Being tourists in the city, we wanted to take in the sights and sounds preferring to do it in comfort with minimal walking. We traveled in September and although not peak summer, it was still hot with temps around 88-93 degrees. With city exploration on the brain, we left it to the pros at Grey Line to show us around. We did the City and Cemetery tour by bus. It was a quiet ride, air-conditioned bus with plush comfy seats. We sat in the front to hear our tour guide. Our tour guide was John and our driver was Kisha. Both did an awesome job getting us around St. Louis Cemetery #3, City Park and the Garden District. We learned a lot about each destination and enjoyed taking in all the views, history and fun facts. I didn't even realize City Park was one and a half times larger than Central Park! Paid public parking is just minutes from the main entrance lighthouse. I think we paid around $15-20 to park for 4.5 hours. Try to get there at least 15 minutes prior to arrival. They board soon after and you're given a sticker to identify as part of the tour group. Pro-Tip: Bring shades, sunscreen, a hat and a bottle or two of water with you. The summer months get hot out here! Overall, we enjoyed our 3 hour excursion. Definitely put it on your to-do's while visiting. read more

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Organized! With all of the tours this company has to offer I was surprised that I didn't fall through the cracks as I had 3 tours with this company. The Natchez dinner cruise, a swamp tour complete with swamp puppies and trash pandas, and the Oak Alley tour. I recommend this company and any tour they have to offer. read more

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This is a well-oiled machine! I booked our tour through Get Your Guide which I've used all over the world (Paris, Germany, Turkey, USA) and we easily found the meeting spot based upon the instructions and emails. Check-in was a breeze, the bus was nice and new and spotless, and we left right on time. Our driver/guide was Alton and he was exceptional. We really enjoyed some of the history and information about New Orleans and the surrounding areas as we drove past on our 1.5 hour drive to Oak Alley plantation for a 2-hour tour. We departed right on time back to the city and all was as planned. No complaints from me! read more

Everything about tour gas great the guide john and the bus driver were excellent we had the swamp and plantation tour

They lied to us. We are only in town for a few days and they said the air boat tours were canceled, get to the dock and they are def not. We called, they did nothing never called us back. Also the can down blasted this diatribe of the New Orleans. I love history but it do best have to give me a headache. And the voice they picked sounded board. This is NOLA right? Why blast us into boredom. Never again. Choose better! read more

Awesome tour!! the Roberts were great, driver robert knows how to navigate the area like a pro and tour guide Robert knows exactly were he is standing backwards on the bus!! read more

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Excellent! We took the Cocktail tour in the French Quarter. Robi was our tour guide. He was exceptionally knowledgeable about the drinks and the history of the French quarter and Louisiana! We had a great time- and the drinks were fabulous! read more

We had a fabulous tour, and great ride in the coach bus. We had a female driver who was a month new to the company, she was just excellent. She drove safely and smoothly. She had a smile and great attitude the whole entire time. Had some good jokes and kept us entertained. The bus was very clean, the day was nice. read more

We enjoyed perfect service from the first phone call to when we said good bye to our bus driver Tresina. Five stars for Greyline. Extremely professional and fun. The Oak Alley Tour itself is guided by their tour guide, not by Greyline Tours. The tour guide was very good and knowledgeable. The Plantation is beautiful and the plantation house is well kept and filled with amazing antique furniture. If you are curious about the life and history of the slave masters that owned the house, you will hear all about them and their wealth. However, I didn't sign up for a tour that glorifies the family that owned the plantation. I wanted to learn more about slavery, and their hardships, culture, music, etc. If you are into French architecture and the history of plantation ownership, you would enjoy the tour more than I. 1 star for the concept of this tour based on what I hoped to experience. Again. 5 stars for Greyline Tours. read more

New Orleans Whitney Plantation Tour on Grayline: We took Grayline for transportation to and a self guided tour of the Whitney Plantation. Grayline gave great meeting location instructions, was on time, and all went smooth. We especially appreciated our bus driver Melinda, who was professional, courteous, on time, and told us about the historic areas as we drove from New Orleans to the Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana. Absolutely loved the tour and Melinda! Thank you!! read more

