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15 New Orleans Tours Worth Your Time

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Everything bookable in the city itself, from a two-hour walk through the Quarter to a dinner cruise on the Mississippi. The 15 below lead the pack; start at the top and work down.

New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour - Starting among the Quarter’s legends
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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 a local guide, passing Jackson Square, the Pharmacy Museum, Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar, and LaLaurie Mansion. Hear tales of the Casket Girls, voodoo, and the city’s haunted past. Guides such as Spooky Rob, Lisa, Logan, and Catie bring different styles; expect uneven sidewalks, street noise, and stops mainly outdoors.

“Really interesting, informative, and fun evening tour with Robby Robb as our guide! We learned a lot about the French Quarter while hearing entertaining stories about its past both distant and recent. The pace was perfect with a midway stop at a very old tavern. Recommend this tour to all!”

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New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option - Out 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 at Toulouse Street in the French Quarter for an evening on a traditional paddlewheel riverboat. Explore the ship, hear its calliope, and cruise the Mississippi with live jazz from the Dukes of Dixieland or another scheduled New Orleans jazz act. Add a Southern-style buffet dinner, with Creole dishes and vegetarian choices available.

“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 - The French Quarter’s stories, told from the street
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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 the French Quarter after dark with a guide who connects ghost tales, true crime, voodoo history, and vampire lore to real places. The 1-hour-45-minute tour is limited to 20 people, with an optional VIP upgrade for Hellvision digital projections. Routes vary by departure time, and the group does not enter haunted buildings.

“This tour is a history lesson made fun. Our tour guide was very entertaining. I wish we would have seen some paranormal activity but I guess you can’t really schedule or predict when and where that might happen.”

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New Orleans Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter with Small-Group Option - Po-boys, jambalaya and hearty mains
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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 the French Quarter for about three hours with a guide who connects New Orleans food to the city’s culture and history. Tastings may include gumbo, po-boys, jambalaya, oysters, pralines and beignets. You’ll pass landmarks such as Cafe du Monde, and can upgrade to a group of no more than 13. Stops and dishes can change.

“Absolutely lovely experience. Jack was an incredible tour guide with such enthusiasm that was just fun! Food was all really delicious but be prepared for a bit of spice and lots of flavor. Lots of walking. Just a blast. Can’t recommend highly enough!”

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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation - What you may see among the cypress and foliage
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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, then spend two hours aboard a 22-passenger flat-bottom boat. A local captain points out alligators, birds and other wildlife while explaining Cajun life and wetland preservation. The boat passes a Cajun settlement accessible only by water. Wildlife sightings vary, especially in cold weather.

“a lot of information provided by captin steve. he made sure that every single person saw the things he pointed out”

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New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise - The first part of the ride: settling in and getting underway
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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

Cruise the Mississippi for about two hours aboard the Steamboat Natchez, or its sister vessel when the Natchez is away. You’ll hear live jazz from the Steamboat Stompers, get river commentary from the captain, and pass the Chalmette Battlefield. Add a buffet lunch with Louisiana dishes, or buy drinks and snacks on board.

“Great fun and a must do activity in New Orleans. Easy to access and music and food delicious. Booking is easy and confirmed by email with vouchers .”

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New Orleans City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - Museum stops reward a longer pause
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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

This one-day pass connects 18 New Orleans stops, from Jackson Square and the French Market to the Garden District and WWII Museum. Expect a roughly 90-minute narrated circuit, buses about every 30 minutes, and live English commentary. Guides vary, with names such as Logan, Elroy, Steve, and Rita mentioned by name. Admission to attractions is extra.

“Great commentary. You learn about the history and interesting facts. Great way to see a little of everything.”

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New Orleans Airboat Ride - Inside the cypress swamp
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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

Head about 30 miles from New Orleans to Lafitte for an airboat ride through mossy cypress swamp. Choose a six-to-eight-person boat or a larger boat, and watch for alligators, turtles, and native birds. Local captains such as Ronnie, Mark, and Captain TikTok are known for mixing bayou stories with wildlife facts. Hotel transport is optional.

