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The 15 Best Tours & Day Trips in New Orleans

456 tours  ·  from $5 a head

Everything with a guide, a boat or a bus attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth a whole day or a whole evening, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.

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

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

4.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 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

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

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

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

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

9.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 French Quarter, Voodoo and Culture Walking Tour - Beginning at Witches Brew Gallery
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New Orleans French Quarter, Voodoo and Culture Walking Tour

New Orleans Garden District History Walking Tour - Meeting At 1427 Washington Avenue
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New Orleans Garden District History Walking Tour

11.New Orleans Garden District History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,879 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $35

Explore New Orleans’ Garden District, Lafayette Cemetery, grand homes, burial customs, and film lore on a lively two-hour walking tour.

“This tour was a highlight of our trip. Our guide, Angie, was wonderful. She was sweet and knowledgeable about the area, and able to answer all of our questions. We were incredibly lucky- I bought the tour at 7pm the night before, and we were the only ones on the tour. There wasn’t a ton of walking (the route covers a couple of blocks) but you have to stand and the sidewalks can be uneven.”

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New Orleans Self-Transport Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour - The 22-passenger boat makes a difference
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New Orleans Self-Transport Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour

12.New Orleans Self-Transport Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,824 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $37

Explore Honey Island Swamp from Slidell on a quiet 22-passenger boat with Cajun stories, alligators, birds, and protected wetlands.

“Aaron was our guide and he was very knowledgeable and made sure we got up close and personal with lots of wildlife. Medium sized boat with 11 people on each side. When he was able he made sure each side got to see everything.”

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French Quarter Historical Sights and Stories Walking Tour - Meeting at Dumaine Street and getting oriented
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French Quarter Historical Sights and Stories Walking Tour

Cemetery and Ghost BYOB Bus Tour in New Orleans - Meeting at Voodoo Tavern in the French Quarter
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Cemetery and Ghost BYOB Bus Tour in New Orleans

14.Cemetery and Ghost BYOB Bus Tour in New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,685 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $30

Explore New Orleans cemeteries after dark on a $30 BYOB bus tour with burial history, ghost stories, City Park, and the Katrina Memorial.

“Roy was our tour guide and he was AWESOME!! Gave lots of very interesting information about the tour and had a great personality. He was very personable and professional with a great sense of humor!!”

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City Tour of New Orleans with Pickup - City Park, beignets, and sculpture
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City Tour of New Orleans with Pickup

15.City Tour of New Orleans with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,407 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $45

See New Orleans beyond the French Quarter on a 2.5-hour air-conditioned minibus tour with hotel pickup, City Park, cemeteries, and local stories.

“The overall experience was just okay. It was almost like being the backseat of your grannies car, while she shared stories about “back in the day.” The tour sites were cool, it was just our guide that was super boring. Then, she passed our street “canal,” drove about 5 blocks over to let others off, then told us that she couldn’t get back over because the parades were starting. We understood that concept, but we were already right there at canal. She could have let us off there versus walking 5 blocks.”

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