Highly, highly recommend the City Tour! The best 2.5 hours you'll spend exploring the highlights of the city in air conditioning. Kate was informative, friendly and New Orleans. Dwayne can navigate the streets like a boss. Take the tour and then explore the sites deeper...bike along the St. Andrew bayou, enjoy a beignet and coffee under an old oak tree in City Park or pay your respects in a cemetery. read more

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Just hire a in private tour guide . A person will take you and you will have a better time. It cost about the same.. I just used them because I have never before because of I'm from here but I brought guests into town. read more

My family and I took the Plantation and swamp tour. We boarded our bus and was pleasantly greeted by the tour guide Dionne. She really made the whole experience great. Dionne was full of knowledge and facts about New Orleans. She was wonderful to listen to and made us feel comfortable asking questions. The plantation was beautiful and we loved our tour there. The swap tour boat captain was so funny and also had great story's! read more

Our favorite tour was the Cemetery and Garden District Tour. You need to have Gail Hester as your tour guide. She knows a lot of history and information on New Orleans and she was just fantastic! It was a superb three hour tour with a break half way through to get snacks and use the restroom. read more

Took the city tour.. our tour guide had a lot of knowledge and he was pretty funny too! Two very quick stops on the tour at a cemetery and the city park. Not much time to do much but a quick bathroom break. He gave great local recommendations and we visited one that was pretty good food however the service was horrible. Good way to get a quick overview of the city. The bus was quite cold... bring a sweater even if it is warm out! read more

We booked a grey line tour of Oak Alley plantation and got lucky to get a place. Our tour guide Peggy was brilliant. She was lively, fun and knowledge about the the history and culture of New Orleans. The bus ride to and from the plantation was long, but Peggy made the journey very enjoyable. Oak plantation itself was beautiful and it was great to learn more about the history of the plantation pre and post civil war. read more

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From pick up, to drop off, this tour was fantastic. Sandy Beaches was our guide, and she was so funny, knowledge, and personable! The plantation home itself is air conditioned, which was such a fabulous treat! :) Tom, the boat driver on the swamp was completely entertaining, and I LOVED his accent! Sit closely if you have a hard time with accents....Tom is born and raised in the area....it's thick, but fantastic. :) You get to hold a baby gator, if you want, and the boat ride itself is slow and steady. My only negative would be the girl at the ticket counter when we checked in.... I asked her questions, she flat out didn't answer me. But that's a small detail that was overshadowed by everything else. read more

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We went on the Super City Tour. Great tour! Our tour guide's name was Ryan and the driver's name was Alton, and both of them were delightful. The tour was informative, funny, interesting, a good length of time, beautiful, and worth every penny. Plus at the end, Ryan gave us a coupon for another tour which I'm definitely taking advantage of tomorrow. read more

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Took the 1030 cemetery tour today with BilliJo. She was fantastic. Answered all of my questions with utter patience and seemed to know her stuff. Very friendly and Highly recommended. read more

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While we were in New Orleans, we happened upon Grey Line tours. We purchased several of their tours. We did the Bayou Pontoon Tour, the Cemetary Tour, and the Haunted Walking Tour. Each of the tours were great! The Bayou tour was very relaxing. It was about a 45-60 minutes drive in the bus and a little wait to get on the pontoon. However, it was a great tour. Our tour guide on the boat was fun and informative and he let us all hold a baby alligator. He got alligators to come near the boat by feeding them marshmallows. Who knew?! Alligators like marshmallows! Our Cemetary Tour was led by Bill, who happened to be a new anchor in town. He led a very informative tour on the way and in the cemetery. He had some great recommendations. We did get to see Marie Laveau's grave and Nicholas Cage's as well. The history of the cemetery is fascinating also. "Saved by the Bell" was coined in New Orleans in the cemetery. They used to tie a bell to the limb of someone who had passed from yellow fever and leave someone on duty after they were buried to be sure they didn't wake up. Apparently, this happened often with yellow fever victims. Our Haunted Walking Tour was led by Billie Jo. She was such a fun tour guide. She was excited and had so much energy. She took us to places that most tour guides don't take us and she had great history and stories that she shared. We did catch some spirits on camera! Grey Lines will definitely have any tour you need. I know we will use them again! read more

My wife and I were lucky enough to find a Katrina tour on New Year's Day and we were even luckier to find John Olivard as our host and guide. This man is impassioned and he loves his city. He came back to it against many odds to begin rebuilding and, through his courage, I found myself thinking "maybe I can rebuild." It became much more than a tour, but a reflection of humanity and grace and courage under insurmountable circumstance. Thank you, John. Grey Line is very lucky. read more

Great tour, Kate is a knowledgeable and fun guide. I recommend using Grey Line. Four stars!

