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BIG EASY BIKING TOURS

…That You Won't Forget

By Kimmie Tubre

Believe it or not, newcomers did not invent biking around New Orleans. In fact, bike riding has been a part of the culture from as early as bike riding existed. In a world before the creation of ride sharing, teens often hopped on their bikes to visit their friends. From the streets to the parks, you could always find people on bikes. Whether they were simply enjoying life, riding with friends, or getting from one place to another, biking has always been a part of the culture.

Minus a plethora of potholes, the city is actually a great place for riding a bicycle. Why? Well New Orleans is a place where just about every point can be accessed by ground. This makes it pretty ideal for maneuvering by bike. While transplants did not invent biking here, it could be said that they have caused it to intensify. Today there are more people biking around the city than ever before.

Tour companies are certainly taking advantage of the city’s biking layout, as well as the influx of bikers and biking culture. Several amazing biking tours have sprung up over the years, showing tourists and locals some of the best parts of the Big Easy. You can find French Quarter biking tours, Garden District biking tours, tours of the Marigny, and more. But some of the coolest tours pop up in the most unexpected ways.

CRAFTED BEER AND TACOS TOUR Paved Paradise Bike Tours New Orleans

Everybody loves tacos and beer, but who would've thought to make a bike tour just for that? Paved Paradise Bike Tours New Orleans is a fairly new tour company that rose in popularity after giving dynamic tours of the house floats during this year's COVID friendly Mardi Gras. The company, which started from a group of local tour guides, offers several tours including a NOLA Culture and Distillery Bike Tour. The Crafted Beer and Tacos Tour is a concept that includes: tacos from Avo Taco and beer from Port Orleans Brewery.