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    4.6 (263 reviews)
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    Mags C.

    OVERALL- I do not recommend this tour. I booked the Grand Tour for my friend and I in January for 8am. This tour came highly reviewed on both TripAdvisor and Viator which is why I booked. The booking process was simple. The days leading up to the tour was filled with communication which I appreciated. The day before I'm told to be ready for pick up at 7:45am. At 7:45 sharp Giselle our tour guide arrives. We were instructed to keep our face masks on for the entire bus ride. Fine. We pick up two more couples, and head to our first stop Laura's Plantation. We arrive at 9am, and use the restrooms then we are told that we have to wait an hour until our tour starts. We were all very confused because Giselle did pick us all up a little early, and for what? We just awkwardly check out the tiny gift shop area and plantation display as we wait. 10am arrives and the tour finally begins. Laura's plantation was beautiful. The tour was 1 hour long and filled with lots of painful knowledge and history. I enjoyed this tour, and recommend it. At 11:50am we arrive at Houmas House for lunch. We're told we have 1 hour and 15 mins to enjoy the buffet. The menu includes; fried catfish, rice, gumbo, seafood Etoufee, bbq chicken, beans, salad, and bread pudding. food was alright nothing special. In the middle of lunch Giselle explains that we only have 30 mins left and that we should be exploring the property. Some of us were once again confused because we thought we had 1 hr + to eat and then have time explore the property before our tour. We used the best of the 30 mins we could, but the property is huge and very well taken care of, I must say. The tour of the home was great. The tour guide wasn't the nicest person to a few people in my group but he was very informed, and I learned a lot about the property and New Orleans. Airboat tour, was absolutely terrible. Our tour guide wasn't informed at all. He talked a total of two sentences the entire trip. The weather was terrible and we shouldn't have been allowed to enter the boat. We painfully sat on the boat for over an hour as we went in circles in 30 degree weather. We saw no wild life. We werent even in any drop of water 90% of the time. We were literally going big circles while our tour guide scrolls Facebook. Like i said terrible experience over all. OVERALL- I do not recommend this tour. The price point is way too high for what you're getting. The tour guide Giselle doesn't like when you go to the restroom more than 2 times in an 8 hour period. Although punctual, Giselle was cold. She talks the entire bus ride and it does get quite overwhelming. Your better to just book the plantation tours yourself and the airboat as well (as long as it isn't in the winter).

    Joshua M.

    This was for sure an amazing tour! Booked it through the app visit a city. It was very interesting to see all the history. The airboat tour was amazing with being able to hold a baby gator. Then being able to go to Laura's plantation. Then going to the last plantation. It was really good. In between each tour Rene gave great insight and history of New Orleans!

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    Jennings P.

    We had the best day and just adored our tour guide Giselle! The swamp tour with George in the morning was so fun! Small group air boat ride through the bayou was incredible. We fed lots of alligators. Then we got a great tour from Kyle at Laura Plantation, followed by a delicious traditional New Orleans lunch and then a tour of Houmas house mansion and plantation and gardens. The whole day flew by! Highly recommend this tour and Isabelle was so nice during booking and Giselle feels like family. Thank you so much!

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    Kelly B.

    We did the All Day Plantation Tour and high speed Swamp Boat tour. If you are a Marriott Rewards member, be sure to book through the Moments by Marriott site for extra bonus points. Very convenient pickup directly from your hotel, and then a scenic drive and historical information session on the way out to the plantations. Laura plantation was fascinating, and had a great gift shop. Fantastic books, food/gift items and even cane syrup harvested from the grounds. Next was Oak Alley, which was of course beautiful, and our stop for lunch. Lunch was great, a New Orleans combo plate of sorts, and there was even a little bar nearby to grab a libation. I have to say, now I need an air boat. And a swamp. The tour was fantastic. Our guide knew exactly where to find us some gators, got us some great photos. Wonderful!

    Emerald C.

    Employees shouldn't be texting and driving. This was yesterday heading to the WB!!! This is a major problem.

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    Jennifer W.

    We used Tours by Isabelle to take an airboat tour through the swamps near New Orleans. I have to tell you this was an incredible experience from start to finish. Our trip to New Orleans was kind of planned at the last minute because although we had taken the vacation time from work we were not sure we could actually go. We called them only two days before we were to arrive and they were able to book us! They picked us up at our hotel and Stanley was our driver. He was very nice and the van was comfortable and on our 30-minute drive to the airboats he told us all kinds of interesting facts about New Orleans and answered our questions about sea level and the levees. Once we got there he processed our charge which was nice to know that they had not pre-charged us before we went and then we were off! While I am also reviewing the company who actually does the airboat tours I have to tell you that Tours by Isabelle gets the BEST deal. I highly recommend going through them because while another tour company had 12 people to a boat (which could not go very fast, or to the same areas we were able to go), our boat only had 4 with a tour guide. We got to see alligators up close and personal, and experience the beauty of the natural swamps! The tour was incredible, please look up Airboat Adventures in New Orleans to see my full review of the experience.