Five stars for Alton and for Alton only. This man has to drive white people to slavery-erasing plantations all damn day, as a Black Jamaican American, for crying out loud. He shares knowledge and acts as a tour guide while driving a tour bus. Pure talent and we love to see it! Three cheers for Alton, I hope you start your own tour company one day. We'll be the first in line! read more

Fantastic tour! Sandi, our tour guide, shared so many stories and so much history with us. She made the walking cocktail tour very enjoyable. We stopped at 4 bars to sample some New Orleans favorites: *Pimm's cup at Napoleon House *Side car at Antoine's *Absinthe / Sauzerac at Broussard's *French 75 at Patrick's Note-you have to purchase your drinks at each stop. The ticket price gets you the tour guide and history / stories / access to special rooms / drink specials. It does NOT get you any drinks at the stops. However, you do receive a free Natchez rum punch from the tour company when you depart from the "lighthouse". read more

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We did several Grey Line tours while in NOLA, and we enjoyed all of them! If you a Marriott Rewards member, book through the Moments by Marriott site to get major bonus points! All the tours we participated in departed from and returned to the lighthouse depot near the river, which was very convenient. Bus service was provided when necessary. The Voodoo and cemetery tour was great, and included the elusive admission to St. Louis No. 1. Our guide was very fun and informative, and gave us all gris gris bags to keep us safe while in NOLA. Do not miss the Garden District Walking tour. Very informative, gorgeous homes, and an opportunity to visit inside a home as well. We had several people try to "join" our tour to get a look inside - sorry Charlie! We also decided we needed to do the Steamboat Natchez cruise, sans lunch - we had just finished brunch at Commander's Palace. We thought it was great. Good music, interesting tour guide,we had a great table right along the railing on the second deck. A lovely afternoon! I have learned that Grey Line operates in other cities as well, and I will be checking them out on future trips for sure! read more

I've done other tours with this company and have been very impressed. I was a tad disappointed however that they got rid of the tour guides when heading some place and just have the driver. While he tried he wasn't trained as a tour guide and I feel it lacked some compared to prior Covid. Just a suggestion. read more

My 2 sons ages 12 and 14 and my cousin and I took the walking French Quarter tour with Heather as our tour guide. Heather did an awesome job. We learned all about the history of New Orleans and she took us to see all kinds of interesting spots in the French Quarter. Heather is a wealth of knowledge. I was really impressed by her tour. We got to go in a beautiful courtyard with a lovely fountain and sit in the shade (this is in June, 2019) and hear stories about the historic fire that took place in New Orleans. I highly recommend this walking tour! The name is "ALL ABOUT NEW ORLEANS'' Ask for Gail Caughron. She is very nice. She set up the tour. Call 985-778-3428. She gave us a coupon. read more

I took the Whitney Plantation Tour. It was very interesting. I enjoyed the one hour drive out there, because I got to see a bit of downtown New Orleans, swamps, countryside and Lake Ponchartrain while we rode along. Elizabeth who was the Greyline tour guide, shared a lot of interesting information about New Orleans. The Whitney Plantation Tour should be experienced by everyone interested in local history. read more

Booked the steam boat lunch and tour. I had average hopes for this, no high hopes. Well I set my bar, too high. The live jazz band was good. The Buffett.... well, just blah. The narrator tried to be comedic but was over the top, ignorant. Paid for the lunch Buffett so we could eat, see the scenery and relax. Anyone that didn't pay for the lunch was able to eat from the Buffett, too. So why did we have to pay or the lunch Buffett????? Overall it's a one star . read more

My husband and I took the Katrina tour with JoAnn. We learned so much about the storm and the city. JoAnn has lived in New Orleans her entire life so she had volumes of information. Her knowledge of life before and after Katrina was fascinating. The trip was comfortable and we had multiple opportunities to use a bathroom during one of our stops. We were able to bring drinks on the bus which was also nice. If you have an interest in Katrina this is definitely a great way to spend an afternoon. It was also nice to have a local to talk to about the city itself. read more

