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Witness the diversity of New Orleans on a private half-day city tour. With a personal guide, you’ll see New Orleans’ great contrasts like the historic French Quarter, opulent St Charles Avenue, the devastated Ninth Ward, a cemetery, City Park and more. On this private tour, enjoy the flexibility of choosing your own start time and duration, as well as designating stops for refreshment, photo ops or to see a favorite attraction up close.

Visit two of the best-preserved antebellum plantations near New Orleans on this private tour to Oak Alley and Laura: A Creole Plantation. Take a docent-led tour at each site to learn about the complex and often dark history of the rural south, including the impact of slavery in Louisiana. After each tour, your private driver and guide can escort you around the grounds and answer any additional questions.

Learn some of New Orleans's more ghostly secrets with this private nighttime tour in the French Quarter. You'll visit haunted haunts, learn about the city's long history of witchcraft and voodoo, visit witchcraft and voodoo shops, and spend some time socializing at a local bar, all with a local guide leading the way.

Private Driving Tour Luxury Vehicle Fully Narrated Experience the contrast between cosmopolitan New Orleans and the rustic life on the plantation.

Combine the comfort of a driving tour with the relaxed pace of a walking tour with this experience, which takes you all across town. You'll visit some of the city's most interesting old neighborhoods, from the Garden District to the French Quarter, with a guide on hand to provide narration.

See New Orleans sights without breaking a sweat on this driving tour of the city. Aboard a comfortable 14-passenger van, head to must-see New Orleans attractions such as the French Quarter, Garden District, and Marigny Neighborhood, hearing history and fun facts about points of interest from your guide along the way. You’ll cover more ground than a walking tour in half the time.

Get ready to PARTY!! This 3-hour private tour will take you beyond Bourbon Street to the music clubs, and cocktail bars of Frenchmen Street, the live music capital of New Orleans. Frenchmen Street has been featured in many films and shows such HBO's Treme, The Simpsons, and the hit movie Girl's Trip. Drake also shot a large portion of his video for 'In My Feelings' on Frenchmen Street. Your tour will take you to hear some of the best live music at Frenchmen Street's hottest clubs, and give you an overview of the area's colorful history. At each venue, we will take the time to listen to live bands. At one of our venues, you will have a choice to have a bartender give you a demonstration of how Louisiana cocktails such as "Sazerac" or "Esplanade Lemonade" are made, and you will experience the Frenchmen Street scene. Don't forget to bring your camera! If you like eclectic and unique art, we will visit the Frenchmen Street Art Market as well.

Explore the elegant neighborhoods of Uptown New Orleans with this private personalized tour. Maximize your time with private transport to the French Quarter and Garden District, then hop out to stroll the oak-lined streets and green parks. Visit the legendary Lafayette Cemetery, admire the historic mansions and picturesque gardens, and see sights such as Jackson Square, Bourbon Street, and the Mardi Gras parade route.

Explore the causes and effects of one of 21st-century America’s worst natural disasters on a private, 3-hour tour of New Orleans focused on Hurricane Katrina. Learn about the confluence of extreme weather, the city’s vulnerable geography, and sociopolitical factors that lead to such a devastating loss of life and property when the hurricane hit. Drive through the city in a private vehicle to see the areas most affected by the storm, and hear how the recovery effort has reshaped New Orleans.

Get beyond the usual stops in the French Quarter with this driving tour of New Orleans, including the Destrehan Plantation on River Road not far from the city center.

Take a deep dive into the history of the slave trade in Louisiana with this guided tour. Booking a private tour means you'll get personalized attention and be able to move at your own pace, asking plenty of questions along the way. Explore the Whitney Plantation, active in the 17th and 18th centuries, with your guide discussing the human costs, economic effects, and the abolitionist movements.

Satisfy your sweet tooth on this dessert tour of New Orleans that lets you indulge in the city’s delights. Try five favorite desserts like beignets, snowballs, pralines, and bread pudding, all from local-approved establishments that don’t disappoint. At each stop, your guides share New Orleans culinary history and trivia that you don't want to miss.

Enjoy a three-hour journey to uncover the soul of NOLA. Visit charming neighborhoods downriver like Marigny and Bywater, whose lively history is forever remembered through Hurricane Katrina's aftermaths. Then, explore Esplanade Avenue lined with majestic mansions, while passing by Bayou St. John and City Park, one of America’s oldest urban parks. Finally, take in all that New Orleans has to offer as you drive iconic Saint Charles avenue toward the Garden District.

Escape the crowds and benefit from the company of a private guide for just your party with this private walking tour in New Orleans. Instead of just focusing on the French Quarter, this tour also visits the vibrant Treme neighborhood. Along the way, hear lively commentary about Creole culture, learn about local architecture, and hear how the “Big Easy” became the birthplace of jazz.

This is a half day tour of the old river road plantation homes. You will have a chance to see where they film movies like Django Unchained , Queen Sugar, 12 Years of Slave,Forest Gump with Tom Hanks, interview with a vampire with Brad Pitt. Also your Driver/Guide will enlighten you on a host of other attractions.

Fly across the swamps outside of New Orleans in a private airboat with this excursion. Pre-book your boat and make your own way to the launch site in Jean Lafitte National Park. Then, climb aboard your airboat and feel the thrill of zipping across the bayou. Stop at various points to take in the scenery and observe local wildlife such as alligators.

Discover New Orleans’ most beautiful neighborhood in a relaxed and personalized way on a private Garden District walking tour. Avoid shuffling along with a big crowd, as a guide just for your group shows you the most stunning antebellum mansions, celebrity homes, and the famous Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 (from outside the gates). Ask all the questions you like and get custom recommendations on how to make the most of your New Orleans vacation.

Take a private tour out to the Oak Alley Plantation with this package from New Orleans. You and your group of up to 12 passengers will be picked up in New Orleans and taken out to the plantation, driving past lakes, bayous, and historic sites along the way. You'll also get the chance to stop at the Evergreen Plantation, where Django Unchained was filmed, for a quick photo break.

Mysterious, ancient, and full of life, the Louisiana swamps have long captivated writers, travelers, and historians. Come to see the magical landscapes for yourself on this narrated tour of New Orleans highlights and airboat swamp tour. Highlights include the Garden District, French Quarter, and a taste of swamp life at Bayou Segnette State Park.

Visit a historic southern plantation located just a short drive from New Orleans on a private half-day tour. Learn about the history of the Antebellum South as you tour the main structures and grounds of Evergreen Plantation, and hear stories about the families that owned the land, and the enslaved people who toiled there. Your tour includes hotel pickup in New Orleans, and VIP transportation for up to six passengers.

Visiting Louisiana’s historic plantations provides insight into life in the Antebellum South and one of the most significant periods in US history, and this tour visits two in one day. Experience 19th-century life at Destrehan Plantation with a guide in period dress. Afterwards, head to Houmas House for a delicious, elegant lunch, a tour of the sugar cane plantation, and magnificent views along the Mississippi River.

Learn about women’s contributions to New Orleans history and culture of this private French Quarter walking tour. A local guide tells tales of women who fought for the modern city of New Orleans—perspectives other tours often omit or skim over. At the end of the tour, you’ll see the city through the lens of women’s history.

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.