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New Orleans Drunk History Tour

Drink your way through one of the oldest, most cultured and historic neighborhoods in the United States on this innovative, interactive tour complete with stories of New Orleans history, dark history, legends of ghosts, voodoo, vampires, comedy, and, of course, drinks. A real EMF Meter - Ghost/Paranormal Detector will be used during this tour. Follow the guide through the magical streets of the Vieux Carre (French Quarter) and visit historic and cultural landmarks. This 2‐hour approx. walking tour is centered around New Orleans' history and the detailed events of it's past. Learn how New Orleans has developed into the magnificent city that it is today from a knowledgeable local guide. Boozers, history buffs, and paranormal enthusiasts alike are sure to have a blast on the drunk history of New Orleans walking tour, surely a memorable experience. Rewrite history by putting your own spin on some of New Orleans most talked about historical events and haunted locations.
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From $35
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New Orleans City and Cemetery Bus Tour

This tour provides an insider’s perspective, with opportunities to walk around on your own and take in the rich history of New Orleans. Relax in our bus with small group sizes and visit historic neighborhoods, including the French Quarter, Treme, Faubourgs St. John and Marigny, Garden and Warehouse Districts as well as a stop in one of our St. Louis Cemeteries. Enjoy a relaxing ride and experience the unique highlights of the Crescent City. The tour is 2.5 hours and offers hotel pick-up.
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From $54.98
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Ghost Hunting Tour + French Quarter Supernatural: Ghost, Voodoo + Paranormal

1) We do the BEST French Quarter Ghost & Voodoo walking tour first. 2) Then We ghost hunt inside an exclusive haunted location to end! PLUS 3) Get free admission to the Haunted Museum in the day AND 4) Early Check-in Discounts on Psychic readings & Free Ghostcard at Spirit shop of the Haunted Museum 828 N. Rampart St- opens 12pm daily Bloody Mary's tours offers you a true insiders experience! Not only will you enjoy hearing historic facts & personal paranormal experiences on a smaller group experience tour, BUT we add hands-on ghost hunting portion INSIDE our exclusive documented 200 year old haunted location! It's 2 in 1! Tour the real locations from Bloody Mary's bestseller: Hauntings, Horrors and Dancing with the Dead + her TV shows too! Voodoo Queen Bloody Mary is #1 chosen expert seen on Ghost Adventures, American Supernatural, Buzzfeed Unsolved and 200 + worldwide documentaries.This famous author & psychic ghost hunter has created this dazzling adventure for you!
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From $58
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Haunted Crawl: New Orleans Exclusive Haunted Tour

New Orleans is infamous for it's savage and tumultuous past which allegedly has left much of the historic French Quarter, haunted. The Haunted Crawl takes you on a 90-minute tour through the most haunted neighborhood in America, taking you to REAL buildings and homes where these horrors took place. Your tour guide will answer any questions about the stories and hauntings of the eerily creepy history of the oldest sector of the city. You will hear the REAL story and timeline behind the Lalaurie Mansion, Marie Laveau and everything that wasn't explained in American Horror Story. As a bonus, you will find out which celebrities have and still own homes in the French Quarter, where the scenes from famous movies were filmed and who loves this city so much they purchased a mausoleum to be buried in. We have ONE guide and he has over 3,000 tours under his belt and we're confident you will love his stories. This is a boutique haunted tour, we believe in QUALITY, not quantity.
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From $27
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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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From $265
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Garden District History and Homes Walking Tour

ACCESS TO SOME LOCATIONS, INCLUDING LAFAYETTE CEMETERY MAY BE RESTRICTED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Boasting the world’s largest collection of 19th century American Southern style mansions, the Garden District of New Orleans deserves special attention and a tour of its own! View unique architecture, oak tree-lined streets, manicured gardens, and the homes of some of America’s most famed celebrities—both past and present—as you leisurely stroll through this neighborhood. Stop at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, arguably America’s most infamous graveyard. The above ground crypts of this “city of the dead” have appeared in numerous blockbuster films including “Double Jeopardy,” and “Interview with the Vampire.” Other highlights include Briggs-Staub House, Colonel Short's Villa, Commander’s Palace restaurant, Lonsdale House, Musson House, Payne House, The Rink, Robinson House, Toby-Westfeldt House, and celebrity homes of Anne Rice, Sandra Bullock, Ella Brennan, and John Goodman.
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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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From $54
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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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From $550
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Double Plantation Tour: Oak Alley and Laura

