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    Terra S.

    What a great tour! I admit this was not my choice in my group but I'm so glad that they said it was a must do, which is absolutely true! Tour guide gives great information on the way to Oak Alley Plantation and once you get there you have a tour and about an hour and a half to walk around and go to the restaurant if you want to. We did and it was good and also go to the gift shop they let you try some alcohol and some brittle. Which I ended up buying it was good. Oak Alley is a place they filmed part of "Interview with a Vampire," so cool, as well as "The Skeleton Key," "True Detective," (parts anyway), and "The Long Hot Summer." Take the time to get photos and videos from the front. So worth it. You get to view the slave quarters as well. Then you get to go on the Swamp Tour which was so funny because our tour guide was that hilarious! Shout out to Brandon! He should be an improv actor (I mean they do films out there), because when I asked if he was ever given a script for the tour his response was, "hell no." Haha! Has the face for tv/film as well for any agents or producers out there. Anyway, you see SO MANY alligators and get to hold a teeny tiny baby one which is so cute! Overall was a great day despite the rain!

    Whitney Plantation
    Nathan E.

    I did the plantation and gator tour with this company. We started out with the plantation and it was gorgeous, the tour guides there were awesome, the food at the restaurant at the plantation was great, and I felt more educated. Then, we went to the alligator swamp tour, which was very cool, just a little bit more crowded on the boat than I would've liked. The bad part is that our bus broke down on the way home and the AC failed. As a result, we sat in a crazy hot bus on the side of the freeway for about an hour waiting for a new bus. This, however, seemed to be out of our tour guide's hands, which is the reason there isn't a lower rating.

    The bayou boat
    Lydia F.

    I booked w/ Grayline on Travelocity for our trip to NOLA. We went on the big boat swamp tour (not a fan boat). We went through a lot of paper to make it on to the boat; it was silly. We took our printed online voucher to a ticket stand in the french quarter. They gave us two paper tickets per person. We used one ticket to get on a charter bus. The bus took us to the launch point of the tour where we exchanged our 2nd ticket for a wrist band to get on to the boat. Can't you find a more efficient system than this? The charter bus had very narrow seats. My husband and I are no longer thin like we used to be, and it was uncomfortable for us to sit together, but there wasn't room for us to sit in separate rows because there were other people on the bus. The bus also had a leak in the cooling system and kept dripping on my arm the whole way there. When I booked online, there were lots of pictures of people holding small alligators, and I thought this was going to be included with our tour. It was not. There is a gift shop once you get to the boat launch that was cute. Inside was an albino alligator in a pool (but the pool was depressingly small). They did take fun photos before getting on the boat in front of a green screen (additional cost to take printed photos home---thing disney roller coaster rides). Once we finally made it on to the boat, it was heavenly! We had amazing views. We were visiting in March, and the weather was perfect. We were able to see several gators and a blue heron. Our boat captain was a cool cajun and had interesting local facts (some more dubious than others). I'm glad that I didn't go on a fan boat because one went by us. It was really fast and very LOUD. It definitely would have triggered a headache for me. The big boat was perfect. We were able to move slowly through the swamp and see cool stuff.

    Kwame S.

    During our New Orleans trip, we booked the evening Riverboat Jazz Cruise (about $50/person through Orbitz). While I enjoyed the 2-2.5 hr cruise, I kind of wished that there was more information given regarding the history of New Orleans and the Mississippi R. Yes, someone gave a 5-10 minute speech about what we were going to see during the tour, but I would have liked to learn more. Perhaps, having QR codes, posted in various areas of the boat, linking to prerecorded audio discussing New Orleans history could accomplish this without sacrificing the jazz band. Perhaps, I'm asking for too much. While I'm not a huge fan of jazz, I thought the band was pretty good, and the band definitely had me tapping my foot during various parts of the trip. Overall, I thought the boat was in pretty decent shape and the crew was pretty nice (especially the two ladies working the bar on the second level). While we enjoyed the night cruise, I think that I would have enjoyed a daytime cruise instead.

    Jennifer J.

    Gray line was a great tour company. The shuttle bus to the swamp tour location was great. He was super informative about where the best Mardi Gras parade spots were. The swamp tour guide was funny and very informative.

    The beautiful scenery on our way to the plantation
    Gracie M.

    We booked our plantation tour with Gray line tours and it was awesome. Our tour guide was Alton. I highly recommend him because he's phenomenal and was a great historian up and back. We learned all about Louisiana and it's rich history and culture. He was also very careful to make sure that none of us wandered off and got left behind. Can't wait to book another tour in the near future. Thank you Gray line tours and Alton.

    Emily C.

