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French Quarter Tours
The Vieux Carré – better known as the French Quarter – is the largest and best-preserved district of predominantly 19th century architecture found in an American city. It is a unique treasure that millions of people the world over flock to see, while they experience the city’s musical excitement and its world-class cuisine.
You can explore the Quarter on your own or you can experience it while learning about it from a knowledgeable tour guide. There is so much to see and do within the Quarter’s roughly 100 blocks you might not know where to begin unless you have someone with you who knows their way around. But, if you don’t, there are a number of tour options that will give you a good sampling of what the Quarter is all about. Check out the listings below for the French Quarter tour that best suits your needs. |
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AIA New Orleans Center for Design
(504) 525-8320
www.aianeworleans.org
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Walking Tours, Van Tours, Bicycle Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Self-Guided Tours, French Quarter Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours, Sightseeing Tours
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American Photo Safari Tours
828 Royal St., Suite 206, New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 298-8876
www.americanphotosafari.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, French Quarter Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
Description: What happens when you combine a sightseeing tour and a photography class? American Photo Safari! Grab your camera, put on your walking shoes and join us for a fun and informative Photography Workshop in the heart of New Orleans. No more boring snapshots!
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Bloody Mary's Tours
144 S. Hennessey St., New Orleans, LA 70119 [Map It]
(504) 523-7684
www.bloodymarystours.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, Limo Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Romantic Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Horse and Carriage Tours
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Cajun Encounters Swamp, City, & Plantation Tours, LLC
55345 Hwy 90 , Slidell, LA 70461 [Map It]
(504) 834-1770, (866) 928-6877
www.cajunencounters.com
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Flatboat Tours, Swamp Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
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Cajun Pride Entertainment
110 Frenier Rd. , LaPlace, LA 70068 [Map It]
(504) 467-0758, (800) 467-0758
www.cajunpridetours.com
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Flatboat Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Plantation Tours
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Celebration Tours
1229 St. Thomas St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 587-7115, (888) 587-7115
www.celebrationtoursllc.com
Available Tour Type/s: Van Tours, History/Heritage Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
Description: See and experience all New Orleans has to offer. Learn about the history, food, music & jazz, culture, architecture and Katrina recovery. Let local guides, with over ten years expereince, navigate you through the French Quarter and Garden District for one, or two, unforgettbale trips. |
Creole PubCrawl
(504) 812-8226
www.creolepubcrawl.com
Available Tour Type/s: Bicycle Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, French Quarter Tours
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Destination Management/Hospitality Enterprises
610 S. Peters St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 524-5030
www.bigeasy.com
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Walking Tours, Riverboat Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
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Dixie International Tours, Inc.
1716 Cleveland Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112 [Map It]
(504) 522-9422, (877) 615-7998
www.DixieToursNewOrleans.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, Van Tours, History/Heritage Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, French Quarter Tours
Description: Our Dixie tour now includes a Katrina component, as we feel it is important to show you the recovery process taking place. We also show you the most beautiful and historic sections of New Orleans, which were mostly unaffected by the storm. Please call to reserve your tour today. |
Flagship Limousine & Tours
1419 Danville St., Kenner, LA 70062 [Map It]
(504) 461-5303, (800) 259-6562
www.flagshiplimo.com
Available Tour Type/s: Limo Tours, Romantic Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Mardi Gras Tours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
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Flagship Private Tours
6570 1/2 Louis XIV St., New Orleans, LA 70124 [Map It]
(504) 486-4562
Available Tour Type/s: Airboat Tours, Limo Tours, Swamp Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, French Quarter Tours, Sightseeing Tours
Description: Experience PRIVATE tours with a native guide - City of New Orleans, plantation country & PRIVATE airboat tours of the swamp. Luxury sedans, SUVs & limos for 1-10. Vans for 14, buses for 29 & 58. |
Free Tours by Foot
2613 Laurel St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 222-2967
www.freetoursbyfoot.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, Bicycle Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cocktail Tours, Cemetery Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Garden Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Sightseeing Tours
Description: Free Tours by Foot is pleased to present the only FREE, tip-based tours of New Orleans. These interesting and informative tours will take you through many of New Orleans's legendary neighborhoods and cemeteries. |
Friends of the Cabildo
523 St. Ann St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 523-3939
www.FriendsoftheCabildo.org
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours
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Ghost Expeditions
(504) 582-6991
itunes.apple.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, Night Tours, Self-Guided Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours
Description: The first and definitive insider’s Paranormal Reference Guide to Ghosts and Paranormal Activities through more than 50 of New Orleans’ most actively haunted properties. Explore the haunted properties owned by vampire author Anne Rice, hotels, restaurants, B&Bs, historical and culturally significant buildings and private residences, city-wide. It’s the perfect blend of factual NOLA history and the results of professional ISPR field investigations spanning almost four decades under the direction of world-renowned parapsychologist and pioneering creator of GHOST EXPEDITIONS™, Dr. Larry Montz, featured 100+ TV programs worldwide, documentaries and extended DVD feature interviews. As lagniappe, the OFFICIAL PARANORMAL GUIDE – NEW ORLEANS provides researched information to debunk the most fantastic of Big Easy ghost legends including tour favorites like the tortuous Madame Lalaurie and her haunted Royal Street Mansion, Julie the Quadroon Mistress, the bloody massacre at the Sultan’s House and the Battle of Shiloh at the Beauregard-Keyes House to name a few. |
Good Old Days Tours
1229 St. Thomas St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 523-0804
Available Tour Type/s: Airboat Tours, Flatboat Tours, Swamp Tours, Romantic Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Horse and Carriage Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
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Gray Line Tours
400 Toulouse St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 569-1401, (800) 233-2628
www.graylineneworleans.com
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Walking Tours, Riverboat Tours, Flatboat Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Culinary Tours, Cocktail Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Plantation Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
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Haunted History Tours
723 St. Peter St. , New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 861-2727, (888) 644-6787
www.hauntedhistorytours.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Garden Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
Description: These are the yours you've heard about! As seen on A&E, History Channel, Discovery, Bravo, and recommended by The Travel Channel as "The #1 Tour in New Orleans! - A Must Do!" This is the premier walking tour on French Quarter Haunts and the paranormal. Real hauntings! Real history! And...bring the camera! 90% of our tour participants capture paranormal activity in their photos. Also, see the tomb of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau (the 2nd most visited tomb in the country) in New Orleans oldest burial ground, St. Louis cemetery #1. And...tour the elegant, lavish, and historic antebellum neighborhood on our daily tours of the Garden District. Tours are mildly theatrical, hugely historical, extremely entertaining! Private group tours are also available. School groups are our specialty! Call for complete information on these and other five star tours offered daily and nightly in the French Quarter and the Garden District. |
Historic New Orleans Walking Tours, Inc
2727 Prytania St. Suite 8, New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 947-2120
www.tourneworleans.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours
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Latin A Tours
(504) 779-5961
Available Tour Type/s: Van Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multilingual Tours, Mardi Gras Tours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
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Le Monde Creole Tour
(504) 568-1801
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History/Heritage Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours
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Le Tour Shop
638 St. Peter St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 581-6815
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Walking Tours, Riverboat Tours, Airboat Tours, Flatboat Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Garden Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Plantation Tours
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Louisiana Tour Company
9706 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072 [Map It]
(504) 689-3599, (888) 307-9267
www.louisianaswamp.com
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Airboat Tours, Flatboat Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
Description: Enjoy the many tour options available for the city of New Orleans in our modern fleet of minibuses. Three hour city tours, Plantation tours, Swamp/Airboat tours. We also offer chartered Group Transportation. |
Louisiana Tour Company
9706 Barataria Blvd., Crown Point, LA 70072 [Map It]
(504) 689-3599
www.louisianaswamp.com
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Airboat Tours, Limo Tours, Swamp Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours, Sightseeing Tours
Description: Enjoy the many tour options available for the city of New Orleans in our modern fleet of minibuses. Three hour city tours, Plantation tours, Swamp/Airboat tours. We also offer chartered Group Transportation. |
Machu Picchu Travel Services
442 Jackson Ave., New Orleans, LA 70072 [Map It]
(504) 561-9050
www.machupicchutours.com
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Walking Tours, Van Tours, Airboat Tours, Limo Tours, Scooter Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Romantic Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Garden Tours, Multilingual Tours, Mardi Gras Tours, French Quarter Tours, Horse and Carriage Tours, Plantation Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
Description: On our tours, you can visit the French Quarter, the Warehouse District, and the Garden District, see the "Cities of the Dead", take a Swamp Tour on a relaxing pontoon boat ride or an adventurous airboat, and be captivated by the historical plantations. |
Magic Tours, LLC
720 St. Louis St., New Orleans, LA 70140 [Map It]
(504) 588-9693
www.magictoursnola.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Garden District Tours
Description: Founded in 1992, Magic Tours is highly respected for a commitment to authenticity and historical accuracy while providing an informative, fun-filled experience. The guides are professors, historians, and journalists who delight in sharing their knowledge in an enlightening and informative format. Visit us online for tour information, times, prices and online reservations. |
New Orleans Culinary History Tour
(504) 875-6570, (800) 979-3370
www.noculinarytours.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Romantic Tours, Culinary Tours, Cocktail Tours, French Quarter Tours
Description: Come with us and visit some of our most celebrated historic restaurants – including the two oldest (Antoine’s and Tujague’s, established 1840 and 1856, respectively). Get looks behind the scenes and sample an array of New Orleans famous dishes. Visitors will learn to appreciate the differences between Creole and Cajun cuisine, and will hear of the varied ethnic influences that contribute to New Orleans cuisine. |
