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The 15 Best Tours in New Orleans

443 tours  ·  from $5

Four days or a long weekend, the problem is the same: too much city and one calendar. The 15 below are the days and nights that earn their slot, priced and timed, with the full catalogue underneath when you want to go deeper.

New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour - The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum and the darker side of medicine
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New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour

1.New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour

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

Walk the French Quarter after dark with guides such as Spooky Rob, Lisa, Logan, or Catie, hearing tales of Madame LaLaurie, the Casket Girls, voodoo, vampires, and old medical practices. The 1-hour-45-minute route includes Jackson Square, the Pharmacy Museum, and Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar.

“The walk was informative. I would have liked more stories, but the ones we had were great. Saw some buildings we wouldn't have noticed during the day.”

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New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option - Two hours on the Mississippi after dark
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New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option

2.New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option

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

Board the Steamboat Natchez at Toulouse Street in the French Quarter for a 3-hour evening on the Mississippi. Enjoy a calliope concert, narration, city views, and live jazz from the Dukes of Dixieland. Add a Southern buffet with gumbo, crawfish etouffee, fried chicken, and bread pudding.

“The dinner cruise was wonderful from several standpoints. The food and service were great. I am an engineer and the ship itself was fascinating to me. We cruised on a very cold night so we had to stay inside to avoid the weather. I want to do the cruise again in warm weather to enjoy the night views along the river. Highly recommend”

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Adults-Only New Orleans Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampire Tour - Starting at Louis Armstrong Park and Congo Square
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Adults-Only New Orleans Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampire Tour

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

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

Walk New Orleans after dark with guides such as Professor Ric, Jon, JJ, Elaine, or Ricardo, hearing true-crime cases, voodoo history, vampire legends, and ghost stories. The 1-hour-45-minute tour visits Congo Square, Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop, Bourbon Street, and the LaLaurie Mansion, with an optional Hellvision upgrade.

“It's cold in January, but it's worth it to hear the stories Elaine told. Request her if you can! Just bundle up if you go in the winter”

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New Orleans Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter with Small-Group Option - Starting on Royal Street
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New Orleans Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter with Small-Group Option

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

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

Walk New Orleans’ French Quarter with a guide such as Jack, Susan, Nate, or Lauren, stopping for generous tastings of dishes such as gumbo, po-boys, jambalaya, pralines, and beignets. Expect local stories, restaurant tips, plenty of food, and an optional small group capped at 13 people.

“Jack had tremendous positive energy as he guided us through restaurants and New Orleans history. We had plenty to eat and learned about the food history as well.”

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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation - Honey Island Swamp by quiet, flat-bottom boat
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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation

5.New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation

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

Ride from the French Quarter to Honey Island Swamp for a two-hour wildlife cruise aboard a quiet, 22-passenger flat-bottom boat. Guides such as Captain Steve, Scottie, Marc, and Jody point out alligators, raccoons, birds, wild boar, and swamp life, while sharing Cajun culture and wetland history.

“Cpt Scottie was a blast. Informative friendly with just the right amount of information and humour. Driver was a star( sorry can't remember her name) friendly and professional . Highly recommend this tour. Maybe pick a time when it's warmer to see big gators.”

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New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise - The skyline, the port, and the view from the water
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New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise

6.New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise

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

Board the Steamboat Natchez at Toulouse Street for a two-hour Mississippi River cruise with live jazz by the Steamboat Stompers, onboard narration, and views toward Chalmette Battlefield. Add the Southern-style buffet if you want red beans and rice, jambalaya, fried fish, and bread pudding.

“Everything was very smooth. I walked over in ~8 minutes from my Q&C Hotel. I went on a 55 degree January weekday and the boat was nowhere near full which was nice and spacious with plenty of seating. The narration was well done and had some jokes. The band was okay a nice addition. The lunch was very tasty and for $20 extra a great deal in New Orleans. They will provide you 2nds if you ask. I recommend getting first meal because the boat does not leave port for the first 45 minutes which is boring otherwise. 2nd meal you will miss most the scenery. The ride is 45…”

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New Orleans City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - Stops 5 to 9: Basin Street, Canal Street, and the Garden District
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New Orleans City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

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

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

See New Orleans from an open-air or climate-controlled double-decker bus with a live English-speaking guide. The 90-minute loop links Jackson Square, the French Market, Marigny, Tremé, the Garden District, the WWII Museum, Mardi Gras World, and the riverfront. Hop off to explore, then rejoin the route.

“This is a double decker bus to where sitting up top it was covered from the weather and elements. The seats are comfortable and the tour information was very informative.”

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New Orleans Airboat Ride - Choosing between the large boat and the small boat
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New Orleans Airboat Ride

8.New Orleans Airboat Ride

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

Travel from New Orleans to Lafitte for a fast, family-friendly airboat ride through cypress swamp near Jean Lafitte National Historical Park. Choose a large boat or a six-to-eight-passenger boat, and watch for alligators, bald eagles, herons, turtles, and snakes. Guides such as Ronnie, Mark, and Captain TikTok add local stories and humor.

“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 - The Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS takes over evening duty
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New Orleans: Evening Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Dinner

9.Evening Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 4,548 reviews · 2 hours · from $58

Board at 6pm for a 7pm to 9pm Mississippi River cruise aboard the Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS. Hear live jazz from the Grammy-nominated Dukes of Dixieland, listen to the captain’s narration, explore four decks, and add a Creole buffet dinner if you wish.

