New Orleans Small-Group City and Cemetery Tour

Name: New Orleans Small-Group City and Cemetery Tour
Brand: Tours by Isabelle
SKU: 2292NOCET
Price: 96.00 USD
Rating: 4.5 (96 reviews)

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New Orleans Architectural and Sightseeing Small Group Tour

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

4 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover New Orleans’ vibrant history through its dynamic history on this sightseeing tour. Enjoy a small group van ride through the city, viewing the diverse architectural wonders of the French Quarter, the Garden District, Esplanade Avenue, and Bayou St John. You’ll disembark for small-group walking tours of St. Louis Cemetery No 3 and City Park, where you'll admire the Besthoff Sculpture Garden and stop for beignets at the infamous Cafe du Monde (own expense.)

New Orleans architectural tour
Drive along the French Quarter, Jackson Square, and Esplanade Avenue
Explore the tombs of historic St. Louis Cemetery #3 on a guided tour
See the late–1700s homes on Bayou St. John
Admire the antique carousel in City Park
All entrance fees and round-trip hotel transfers included
Small-group tour limited to 14 people ensures a personalized experience
Katrina Memorial and Levee Exhibit Hall and Rain Garden

What's Included

Transport by air-conditioned 14-passenger van
Hotel pickup and drop-off, with exact pick up time provided
Guided tour of St Louis Cemetery #3

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Please specify hotel at time of purchase. We pick up in New Orleans at any hotel, Bed & Breakfast or select Airbnbs, uptown (close to St. Charles Ave.), in (or close to) the French Quarter, and on the Westbank. We do not pick up by the airport, in New Orleans East, in Slidell, or on the North Shore. Supplier will contact you the day before your tour to give you an exact pick up time.

What To Expect

Your journey of New Orleans’ rich and storied architecture begins with morning or afternoon pickup from your central New Orleans hotel. Climb aboard the comfortable tour van for a small-group sightseeing trip through the city. As you wind through the French Quarter, admire the fusion of Spanish, French, and Creole design styles that give the area its distinctive architectural flair. As you exit the quarter, you’ll pass the Cabildo and the Pontalba Apartments at Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, and the bustling French Market. As you cruise along Esplanade Avenue, soak up the beauty of oak-lined streets and stately Creole mansions.

Your first stop is St Louis Cemetery No 3, where you’ll witness some macabre and magnificent tombs. Enjoy a guided walk, during which you’ll learn about the above-ground burial system and see several enormous society tombs, such as the Dante Lodge of Masons. Then head by bus to New Orleans’ celebrated City Park, passing the lovely 18th-century homes of Bayou St John along the way.

Continue north for views of Lake Pontchartrain, including the world-record Causeway and the surrounding levees,. You will reach the London Avenue Canal and see its two floodwall breaches and witness the complete destruction Hurricane Katrina caused to the neighborhood of Gentilly. You can also stop to walk through the Katrina memorial and Levee Exhibit Hall and rain garden alongside the London Ave. Canal Breach.

Back aboard your van, marvel at the beautiful colonial homes along St. Charles Avenue and through the Garden District on your way to your hotel.

French Quarter (Pass By)

Jackson Square (Pass By)

St. Louis Cathedral (Pass By)

French Market (Pass By)

St. Louis Cemetery No. 3

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

New Orleans City Park

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cafe Du Monde

Admission Ticket Free

Caesars Superdome (Pass By)

Bayou St John (Pass By)

Garden District (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 5 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Service animals are permitted. Please advise at time of booking to arrange accommodations
Child rates apply to all children and infants
Not wheelchair accessible
Tour cannot accommodate wheelchairs of any kind

Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

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Great time

Katherine_N, Feb 2024

Rene was awesome! Highly recommend this tour to see a lot of New Orleans from a small bus with a small group. It was a great half day.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Thank you so much Ms. Katherine, I will definitely share that with Rene! We are so lucky to have him on our staff! We hope you come back to visit us soon. Isabelle C.

Great trip

Melody_S, Dec 2023

Great tour, saw several attractions we have seen before. Driver, Ellen was very knowledgeable and provided great background info

Great time!

