The 7 Best New Orleans Self-Guided Audio Tours

1.Ghosts of New Orleans: Self-Guided Haunted Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 32 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $6Our pick

Walk New Orleans’ French Quarter from LaLaurie Mansion to Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub with the WalknTours GPS audio app. You’ll hear stories of ghosts, vampires, Civil War suffering, pirates, and old buildings. Pause for photos, food, or shopping, then continue whenever you like. No human guide or interior admissions are included.

“Great experience with an amazing tour guide! Loved that it would give specific directions of how to get to the next stop! Even through a freak thunderstorm and pouring rain, it was a great adventure! Ponchos saved the day! My entire group had a blast! Loved that we could pause and go at our own pace while checking out the shops along the way! Highly recommend!”

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2.Walking the Tremé: A Self-guided Audio Tour of New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 24 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $9

Walk Tremé at your own pace with a one-hour VoiceMap audio tour. GPS-triggered stories lead you from 801 N Rampart Street past Saint Augustine Church, the Backstreet Cultural Museum, Mahalia Jackson Theater, Louis Armstrong Park, and key moments in local Black history.

“Tour would not play at the start location. Tried 15 times and it was frozen on the "download" page. Cell had full service, so it cannot be blamed on that. Never got to enjoy the tour.”

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3.Self Guided Walking Tour of New Orleans’ Historic Garden District

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $7

Use the VoiceMap app to walk from The Rink Shopping Center to Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, following GPS-triggered narration through New Orleans’ Garden District. Hear about Buckner Mansion, the Seven Sisters, indoor plumbing, film locations, and local architecture while stopping whenever you like.

“Approx 90 minute walk with plenty of stops - flat ground. Not strenuous at all. Meri, our guide, was FABULOUS! Lost of local lore mixed with great tips for the weekend traveler.”

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4.Self-Guided Walking Tour French Quarter In New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 13 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $9

Use the WalknTours app to explore New Orleans’ French Quarter without a guide or fixed schedule. Follow GPS narration from Joan of Arc to Central Grocery, pausing for beignets, drinks, shops, and photos. Expect about 60 to 90 minutes, with stories on voodoo, pirates, jazz, food, and local landmarks.

“We loved that you go at your pace and could leave and join as you wished, we also loved the interactive tip with the vampire speakeasy!!! We would recommend using earbuds and taking a phone charger.”

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5.Self Guided Audio Ghost Tour in New Orleans in 6 Languages

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 12 reviews · 7 days · from $5Best value

Use your smartphone to follow a self-guided route through New Orleans and hear high-quality stories about ghosts, poltergeists, voodoo, and local scares. Audio comes with background music in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. Activate at GhostTour.fun.

“Es la única actividad que hemos encontrado en español y que se adaptara a nosotros ya que la puedes hacer a tu ritmo. Por el precio tampoco está mal aunque muy básica.”

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6.Metairie Cemetery Stories: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 12 reviews · 35 minutes (approx.) · from $8

Use the VoiceMap app to follow Faith & Courage: Metairie Cemetery Stories, a private, self-guided tour of New Orleans’ Metairie Cemetery. The 35-minute route uses GPS, works offline, and lets you pause, drive, walk, or revisit the stories at your own pace.

“Great Tour. You can take as much time as you need and stop anytime the audiogide. Downloading and starting the Tour is super easy”

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7.Whitney Plantation Audio Tour with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · 6h 30m · from $81

Travel about 70 miles from New Orleans to Whitney Plantation, Louisiana’s only museum devoted to the lives of enslaved people. Your audio-guided visit covers slave cabins, Freedmen’s Church, plantation work areas, the 1790 owner’s house, and a memorial, with hotel pickup, drop-off, and 30 minutes of free time.

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