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Just 35 miles south of New Orleans is an authentic Cajun lifestyle unlike any other filled with outdoor experiences, food and festival celebrations. Come see the unpolished, unspoiled beauty up and down the Bayou. Where Cajun runs deep. BREAKFAST - ROSE S CAFE Let’s start the day down the bayou on the Cajun Bayou Food Trail in Galliano at Rose’s Cafe. This popular local spot has a warm family atmosphere that will make you feel right at home. Great breakfast menu! 9AM - COLLINS OYSTER COMPANY Shuck oysters and learn how oysters and oyster pearls are formed. Discover how oysters are harvested and processed, and browse throught the oyster pile on Bayou Lafourche. 10AM - CHINE S CAJUN NET SHOP Make your own shrimp (trawl nets) and oyster nets down the Bayou in Golden Meadow at Chine’s Cajun Net Shop. Learn the differences between shrimp boats and oyster boats, and listen to the history of both industries on Bayou Lafourche. 11AM - THE CRAB STATION Stop by The Crab Station in Larose and see first-hand how live Louisiana Blue Crabs are processed for shipment throughout the United States and interantionally. Listen to local fishermen explain the crab fishing occupation. LUNCH - CHER - AMIE S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Stop for lunch at Cher-Amie’s Seafood Restaurant in Cut Off. A local favorite well known for fresh seafood and authentic Cajun recipes. Try the seafood bateau or the stuffed soft-shell crab. Cher-Amie’s is also a featured stop on the Cajun Bayou Food Trail. 1PM - CENTER FOR TRADITIONAL LOUISIANA BOAT BUILDING Learn how to make a wooden cypress cooking paddle, while enjoy numerous boat displays including a New Orleans Slugger, a Creole Rolling Skiff, and a Lafitte Skiff. Each depict the culture of building boats. CULTURAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCE 877.537.5800 LACAJUNBAYOU.COM #CAJUNBAYOU Cher-Amie’s Seafood Restaurant Seafood Bateau
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Page 1: CULTURAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCEgrouptravelleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2Day...2018/05/02  · Just 35 miles south of New Orleans is an authentic Cajun lifestyle unlike any other

Just 35 miles south of New Orleans is an authentic Cajun lifestyle unlike any other filled with outdoor experiences, foodand festival celebrations. Come see the unpolished, unspoiled beauty up and down the Bayou. Where Cajun runs deep.

BREAKFAST - ROSE’S CAFELet’s start the day down the bayou on the Cajun Bayou Food Trail in Galliano at Rose’s Cafe. This popular local spot has a warm family atmosphere that will make you feel right at home. Great breakfast menu!

9AM - COLLINS OYSTER COMPANYShuck oysters and learn how oysters and oyster pearls are formed. Discover how oysters are harvested and processed, and browse throught the oyster pile on Bayou Lafourche.

10AM - CHINE’S CAJUN NET SHOPMake your own shrimp (trawl nets) and oyster nets down the Bayou in Golden Meadow at Chine’s Cajun Net Shop. Learn the differences between shrimp boats and oyster boats, and listen to the history of both industries on Bayou Lafourche.

11AM - THE CRAB STATIONStop by The Crab Station in Larose and see first-hand how live Louisiana Blue Crabs are processed for shipment throughout the United States and interantionally. Listen to local fishermen explain the crab fishing occupation.

LUNCH - CHER-AMIE’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANTStop for lunch at Cher-Amie’s Seafood Restaurant in Cut Off. A local favorite well known for fresh seafood and authentic Cajun recipes. Try the seafood bateau or the stuffed soft-shell crab. Cher-Amie’s is also a featured stop on the Cajun Bayou Food Trail.

1PM - CENTER FOR TRADITIONAL LOUISIANA BOAT BUILDING Learn how to make a wooden cypress cooking paddle, while enjoy numerous boat displays including a New Orleans Slugger, a Creole Rolling Skiff, and a Lafitte Skiff. Each depict the culture of building boats.

CULTURAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCE

877.537.5800 LACAJUNBAYOU.COM#CAJUNBAYOU

Cher-Amie’s Seafood Restaurant Seafood Bateau

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LACAJUNBAYOU.COM#CAJUNBAYOU

Melissa Chiasson DurocherSales [email protected]

NEW ORLEANS, LA .......................................... 35 MILESBATON ROUGE, LA ........................................... 83 MILESLAFAYETTE, LA ............................................... 98 MILESLAKE CHARLES, LA ......................................... 174 MILESBILOXI, MS ...................................................... 135 MILESMOBILE, AL ...................................................... 187 MILESJACKSON, MS .................................................. 200 MILESHOUSTON, TX .................................................. 315 MILESDALLAS, TX .................................................... 488 MILESATLANTA, GA .................................................. 525 MILES

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JACKSON

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OPELOUSAS BATON ROUGE

LAFAYETTELAKE CHARLESBEAUMONT

HOUSTON THIBODAUX NEW ORLEANS

GONZALES

NEW IBERIA

SLIDELLGULFPORT

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JACKSONVILLE

ALEXANDRIA

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AUSTIN

TEXAS MISSISSIPPI

ALABAMA GEORGIA

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LOUISIANA

TOUR OPERATOR SERVICES y Custom Tour Planning y Step-on-guides y Familiarization Tours y Sample Itineraries y Brochures and Maps y Photos and Videos

45 MIN1.5 HRS2 HRS

3.5 HRS2.5 HRS3 HRS4 HRS6 HRS8 HRS

7.5 HRS

2PM - LOUISIANA’S CAJUN BAYOU TOURISM VISITORS CENTERAt the Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou Tourism Visitors Center. Our travel counselors will brief everyone about places to visit Up and Down the Bayou, and everyone is welcomed to explore the exhibits on display in the Center.

3PM - 2 DA SWAMP BAYOU TOURS & CAJUN MUSEUM 2 Da Swamp Bayou Tours and Cajun Museum offers a leisurely cruise on Bayou Des Allemands. While cruising, Captain Clyde McCully will give the history of the first Germans who settled along the bayou and point out unique scenic features of the swampland. After the cruise, everyone will enjoy a tour of the museum.

DINNER - SPAHR’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANTDinner on the Cajun Bayou Food Trail, enjoy dining at Spahr’s Seafood Restaurant. One serving of the Catfish Chips may be enough for everyone, because the food is served on a gigantic platter, piled high with crispy fried pieces of catfish, hush puppies are tasty, and a bowl of Gumbo is a must!

OVERNIGHT AT THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES Located in Raceland just a short drive from Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou Visitors Center, the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites is a perfect spot to nestle in.

Spahr’s Seafood Restaurant