“This was such a fun, relaxing, and educational experience. The staff was super friendly and engaging, the jazz band was great and had fun with the crowd, and I loved getting to hear a little bit of history and facts about the buildings and sites we saw down the river. I think reminders or announcements that there are bars on all the levels would help. The third floor’s bar had continuously long lines, but the bottom floor’s bar was empty. That’s an easy fix with reminders and signage. Loved the experience overall!!”

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New Orleans: Daytime Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Lunch - A slow trip along the Mississippi
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New Orleans: Daytime Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Lunch

10.Daytime Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 4,164 reviews · 2 hours · from $43

Spend two hours on the Mississippi aboard the Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS, currently filling in for the Steamboat NATCHEZ. Hear the Steamboat Stompers, listen to live narration, inspect four decks and the paddle wheel, and add a plated Creole lunch if you want catfish, jambalaya, red beans and rice, and bread pudding.

“Steam organ the jaz band and the narrators I felt safe and the ride was very informative I would definitely recommend this tour”

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St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 Official Walking Tour - Starting at Basin St. Station
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St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 Official Walking Tour

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

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

Spend about 45 minutes inside New Orleans’ oldest cemetery with a locally licensed guide. You’ll see the tomb linked to Marie Laveau, hear about Delphine LaLaurie, and learn why above-ground burial matters here. Guides such as Alan, Buddy, Richie, and Zelda are praised for lively storytelling.

“Denise very good tour guide, great at answering questions about the cemetery! We learned a lot about history surrounding New Orleans how the cemetery’s came to be!”

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Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans - Oak Alley’s 28 oak trees and plantation story
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Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

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

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

Ride from the French Quarter to Oak Alley or Destrehan Plantation, then cruise a private Manchac-area swamp on a covered pontoon boat. Local guides such as Dionne, Jane, Robert, and Captain Justin have led especially memorable outings, but guide assignments vary.

“Great to view animals from the boat. Justin boat captain was entertaining and knowledgeable. Cute boat landing store.”

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New Orleans Adults-Only Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Tour - The Pharmacy Museum and the city’s medical nightmares
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New Orleans Adults-Only Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Tour

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

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

Walk from Exchange Place through the French Quarter with a licensed guide such as Morgan, Chris, Scott, or Tony. Expect 90 minutes of uncensored stories about vampires, voodoo, crime, haunted homes, and LaLaurie Mansion. You stay outdoors, so wear good shoes and plan for city noise.

“Great tour guide, very informative and the tour was all encompassing of all the folklore you could ask for!”

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New Orleans Sightseeing City Tour - Marigny and Treme, where music and culture take center stage
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New Orleans Sightseeing City Tour

14.New Orleans Sightseeing City Tour

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

Ride with a local guide through Jackson Square, Treme, the Marigny, the Lower Ninth Ward, City Park, and the Garden District. Guides such as Scott, Sean, DJ, and Cynthia bring local stories and humor. You’ll stop at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 and have time for optional beignets and coffee.

“The tour was very information, left on time.. the instructions to find the location was not very clear”

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New Orleans Demonstration Cooking Class with Meal - Gumbo, jambalaya, and the pleasure of tasting as you learn
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New Orleans Demonstration Cooking Class with Meal

15.New Orleans Demonstration Cooking Class with Meal

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

At the New Orleans School of Cooking, a local chef such as Lynn, Eric, Dianne, or Austin demonstrates Creole classics in a 19th-century molasses warehouse. You learn the story behind roux and spices, sample the finished dishes with one local beer, and take home the recipes.

“Fabulous the price of the demonstration covered a lovely lunch that you watch watched being made recipes that were handed out as as well as coupons stories along with the cooking. Instructions was amazing.”

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New in Tour Reviews

★ 5.045-Minute Garden District Highlights Tour in New OrleansFrom $2233 reviews
★ 5.045-Minute Marigny Triangle Highlights Tour in New OrleansFrom $2212 reviews
★ 5.0New Orleans City and Swamp Helicopter TourFrom $3219 reviews
★ 5.0Private New Orleans 2-Hour Sail Aboard a Luxury YachtFrom $22544 reviews
★ 5.020 Passenger New Orleans Airport or Hotel Transfer6 reviews
★ 4.011 Passenger Executive Van: New Orleans Airport or Hotel Transfer8 reviews
★ 4.4The New Orleans Darkness TourFrom $469 reviews
★ 5.0Storyville Red-Light District Museum: All Access TicketFrom $353 reviews
★ 3.4Spooky Family Ghost TourFrom $379 reviews
★ 4.7Soul of New Orleans City Tour:Enslavement to modern cultureFrom $5529 reviews
★ 4.8Shrimp Boil Experience in French QuarterFrom $999 reviews
★ 4.1Self Guided Audio Ghost Tour in New Orleans in 6 LanguagesFrom $512 reviews
★ 4.8Second Line Tour & Music ExperienceFrom $2021 reviews
★ 4.8Private New Orleans Panoramic: With Drink and SouvenirFrom $756 reviews
★ 4.3Wicked History Walking Tour with a Local WitchFrom $3529 reviews

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