NEW ORLEANS
683 Tours Reviewed
A good food tour in New Orleans should do two things: feed you and teach you. This one aims at both, with up to six tastings and four full-size cocktails spread across iconic stops in the French Quarter and nearby…
French Quarter ghosts with a dirty grin. This adults-only tour mixes risqué street stories with bar stops in and around the French Quarter, including a legendary former brothel stop. I like two things most. First, the small group size (max…
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…
Two totally different Louisiana worlds in one day. You get a guided visit to Oak Alley Plantation with thoughtful explanations about slavery, then swap river-quiet history for fast, windy airboat swamp time in the Barataria Basin where alligators and other…
A French Quarter walk can feel spooky, even in daylight. At night, this killers and thrillers route leans hard into the dark stories behind the streets. You’ll follow a local guide through narrow, uneven lanes and stop at major landmarks…
This bus tour maps your New Orleans day fast. Hop on the double-decker, ride the open-top deck for panoramic city views, and use the French Market stop as your anchor point. I love how you can get the big-picture layout…
A ghost tour that brings you indoors. This 2-hour walk through the French Quarter mixes famous landmarks with verified spooky stops, and you even get into a haunted courtyard and a real haunted house. I like that it’s guided by…
Voodoo has context in the French Quarter. This 2-hour New Orleans walk gives you the street-level story behind the city’s French Quarter landmarks, plus the real-life background for Marie Laveau and the culture tied to her. I like how it…
A swamp zipline in Louisiana beats a standard city thrill. You’ll glide from mossy cypress treetops above Maurepas Swamp near Lake Ponchartrain with guides who focus hard on safety and smiles. Expect big views of Frenier, the lake, and even…
Sweet food, no searching required. This underground-style donut and beignet tour takes you off the Bourbon Street rush and into the Garden District and Magazine Street for guided tastings at multiple shops. I like that the route is built around…
Jazz plus the Mississippi equals instant good mood. On the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen, you get that old-riverboat romance with a real New Orleans jazz band, plus skyline views from the water as the city glows. I like the pairing of…
Paddle into a real Louisiana swamp. This small-group kayak outing takes you beyond New Orleans into the Manchac and Maurepas bayous, where you can glide through cypress-lined waterways and keep an eye out for wildlife. The vibe is calm, hands-on,…
Swamp time with real Louisiana stories. This New Orleans swamp boat adventure sends you into Barataria wetlands for wildlife spotting plus legends tied to old mounds and Cajun cemeteries. What I like most is the round-trip hotel pickup from downtown…
Swamp wildlife and oak trees in one day. This combo tour pairs a narrated Manchac Swamp boat ride through Louisiana wetlands (hello alligators, turtles, and water birds) with a guided visit to Oak Alley Plantation, built in 1837–39 and famous…
The Mississippi rolls by and so does history. This 150-minute Creole Queen History Cruise mixes a narrated river ride with a guided stop at the Chalmette Battlefield tied to the Battle of New Orleans. Two things I really like: the…
