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    New Orleans French Quarter- At your own pace. Downloadable audiovisual tour.

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    New Orleans, LA

    Our New Orleans French Quarter tour is a downloadable audio tour that can be taken at any time and pace. Download the app to your smartphone, these tours give you the opportunity to pause for a bite to eat or a beverage and continue at your leisure.

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    All ages

    $14

    Nola Culture Street Art & Mural Walk Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    Step off the beaten path and immerse yourself in the true essence of New Orleans that most tourists miss. I’ll take you to hidden food and art spots beyond the typical tourist areas, allowing you to experience the heart of the city. “The city of New Orleans is divided into 17 wards,” and we’ll explore the real art, history, and vibrant street culture found in these iconic neighborhoods—capturing it all with style and flair on my iPhone! You’ll enjoy unlimited photos, edits, and fun IG Boomerangs to take your memories to the next level! During our tour, we’ll snap unique shots of authentic New Orleans moments, street vibes, and everyday life. I’ll also teach you how to edit your photos so they look as stunning as professional shots—with a distinct New Orleans flavor. Just know you’ll leave with both digital and tangible memories of your adventure. To see some of the spots we’ll explore and follow the experience, connect with us on Instagram and Facebook: @TremeLuxuryExperience.

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    All ages

    $20

    Introduction to the French Quarter Walking Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    History, Architecture, and Creole Culture - this is a crash course on New Orleans! This is the best tour for people who want to know everything there is to know about the Crescent City. Our 2 hour, historical-walking tour has plenty of fun facts and true stories to entertain even the veteran visitor to the city. We will answer often asked questions such as: • Why build a city in a swamp? • Why is it call it a po-boy sandwich? • Was there really a streetcar named Desire? The historic landmarks you will visit are: • Jackson Square and the Saint Louis Cathedral • Jean Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Tavern • First Pharmacy in the United States • Old Ursuline Convent, the oldest building in New Orleans *** We also offer an 8:00 AM, Early Bird Tour. Beat the heat and the crowds on this tour for the morning person. This time is also recommended for those photography-minded individuals. A Sunrise Option is available by request for a small additional fee (call for more information).***

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    5+ years

    $20

    Explore New Orleans' Garden District: Private 2-hour Walking Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    Perfect for an idyllic stroll down tree-lined boulevards, New Orleans' Garden District is filled with the most beautiful and historic homes, most listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and gardens in the city. See some of the best sights and attractions in the Garden District on this private 2-hour tour. Though the grandeur of the homes on a street lined with sprawling magnolias and towering oaks feels like a haven, your guide will tell the stories of this amazing city. While on your tour, hear about fascinating families of old and of today’s residents - artists, poets, film stars, and athletes. Your tour ends with a refreshing drink (house wine, beer, or coffee) at a local spot where your guide will point you in the right direction for the best dining, shopping, and entertainment in the district, giving you the local knowledge you need to enjoy the rest of your time in the area.

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    All ages

    $175

    Crescent City History Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    Experience America's oldest & most mysterious living city from the perspective of a local with this walking tour of the French Quarter. Hear about the secrets lurking in numerous alleys named after past sinners and saints. Enjoy the gorgeous architecture of the St. Louis Cathedral at Jackson Square, and inhale the abundant scents of Creole cooking that waft in the air. Guests will be allowed to stop in bars along the tour route to grab a to go drink (adult beverages or soft drinks) and use the restrooms. Then the tour group will head out to the next location. Please keep in mind that some bars allow children inside however some do not.  Real paranormal equipment will be used during the tour for those interested in the paranormal aspect of the tour.  Welcome to the home of the New Orleans Drunken Tour....  Where learning is intoxicating.

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    All ages

    $35

    New Orleans Voodoo Mystery and Paranormal Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    This tour takes you on an exploration. Learn about the pirates who helped found New Orleans. Visit where paranormal activity, including vampire sightings, have been a common occurrence for centuries & continue today. The guide will give background on the ghosts & vampires who are still roaming around the old, uneven and, yes, very dilapidated haunted streets of New Orleans. During this tour, an EMF meter, paranormal detector will be used. Visit St Anthony's Garden, behind the oldest operating church in the U.S., the St Louis Cathedral. Hear all the tragic events that have happened here. It was not always as peaceful as it is now. Learn about the famous Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau & the practice of voodoo. Your guide will explain the events that brought the first vampires to New Orleans & the steps that were taken by a priest in an attempt to stop the blood thirsty vampires from escaping nightly in order to protect citizens. Visit multiple locations of unsolved murders & suicides.

