NEW ORLEANS
36 Tours Reviewed
French Quarter to gators in one day. I like the above-ground cemetery walk and I like that you can pick a covered boat or airboat for Barataria swamp. One possible drawback: it’s a long, structured day, and the airboat rules…
Cemeteries, mansions, and bikes, all in one ride. This New Orleans Garden District and Cemetery bike tour is a fast, fun way to get your bearings without hunting for parking or getting stuck in foot-traffic. I like that you travel…
A cemetery stop in the middle of the sights? Yes—and it works. This air-conditioned bus tour strings together the neighborhoods and landmarks you want to see first, then adds a guided look at a famous aboveground cemetery tied to the…
Nightfall turns New Orleans into a living legend. This New Orleans ghost tour runs on a comfortable, air-conditioned bus, with pickup from the French Quarter area at the Rampart Treehouse Bar. The focus is simple: haunted streets, cemetery stops, and…
New Orleans becomes clear in three cool hours. This air-conditioned minibus tour gives you a guided big-picture view of the places that shape the city, from lively downtown landmarks to the harder stories tied to Hurricane Katrina. I especially like…
Metairie Cemetery can feel like New Orleans art class—under a tree canopy. This guided walk takes you through marble tombs and funerary symbols that tell stories about power, faith, and the city’s oddball characters. I especially love how the tour…
A cemetery walk with real stories. In St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, author and historian Sally Asher guides a 90-minute, half-mile look at angels, tombs, and the city’s famous characters. I love the small-group feel and the guide’s careful, question-friendly…
Stepping into the Garden District feels like a time machine. This small-group tour pairs the neighborhood’s elegant antebellum homes with stories that connect Louisiana’s Creole and American communities to what you see on the street, and then gives you a…
Start your New Orleans day with a fast history fix. This city-and-cemetery bus tour pairs hotel pickup with two well-timed stops, turning the ride into a practical crash course on what shaped the city. I really like the small-group feel—you’re…
Cemeteries at midnight change the whole city. On NOLA Ghost Riders’ New Orleans Night Cemetery and Ghost BYOB Bus Tour, you ride out from the French Quarter and walk an ornate cemetery by dark, learning the burial-ritual details that locals…
New Orleans keeps its dead on display. This 2-hour New Orleans cemetery tour turns that eerie look into a real lesson on burial customs, with voodoo and the French Quarter in the story. I love the way the guide frames…
Above-ground tombs in New Orleans feel wildly different. I love how the guide ties Marie Laveau stories to what you can actually see at the cemetery gates, and I also love the clear explanations of above-ground burial and how the…
Cemeteries in New Orleans tell real stories. This 2-hour walk takes you through wrought iron gates into the city’s oldest burial grounds, where above-ground tombs reflect history, culture, and climate. Two things I like a lot: the licensed local guide…
Night cemeteries in New Orleans feel different. I like the hands-on chance to use EMF readers while the guide teaches how to interpret them, and I also like the real payoff of exclusive access to an above-ground cemetery owned by…
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is a short walk from the living. This guided trip takes you inside a cemetery that’s closed to the general public, yet still feels personal and oddly beautiful, with stops tied to names like Marie…