    We used Gray Line Tours in February 2020 just before the pandemic hit to visit the Whitney Plantation for a bachelorette party. Booking was easy online and when I picked up the tickets at will call and showed them my AAA card, I received the discount as a refund back on my card. Kindrell was our bus driver and tour guide and I remember him being very funny and loved his anecdotes and ramblings about the giant mosquitoes Louisiana gets and alligator facts. We chose the Whitney Plantation because the reviews were the best. We drove by a few other plantations before arriving at Whitney. We got dropped off before Oak Alley but when we were picked up, we drove to Oak Alley to pick up the passengers that went there. Oak Alley was definitely prettier than Whitney because of the giant oak trees that line the walkway, but Kindrell said we got the better tour at Whitney. If you want Instagram worthy pictures, you might want to visit Oak Alley. On the drive back, we basically all fell asleep. When we got back into the city and neared the drop off destination, he told us about the Hard Rock Hotel collapse in October 2019 and how there were still three bodies of construction workers that they haven't been able to recover. Since then, the three bodies have been recovered and the building has been demolished. Crazy how it took almost a year to recover the bodies and start demolition!

    Brittany E.

    We arrived about 15-20 minutes before we due to arrive. There was a little sitting area and at 10:45 we went to the bus that was leaving for the swamp tour. We thought the bus leaves at 10:45 but it didn't not leave until well after 11. We made the mistake of sitting underneath the air conditioning and we're quite cold. The bus driver was great with his information. When we arrived at airboat adventures, we had to wait around until 12 before we could finally go on the tour. We visited the albino alligator whom everyone thought was fake because it didn't move while we were present. We took pictures on a green screen (which ended up being $35 and included one big picture and two small wallet size pics plus a frame for the wallet sized one). We declined as we didn't feel that was worth the money. We were expecting a bit more out of the tour. Most of it was "look at this, this is what hurricane ida destroyed last year." While yes that was cool information, it was mostly the only information we received. We received more of a history lesson about Jean lafitte on the bus than we did on the tour. We saw about 5 crocodiles and a crane. The airboat tours purposely kept spraying us with the swamp water, which was not pleasant at all. We saw the "spot" that inspired the movie the princess and the frog. We felt like we spent more time on the bus than we did on the tour. The tour company was great, so if we were to come back, we would definitely use again, just definitely not for a swamp tour.

    Bonfire

    We did the Bonfire Express tour last night. Tim, our tour guide entertained us with the history of the bonfires as well as New Orleans. Every entertaining. The bonfires were crazy. We didn't see elaborate structures, but lots of lmtall pyramid ones. People light fireworks and thrn their pyramids. Very cool! Our bus driver was great and the bus was new and comfortable.onthr way backwe had cookies and eggnog and Tim read us a Cajun story. They were able to let us off at the hotel because it was on the route. It was a perfect night. You donteant to miss this once a year experience. The only thingto make it better was if they scouted out ahead of time the sculpture structures you see on the news clips. Expect some walking! Some people didn't read the description and were a little miffed! We were prepared and it was magical.

    Dan R.

    Three of us took the 2-hour Super City Tour on Sunday. It departed at Noon from the Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Station at Toulouse St. and the Mississippi River (look for the Steamboat Natchez Dock and the Old Man River Statue). The cost was $44 per person, and as we approached the bus, we were offered ice cold bottles of water. That was a nice touch! We meandered through 15 neighborhoods some of which were the French Quarter, Jackson Square, Central City, the Garden District and Warehouse Arts District. We stopped at the St. Louis Cemetery #2 and at City Park for a bathroom and Beignet Break at Café du Monde, but the advertised feature to see the Besthoff Sculpture Garden didn't work out because (as we were told) the gate was closed? We saw a lot of cool old mansions, learned a lot about New Orleans culture and history, and enjoyed our tour guide's (Huey Pablovich) easy going humorous narration - he was excellent. The bus was comfortable, and the windows were plenty big for photographic purposes. Bottom line? Well, it was OK, but I would have preferred a few more stops along the way for photo opportunities somewhere.

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    Lydia Francieli C.

    My husband and I did the Oak Alley Plantation and swamp tour. It was the best. Kate was very knowledgeable and Michael was an added bonus, I mean, a good bus driver is just a +++. The hours just flew by. Totally recommend, you won't regret taking this tour.

    Tim B.

    I highly recommend gray line tours. Our tour guide was so knowledgeable in the history of new Orleans. We really enjoyed listening to her. The driver did a wonderful job. We did the plantation and swamp tour. Our guide on the swamp tour was great also.

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    Kathy B.

    We chose the grey line for our plantation and swamp boat tour. We had an amazing time. First off our tour guide was AMAZING! She had the cutest sparkly cheeks (my girlfriend and I can't remember her name) and then there was Darren the driver who was a complete southern gentleman! The guide was knowledgeable and funny, she shared the history of New Orleans and the surrounding area with us on the way to the plantation. Later we went to the swamp for a river boat tour with captain Bishop and he was a great boat driver and told many interesting story out the swamp and NO. We say SO MANY ALLIGATORS ! I would definitely recommend and do it all again give them the opportunity!

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