The 15 Best New Orleans Tours & Walks

New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour - French Quarter stories come before the big stops

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12,856 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $27Our pick

Explore New Orleans after dark on a French Quarter walk filled with ghost, voodoo, vampire, and true crime tales.

“Ms. Lisa was very informative and added great details to all her stories. I was looking for a good ghost tour, leaning on the history of the city. She did her work and was able to blend facts with fun so well. I highly recommend Lisa as she sticks to real history and only uses imbleshments when it's appropriate.”

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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

Review the Steamboat Natchez evening jazz cruise in New Orleans, with Mississippi views, Dixieland music, buffet dinner, tips, and value advice.

“The Dinner cruise was great, however we got charged extra 157.95 parking fee when we returned to our vehicle. We were in New Orleans early, we purchased a 5 hr parking ticket at the kiosk, before the cruise we purchased 2 more hours of parking to assure it covered when we would return at 9pm. We also asked at the attendent at the cruize ticket window if the added 2 hr ticket would be added to our original 5 hr ticket to equal a total of 7 hrs parking and we were told yes we were just fine with parking coverage. When we returned to our car, it was locked…”

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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

Explore New Orleans after dark on an adults-only walk through ghost lore, true crime, voodoo, vampires, and haunted French Quarter landmarks.

“Elaine gave the best ADHD ghost tour of New Orleans. Would highly recommend if you want to learn cool s*** about the city.”

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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

Taste gumbo, po-boys, jambalaya, pralines, and beignets while exploring French Quarter history on a three-hour New Orleans food walk.

“Very good introduction to New Orleans history and food. Our guide, Jack was very friendly and informative and gave us a great value for our money.”

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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

Review the Honey Island Swamp boat tour from New Orleans, with wildlife, Cajun culture, transport details, seasonal tips, and honest value advice.

“We traveled in a covered boat through a beautiful swamp, filled with alligators, turtles, snakes and adorable raccoons. Even though it rained (more like a mist) we didn't care. I loved learning about the people, the community, the history, even how to catch a crawfish. Our guide Will was fun, knowledgeable and kept us well-entertained. The bus ride to the swamp was about 40 minutes but our driver Derek kept us amused with his strong opinions about food and restaurants and his stories about New Orleans. About my only criticism--and this is small--I would like to have had a choice about where to pick up the bus. We walked nearly…”

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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

Review the Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise in New Orleans, with Mississippi River views, live jazz, history, lunch tips, price, and practical advice.

“The river boat sucked. General Jackson is better 100%. Including food. Not worth the money or time. My view”

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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

See New Orleans by double-decker bus, with live commentary, 18 stops, and the freedom to explore the French Quarter, Garden District, and more.

“If it’s cold outside bring a jacket because there is not much seating inside. The commentator made the ride fun and exciting. Sometimes hard to understand because of the speakers.”

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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’s cypress swamp near New Orleans, with local guides, wildlife sightings, optional hotel pickup, and small boats.

“This is a wonderful tour that I would encourage every traveler to experience! Our airboat Captain, Adam, was extremely professional, courteous and very knowledgeable about the environment and the ecosystem. The tour exceeded our expectations, a nature extravaganza -- and full of alligators, indeed!”

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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

Cruise the Mississippi aboard a New Orleans riverboat with Dukes of Dixieland jazz, city views, narration, cocktails, and optional Creole dinner.

“Highly recommend. The boat cruise was great, easy boarding process, great entertainment and the food was so good. Best value for your dollar, not even close. I still can't get over how great the meal was. The choices, the portions and the taste. I am from the Savannah and we know about great southern cooking and I am amazed about everything we ate combined with great entertainment and southern hospitality! Well done! 5 stars plus.”

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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

Cruise the Mississippi from New Orleans with live jazz, calliope music, city views, history, cocktails, and an optional Creole lunch.

“The whole experience was amazing, from start to finish!”

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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’ oldest cemetery with an official guide, see Marie Laveau’s tomb, and hear stories of the city’s most famous dead.

“Great and educational tour. I forget our tour guides name, but he was a retiredTulane professor and he was very knowledgeable.”

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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

Combine Oak Alley Plantation and a Cajun swamp boat ride on a 7-hour New Orleans tour with history, wildlife, and round-trip transport.

“We thoroughly enjoyed our day out with John! He was knowledgeable and articulate, all balanced with the right amount of Dad Jokes! Our driver was great and the coach was air conditioned, safe and comfortable. We chose Oak Alley and the Swamp Tour , and while they are two very different slices of Louisiana life, it was an interesting look at things we just wouldn’t have seen if we had stayed in New Orleans. Hard to pick a favorite of the two, but my wife and I both enjoyed each one. All-in-all we would highly recommend.”

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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

Explore New Orleans after dark on a 21+ walking tour of ghosts, voodoo, vampires, and the sinister French Quarter.

“Scott (with two T’s!) was an amazing tour guide. He was very informative and added so many extra details and stories that made the whole experience more interesting and memorable. Highly recommend him!”

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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 lively bus tour covering Katrina, jazz, cemeteries, City Park, and the Garden District.

“What a great time and so much information given by our wonderful guide, Cynthia (not sure spelling her name correctly) but she was so much fun, interesting, and helpful! Our driver was so nice too! Great team!!”

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