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    C M.

    This tour was, without question, the highlight of our time in New Orleans. Our guide, Steve, was exceptional and so incredibly knowledgeable. He took us through every corner of New Orleans including the French Quarter, Jackson Square, City Park sculpture garden & famous dueling oak, St Louis Cemetery #3, the Lake Pontchartrain waterfront and levee system, the Garden district, Irish Channel, Marigny, Treme, Uptown, the Warehouse district, and so many other unique sights in other neighborhoods. We were able to step out of the van to take pictures and physically tour New Orleans City Park and it's beautiful sculpture garden and live oaks, taste cafe au lait & authentic beignets from the park's famous Cafe Du Monde, buy souvenirs from the park's gift shop, and also tour the famous St Louis Cemetery #3 with above-ground mausoleums and tombs. Steve provided so much insight from a local's perspective. Isabelle, the owner of the tour company, was a delight to work with. We spoke by phone about logistics in the weeks leading up to the tour, and she was able to work out a special deal just for us. In summary, I highly recommend this tour!

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    Robin S.

    John was our friend for the day and he was Amazing!!!! Very professional, friendly and quite informative! I would recommend this company to all interested in taking a tour!

    Derek L.

    Isabella was amazing! She Came early, she brought us to the Laura plantation and to the destrehan plantation. She even brought us to oak alley and a few other just to look outside as a bonus. Very knowledgeable and very experienced. Next time I come back to New Orleans I will be using her again.

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    Rene was an excellent guide! Going to the plantations was an excellent way to learn about the history of the area. A day well spent

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    4.7(1.8k reviews)
    10.4 kmFrench Quarter
    Locally owned & operated
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    First time visiting New Orleans and booked the French Quarter & Voodoo tour. We had a fabulous…read moreguide - Angela, who was very informative and entertaining. You could see she loves New Orleans and was excited to share her knowledge and stories with us.

    We originally scheduled the ghosts and vampire tour for 8:00, but decided to see if we could change…read moreto the 6:00 tour. We were able to change without any problem. We meet up at the Voodoo Lounge, where there is a ticket office in the back room. We didn't live the bar--smelled a little bit like a sewer and the hurricanes were super sweet and kind of weak. But we did have but one get one, so wasn't that upset. The tour was great. We saw some interesting, haunted places and heard the history behind them. We didn't linger too long at any one place. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and funny, although he may have been a tad bit too heavy on the Catholic Church jokes. The tour ended at the LaLaurie house, and our guide shared a story about a little girl on who was recently on his tour who started crying and asked why there were dead people on the balcony. Spooky! I was so intrigued by what he said that I started looking up stories about Delphine LaLaurie and the haunting of the house. When I got home, I even started watching season 3 of American Horror Story, which has the character Delphine LaLaurie (accurate? No. Fun? Yes!). This was a fun way to spend the evening. There was an obnoxiously drunk guy on our tour, and our guide handled him well.

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    4.9(305 reviews)
    9.1 kmLower Garden District

    *from a non-vegan eater... My friend is vegan, likes to walk…read moreand we thought a mini tour of NOLA would be cool. Let's just say... Mark was GREAT, the food was DELICIOUS, the walk was less than 3000 steps (easy, spaced out and flat), there was cool history bits throughout, and the food. Wow. So. Good. We had so many different flavors, everything was Do yourself a favor and try something that you might not have experienced before, this one is an easy win!!! *would do any of Mark's tours, he's just that good!

    Date of tour: December 21, 2024…read more After a wonderful food tour in Prague last year, we wanted to replicate the magic stateside while visiting New Orleans, a city with a rich food history and scene. As requested, I will keep the individual location names secret as to not spoil your potential food tour but also because the stops can change and I don't want to have you disappointed if you don't get the same places on your tour. Ty was a great guide, providing us with local history and culture as we ate our way down Magazine Street. The only complaint I have is that they didn't really interact with us during the food portions, standing or sitting off to the side, or running to the next location to make sure we were all set. To me, the guide should be not only the bridge between the locations and food with us, but also a bridge between the different groups on the tour. Ty told us before the tour started that the other folks joining us were from Michigan, but we found out from them later that they were actually from New York. Had these connections been made earlier, it would have enhanced the tour. On to the food, wonderful that it all was! Please note that I may make some errors in the actual names of the food, while I took pictures, I did not write down the names and there wasn't a post-tour recap to assist me! Stop #1: A local sandwich and a seafood side. Both quite good, especially since I don't like olives! Stop #2: An unusual meat that was shockingly good! Stop #3: Seafood options. I've had a different version of one of these items in Asheville, NC. This wasn't quite as good but still tasty. Stop #4: Southern favorites that were so good! I didn't think I would like these but I did. Stop #5: A peppermint fudge cupcake. Sadly, the weakest stop on the tour. Other that tried the gelato came away disappointed and my cupcake was neither overly fudgey or pepperminty. It looked pretty, though!

