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The 15 Best Tours in New Orleans

594 tours  ·  from $5 a head

Four days or a long weekend, the problem is the same: too much city, one itinerary. The 15 below are the ones 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 - LaLaurie Mansion and the city’s hardest stories
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New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour

New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option - Sailing the Mississippi as New Orleans lights up
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New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option

Adults-Only New Orleans Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampire Tour - Walking into the French Quarter after dark
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Adults-Only New Orleans Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampire Tour

New Orleans Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter with Small-Group Option - Main dishes that can fill you up
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New Orleans Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter with Small-Group Option

New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation - Wildlife sightings depend on timing
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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

Explore Honey Island Swamp by quiet boat from New Orleans, spotting alligators, birds and raccoons while learning about Cajun life and wetland loss.

“Captain Steve was great - he was really interesting and showed us so much of the wildlife and swamp - we really enjoyed it. Only disappointing thing was waiting round for Brian to come back and get us. Waited nearly 20 minutes.”

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New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise - Boarding at Toulouse Street Wharf
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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 aboard Steamboat Natchez for live jazz, river history, French Quarter views, and an optional Creole lunch.

“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 - Stops 10 to 15: museums, Magazine Street, and St. Charles Avenue
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New Orleans City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

New Orleans Airboat Ride - Getting from New Orleans to Lafitte
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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

Ride an airboat through Louisiana cypress swamp, spot alligators and birds, and choose between a large or small boat near New Orleans.

“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 - 7pm Departure Along the Mississippi
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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

Review the New Orleans evening steamboat jazz cruise, with Mississippi River views, live Dukes of Dixieland music, cocktails, and optional dinner.

“The steamboat ride was excellent. They played music during that period which made it an even better experience. Highly recommend.”

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New Orleans: Daytime Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Lunch - The calliope concert before the boat leaves
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New Orleans: Daytime Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Lunch

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

Tour New Orleans’ 1789 St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 with an official guide, meeting Marie Laveau, Delphine LaLaurie, and the city’s tombs.

“This was a fantastic tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. I appreciated learning about the cemetery, but also about US and NOLA history, while being outside and getting some extra steps in. It was a perfect excursion. Easy to get to/walk to from within the French Quarter. Highly recommend.”

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Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans - Oak Alley and its long row of live oaks
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Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

New Orleans Adults-Only Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Tour - Stop two: the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
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New Orleans Adults-Only Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Tour

New Orleans Sightseeing City Tour - Starting at Bon’s and Jackson Square
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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

See New Orleans beyond the French Quarter on a 2-hour bus tour through Treme, the Ninth Ward, Garden District, and historic cemeteries.

“Fun, informative, and a great way to experience NO outside of the French Quarter. Interesting seeing and hearing all about NO history.”

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New Orleans Demonstration Cooking Class with Meal - What You Actually Eat During the Two Hours
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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

Watch a New Orleans chef prepare gumbo, jambalaya, and pralines, then eat generous samples with beer, iced tea, recipes, and local stories.

“Very well organized and an engaging presentation. Eating the food we just watched prepared was great. I will recommend this experience to all my friends visiting New Orleans”

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