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The 15 Best Tours in New Orleans

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Every tour on this site, one page, best first. Below are the 15 bookings that beat everything else in New Orleans right now: what each costs, how long it runs, and why it earns its place, with the full catalogue underneath if none of them fits your trip.

New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour

New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour - Finding the meetup: 311 Exchange Place and the pre-walk timing

1.Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12,856 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $27Our pick

A guided French Quarter walking tour mixing ghosts, voodoo, and vampires—storytelling stops at LaLaurie sites, Pharmacy Museum, and Jackson Square.

“Very informative and amusing for ghost’s story fans. Logan is very good. But too many people in the group”

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New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option

New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option - Getting on board: calliope, old-time ship vibes, and the real boarding rhythm

2.Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7,533 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $58

Ride the historic Steamboat Natchez for a 3-hour jazz cruise on the Mississippi, with optional Creole buffet dinner in the French Quarter.

“Marlon is fantastic and fun ! Cheryl at the bar on the second floor was also amazing. Having a fun crew and nice jazz music made this experience worthwhile.”

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Adults-Only New Orleans Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampire Tour

Adults-Only New Orleans Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampire Tour - The French Quarter segment: vampires, crime, and why the scary part stays outside

3.Adults-Only New Orleans Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampire Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,545 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $37Top rated

Adults-only French Quarter tour with true crime, voodoo, and vampires. Optional VIP Hellvision projections add real images to the stories.

“JJ was an excellent tour guide, he had so much knowledge on the subjects and didn’t sugar coat a thing! He genuinely intrigued me with his real-world connections and experiences, super fascinating and kind man!”

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New Orleans Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter with Small-Group Option

New Orleans Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter with Small-Group Option - The menu you can expect: gumbo to pralines, with real New Orleans variety

4.Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter with Small-Group Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,118 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $75

Taste French Quarter classics on a 3-hour walking tour with multiple tastings, landmark stops, and history told by small-group guides.

“Jack was such a wonderful guide! He was very knowledgeable, charismatic and took very good care of us. I would recommend to anyone who is considering taking this tour to request for him personally. Thank you, Jack!”

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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation

New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation - Getting There: French Quarter Pickup and the Lake Pontchartrain Crossing

5.Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,399 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $70

Small boat, Cajun culture, and wildlife sightings on the Honey Island Swamp tour with round-trip transport from the French Quarter.

“Not what we expected. The company is very big and there are several boats in the same stretch of water at the same time. The “wildlife” is actually domesticated by the food offered by the captains to attract them to the boats to please the tourists and we’ve been constantly “reminded” to leave five star-reviews and tips in a way that made us feel uncomfortable. I had a very different and more authentic experience years ago with a small tour operated by a Cajun family.”

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New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise

New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise - Getting to Gray Line New Orleans on Toulouse Street (without a headache)

6.Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5,334 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $43

Two-hour Mississippi jazz cruise from the French Quarter with Steamboat Stompers, onboard narration, and optional Creole buffet lunch.

“Nice cruise. Free refills on drinks. Friendly crew. Great Jazz band. Partner and I Very much enjoyed it.”

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New Orleans City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

New Orleans City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - The two-deck experience: comfort and photo strategy

7.City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4,943 reviews · 1 day (approx.) · from $51

Hop-on hop-off New Orleans bus with live English guide, climate-controlled comfort, and easy stops from Jackson Square to the WWII Museum.

“Logan and Gary made a great team as driver and tour guide. Got off and got on another bus and was not as much fun. Logan recommended a bunch of different places to go and things to try to where the other bus didn't.”

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New Orleans Airboat Ride

New Orleans Airboat Ride - Getting there from New Orleans: pickup timing and the meeting point

8.Airboat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4,891 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $59

New Orleans airboat ride from Lafitte through mossy cypress swamp, with local guides, alligator spotting, and optional hotel pickup for $59.

“We had a blast! We were picked up from and returned to a very convenient spot, no sweat, so getting to the site was easy. Tiktok was a great guide!”

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New Orleans: Evening Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Dinner

New Orleans: Evening Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Dinner - The 7pm–9pm Mississippi ride: how to get the best views

New Orleans: Daytime Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Lunch

New Orleans: Daytime Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Lunch - Choosing cruise-only vs. the optional Creole lunch sampler

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 Official Walking Tour

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 Official Walking Tour - The Walk Through the City of the Dead: Timing That Works

11.St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 Official Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,941 reviews · 55 minutes (approx.) · from $25Best value

Official guided walk through New Orleans’ oldest cemetery, with Marie Laveau’s tomb and Delphine LaLaurie’s dark story. Small group.

“Very informative. Loved our tour guide. Highly recommend. This tour. Learned a lot of new information. Must see NOLA above ground tombs.”

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Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans - The Coach Ride Details That Turn Transit Into Learning

12.Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,303 reviews · 7 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $131

Oak Alley or Destrehan Plantation plus a Manchac Swamp wildlife boat ride from New Orleans, with guided history and alligator spotting.

“Bus ride to plantation particularly for out of town visitor was relaxing. Plantation house, garden were magnificent. Slave homes, stories and exhibitions enlightening. Tour guides very informative and relevant. Swamp tour was an interesting and informative experience. Great day!”

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New Orleans Adults-Only Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Tour

New Orleans Adults-Only Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Tour - Price and value: what $29.59 really buys you

13.Adults-Only Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,291 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $29

Adults-only New Orleans ghost, voodoo and vampire walk with expert guides, dark history stops, and no building entry in 90 minutes.

“We had a great time. Our tour guide Scott was a great storyteller and very knowledgeable about the French quarter. Would definitely recommend!!”

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New Orleans Sightseeing City Tour

New Orleans Sightseeing City Tour - From St. Louis Cathedral to Marigny and Treme: Seeing the City’s Story

14.Sightseeing City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,038 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $40

A 2–2.5 hour bus tour that takes you beyond the French Quarter to Treme, the Ninth Ward, and St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.

“He was very informative and had allot of history on the city and area. A little personal hygiene would go a long way but aside from that - and some side stories on his family past - it was fun and worth the time.”

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New Orleans Demonstration Cooking Class with Meal

New Orleans Demonstration Cooking Class with Meal - Watching and Eating Gumbo, Jambalaya, and More

15.Demonstration Cooking Class with Meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,000 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $43

Creole cooking demo in a 19th-century warehouse with gumbo, jambalaya, etouffee, pralines and more, plus drinks and take-home recipes.

“The chef was very good about explaining what she was doing and gave some New Orleans history. It is worth the money.”

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