The 7 Best Full-Day Tours in New Orleans

1.New Orleans City, Cemetery and Swamp Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 188 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $110Our pick

Spend about seven and a half hours touring New Orleans by air-conditioned minibus, with a guided French Quarter drive, a short walk among the tombs at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, and a two-hour Barataria Preserve boat trip. Choose a covered swamp boat or a faster airboat when booking. Guides such as Darrell and Captain Bebop have helped bring the city and bayou to life.

“Great communication with company. The air boat was awesome. We got to hold a baby alligator. Great job coordinating the transportation.”

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2.Full Day Plantation and Swamp Tour in New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $137

Ride from New Orleans with guide-driver Kindrell, known as Kin, to Oak Alley for three hours among its oak avenue, exhibits and big house. Then take a 90-minute pontoon trip with Cajun Pride, where Captain Tom or another local captain may point out alligators and other swamp wildlife. Round-trip transport, water and USB charging are included.

“Kin was a great tour guide. With his years of experience from living in New Orleans and his years of being a guide, he made this tour an excellent experience. Kin was informative from beginning to end and I would highly recommend this package to anyone looking for a nice drive through the plantation area and a swamp tour. Kin will take good care of you. Thank you Kin!”

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3.Oak Alley Plantation -N- Swamp Tour Full Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 14 reviews · 7h 30m · from $137

Ride from New Orleans in a climate-controlled van for a three-hour visit to Oak Alley, then take a 90-minute pontoon cruise at Cajun Pride Swamp Tours. Your driver guide adds local context along the way; guides Kin and Ray have led recent tours, and Captain Dustin has captained the swamp trip.

“This was such a great tour! Our driver/tour guide was very informative and helpful. We enjoyed our stops and appreciated having a local there. We did spend quite a while at the plantation, and it was hot! The driver had water and comfortable and cool van to drive us. Definitely recommend!!”

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4.Full-Day Whitney Plantation & Airboat Swamp Tour w/Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $155

Leave downtown New Orleans at 8:00 am for a two-hour visit to Whitney Plantation, then stop for lunch at Segnette Landing before a two-hour Cajun swamp boat tour. Hotel pickup and drop-off, admission, and a driver-guide are included. The tour is listed as an airboat trip, but its detailed description specifies a high-speed pontoon.

“Omg this was an awesome experience and will recommend to everyone. The transportation from our hotel to the planation, then the swamp tour, and then back to the hotel was seamless and informative. Mrs. D our driver was amazing and was very informative about everything, she was a true delight.”

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5.New Orleans Full Day Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $300

Travel from Biloxi to New Orleans in a private, air-conditioned vehicle, then explore City Park, the Botanical Gardens, and French Quarter sights on foot. Guide AJ is noted for sharing local history, adapting the day to requests, and helping with photos. The tour lasts about 8 to 10 hours, including travel time.

“A great time, our guide AJ provided a wonderful New Orleans experience. One of the best tours I’ve been on.”

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6.Full-Day Oak Alley Plantation & Airboat Swamp w/Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $155

Start with an 8:00 am hotel pickup in New Orleans for Oak Alley Plantation, where you’ll see the 28-oak avenue and exhibits on slavery, sugar, and plantation life. After lunch in Westwego at your own expense, take a 90-minute airboat ride through Louisiana wetlands. The group is limited to 26, and riders must be at least 48 inches tall.

“Entire experience was wonderful and memorable! Tour guide on airboat ride was amazing and gave us the ride of our lives!”

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7.Full-Day Laura Plantation & Airboat Swamp Tour with Pick up

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $155

Leave New Orleans at 8:00 am for a guided visit to Laura Plantation and a 90-minute airboat ride through Cajun swamp. Expect Creole architecture, stories of enslaved and free people, wetlands and alligator talk, and hotel pickup and drop-off. No guide or captain names are provided.

“The company forgot to pick me up at the designated place which made a stressful start to the trip but the driver was very apologetic and thoughtful throughout. The plantation tour mixes information about the home, the family and enslaved people. Could have benefited Read more”

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