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New Orleans Cocktail and Food History Tour
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New Orleans Cocktail and Food History Tour

Combining the history of Louisiana cuisine and New Orleans-style cocktails, this event is a feast for the senses! Along with your guide you will visit...

4 hours • Free Cancellation
4.9 (846)
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$160
New Orleans Eat, Drink, and View
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New Orleans Eat, Drink, and View

Elevated! Swanky! Bespoke vibe! Get ready for an amazing afternoon of traditions, photo opportunities, cocktails, whiskey, Cajun and Creole cuisine tastings! Visit the sparkly Chandelier...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
4.8 (8)
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$175
Airboat Swamp and Destrehan Plantation Tour from New Orleans
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4.9 (262)

Airboat Swamp and Destrehan Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Get ready for an exhilarating 1.5 hour airboat ride deep into secluded bayous in Cajun Country. You will see all sorts of wildlife on your...

5 hours 30 minutes • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.9 (262)
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$179
Beyond the French Quarter Food Tour

Beyond the French Quarter Food Tour

If you want an authentically local dinning experience outside the usual recommendations of the French Quarter this is the tour for you! Dine at some...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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$189
A Local's Private French Quarter Walking or Biking Tour
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A Local's Private French Quarter Walking or Biking Tour

We will be touring all around the Historic French Quarter and 2 historic surrounding neighborhoods of the Marigny and Treme. We will talk about the...

3 to 4 hours • Free Cancellation
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A Local's Garden District Tour
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A Local's Garden District Tour

With seven generations growing up in New Orleans my family has deep roots in the French quarter and the Garden District. As a child going...

3 to 4 hours • Free Cancellation
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$200
Private Louisiana Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans
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Private Louisiana Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

Experience a pilgrimage back in time to the Antebellum South on this private van tour. Visit two Louisiana plantations, including an elegant, unlimited buffet lunch...

7 hours 30 minutes • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (21)
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New Orleans VIP Jazz Club Crawl
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New Orleans VIP Jazz Club Crawl

Join the leader of one of New Orleans' best-known bands for a behind-the-scenes musical experience in the Big Easy. You'll venture to three different jazz...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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$225
New Orleans Soul Food Tour with Hotel Pickup and Drinks
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New Orleans Soul Food Tour with Hotel Pickup and Drinks

Experience the vibrant flavors of New Orleans like never before on our culinary city tour! As you ride through the historic streets of the Big...

3 to 5 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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$229
Private 3-hour City Tour of New Orleans with driver and guide - Hotel pick up
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Private 3-hour City Tour of New Orleans with driver and guide - Hotel pick up

When one thinks of New Orleans, one of the first things that pops into our head is Mardi-Gras and Jazz. But this is not only...

3 hours • Hotel pickup offered
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$231
Private New Orleans Historic Neighborhood Food Tour
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Private New Orleans Historic Neighborhood Food Tour

Because of the amazing diversity of our local population, New Orleans has always been a city of neighborhoods. It is no secret that the city...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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$235
Private New Orleans Double Plantation Tour: Oak Alley and Laura
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Private New Orleans 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...

5 to 6 hours • Hotel pickup offered
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$245
New Orleans: A Local's Eat Dat Food Tour
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New Orleans: A Local's Eat Dat Food Tour

This local food tour is guided by a local with over 200 years of family history with a family that's been in the food industry...

3 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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$250
New Orleans Small-Group 3 Plantation Tour with Gourmet Lunch
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Likely to Sell Out
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New Orleans Small-Group 3 Plantation Tour with Gourmet Lunch

Experience a pilgrimage back in time to the Antebellum South on this small-group van tour. Pass by 4 Plantations and enjoy in-depth guided tours of...

8 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.8 (138)
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$259
Private Garden District Walking Tour
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Private Garden District Walking Tour

We bring you authentic, unscripted experiences of our vibrant culture. Excursions are just for you and the people you are traveling with. A private tour...

2 hours
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$260
New Orleans Private Food Tour
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New Orleans Private Food Tour

Experience the best of New Orleans on this 3-hour private walking food and history tour of the French Quarter. Learn colorful history from an expert guide while...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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$267
Private New Orleans Culinary, Cocktail and Kitchen Adventure
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Private New Orleans Culinary, Cocktail and 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...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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$270
Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans
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Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

A grand mélange presentation of Cajun and Creole cultures including a high-speed airboat tour of the cypress swamps. Visit Laura Plantation, built in 1804, and...

9 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.8 (1,203)
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$279
Private French Quarter and Treme Walking Tour
5.0 (23)

Private French Quarter and Treme Walking Tour

Soul of NOLA will take you on a private walking tour of the French Quarter/ Vieux Carré, and just inside the adjacent Treme neighborhood. These...

2 hours 30 minutes • Free Cancellation
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$320
Highlights of New Orleans: City and Swamp Combo Tour
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Likely to Sell Out
5.0 (2)

Highlights of New Orleans: City and Swamp Combo Tour

Explore historic New Orleans and the enchanting swamps of south Louisiana on a private driving tour. This luxury experience includes a fully narrated city tour...