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    All ages

    $35

    City Tour in French Historic Districts

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    New Orleans, LA

    New Orleans neighborhoods are unique and all offer a special look at Louisiana history. The tour begins with the Creole quarters. In these neighborhoods (the Old Square, Faubourg Tremé, Fauboug Marigny, etc.) French and Creole were the dominant languages until the 1950s. The tour ends in American neighborhoods (Lakeview, Carrolton, Garden District, etc.) founded in the early 19th century. The presentation of each corner of the city is dotted with anecdotes about the famous characters who once lived in the City of Creoles. This minibus tour offers you an overview of the history of the area. The minibus stops several times more so that participants can get off to take pictures or simply see more closely the sights and monuments visited. A stop is at Café Morning Call where you can taste the best donuts in New Orleans! It is a highlight of the visit for the children!

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    All ages

    $50

    New Orleans Ghost Adventure

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    New Orleans, LA

    Here is your chance to go on a real ghost adventure! It is common for guests to experience cold spots, see apparitions, and some have actually caught orbs and apparitions in pictures that they took during the tour. New Orleans has a very rich history, countless unsolved mysterys including both documented unsolved murders and suicides, and it also has some powerful paranormal activity. That is probably why it is referred to as the most haunted city in the United States.  A real EMF Meter - Ghost/Paranormal Detector will be used during this tour. This tour will be stopping along the tour route to allow guests to grab to go drinks and use the restroom whenever needed.   Welcome to the home of the Drunken Tour....  Where learning is intoxicating.

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    All ages

    $19

    French Quarter Bar Pit Stop and NOLA Legends Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    Enjoy this tour, which explores the rich culture and vibe of New Orleans’ French Quarter - the most decadent district. You will be learning about its dark history, its legends of ghosts, vampires, and voodoo - deeply-rooted in its French culture. You will also be allowed to make a pit stop at any of the bars that the tour group passes to get your to-go cup refilled.  Real paranormal equipment will be used during the tour for those interested in the paranormal aspect of the tour.   Welcome to the home of the Drunken Tour....  Where learning is intoxicating.  

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    All ages

    $35

    New Orleans Food Walking Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    • 2-hour food tour in the French Quarter • Learn the difference between Cajun and Creole cooking  • Visit some of the most historic restaurants in the French Quarter • Enjoy tasting authentic New Orleans cuisine 

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    6+ years

    $44

    New Orleans Voodoo, Storyville, Treme, Walking Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    Our guides are by far the most skillful and very personally connected to NOLA history and culture, and no one else is doing this exact combination of fascinating tour subjects.

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    All ages

    $25

    Experience Full-Day Laura Plantation & Pontoon Swamp Tour w/Transportation

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    New Orleans, LA

    Take a journey through Laura Plantation, spying other historic plantations as you travel the Great River Road. View stunning architecture and sugar cane fields. The tour is a 75-minute guided tour of the Laura Plantation main house, gardens and slave quarters. Located on the West bank of the Mississippi in the heart of Plantation Country. The main house dates from 1805 and has been restored to the time when it functioned as both a family home and the office for the sugar plantation. Continue the tour on the grounds with 12 buildings on the National Register. After your plantation tour we will head down to Westwego Louisiana where you have a chance to enjoy a sit down lunch (AT OWN EXPENSE). After lunch we will take you across the Cajun Swamp where you take a 90 minutes cover pontoon low-speed boat ride. The Captains will navigate their way through the swamp. You will learn about Louisiana Wetlands, the inhabitants of the swamp, the life and habits of the American Alligators.

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    All ages

    $140

    Mules in New Orleans Barn Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    Tour the oldest stable in New Orleans. Meet the mules of Royal Carriages and get a behind the scenes tour of the oldest carriage company in the US. Afterwards, embark on a cultural and historic tour of the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans. Discover what makes the Marigny neighborhood unique and the vast cultural significance of the area on the United States. Hear about local legends, both hero and villain on this tour.

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    All ages

    $35

    Spooky Tales of the French Quarter Halloween Celebration Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    Get into the celebratory Halloween spirit with this 2-hour French Quarter tour. Get into costume and follow your guide through one of the most haunted neighborhoods in the country. Visit more than 15 stops along the tour.  A real paranormal / ghost detector will be used during the tour.

