Activities & Tours: Louisiana

Half-day Tours

Audio-Guided Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation

Come explore the Louisiana Whitney Plantation and gain a unique perspective on history! This 5-hour tour brings you through one of the oldest plantation sites in Louisiana and provides insight into the lives of slaves and the troubles they faced. This is an educational experience that will stay with you for years to come. Hear about first-hand accounts from those who lived and worked on the plantation, giving you an in-depth look into this important part of American history. As you tour the grounds, you will learn more about what life was like for slaves during that era – their work, their hardships, and their hopes for freedom – as well as how experts are working today to preserve these stories forever. Please note: this tour is not a guided tour of the Whitney plantation. The Whitney Plantation provides a MP3 so all guests can walk through the plantation and learn about the history of the plantation on their own time and at their own pace.

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based on 11 reviews

See Details → Duration :5 hours 30 minutes
From $89.55

New Orleans Best of Bywater Food, Drinks & History Tour

The Bywater arts and food scenes are the main draws to this revitalized neighborhood post-Katrina. Eat and drink your way through this bohemian area while taking in historic sites, street art, and colorful architecture. Discover neighborhood gems that'll make you feel like a local: start with corner store po-boys on the river, check out a hidden biergarten and choose your last stop because there's so much to enjoy! There's drinks with locals in the dive bar, sipping microbrews in the brewery garden or chowing down on some BBQ in a courtyard. Along the way, check out cool street art and New Orleans history- visit the site that launched a historic Supreme Court civil rights case Plessy v Ferguson & see how this working class industrial corridor has become an artist mecca. This is a tour especially fit for beer and meat lovers (wine options also available), but all are welcome!

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based on 4 reviews

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From $98

Citywide Driving Tour with Local Jazz Musician

This tour is meant to be a once-in-lifetime experience! During our half-day customized private tour you, your friends, and family will get to SEE ALL OF NEW ORLEANS IN JUST 4 HOURS. It goes by quickly as we will be driving in a tour vehicle with a bit of walking to take pictures with my 24MP 4KCamera at Beautiful Murals throughout the city. DO THIS ON YOUR FIRST DAY! We will visit local historic landmarks including: - French Quarter - Treme - Garden District - City Park/Cafe Du Monde - St. Louis # 3 Cemetery - Hurricane Katrina Damage/ Musicians Village - Uptown Mansions/Tulane University Delicious Beignets Midway through the tour! You will have the kind of undivided attention you just won't get to have on large group city tours. Please message me to tailor and customize this tour to your exact likes and interests. Whether if its Food, French Quarter Architecture, African American History, Jazz, or Murals. I'll help you leave New Orleans with a unique understanding.

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based on 11 reviews

See Details → Duration :4 to 5 hours
From $83

Hurricane Katrina: Past, Present and Future Driving Tour

Explore New Orleans and discuss the human and economic impact Hurricane Katrina had on the city's recovery and future in this 2 hour, private driving tour in New Orleans. Drive more than 50 miles around the city while learning about the people, places, and history that comprise one of the most diverse cities in North America. Hear how the storm affected New Orleans and what's being done to mitigate similar disasters in the future while developing a whole new outlook on the place and the people who live there. Note: please contact us BEFORE to booking to confirm availability and changing health and safety status.

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based on 1 reviews

See Details → Duration :3 hours
From $695

Tale of Two Cities: Uptown Bike Tour in New Orleans

When Louisiana was purchased by the United States in 1803 the dynamics of the city began to shift. Trace the journey of American settlement in a foreign French Creole world. As we journey into the Uptown American Sector, we stop to learn about the uptown innovators who created Jazz at the Rampart-Perdido Corridor. From there you're off to learn about the Garden Districts evolution from a sugar plantation through its development after the Louisiana Purchase into the extravagant faubourg that you see today. Trees that grow Mardi Gras beads, American history, antebellum mansions, Lafayette Cemetery #1, and a charm that only our city can bestow on its visitors. Join us on this urban adventure through one of the most majestic neighborhoods in New Orleans! Traffic Level: Heart of the City: Light Creole Odyssey: Moderate American Adventure: Heavy

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based on 29 reviews

See Details → Duration :3 hours
From $55

Half-Day Private Nola Culture Second Line Tour and Music Experience

The parades are not tied to any particular event, holiday or commemoration; rather, they are generally held for their own sake and to let the good times roll. Second lines trace their roots back to the 19th century and the fraternal societies and neighborhood organizations that collectively provided insurance and burial services to members, especially among the African American community. - BOOK THIS EXPERIENCE !!! To experience via social media follow us @tremeluxuryexperience. Trust me this is an experience you wouldn’t regret please wear shoes and be prepared to party.