Josh_A, Oct 2023

John was a great guide! We definitely feel like we know the city now. It was a really comprehensive tour.

Small New Orleans tour

Lisa_M, May 2023

Excellent tour, Ellen our tour guide was amazing 🤩. We got tips on where to go & learned so much about the city. Would 100% recommend this tour

Great Experience

Sandra_P, Apr 2023

Eileen was great she had a lot of knowledge to the city she lives in. Great experience and having the four hours made the difference

Isabella small tour group of city andCemeteries.

Mary_B, Apr 2023

Our tour guide (Ellen, I think) was a local and was a wealth of information about every area we visited. We especially liked the small group of 10 we were with so you could socialize. Her experiences made the tour very more personal and fun.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Yes, Ms Mary, your driver-guide was Ellen, and we call her "The Gem", and we are so happy you enjoyed her so! We always pride ourselves on having smaller groups, as you are so right, it really makes for a better experience! We go for quality not quantity! Thank you so much for your comment, and please come back to NOLA soon! Isabelle C.

Paul big easy!

Sophie_C, Feb 2023

Nice basic tour of NOLA. Our party of 8 was joined by 2 additional couples for a total of 12. Very enjoyable would highly recommend for a first day/stay overview!

5/5 stars definitely pick tours by Isabelle

Ryan_M, Jan 2023

Renée was an amazing guide! He was very friendly, personable, and educated. I would definitely love to have him guide us again on a different tour next time! Isabelle communicated our plans for pick up very clearly and where we were set to go, and how long it would take. It was a wonderful trip!

Great trip!

Kim_A, Nov 2022

Doing the cemetery tour and learning the history of the cemeteries. Our guide Rene did an awesome job and was very knowledgeable.

Excellent overview of New Orleans

Jennifer_R, Jun 2021

Giselle was a wonderful tour guide who made the whole tour very interesting and memorable. Hard to pick just one thing, but I did really enjoy learning about some of the history of the city. It was so nice to be in a van with a smaller number of people. It felt like driving around the city with a very knowledgeable friend!

Great Experience

Ann_L, May 2021

Gisele with Tours by Isabelle was excellent. Her knowledge with the history was excellent. The city tour was great.

Amazing

David_D, Feb 2021

Excellent Tour, very knowledgeable tour guide and locations were great. A must do when coming to New Orleans.

Excellent

janvanzundert, Nov 2019

Perfect tour and perfect guide: Jo(seph). In 4 hours we had a hey nice scoop of the inner and ouder city

My sister and I took this tour back...

Tara J, Aug 2018

My sister and I took this tour back in March. We had a great time and our tour guide provided us with a lot of information. Would definitely recommend!!

Well done! It was a great...

Jaime_d, Apr 2018

Well done! It was a great opportunity to see all of New Orleans and not just get stuck in the French or Garden Quarters. Our guides were very knowledgeable and shared a lot of interesting highlights of the city's history.

John was our guide through the city...

Gary_C, Apr 2018

John was our guide through the city, he new everything that has gone on in new Orleans history. Very good trip well worth it

Totally enjoyed the Longue Vue tour...

Stephen_B, Mar 2018

Totally enjoyed the Longue Vue tour and the cemetery tour where we could get out of the van. It was a tour by van mostly. I would recommend it but be advised that its mostly looking out of your van window.

Good tour. The only drawback is driving...

Jason W, Mar 2018

Good tour. The only drawback is driving in New Orleans traffic.

Yet another hit in the tour...

CarlA_J, Jan 2018

Yet another hit in the tour catalogue. Ellen gave us the grand tour of New Orleans. It was way more than what we expected and we were very pleased with the whole thing. She was very informative, cordial and the pacing of the tour was just right. We were glad this was our first tour of the city as it really gave us a handle on the city layout, it's history and some very interesting sites.

Kay is a fantastic tour guide. Lots of...

aquilabowlby, Dec 2017

Kay is a fantastic tour guide. Lots of fun and very informative.

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