5 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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$327

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New York City
New Orleans Cocktail and Food History Tour
brookesI3353ME, Sep 2026
Worth the cost
The experience was amazing it was about 6 stops food and drink definitely worth the cost. A lot of food! Great tour guide with a lot of information!
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We like everything
New York City
Airboat Swamp and Destrehan Plantation Tour from New Orleans
Explorer11102605122, Sep 2026
We like everything
We have a great time. Gisele the tour guide was charming. We love it. Thank you so much. I will recommend it for everyone.
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Amazing tour from start to finish!
New York City
Airboat Swamp and Destrehan Plantation Tour from New Orleans
cheri639212019, Aug 2026
Amazing tour from start to finish!
Isabelle was an amazing tour guide—friendly, engaging, and incredibly knowledgeable! She made the entire experience so much fun while sharing fascinating stories and history along the way.We started with the small airboat tour at Ragin Cajun, where Mike kept us entertained and even taught us that alligators love marshmallows too! 🐊🍡 It was such a fun and memorable experience.Then we headed to Destrehan Plantation, where Isabelle gave us an informative and fascinating history lesson that really brought the plantation’s past to life.From the exciting airboat ride to the rich history of Destrehan Plantation, this was an unforgettable experience! I highly recommend this tour—especially if you’re looking for a fun, educational, and memorable way to experience Louisiana!
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Loved it!
New York City
Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans
Wander58929877141, Aug 2026
Loved it!
This tour was so fun! Robert our guide was so easy going and organized had a blast would love to do it again!
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Our tour guide Beth was...
New York City
New Orleans Cocktail and Food History Tour
Jason_L, Aug 2026
Our tour guide Beth was...
Our tour guide Beth was awesome! She was extremely friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable about the city. It was so interesting to not only eat and drink the iconic food and drinks of the city, but learn the history of how each item was made. 10/10 experience!
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Phenomenal!!!!!
New York City
New Orleans Soul Food Tour with Hotel Pickup and Drinks
Melanie_P, Aug 2026
Phenomenal!!!!!
This food tour was absolutely worth every single dollar!!! Darrell was a phenomenal tour guide, not only did he take us to the best places to eat he give us an in depth lesson in New Orleans history! Art, music, food, and of course Hurricane Katrina. And he even took us to talk to a survivor by the name of Mr. Green who shared his lost and experience with us!! I am definitely going to book this tour again whenever I go back to New Orleans!!
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Personable and fun!
New York City
New Orleans Soul Food Tour with Hotel Pickup and Drinks
D1895OXkimberlyh, Jul 2026
Personable and fun!
Listen….this tour was awesome! Our tour guide Darryl M. was an excellent guide. Highly recommend this tour……10/10!
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Nawlins for newbies
New York City
New Orleans Eat, Drink, and View
N2098XAdianas, Jul 2026
Nawlins for newbies
Absolutely over Jack. So knowledgeable about Nawlins. Friendly and engaging. Seemed to care to make the experience special for us. Learned many facts about the city and people. Enjoyed the places we visited and the food was amazingly delicious. I’d definitely go again and ask for Jack.
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Fun overview of the architectural history of New Orleans
New York City
A Local’s Garden District Tour
NICHOLAS_L, Jun 2026
Fun overview of the architectural history of New Orleans
Leanne was very knowledgeable and provided a great tour. The tour used architecture to explain the development of the city and how it evolved over time. She was very flexible and allowed us to explore different aspects at our own pace
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Great time on the three plantation tour!
New York City
New Orleans Small-Group 3 Plantation Tour with Gourmet Lunch
Lon_V, Jun 2026
Great time on the three plantation tour!
This is a great tour! Our tour guide, Giselle with Tours by Isabelle, was oustanding. Lots of history and local information during the drive and at the plantations. Visited three plantations, each one was different so we got a wide range of experiences on one tour. The time at each plantations was good; not too long and not too short. The included lunch at Houmas House was very good. Very enjoyable day, I would recommend this tour.
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Isabella worked with us to fix the weather
New York City
Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans
Bradandmarcia, Jun 2026
Isabella worked with us to fix the weather
The tours were great. Isabella planned the perfect tour. Each manor was so different. Rene was the tour guide that took us to the mansions and was knowledgeable and energetic. Because of the wether, we did not get to do the airboat the same day, but Isabella set it up for us to do on a later date. She made it easy . The food was great as well. Rene had umbrellas and ponchos ready for us each step. Thinking ahead about our needs
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New York City
New Orleans Small-Group 3 Plantation Tour with Gourmet Lunch
W4304SZmariag, Apr 2026
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We had a great time, learned new things. Lunch was delicious.
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Fabulous experience
New York City
Private New Orleans Historic Neighborhood Food Tour
jodylarissak, Apr 2026
Fabulous experience
We really hit the jackpot with Marc as our tour guide! He has over 30 years of experience in the restaurant world in New Orleans, and he put together an incredibly thoughtful tour of different neighborhoods throughout New Orleans with all different types of cuisines. We aimed a couple trendy, fine, places, a couple places that were clearly hidden local hangouts, and he gave us a beautiful tour of the city with lots of knowledge aboutthe history and culture. The food was fantastic and we had a wonderful time. I would highly recommend. !
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Must take this tour!
New York City
Highlights of New Orleans: City and Swamp Combo Tour
Gail_H, Mar 2026
Must take this tour!
We learned so much about a lot of things about NOLA. Michaela is outgoing and fun. She is a native and knows so much about her community. She took us all over and even out to the Bayou for an air boat ride. This is a must tour for anyone vacationing in New Orleans for the first time. Truly the highlight of our trip!
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Best food tour ever!
New York City
New Orleans Eat, Drink, and View
jaylynn e, Mar 2026
Best food tour ever!
Great experience overall. Our guide was very knowledgeable not only about the food but the history of New Orleans! Rob did an amazing job!! The food and drinks were worth the money! A great time was had!
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Wonderful tour
New York City
Private New Orleans Double Plantation Tour: Oak Alley and Laura
Jack W, Mar 2026
Wonderful tour
Benjamin picked us up on time. He was courteous, knowledgeable, very friendly. He has a great depth of knowledge of the area. With many tips on sites, out of the way bars and nightlife. He did food reviews of all the Gumbo offerings in New Orleans and posted on YouTube. He was delightful and I highly recommend the tour
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