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based on 36 reviews

See Details → Duration :4 hours
From $50

New Orleans Garden District Food, Drinks & History Walking Tour

Visit three food stops that highlight New Orleans history through flavors on this guided walking tour of the Garden District. After a brief tour of the neighborhood's architecture & history, enjoy a full meal of unique Cajun and Creole specialties, spread out over 3 local eateries. Start at the Lafayette Cemetery to hear the unique funeral customs and traditions of New Orleans and the history of the city's early years. Then explore the architecture of the Garden District, home to historic mansions, colorful shotgun houses, and beautiful oak trees. Your first food stop includes an indulgent taste of Creole fusion and the multicultural influences that shaped the 300-year-old city. Drinks (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) are included. Along the way, check out locally-owned shops, vintage stores, an artist co-op and gallery. Finish with a full stomach and plenty of recommendations for local fun and flavors for the rest of your visit!

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based on 26 reviews

See Details → Duration :3 hours
From $98

N’awlins Luxury: Laura, Oak Alley or Whitney Plantation Tour w/Transportation

Take a 5.5 hours round-trip, down to Plantation Country and explore one of three plantations. Self - Guided Audio Whitney Museum Plantation: During the 90-minute 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. Laura Creole Plantation: The Best History Tour in the United States. Tour includes The Maison Principale (Big House), Oak Alley Antebellum Plantation: Explore the most photographed plantation in Louisiana, this home was built in 1839 and was originally name Bon Séjour. The quarter mile avenue of 28 giant, live oaks leading up to the house, they dubbed it Oak Alley.

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based on 45 reviews

See Details → Duration :5 to 6 hours
From $80

New Orleans Food Tour: Discover the Roots of Creole Cuisine

On this 5 1/2-hour food tour of Treme, the French Quarter and beyond, we will visit neighborhood restaurants, food shops and much more to discover the roots of Creole cuisine and meet the people in the city’s kitchens who are upholding its traditions, by the spoonful.

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based on 42 reviews

See Details → Duration :6 hours
From $150

Private Bachelor or Bachelorette Airboat Swamp Tour in New Orleans

A private airboat experience for small groups and is well-suited for bachelor or bachelorette parties. Experience a very personal trip which is half ride and half tour with a local guide. Enough seating will be provided for your group to be together. As a private tour experience, passengers are allowed adult beverages on your vehicle and on the private airboat tour. You will arrive at the swamp tour dock and board the comfortable 16-passenger airboat with your experienced captain. You will get up close and personal with gators and more. Guests spend an unforgettable 1 hour and 40 minutes on the water as they party in the swamps of Louisiana.

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based on 2 reviews

See Details → Duration :4 hours
From $1900

Honey Island Swamp Private Tour with Transport from New Orleans

Venture into the heart of Honey Island Swamp, considered one of the wildest swamps in America. This 2-hour privately narrated nature tour with a professional wetland ecologist takes you aboard a shaded flat-bottom boat, custom-built to accommodate up to 14 passengers. Departing from the West Pearl River in Slidell, your guide points out mossy cypress trees and plenty of Cajun critters in the wildlife preserve. Round-trip transport is provided from your New Orleans hotel.

