New Orleans Full-day Tours

  • New Orleans Sightseeing City Tour

    Experience New Orleans with us on an approximately 2.5-hour sightseeing bus tour. Venture out of the French Quarter to explore the beautiful Garden District, Treme, Marigny, 9th Ward, and some of the most unique neighborhoods in America. Learn about the city's fascinating history while taking in the sights and sounds of America's greatest city. Stop by St. Louis no. 3

     120 to 150 minutes  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

    This combination tour combines the best of the best! The best swamp tour with the best plantations along River Road. See a variety of wildlife on a swamp boat ride and explore an authentic southern plantation on this tour from New Orleans. See alligators, egrets, raccoons and snakes during your ride around a private Louisiana swamp. 9am and 11am departure

     7 hours 45 minutes  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Whitney Plantation Tour with New Orleans Hotel Pickup

    This is not just an average ride out to the river road. We will cover a number of attractions along the way as we like to say in Louisiana lagniappe. And for bigger savings we also offer a wide range of combination tours of swamp and plantations together. Thank you for choosing Crescent City Tours & Transportation

     6 hours 30 minutes  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans
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    The Oak Alley plantation tour is one of the most magnificent plantation tours near New Orleans because of the 28 evenly spaced, huge Oak Trees that go from the river road to the Plantation House. The Greek Revival home dates back to 1837. Located on the grounds is a restaurant, blacksmith shop, Souvenir Shop and antique farm equipment. Next up

     8 hours  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Oak Alley Plantation and Small Airboat Tour from New Orleans
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    Oak Alley Plantation features picturesque Oak Trees, beautiful landscaping, an elegant 1837 Greek Revival style plantation house, a blacksmith shop, a restaurant, and antique farm equipment. Guests will get a tour of the Oak Alley’s house and time to explore. After your plantation tour, you will experience the best of both: an educational swamp tour and a high speed airboat

     8 hours  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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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 learn about Laura's personal family saga. Enjoy a gourmet, unlimited buffet lunch in the elegant dining room of Houmas House Plantation, followed by a guided tour of this grand mansion. The small-group atmosphere ensures a

     9 hours  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Oak Alley Plantation and Swamp Boat Tour from New Orleans
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    On this full-day tour, you'll be driven to the Oak Alley Plantation House, then see the Cajuns of the bayou living and surviving in harmony with the swamps. Located about an hour and a half outside the city of New Orleans, Oak Alley is one of the most magnificent plantation tours because of the 28, evenly spaced, huge Oak Trees

     8 hours  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • New Orleans City, Cemetery and Swamp Full-Day Tour

    Spend an unforgettable 3 hours on our comfortable air conditioned Mini-bus and get an overview of New Orleans. No trip to New Orleans would be complete without seeing the highlights of our city and the some of the areas affected by Katrina’s flood waters. Then, head to the swamps to experience the history and culture of the Creoles with your

     7 hours 30 minutes  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Whitney Plantation and Airboat Tour from New Orleans

    This is a half day tour of the Whitney Plantation and a Tour of the Louisiana swamp in a 16 to 20 passenger airboat through the marsh and swamps of southeast Louisiana.

     8 hours  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Saints and Sinners Walking Tour in New Orleans

    New Orleans seeps into your bloodstream and compels even the sweetest from small-town America to do obscene things. This is the real New Orleans which does not fit neatly into the category of "American" city. It is a black water port, Caribbean and lawless; settled by thieves, prostitutes, and the other criminally disposed. New Orleans is also Catholic and pious

     2 hours  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • New Orleans Bourbon Street Bar Crawl w/ Shots & Souvenir Cup

    Get ready to dive into the famous New Orleans Bourbon Street with our Bourbon Street Bar Crawl! Guided by locals who live and breathe the city's culture, you’ll explore the most iconic bars and hidden gems where the real magic happens. Whether you’re in for a chill vibe with some live music in the afternoon or ready to turn up