The picturesque beauty and architecture of the Louisiana plantations are a “must” for any visitor to New Orleans. Many of these breathtaking homes are within an hour’s drive from the city. Your tour will begin with a comfortable ride out of New Orleans where your guide will share with you the origin of the Louisiana plantations, along with the effect they had on the city of New Orleans, and its residents. Along with discovering beautiful buildings, luscious gardens and historic artifacts, these homes also represent some of the darker chapters of Louisiana history. Many of the plantations will provide a focus on the lives of the slaves that brought these homes to life, and share some of the realities of the rural south during this time in our nation’s history. Upon arrival, each plantation home has its own guide to bring you through the main house, and share its specific story. Following your home tour, we will escort you around the grounds and answer any questions that may arise.
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From $435
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Private French Quarter & Garden District Tour: Walk and Drive Combo

This is a private tour, feel safe touring safe only with the people you are traveling with. We begin in the French Quarter, the most emblematic New Orleans neighborhood. We'll discuss geography, architecture and the folks that made our fabled city in the swamp. Next we’ll head upriver in a mini van to the Garden District. As we proceed through the oak-lined streets we will take in the grandeur of historic mansions and gardens and discuss the political landscape that gave birth to the Garden District. Lafayette Cemetery #1, one of the iconic New Orleans’ above ground “cities of the dead”. From outside the cemetery walls,(all cemeteries are currently closed) we will discuss the unique burial traditions of the Crescent City. We'll have transportation, but some walking, in areas like the Jackson Square & the cemetery, is ideal. This excursion features the highlights of the French Quarter and uptown neighborhoods.
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From $450
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Mules in New Orleans Walking Tour

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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Garden District Walking Tour

Note: please do NOT book this tour without contacting me first. Reservations for Commander's Palace must be made about 90 days in advance, making short notice tours difficult. Second, Lafayette Cemetery is closed for repairs and we have to make other arrangements to see another cemetery. If you will accept an alternative restaurant if reservations cannot be made at Commander's, we can discuss the necessary changes BEFORE booking. This is a walking tour, followed by lunch.  The tour focuses on the homes, architecture and culture in the Garden District and the historical background for its development.  In addition to the neighborhood, we visit the Lafayette Cemetery #1 and explain the customs for burials in New Orleans.  The walking portion takes between 1.5-2 hours.  After the walking segment, we finish with lunch at Commander's Palace (proper attire required). If you choose to finish with lunch, most people spend about $50-60 on lunch in addition to the tour fee.
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Private Airboat Ride and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

A grand mélange of Cajun and Creole cultures for private groups of up to 12, starting with a private airboat tour of the cypress swamps. Visit Laura, a Creole Plantation and explore her historic slave quarters surrounded by sugar cane fields. Enjoy an elegant seated lunch at Houmas House plantation, followed by a guided tour of this grand mansion.
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Double Plantation Tour from New Orleans: Oak Alley & Laura Plantation

On the 2 plantation tour you get to experience both strengths of each plantation and what they have to offer as a narrative. Oak Alley you get to experience the grandeur of antebellum life in the 1800s on the magnificent property line with its beautiful 28 Oak trees. WEST-AFRICAN Laura plantation started in 1805 with 7 enslaved people (six west-Africans and one Amerindian). As the plantation grew, so did the number of enslaved workers. Four original slave cabins built in the 1840s remain standing today on the plantation. By the onset of the Civil War, 186 workers were enslaved on this farm. Following the emancipation of slaves in Louisiana (1866), the great majority of these former slaves continued to live in the Laura Plantation quarters. Descendants of these men & women were displaced in 1895 when cypress lumber companies had their own workers inhabit the Laura slave quarters. The cabins were lived in until 1977. Descendants of slaves live near the Laura Plantation to this day.
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Private Chauffeured and Historian Guided City Tour of New Orleans

A three-hour private city tour of the many beautiful historic districts in and around New Orleans. This tour has both a chauffeur and historian tour guide whom can customize the tour to fit your specific interests whether it be music, history, architecture, horticulture, or all of the above.
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From $625