During s recent visit to New Orleans, Louisiana, I went on a New Orleans steamboat company and gray line tours boat trip. The food was mediocre, the beverages were overpriced, and the service was so-so. However, if you like to enjoy a nice sunny day on the water, riding a boat is the way to go. read more

Garden tour ( seeing inside a mansion) and Denise as our guide was excellent - lots of historical information and about 8 on our bus- ( so small group) Very beautiful history of the gentle New Orleans and its history ( not the party side) Recommend highly- A few years ago, we took a plantation tour with this company and excellent historical perspective from out guide. read more

We had a group of 15 to take the swamp tour. We had a great time, saw a ton of gators, our guide, Gary, was funny and kind and super knowledgeable. Everyone had a great time. read more

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My partner and I took the Whitney Plantation tour this week, and up until the very end it was fantastic. Midge is a great tour guide, a native who is knowledgable and funny. The Whitney Plantation is an affecting, unflinchingly honest museum of the southern agrarian economy. Yes, the big house, carefully restored to an historically accurate state, showcases the elegance and gentility of the lives of plantation owners and their families. But drawn clearly is the price of that luxury through the outbuildings of slave life, quarters, holding cells and work buildings, and particularly with the memorials to each of the slaves that toiled on this property. We even met the owner and founder of the museum, whose clear mission to shine a light on the tough truths of this world was evident. Sobering. Difficult. Worthwhile. But it was really jarring and disturbing to follow this visit up with a video in the bus of other famous plantations in Louisiana that not only glorified this way of life but glossed over slavery and its ramifications. We noted that in this film slaves were almost entirely called "servants", those demonstrating plantation household chores were hoop-skirt-clad white women, and the plantation owners referred to as "victims" of a changing economy post-Civil War. We were astonished, and frankly sickened, by this sugar-coating that seemed particular egregious after such a truthful narrative at the Whitney. Seriously, there has to be a more balanced and accurate educational video on plantation life to show. After this one, we definitely needed a drink. read more

The cemetery tour with BilliJo was awesome! She was informative and friendly! I found the information she shared to be very interesting... I even took notes and video! I would highly recommend Grey Line tours because they called us to ensure we were on time for the tour! I hope on the next tour that BilliJo is my guide! read more

City tour of New Orleans was great. I learned a lot from Marsha! It gave me a good overview and history of the city. read more

We did the Grey line tour of the Cemeteries and were so lucky to have Joann as our tour guide. What a wealth of knowledge she has and she genuinely enjoys sharing it. I should also note that Grey line really runs a very well organized tour company. Everyone was very helpful and took care of us. Aside from the extreme heat in New Orleans, it was perfect. read more

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Really? Grey line, the bus company offers tours? Sure! Bottom line, I was a tourist walking near Cafe Du Monde and stumbled upon their ticket booths. I'm glad I did because I decided to randomly book a ticket to the Swamp/Plantation tour that day. It's approximately 5 hours and you have to play it by ear because some are cancelled due to rainy weather. The bus left from the Steamboat area and drove us to the plantation within an hour. I'm lucky that it wasn't that crowded in December too because we were able to move quickly and learn so much from the docents. Our group spent about 2 1/2 hours on the plantation including 1/2 hour of free time and then headed to the swamp for another 1 1/2 hours. I'd give 5 stars to the hosts at both the plantation and swamp tours because of their knowledge and humor. Their bus tour guide wasn't the best and felt that she was very forgetful. read more

Had the chance to go on the Oak Alley tour. Originally my group and I were scheduled to go on the Whitney tour but unfortunately the plantation was closed due to electrical issues. Oak Alley was beautiful. The house tour was good but the conversation about life behind the big house was more informative and more interesting. The star of the tour was our bus tour guide Jim. He was funny and informative and kept everyone entertained for the hour drive. If you use this tour company you have to request to be on Jim's tours. He is a retired history teacher who knows facts about everything. I have been on several different tours over the years and he is by far one of the best tour guides I have ever had. read more

We went on three different tours with them. The Cemetery tour was kind of blah... But, Plantation tours and Swamp tours are SO worth their money! I highly recommend going plantation/swamp tour! Bring your water and umbrellas though! read more