     2 hours  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Oak Alley Plantation and New Orleans City Tour

    Explore the city of New Orleans and the famous Oak Alley Plantation on this guided, bus tour in New Orleans. First head to the Grande Dame of the Great River Road, Oak Alley Plantation. See the historic grounds — 25 acres of history and romance, regret and rebirth, tragedy and triumph. Arguably nowhere in the south is there a more spectacular setting. All entry

     7 hours  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Fly a Plane in New Orleans: No Experience or License Required

    Learn how to fly a plane in New Orleans on an exhilarating 50-minute flying lesson that includes sights of the mighty Mississippi River, the historical French Quarter and Mercedes-Benz Superdome! The must-do experience includes 20 minutes of pre-flight ground instruction, followed by 30 minutes in the air under the watchful eye of the pilot — an instructor certified by the

     50 minutes  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Hotel Pickup

    This is not just another drive out to the river road to visit plantations. Your driver/guide will enlighten and educate you along the way on such things as the Louisiana swamp, Lake Pontchartrain and an over view of what the Corp of Engineers have done to prevent the next hurricane Katrina catastrophe. And host of other surprises along the way.

     6 hours 30 minutes  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Small-Group Louisiana Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

    Experience a pilgrimage back in time to the Antebellum South on this small-group van tour. Visit two Louisiana plantations, including an elegant lunch at Houmas House on the famous Mississippi River Road! Enjoy a narrated scenic drive out of New Orleans and along the shores of Lake Ponchartrain.

     7 hours 30 minutes  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation
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  • Small Airboat and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

    Our Airboat tour site is the closest to the plantation making your travel time in the vehicles less. We operate on all private swamp where NO other boats are allowed and no idle zones or noise ordinance. Our small boat holds 6 - 9 passengers.

     7 hours  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • New Orleans French Quarter and Voodoo History Walking Tour

    Discover and explore the French Quarter's history and culture with a Master Storyteller.. This tour will make your New Orleans visit more meaningful and will give you an understanding of the layout of the Quarter making it easier to navigate the remainder of your trip. Let us bring history to life for you! All ages will enjoy the storytelling style

     1 hour 45 minutes  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • New Orleans City Tour and Steamboat Natchez Harbor Jazz Cruise
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    Enjoy a fully narrated city tour of historic New Orleans, where you will visit the world famous French Quarter, Jackson Square, Audubon Park and even uncover the mysteries surrounding Voodoo. Then take to the waters for a cruise on the Mississippi River with the iconic Steamboat NATCHEZ. Enjoy an authentic riverboat experience of a leisurely, two-hour cruise on the mighty

     6 hours 30 minutes  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Full Day Plantation and Swamp Tour in New Orleans

    As you board the luxury passenger van, you will be instantly treated like a celebrity. Leather seats and a comfortable ride await you. As we pick up other guests around the city, you will be given a mini-tour of the city or you may watch a film about other plantations to prepare you for your tour. While you are on

     7 to 8 hours  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation

    WEST-AFRICAN Captured for their agricultural and construction skills, their work created the Louisiana colony and influenced all segments of the newly-forming Creole culture, best seen today in language, cuisine, music, family-centered traditions, architecture and life-style. This sugarcane plantation started in 1805 with 7 enslaved people (six west-Africans and one Amerindian). As the plantation grew, so did the number of enslaved

     6 hours 30 minutes  Hotel pickup offered  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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  • Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation
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    Take your time enjoying the Oak Alley tour and exploring the Big House, grounds, slave cabins, exhibits, and café. Tour leaves from the Doubletree Hotel in the French Quarter. Please allow 30 minutes for pick-up. Tour is approximately 8 hours long (drive included). Daily pickup starting at 9:30AM. Dress for the weather! We recommend cool, comfortable clothing. Be sure to

     8 hours  Free Cancellation  Instant Confirmation
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