday and Sunday then until 1:30 on Monday before we have to get to the airport and head home. I really want to do a swamp tour, see the garden district and French Quarter and have brunch at one of those nice places everybody raves about. Is this way too much for such a short period of time? What have some of you packed in on a long weekend?

joe, why not try reposting with "New Orleans Itinerary" as the title. As you'll see when you look at your post, all that shows as a title is "2 and a half day itinerary" and a lot of people with helpful tips will pass over it. Picking Louisiana from the subject list just helps if you're searching for old posts, not when a new one is displayed

You are so right.Thank you!

your itinerary sounds fine. don't get loaded on friday night and then book an all day city tour. we saw several plantations, a swamp tour, lunch and a bit of a city tour. it was a full day. then have fun saturday night in the quarter and do your brunch on sunday. you should check if there is a brunch on a boat tour down the river.

Hey thanks! That sounds great. Cant wait to go!

Joe,
I've squeezed all of that in on one trip and had a blast! If you do a swamp tour, I highly recommend Captain Terry. He's a native Cajun and marine biologist. Have a great time.