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based on 9 reviews

See Details → Duration :4 hours
From $1060

Private Food Tour - New Orleans Historic Culinary, Cocktail & Kitchen Adventure

Have a restaurant insider show you the food culture in New Orleans! I grew up in the French Quarter hospitality business. My family and I owned a restaurant called Broussard's in the Quarter; I have a great network of connections around town in the various restaurants. I love sharing all the insiders' info & hidden secrets that New Orleans locals don't even know! You will experience sampling multiple courses at various neighborhood restaurant stops and learn real-life insider information on the past & present restaurant scene in New Orleans. Cocktail & Kitchen Adventure includes History, Architecture & Music. Our private tours and excursions are truly authentic & include experiences off the beaten path, definitely not the typical tour you see around the city. Every tour is customized and designed for you! *This is a new tour-Please read "Nola Detours Private City Tour with Local Expert" to get an idea of the quality of tours Nola Detours provides & check Nola Detours Google reviews

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based on 13 reviews

See Details → Duration :3 hours
From $265

Half-Day Oak Alley Plantation Tour in Vacherie

Hop aboard our luxury-style vehicles to explore the beautiful Oak Alley Plantation. On the morning of your tour, our driver will give you a courtesy call before he arrives to your designated location. While traveling out to the plantation he or she points out interesting facts along the way, listening to various types of New Orleans jazz music. Upon arrival at the plantation, they will check you in and give you information for the beginning to the end of the tour, such as what to explore after the tour and where to meet once the tour is over. The tour is thirty minutes, we allow our guests time to explore the grounds and have lunch at the cafe at your expense if you choose to. This is a half-day tour beginning at 8:00 a.m. to approximately 1:30 p.m., this time includes tour and travel time. Our pick up locations are in the Downtown NO and Garden District areas. Sheraton Canal St. The Quisby Hotel (GD) Best Western Landmark (FQ) Canal & Baronne Poydras & Baronne Poydras & South Peters

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based on 8 reviews

See Details → Duration :5 hours
From $79

New Orleans Holiday Bus Tour: Jingling Through the Crescent

Give yourself a holiday treat with a fully narrated motor coach tour of New Orleans! You’ll pass the famous French Quarter and learn the history of Jackson Square, home to the Cabildo and Presbytere Museums. Travel through historic neighborhoods such as Treme & Faubourg Marigny and down beautiful Esplanade Avenue. Marvel at stories of voodoo and piracy on Bayou St. John, the waterway used by Jean Lafitte and his band of pirates, as we make our way to City Park, one of the ten largest urban parks in America, which features the largest stand of mature live oaks in the world. Follow the path of our historic streetcars along Carrollton and St. Charles Avenues past Tulane and Loyola Universities across from Audubon Park, stately mansions of former kings and queens of Mardi Gras, and the exclusive Garden District. You’ll also enjoy a walk through the lobby of the beautifully restored Roosevelt Hotel, exquisitely decorated for the holidays!

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based on 6 reviews

See Details → Duration :3 hours
From $54

New Orleans Private Vehicle City Tour

Discover the best of New Orleans on this private, 3-hour city tour. Ride in a luxury sedan or SUV with a professional chauffeur and tour historian. See famous New Orleans neighborhoods like the French Quarter, the Ninth Ward, the Garden District, City Park, Saint Louis Cemetery, and much more up close and personal, at any pace desired. New Orleans hotel pickup and drop-off included.

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based on 3 reviews

See Details → Duration :3 hours
From $550

Activities & Tours: Louisiana

Audio-Guided Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation

New Orleans Best of Bywater Food, Drinks & History Tour

Citywide Driving Tour with Local Jazz Musician

Hurricane Katrina: Past, Present and Future Driving Tour

Tale of Two Cities: Uptown Bike Tour in New Orleans

Half-Day Private Nola Culture Second Line Tour and Music Experience

New Orleans Garden District Food, Drinks & History Walking Tour

N’awlins Luxury: Laura, Oak Alley or Whitney Plantation Tour w/Transportation

New Orleans Food Tour: Discover the Roots of Creole Cuisine

Private Bachelor or Bachelorette Airboat Swamp Tour in New Orleans

Honey Island Swamp Private Tour with Transport from New Orleans

Private Food Tour - New Orleans Historic Culinary, Cocktail & Kitchen Adventure

Half-Day Oak Alley Plantation Tour in Vacherie

New Orleans Holiday Bus Tour: Jingling Through the Crescent

New Orleans Private Vehicle City Tour

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