New Orleans Spirit Tours
621 Royal St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 314-0806, (866) 369-1224
www.neworleanstours.net
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours
Description: Visit the famous St. Louis Cemetery or a real Voodoo Temple -choose from a seletion of daytime cemetery tours, Voodoo tours and nightly ghost and vampire tours. Group rates and custom tours are available. Come explore the haunted French Quarter and learn about New Orleans' unique culture and history. |
Old River Road Plantation Adventure, LLC
1717 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70112 [Map It]
(504) 671-8687, (866) 671-8687
www.plantationadventure.com
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Riverboat Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Romantic Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours
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Racontours
3436 Annunciation St., New Orleans, LA 70115 [Map It]
(504) 899-1277
www.racontoursinnola.com
Available Tour Type/s: City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours, Garden District Tours, Sightseeing Tours
Description: Offers unique & custom designed walking and step-on tours with a personal touch for the more eclectic traveler who desires the thrill of discovery in a more intimate setting. Choose Racontours New Orleans. |
Roland Through New Orleans
3925 Bellview St., Metairie, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 779-6856, (877) 734-4437
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Walking Tours, Van Tours, Riverboat Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Plantation Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
Description: Offering personalized group tours. Your group will be charmed by America's most interesting city. Enjoy expert narration by exceptional guides conducting memorable and entertaining tours of historic New Orleans. Motorcoach groups, seniors and students will be fascinated by the world famous French Quarter. Take a comprehensive city tour, stroll through an above ground cemetery, see City Park, Lake Pontchartrain, elegant St. Charles Avenue, the Superdome and more. Learn about Hurricane Katrina's devastation and the city's recovery. Tour magnificent antebellum plantations, enjoy a romantic steamboat cruise or see alligators on a swamp tour. Let the Good Times Roll with a spicy taste of New Orleans nightlife. Hear Dixieland Jazz. Savor delicious Cajun cuisine and learn Cajun dancing. Dine at a fine French Creole restaurant. Let us personalize a great itinerary for your group visit to the Crescent City. Make the most of your time in the Big Easy with tours Roland Through New Orleans. |
Royal Carriages
1824 N. Rampart St., New Orleans, LA 70002 [Map It]
(504) 943-8820
www.neworleanscarriages.com
Available Tour Type/s: City/Neighborhood Tours, French Quarter Tours, Horse and Carriage Tours
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Southern Hospitality Tours
4640 S. Carrollton Ave., Suite #200 - 196, New Orleans, LA 70119 [Map It]
(504) 912-2826
www.southernhospitalitytours.net
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours
Description: Walking tours of the French Quarter, Jazz Cocktail history to history with Jazz brunch. Tailored tours, specializing in small groups. |
Strange True Tours
513 Royal St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 258-0760
www.strangetruetours.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Night Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours
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Tastebud Tours
(219) 929-6648, (877) 439-8278
tastebudtoursnola.thundertix.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Culinary Tours, French Quarter Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours, Sightseeing Tours
Description: Savor NOLA's favorites on a Taste of New Orleans food tour. Enjoy a muffuletta at Serio's, winners of the Bobby Flay Food Network Throwdown. Savor Jambalaya at the Old Coffee Shop, featured on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Pralines, Gumbo, Po-Boys, Beignets...Come Hungry! |
Tour de Foodies Nola
4221 Toulouse St., New Orleans, LA 70119 [Map It]
(504) 324-2457
www.tourdefoodies.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, French Quarter Tours, Sightseeing Tours
Description: We are a progressive dining restaurant tour. We offer an experience like no other. Experience multiple restaurants in one evening. We combine dinner, transportation and a culinary tour guide for the ultimate dining experience. |
Tour-New-Orleans.com
(504) 914-2039
www.Tour-New-Orleans.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours, Garden District Tours, Sightseeing Tours
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Tours by Isabelle
(504) 398-0365, (888) 223-2093
www.toursbyisabelle.com
Available Tour Type/s: Van Tours, Airboat Tours, Flatboat Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Garden Tours, Multilingual Tours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours
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Tours by Judy
1425 North Johnson St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 416-6666
www.ToursByJudy.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History/Heritage Tours, Night Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Personalized/Specialized Tours, Garden District Tours
Description: Our tours are more than a tour, they are an experience. In addition to the above mentioned tours, we also offer two specialized tours including a Literary Tour and a Free People of Color,(f.p.c.), Tour. Also, our nightly French Quarter Tour allows you to see the French Quarter through a historically accurate and delightful tour guide. Come view the French Quarter by twilight or as the French would say l'heure bleue. Later enjoy some of New Orleans' famous beignets and caf'e au lait. |
VIP City Tours
2314 Iberville St., New Orleans, LA 70174 [Map It]
(504) 329-2489
www.vipcitytours.com
Available Tour Type/s: Van Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours
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Witches Brew Tours
(504) 810-6315
www.witchesbrewtours.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, Night Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Horse and Carriage Tours
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Witches Brew Tours
(504) 810-6315
www.witchesbrewtours.com
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, Night Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Horse and Carriage Tours
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