New Orleans · GUIDED
15 reviewed
Every guided tours worth booking in New Orleans, kept short and set in order. Prices and durations sit right here, so you can lock one in and move on to the fun part.
$35 pontoon boat tour from Lafitte into cypress swamps for wildlife sightings, live guide talk, and possible alligator feed photos.
“The beautiful scenery and the calm ride back to the dock was the most memorable part of the experience for me; however, seeing the wildlife interact in its natural environment was about equal. The tour guide had some interesting historical facts, juicy gossip, and fun jokes as well.”
A guided look at four generations of Creole life at Laura Plantation, with house, slave cabins, gardens, and the full story of slavery.
“We highly recommend Laura Plantation . Our guide Joseph was the best: very knowledgeable and highly entertaining.”
Tour Houmas House in Darrow: period-costumed mansion walkthrough, 38-acre gardens, photo ops, and plantation history context.
“Beautiful grounds and house. The guided tour through the house was very informative and John added some humor as well. The grounds would be even more beautiful later in the spring. Nice set up with house tours on the half hour, giving time to wander the grounds at your leisure no matter what time you booked.”
Escape the French Quarter on a guided swamp cruise from Marrero. Spot gators and wildlife, learn Cajun bayou life, and cruise 100 minutes.
“Caption Ernie!! He was amazing. Talked about his personal knowledge in the swamp and shared interesting facts we may have not known. We had the experience of seeing an alligator in fall - which is rare. But in case we didn’t Captain Ernie brought a baby alligator on board for us to hold. Truly a great, funny guide and made the experience so much fun.”
A 2-hour Garden District stroll with a live guide, mansion stories, and a peek at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, ending by Magazine Street.
“James was an awesome guide! Very knowledgeable & personal. Great venture out of the Quarter.”
Paddle through Manchac Swamp with a local naturalist guide, learn swamp history and wildlife, and get round-trip transport from New Orleans.
“We could hear the noise of the highway the entire time. Besides seeing a few birds, it was uneventful.”
Join a High Priestess-led voodoo walking tour in New Orleans, visiting Congo Square, the Egun tree, and Marie Laveau’s site for $40.
“It was so interesting and informative. We learned so much and really enjoyed our guide. Thanks so much for a great experience!”
Boutique French Quarter walk with a local Creole-history guide, 90 minutes of stories and landmarks, plus tips for $35.
“Super visite avec plein d’anecdotes et l’histoire de la Nouvelle Orleans. On a appris plein de choses !”
A $37 French Quarter walk into voodoo grounds, true-crime murders, and haunted houses, with optional HELLVISION visuals in 90–120 min.
“The Professor was great! Wonderful story teller and well informed. We always love taking ghost tours when we come to Nola and he did great!”
Private New Orleans city ride with a local expert. French Quarter, Bywater, Garden District and more, door-to-door pickup in AC.
“The driving tour is a must for anyone visiting NOLA! Marc was so knowledgeable, personable, and gracious. The van was clean and comfortable; the tour was thoroughly enjoyed by our family of 8, aged 24-85, visiting from 4 different states. Marc tailored the tour to our requests, planned stops strategically around our needs for coffee, hurricanes, beignets, restroom breaks and stretching. Seeing the city in this way truly should not be missed. It was a broad overview with detailed insights and a highlight of our week so far! Highly recommend!”
Respectful Voodoo history walk through Congo Square and the French Quarter, ending at Voodoo Authentica with music and a gift.
“Our guide, Evian, knows the city and history very well. He mixed facts with some folklore and did a great job bringing some realism to all the stories you here. Definitely a worthwhile take.”
Adults-only voodoo history walk in New Orleans with Marie Laveau stories, Congo Square context, and a Gates of Guinee route through key landmarks.
“Meeting location unclear and claimed they called and left a message to assist but they did not, and then did not issue a refund. There are tours in the city that also let you tour the beautiful above ground cemeteries- I would suggest those over this cheap knock off. Interesting information but not worth the hassle of a small company- definitely recommend a cemetery tour though! Beautiful!”
A small, owner-led Roulaison rum tour in New Orleans with a one-hour guided visit and a five-rum tasting flight included.
“Tour was very educating about making rum. It is a small facility and the tour groups are small which made it nice to be able to ask questions. Andrew was an awesome our guide.”
Haunted New Orleans French Quarter ghost walk with a local guide visiting Jackson Square, Pirates Alley, Lalaurie Mansion and more in 90 minutes.
“Evian was very knowledgeable and had such a fun spin on the “horror”. We mostly enjoyed the in-depth knowledge and the willingness to answer all of our random questions. Evian is wildly knowledgeable about the history of New Orleans and the time flew by quickly! We were very grateful we had such personalized attention and the small size of the group. I know we had a much better experience than the large groups that passed by. Thanks for the flexibility too about the schedule. It was a perfect experience!”
Go beyond standard ghost tours on a 3-hour French Quarter ghost hunt. Use SLS, REM pods, K2 and capture your own evidence.
“It exceeded our expectations, and I’m not even sure what we expected. It was fun and exciting and funny and scary…and I’m hooked! Our guide was a true professional and storyteller, able to keep it exciting and engaging from start to finish…he drew us all in…from young to old. As promised, we learned about so much of the equipment and even got to handle it ourselves at the different locations. Our guide woke up an inner ghost hunter where I don’t think many of us even knew existed! It was awesome! I left feeling as if I learned so much about New Orleans history and wanted more!”