“Excellent service from start to finish, well paced communication about pick up times, quick safe, courteous driver, welcoming staff quick processing, AirBoat Captain TiKTok was a native Bayou Boy, wouldn’t want anyone else piloting for us. Great time 10/10 recommend.”

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New Orleans: Evening Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Dinner - Boarding at 6pm, sailing at 7pm
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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 in the French Quarter for a two-hour evening cruise on the Mississippi. Expect live New Orleans jazz, captain’s narration, indoor and outdoor decks, and bars serving drinks for purchase. A Creole buffet is available with the dinner option. The boat may be the Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS or Steamboat NATCHEZ, depending on the date.

“Great tour, beautiful scenery, great jazz music. My only regret is that i didn’t purchase the diner on the boat; i didn’t have time to dine in town prior. Otherwise great little adventure.”

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New Orleans: Daytime Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Lunch - Two hours on a river that is still at work
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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

Board the Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS at the French Quarter waterfront for a two-hour Mississippi cruise with live jazz from the Steamboat Stompers, a calliope concert before boarding, and narration about New Orleans and the river. You can roam the decks and add a plated Creole lunch. The Natchez is currently off duty, so its sister vessel is filling in.

“loved narration and historical fact sharing. loved the veiw from the water. loved you could get food and drinks”

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St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 Official Walking Tour - What makes the stories worth hearing
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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

Join a locally licensed guide for a 45-minute walk through St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, opened in 1789 and closed to casual public visits. Hear about Marie Laveau, Delphine LaLaurie, and New Orleans’ past among the cemetery’s above-ground tombs. Guides vary by departure; past tours have been led by Rob, Richie, Alan, Emi, and others.

“Energized tour guide, understandable dept of history for a first time visit and great for kids. Not a lot of distractions so you can focus because th cemetery closes for visits”

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Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans - Choosing Oak Alley or Destrehan
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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

Spend about eight hours beyond New Orleans, visiting Oak Alley or Destrehan Plantation before cruising Manchac Swamp on a covered pontoon boat. Expect plantation stories, moss-draped cypress trees, and possible sightings of alligators, raccoons, wild hogs, and birds. The bus leaves from Toulouse Street in the French Quarter; the plantation depends on your departure time.

“The swamp tour was great. Very enjoyable. The Oak Alley plantation was interesting, but the house tour was decidedly lacking. Little information about the house itself. The tour guide was unenthusiastic, at best. Relatively details about the home itself. Our bus tour guide (Jane?) was excellent. Very interesting and informative.”

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New Orleans Adults-Only Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Tour - Stories that mix folklore and history
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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 the French Quarter with a licensed guide for 90 minutes of ghost tales, vampire lore, and dark New Orleans history. The route includes Jackson Square, Royal Street, the Old Ursuline Convent, and LaLaurie Mansion. Guides such as Morgan, Scott, Chris, and Lisa have earned praise for mixing local history, humor, and memorable storytelling. The tour is outdoors only, and you must be 21 or older.

“Chris was a great tour guide. The tour was the highlight of the trip. I recommend everyone try out this tour.”

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New Orleans Sightseeing City Tour - Jackson Square sets the scene
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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 through Jackson Square, Marigny, Treme, the Ninth Ward, and the Garden District with a local guide. You’ll stop at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 and City Park, with time to buy beignets and coffee. The air-conditioned tour lasts about two to two and a half hours and returns to Bon’s New Orleans Street Food.

“Really interesting, really informative and he knew his stuff! A history teacher and we could tell. He kept us all engaged and was funny too. Was a lovely relaxing trip. Really worth it.”

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New Orleans Demonstration Cooking Class with Meal - A menu that may move from bisque to pralines
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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 prepares Louisiana classics while explaining roux, spices, food traditions and New Orleans history. You watch rather than cook, then sample the dishes with iced tea, coffee, water and one local beer. The two-hour class includes recipes to take home.

“Good overall time. The food was a little bland but I understand that there could be food restrictions in a huge class. I still learned many new things. I’d recommend the class to someone else.”

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