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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation
Meet your guide for pickup in downtown New Orleans and head for a 2-hour boat tour in Honey Island Swamp, a wildlife preserve that is one of the last protected wetlands in Louisiana. Visit a Cajun village only accessible by boat; learn about the animals and plants in the lush swamps; and get close to wildlife that are out and active with an expert local guide. Please note that wildlife sightings are never guaranteed.
New Orleans Cemetery Bus Tour After Dark
Enjoy a shockingly fun cemetery bus tour while local historian guides share with you the amazing history of New Orleans. Explore these cities of the dead under moonlight and be on lookout for paranormal activity! There will be an opportunity to purchase a drink for the ride and don't forget your camera. Go inside an above ground cemetery at night with the only company allowed access! Use EMF readers to capture ghosts and spirits throughout the tour.
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 excursion. Enjoy a guided tour and talk by a National Park Ranger about the battle of New Orleans, while taking in the sweet breeze and delicate waves along the river. Delight in a cash bar and/or a satisfying Creole lunch option available on the boat while viewing the famous French Quarter and Port of New Orleans from the river .
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 as paranormal, so bring your camera!
Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans
Visit the Whitney Plantation of New Orleans and step back in time as you explore the 18th-century plantation museum, the only one of its kind in Louisiana. On this 5-hour tour (including travel time from New Orleans,) you’ll see museum exhibits, memorial artwork, and restored buildings. Learn about an important part of American history as recorded from first-person slave narratives. They Whitney Plantation is a self-guided tour. Please make sure to download the Whitney Plantation app on your cell phone, tablet, or iPad to listen to an audio tour.
New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Sightseeing Tour with Transportation
Nowhere is Louisiana’s wildlife more abundant than in the swamps and bayous of New Orleans. Take a boat ride through these swamps and bayous and be on the lookout for alligators, raccoons, snakes, turtles and native birds. Hear stories from your guide about local Cajun culture and the mysteries of the swamps and bayous.
Steamboat Natchez VIP Jazz Dinner Cruise with Private Tour and Open Bar Option
Please arrive by 5:30pm for early boarding. Upon arrival, you'll be greeted by a ship staff member to take you onboard. Start the night off with a complimentary Champagne cocktail and get front row access to the Dukes of Dixieland before dining. After enjoying the tunes and maybe a little dancing, settle into your reserved table in the dining room for a dinner buffet featuring local favorites. If you are looking for a little more, upgrade your cruise to include an open call brand bar. After dinner, take a tour of the vessel led by the first mate. Don’t miss this opportunity to cruise through New Orleans in style on an exclusive VIP cruise that can’t be booked anywhere else!
Oak Alley Plantation and Swamp Boat Tour from New Orleans
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 that go from the river road to the Plantation House. Experience bayou living where here, the waterways are their highways. From the relaxed comfort of our covered New Orleans Swamp Tour Boats, you will drift slowly past a 2000 year old Indian Burial Mound, a Cajun cemetery and Fishing village! You may see the wildlife that made the Barataria Swamps the Crown Jewel of the Louisiana Purchase. If the 10:45am departure is chosen, these activities will be in reverse.
New Orleans Garden District Walking Tour Including Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
This New Orleans Historic Garden District Walking Tour highlights the American settlement and their beautiful homes, gardens, wealth and how life was changed because of their amazing contributions. This multifaceted tour includes the unique history of our incredible city, culture, and architecture. The Americans early settlements, lavish lifestyles and immense wealth are obvious as we walk through this opulent and super astonishing neighborhood. Our Tour begins outside of the gates of Lafayette Cemetery #1, as you learn of the basic burial information and customs and discuss why New Orleans cemeteries are so unique (NOTE: PUBLIC ACCESS IS NOT ALLOWED IN THIS CEMETERY) We then walk around the neighborhood where you'll see the architectural styles of the Americans. You will see celebrity homes, perfectly manicured landscapes and movie hotspots as well. Walk with a local, see it through our eyes!
New Orleans City Tour: Katrina, French Quarter, Garden District
Spend an unforgettable 3 hours on our comfortable air conditioned Mini-bus and get an overview of New Orleans. Experience the history and culture of the Creoles with your licensed tour guide. 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.
Attractions in Louisiana
- Mississippi River
- French Quarter
- LaLaurie Mansion
- Jackson Square
- Oak Alley Plantation
- Garden District
- French Market
- Bourbon Street
- Lake Pontchartrain
- St. Louis Cathedral
- St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
- Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
- Louis Armstrong Park
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Old Ursuline Convent
- New Orleans City Park
- New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
- Whitney Plantation Museum
- Destrehan Plantation
- National WWII Museum
- Royal Street
- Magazine Street
- Mardi Gras World
- Old U.S. Mint
- Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
- Lower Ninth Ward
- Cabildo
- Laura Plantation
- Preservation Hall
- Faubourg Marigny
- The Presbytère
- Beauregard-Keyes House
- Frenchmen Street
- New Orleans School of Cooking
- St. Joseph Plantation
- Confederate Memorial Hall Museum
- Ogden Museum of Southern Art
- Houmas House
- Lafayette Square
- Audubon Park
- New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
- New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)
- Longue Vue House and Gardens
- 1850 House
- Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
- Storyville District
- Degas House
- Backstreet Cultural Museum
- Audubon Nature Institute