12 New Orleans Black Heritage Tours Worth Booking

1.Soul of New Orleans City Tour: Enslavement to Modern Day Culture

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 393 reviews · 2 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $55Our pick

Ride through New Orleans with guides Jay or Dennis, stopping in Tremé, Congo Square, Studio BE, and other key sites tied to Black history, jazz, civil rights, and Katrina. Air-conditioned transport, videos, local stories, and a maximum group size of 24 make this a focused introduction to the city.

“This was a very educational experience and a must for anyone to learn about the history and culture of New Orleans. Our tour guide was amazing and went above and beyond!”

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2.Tremé African American & Creole History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 208 reviews · 1h 45m · from $22

Walk Tremé for 105 minutes with an English-speaking local historian. See St. Augustine Church, Congo Square, the Tomb of the Unknown Slave, film locations, and music landmarks while guides such as Erin, Nika, and Kweku connect jazz to Black and Creole history.

“Eris was amazing! On top of being knowledgeable and a wealth of information, she answered questions quickly and gave us amazing context and history on our tour. Learning about jazz was wonderful, and tying it to the real history of Armstrong Park was amazing and eye opening!! Would do again just for the experience. Could not reccomend more”

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3.Urban Enslavement Tour at Hermann Grima House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 171 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $17Best value

Step inside the 1831 Hermann-Grima House for a one-hour English tour about enslaved people in urban New Orleans. Guides such as Robert and Kelsy connect the home’s rooms, kitchen, courtyard, and slave quarters to daily work, family life, and African American contributions. Admission includes the house and carriage-house shop.

“It was worth the time and effort. It was an interesting tour and the guide was informative. I recommend.”

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4.True Voodoo History of NOLA’s Congo Square with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 133 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $39

Walk from Congo Square through the French Quarter with guides such as Evian, Anna, Sandy, or Matthew, learning the history and customs of New Orleans Voodoo. The 90-minute tour ends at Voodoo Authentica, a working temple, shop, and cultural center, with music and a small gift.

“⸻ The Voodoo Tour in New Orleans was an amazing experience! It was both educational and entertaining, filled with fascinating information about the history and culture of voodoo. Our tour host was perfect—knowledgeable, engaging, and explained everything in a way that was easy to understand and really brought the stories to life. This was my family’s first time in New Orleans, and we were also celebrating my birthday, so it made the experience even more special. We all had a great time, and I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the city. It’s truly a must-do!”

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5.Black History & Tremè Neighborhood Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $40

Join Anansi’s Daughters for a 1-hour-45-minute walk through Tremé with guides such as LaToya and Malika. Visit Congo Square, St. Augustine Church, the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, and Louis Armstrong Park while hearing direct, candid stories about Black New Orleans.

“If you take any Black history tour, take this one. Malika does not white wash the history and it's a fabulous and fun time.”

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6.Private French Quarter, Voodoo, and Congo Square Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Spend 90 minutes with a licensed New Orleans guide exploring voodoo traditions, French Quarter architecture, Bourbon Street, Congo Square, Louis Armstrong Park, and Jackson Square. William is one named guide. Expect about one mile of easy walking, shop stops, and no cemetery entry.

“We had a wonderful experience with William. He was quite knowledgeable about NOLA and voodoo too! The pace was nice and the stops were informative. I highly recommend him for your tour guide and the tour in general.”

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7.Soul of New Orleans City Tour:Enslavement to modern culture

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 29 reviews · 2h 30m · from $55

Spend 150 minutes touring New Orleans by bus with guides such as Dennis and Jay, learning about Creole culture, enslavement, jazz, Civil Rights, Hurricane Katrina, and the Lower Ninth Ward. Expect murals, museums, historic sites, and an emotional meeting with local history.

“This is an amazing tour and Dennis our guide was outstanding. We learned so much about New Orleans culture and history in just those few hours, I highly recommend this excursion.”

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8.New Orleans African American Heritage Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $29

This two-hour New Orleans walking tour links Congo Square, Armstrong Park, and the French Quarter through African American history and culture. Guides such as Keynin, Keenan, Mika, and Meka explain the roots of jazz, Creole food, voodoo, dance, and architecture. It starts at 4:00 pm and returns to the meeting point.

“Louis Armstrong Park: seeing evidence of offerings under an old tree brought the past and the present together in a way that I would have never seen has I not seen had I not gone on this tour.”

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9.True Voodoo History of NOLA’s Congo Square with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 16 reviews · 1h 30m · from $39

Walk from Armstrong Park through the French Quarter, Tremé, and Congo Square with an English-speaking guide such as Logan, Matthew, or Evian. Learn how African traditions, Catholicism, slavery, and Haitian history shaped New Orleans Voodoo, then finish at Voodoo Authentica.

“Evian was very knowledgeable and had a lot of interesting stories to tell. It was a very informative and fun experience. Thank you!”

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10.Whitney Plantation and Soul of New Orleans City Tour Combo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $129

Spend a full day with 2nd Line Tours, pairing Whitney Plantation’s self-guided memorials with a guided New Orleans city tour. Jay and Jeremy are praised for bringing local history to life, from Congo Square and Studio BE to Katrina’s Ninth Ward aftermath.

“This was an amazing and memorable experience, our guide was wonderful and imparted alot of history about New Orleans that we were unaware of.”

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11.Whitney Plantation + Soul of New Orleans Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $120

Spend eight hours with 2nd Line Tours exploring Whitney Plantation, River Road, and New Orleans landmarks tied to Black history. A live English-speaking guide leads the city portion, while Whitney uses an audio tour. Hotel pickup, return transport, and entry are included.

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12.The Soul of New Orleans: Jazz History Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $111

Spend 2.5 hours with a private local guide tracing jazz from Congo Square to Frenchmen Street. Visit Louis Armstrong Park, Jackson Square, Preservation Hall, Palm Court Jazz Café, and music shops while learning about Creole culture, voodoo, and the city’s best listening spots.

“Holley has amazing knowledge of the city, which she enthusiastically shares. Her love of music truly comes thru. Not only was the tour fabulous, we got many great tips of where to go for the best music and the best food. We highly recommend this tour for anyone wanting to learn more about jazz and the city.”

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