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The Top 10 New Orleans Tours and Activities (Updated January 2026)

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The Cool New Orleans Top 10 New Orleans is the original Best of New Orleans list. These hand-picked tours, activities, and things to do have been fun-tested by travelers like you to provide the most excitement for the best prices in New Orleans.

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  • New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise
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    1Top 10 Tour Ranked using exclusive Cool New Orleans data that may include activity quality, traveler reviews, overall popularity, and availability.
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    4.4 (4,440)

    New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise

    Board your riverboat to the delightful tunes of the Steam Calliope. Experience the sights and sounds of river life that enchanted characters of history and literature - like Mark Twain's Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer - and see the bustling activity of America's second-largest port! The Steamboat NATCHEZ is taking some time off(December 12, 2025 through February 2026) but her

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  • New Orleans City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
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    2Top 10 Tour Ranked using exclusive Cool New Orleans data that may include activity quality, traveler reviews, overall popularity, and availability.
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    4.5 (4,648)

    New Orleans City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

    With our 1-day ticket, sightseers can discover New Orleans on this thoroughly enjoyable unlimited hop-on hop-off bus tour. New Orleans is an American city like no other, largely down to its French and Spanish heritage that can be found in its architecture and music. Visit the lively Canal Street for culture and a spot of shopping and make sure you

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  • Paddlewheeler Creole Queen Historic Mississippi River Cruise
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    Paddlewheeler Creole Queen Historic Mississippi River Cruise

    Take a 2 hour, 30 minute cruise down the great Mississippi River aboard the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen. Enjoy a narrated tour with a licensed historian describing 300-years of New Orleans history; from the founding of the city by the LeMoyne Brothers to the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. During your cruise the vessel will dock at Chalmette Battlefield for a 1-hour

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  • New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour
    4Top 10 Tour Ranked using exclusive Cool New Orleans data that may include activity quality, traveler reviews, overall popularity, and availability.
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    New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour

    Discover the supernatural side of the French Quarter with our spine-chilling New Orleans ghost tours. Join our expert guides as they lead you through the most haunted streets of America's most mysterious city, sharing bone-chilling tales of restless spirits, voodoo legends, and paranormal encounters that have made New Orleans famous worldwide. Our authentic ghost walking tours take you by: Historic

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  • City Tour of New Orleans with Pickup
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    City Tour of New Orleans with Pickup

    Go beyond the typical city tour experience and see New Orleans like a local. Relax in an enclosed air-conditioned minibus and get a great introduction to the history, culture, and architecture of the magnificent city of New Orleans.

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  • New Orleans Swamp Tour Boat Adventure
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    6Top 10 Tour Ranked using exclusive Cool New Orleans data that may include activity quality, traveler reviews, overall popularity, and availability.
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    4.9 (1,799)

    New Orleans Swamp Tour Boat Adventure

    Take a New Orleans swamp tour and wetlands adventure! See the Cajuns of the Bayou living and surviving in harmony with the swamps. Here, the waterways are their highways. From the relaxed comfort of our covered New Orleans swamp tour boats, you will drift slowly past a 2,000 year old Indian burial mound, a Cajun cemetery and a fishing village!

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  • New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option
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    4.3 (6,888)

    New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option

    Ready for the ultimate New Orleans night out? Step aboard a classic riverboat for a dinner jazz cruise on the mighty Mississippi River — one of the most iconic things to do in New Orleans! The Steamboat NATCHEZ is taking some time off, her sister vessel, the Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS will be taking her place. You’ll get the

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  • Cemetery and Ghost BYOB Bus Tour in New Orleans
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    Cemetery and Ghost BYOB Bus Tour in New Orleans

    Warning! This tour is only for the brave! NOLA Ghost Riders provides 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

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  • New Orleans City Tour: French Quarter, Garden District & Cemetery
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    New Orleans City Tour: French Quarter, Garden District & Cemetery

    Spend an unforgettable 3 hours exploring New Orleans aboard our comfortable, air-conditioned mini-bus. Guided by a licensed local expert, you’ll get an insider’s look at the history, culture, and charm that make our city unique. From the vibrant French Quarter and Garden District to historic neighborhoods shaped by Creole traditions, you’ll see the landmarks that define New Orleans. Along the

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  • The National WWII Museum Admission Ticket New Orleans
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    The National WWII Museum Admission Ticket New Orleans

    Designated by Congress as the official WWII museum of the United States, The National WWII Museum is located in downtown New Orleans on a six-acre campus, where five soaring pavilions house historical exhibits, on-site restoration work, a period dinner theater, and restaurants. Step inside with a general admission ticket, and then spend as long as you like exploring this must-visit

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