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    All ages

    $55

    N’awlins Luxury: Whitney Plantation & Pontoon Swamp Tour w/Transportation

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    New Orleans, LA

    Take a 5.5 hours round-trip, down to Plantation Country and explore one plantations. Whitney Museum Plantation: During the 90-minute self-guided audio walking tour, visitors will gain a unique perspective on the lives of the enslaved people on a Louisiana sugar plantation, learning their stories through the real oral histories recorded by the Federal Writers Project during the Depression. Have you ever wanted to enjoy an enchanting boat ride across a swamp? If your answer is yes, as it probably is, then the place to go is New Orleans via our guided swamp tours. We take you across all the heavenly Cajun Swamp where you take a 90 minutes low-speed boat ride. The Cajun Captains will navigate their way through the back swamp. You will learn about Louisiana Wetlands, the inhabitants of the swamp, the life and habits of the American Alligators. Our experience Captains will take you back to the history of Louisiana Bayou and Swamp exploration days.

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    All ages

    $140

    New Orleans Cemetery and Paranormal Investigation Bus Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    Warning! This tour is only for the brave! We provide the original and finest night-time cemetery tour. This experience gives guests the opportunity to learn about our unique above ground burial procedures and storied past by venturing into actual graveyards after dark. Many have left this experience feeling haunted, or even captured photographs which can only be described as paranormal, so bring your camera!

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    6+ years

    $40

    Ghost Hunt Experience

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    New Orleans, LA

    Join us for a thrilling Paranormal Investigation in New Orleans! Step beyond the traditional walking ghost tours and dive into an authentic ghost-hunting experience in the heart of the French Quarter. With exclusive access to our hanted locations, you'll uncover the mysteries of the supernatural like never before. WHAT TO EXPECT EXCLUSIVE ACCESS: Investigate inside two haunted locations (locations vary nightly). HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE: Learn to use real paranormal equipment, including SLS Cameras, REM pods, k2 meters, MEL Meters, and spirits boxes. CAPTURE EVIDENCE: Record your own audio, photo, and video evidence of paranormal activity. EXPERT GUIDANCE: Be led by experienced paranormal investigators. INTIMATE GROUP: Enjoy a personalized experience with a small group of no more than 13 participants. Custom and Private Experiences available. Contact us at 504-321-3366 (WhatsApp +1 504-321-3366)

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    8+ years

    $59

    New Orleans Jazz Walking Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    Our Jazz tour is guided by local musicians, choregraphers, producers, and directors who are apart of the New Orleans Artist community. They are also Natives, Oral Historians, Cultural Ambassadors, and Preservationist. Join us and explore the evolution of music in the city known as "the birthplace of Jazz." Home to Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, Sidney Bechet, Louis Prima, and Sharkey Bonano just to name a few. . .You'll be guided through the last remaining sites where Jazz, champagne, and romance reigned supreme. Learn about the people, the history, and the influences which contributed to the development of America's only gift to world culture... Jazz! ​

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    All ages

    $35

    Audubon Zoo Ticket

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    New Orleans, LA

    Gaze at endangered whooping cranes, Amur leopards, and Sumatran orangutans Visit Audubon Zoo in New Orleans and come across more than 1,700 animals Learn interesting facts at daily animal care demonstrations throughout the zoo Experience the award-winning Louisiana Swamp, Jaguar Jungle, and Monkey Hill

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    2+ years

    $37

    Night Cemetery Insiders Bus Tour in New Orleans

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    New Orleans, LA

    Join us on a journey through two of New Orleans’ hallowed historical cemeteries. On this tour, your master storyteller will lead you through a maze of above-ground tombs in Masonic Cemetery #1. From burial customs and traditions, to the history of the Masons and Catholics in New Orleans. This tour will leave you with feelings of trepidation and excitement, as well as with a reverence for our city’s incredible history. This is a narrated 2-hour guided bus tour.

    In-person

    6+ years

    $32

    New Orleans Weekend Garden District Food & History Tour

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    New Orleans, LA

    Home to historic mansions, hauntingly beautiful cemeteries and giant oak trees, this district is the romance of New Orleans. During walks between stops, hear about culture, traditions, architecture and have history fun! (PLEASE NOTE: currently, the cemetery is closed for repairs- we'll still be able to see into the cemetery and discuss the history. I supplement the walking tour to see some of the mansions and historic homes the Garden District is known for). Then it's on to the food at 3 stops- a neighborhood favorite for a taste of our Italian-Creole roots, hear Cajun history through sausage and finish with the Creole history of chicory over cafe au lait and filled beignets! All curated food, cocktails/beer, taxes & tip are included in your ticket so you can sit back and relax! Will accommodate allergies/dietary restrictions if told in advance. Menu & food stops are subject to availability. Other things to note: Tour is all weather, wear comfy walking shoes & bring a face mask.

    In-person

    11+ years

    $95

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