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    Cajun Encounters Tours

    4.4(1.8k reviews)
    9.7 kmFrench Quarter
    20 years in business
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    This was a wonderful experience. It was one of the best tours my family took in New Orleans. My…read moretwo teenagers loved it! We booked the Honey Island Swamp Tour with transport from downtown. Although the original pickup location was changed due to road construction, Cajun Encounters' customer service team made the change easy and stress-free. We appreciated the helpful communications. Derek, our bus driver, was amazing. He shared his personal experience from Hurricane Katrina with us. It was very moving and educational. It was a personal touch that we didn't expect, but was very appreciated. His knowledge of New Orleans was impressive and we were grateful for all of the information/tips he provided. We followed some of his tips and were not disappointed! Our boat captain was Scott C. He was a great guide through the Honey Island Swamp. Captain Scott C.'s knowledge was impressive. He was very informative and we learned a lot. We saw so many alligators that we gave up counting them. Also saw cute racoons, several turtles sunning themselves, a snake, and a beautiful crane. This tour was one of the highlights of our New Orleans trip. It was truly fantastic. If we come back, we would do it again in a heartbeat! That is how much we loved it.

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    Haunted History Tours - Perry and Lacey were great!

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    The True Crime Walking Tour of the French Quarter was hands-down one of the best walking tours…read morewe've ever taken, and that is entirely because of Drew. You can immediately tell he doesn't just *recite* stories--he has deeply researched them. Every detail was accurate, thoughtfully sourced, and presented with care and integrity. In a city where true crime can easily slip into sensationalism, Drew handled each story with respect, depth, and historical context. That matters, and it showed. What truly sets Drew apart is how he performs the stories. His delivery was engaging without being theatrical for the sake of it. He told each case with genuine love and passion, making the history feel alive while honoring the real people involved. He kept the group fully engaged from start to finish--thorough, entertaining, and never rushed. Drew is the kind of guide who elevates the entire experience and reflects incredibly well on your company. He's not just knowledgeable--he's a storyteller, a historian, and a professional who clearly takes pride in what he does. A true gem, and absolutely someone you want representing your tours. Highly recommend--especially if you're lucky enough to get Drew as your guide.

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    9.1 kmCentral Business District
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    This is the second time we've taken this boat cruise. We got so much out of it before that we…read morewanted to take our son. This is a traditional paddlewheel boat with three levels. The top level has a bar counter and tables under a canopy. Up front there are benches so you are looking straight ahead as you travel. The middle level has a nice indoor dining room. You can order traditional Louisiana dishes. Outside the dining room are benches. We chose to sit on the top level facing forward, but it was so cold in front, we moved to the tables in the rear. There is a wonderful narrator letting you know when you pass interesting sites. The Domino Sugar factory that you pass is really something to see, and it's hard to believe it's still in use. They make a stop at the Chalmette Battlefield (you can get off the boat or stay and relax on the boat). There is a tour guide who talks about the battleground, which is pretty interesting. The best thing about the Creole Queen is the narrator. After the battlefield, the second half of the tour focuses on Hurricane Katrina. He wants that it can be disturbing and announced that if you didn't want to hear it, you can go to the dining room, as it isn't broadcasted in there. He is very candid, and I learned so much about the terrible way Hurricane Katrina was handled, as well as just how terrible the hurricane was. It was very, very sad. I highly recommend this tour. As I said, we enjoyed it so much the first time that we wanted to go back and share it with our son.

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    4.9(878 reviews)
    9.6 kmIrish Channel

    We did the Unveiling Voodoo Walking Tour in the afternoon, and our guide, Matthew, was prompt,…read morefriendly, and very knowledgeable. Our group had about 10 people, and the walk itself was easy -- a comfortable pace with several stops where we stood and listened as Matthew shared stories and history. He did a wonderful job explaining the true roots and beliefs of Voodoo, as well as its place in New Orleans culture. I learned so much that I didn't know before. It's unfortunate that movies and media have given Voodoo such a negative image, because it's a genuine religion that deserves respect, just like any other. I highly recommend this tour if you want to learn more about the real culture and spiritual traditions of New Orleans.

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