Had a great time on this tour! We took the cemetery tour in mid January 2012…read more George was a great tour guide! Very knowledgeable, interesting, and entertaining. Just a little soft spoken. Wish he would have projected more. Thought about just doing the walk through the cemetery on our own- but I'm glad we took a tour because we learned about the burial rituals, architecture of the city, history, and facts about Marie Laveau. After the cemetery portion, we took a break at the visitor's center where we were able to grab a drink and have a bathroom break which was nice. George then pointed out on a map the geography of New Orleans and talked a little about Katrina, which was a nice addition to the tour. I was a little disappointed with the voodoo portion. George talked a little at the visitors center about voodoo, and warned us that we we going to Priestess Miriam's shop ( a voodoo priestess), and that sometimes she speaks about voodoo, and other times she is way off topic, and can ramble on and on about whatever. He was right! A lovely woman- but a bit of a wacko.. she spoke nothing about voodoo. She went on and on about how far our country has come, a funeral she went to in another city, and where everyone was from, but nothing about voodoo. We did get to see her "office" where she does readings and that was pretty cool I guess. She was sweet.. but dang! I wanted some voodoo info! All in all- nice tour. Glad we did it.

Do not purchase this tour. Our guide spoke too fast and did not care if he was not understand…read morebecause he had a time line to adhere to. He was rude and disrespectful to handicapped brother. My sister tried explain but he told her my brother would not be able to do parts of the tour even if he had a bicycle rider to assist him. This tour is not handicap friendly. The tour guide was not knowledgeable about his information and told me that we were disruptive when we asked a question with our hand raised! He told my sister that he could and would kick her off the tour. Congratulations you did just that but now I hope everyone will never buy for this tour group again. If you do please be aware they are not handicap friendly.

This might be one of the best historical tours I've ever had. Guide Katie was an outstanding source…read moreof information, ready and able to answer any question asked. It's a true skill to offer the right amount of details without over-communicating and to provide a factual account of the events with awareness and sensitivity to different levels of social and emotional awareness. I got so much more out of the tour than expected, with guest questions leading us into discussion of a variety of extra topics. The house and grounds are well-preserved and arranged with true historical pieces and covered nearly the whole of the property. The price was very fair and if you have interest in visiting their other site - Gallier - you can get a discount on admission (works in reverse as well). Just show your receipt when you purchase admission to the other one. Katie also generously offered me a little extra of her time after the tour to discuss additional perspectives and have an excellent local food recommendation. I was so pleased I called the next day they were open to say thank you again! If you have any interest in the history of New Orleans and the truth about our country's past, do not miss this stop during your visit!!

We probably would not have chosen this site on our own but it was part of our package tour. It's an…read moreurban estate that features quarters for slaves. You read a lot about plantation slaves but not really about urban slaves, so that part was fascinating to us. The docent took us through various areas of the estate and gave us a good history of the property and its evolution throughout the decades. Definitely for history buffs but I think kids might not be interested in it. Since it was part of our tour, I can't comment on what the admission price is.

My husband and I are professors who live in Southern California. But forty years ago, we were in…read moreNOLA looking at a job offer and I booked my then-teenage sons on an all-day bayou and plantation tour with Isabelle. They loved it! So when we were planning a family trip recently, I remembered that and I was amazed to see that she was still in business and offering the same tour. I immediately signed all seven of us up. We were fortunate enough to go on the tour on a gorgeous spring day when it was warm enough for many bayou alligators to come out. We were also fortunate that Isabelle herself happened to be our tour guide/driver. So it's not surprising that we had a wonderful experience. But to me, the most impressive thing is that Isabelle has managed to keep her company going for 46 years through very tough times like Katrina in 2005 and then the disastrous Covid era. Now that I've finally met her, I think I see how she has survived. First, she has SO much in-depth knowledge of the area based on her experience, intellect, and personal connections. Second, she's warm and approachable (see attached photo), even posting her phone number on her toursbyisabelle.com website. Finally, there's a core of inner strength and decency - so all in all, I believe that this remarkable woman represents the best in American entrepreneurship.

This review is for the "Small-Group Bayou Airboat Ride with Transport from New Orleans" option…read more One of the highlights of my trip to New Orleans last weekend. Seems like there are several options for swamp tours but THIS is the one I highly recommend, and so happy I ended up with. As a solo traveler, I booked this one mainly because I was seeking hotel pick-up and a help with securing a small group airboat booking. Glad I did it- I received texts prior and day-of to ensure I was clear on pick-up and logistics. Driver was Dexter who was efficient with pick-up of all those in our group. Upon arrival, everything went smoothly with check-in (getting waivers signed, assigning you to specific airboats via kitschy-sounding "boarding pass" names). These guys are pros for sure, and "family-owned" you can tell throughout the establishment and workings (including their house cat who roams the premises, ha!) We were able to survey the shop/merch, decor, and had fangirl moment when we encountered the founder, Randy, who was so kind and happily took photos with us. The tour itself was so fun/exciting. You get it all- history of the swamp (including flora/fauna), Q&A re: alligators, alligator sightings, high-speed airboat treks, list goes on. Our operator was Dalton who was AMAZING. SO engaging, sweet, funny, and just so great with our eclectic group from all over the country. Highly recommended. More details/photos with the specific operator here: https://yelp.to/ce1lfFCbUo

We did the Garden district city and cemetery tour and Val was amazing! She was informative,…read moreengaging, and kept us on-time without feeling rushed. She was a wealth of fun and interesting knowledge about NOLA and she was never dull or boring. We stumbled upon a 2nd line and just went with it! And despite the bruising sun, we had a wonderful walk throughout the garden district, learning fun facts about different architectural designs and cultural facts. And how could we forget the amazing St. Louis #3 cemetery! Gorgeous views of the different sites. We had a real blast! Stacey was a great driver and also so pleasant. She got us through some bumpy roads. They made a wonderful team! Would love to join them again.

We booked our tour via Viator as they had a good cancelation policy. You could give them 24 hours…read morenotice and get a full refund. The other tour groups are non refundable and due to the ever changing winter weather you never know. As it turns out there was no rain on the forecast. It was just going to be cold so we bundled up. The tour was done by Grey Line Tours. It was fabulous. We were instructed to meet at the Natchez dock at the lighthouse. We checked in at the lighthouse and were told to go to stand in lane 1. Note, go to the bathroom before showing up. There isn't one close by and none in the bus. The process was easy to check in. You were given a QR code, but they just checked off your name instead. The bus was heated and not too hot. It was very comfortable and I was able to take off my jacket and I was ok wearing my sweater. The tour guide used a mic and talked the whole time. It was a lengthy ride. Pointing out other plantations and other roadside finds. He gave us history and background. Everything could be heard clearly too. That was a big plus with such a large group. When we got to the plantation and swamp he let those guides take over and he just waited around till we were done. If we had questions he was available and some took him up on that offer. I would highly recommend this tour company. It exceeded our expectations.

I've been on no less than 20 tours in New Orleans over the years. I know most of them by heart at…read morethis point but I keep taking them because I always have the most amazing time. This tour was anything but amazing. Firstly my tour guide left a few minutes early leaving many people behind. I called the office and she called me a liar and said we must have been late and there were tons of no shows that day and then hung up on me. The obvious reason there were 10 "no shows" was because he left early. We ran to the cemetery to try and catch up and we luckily did and were let it. Our guide Casey was so coked out you could barely understand him he was talking so fast. He started the tour asking if anyone has seen some old 80's movie. Only one person had so he spent 15 minutes spend talking telling everyone the plot of this entire movie. I recorded a few minutes of it because it was this weird drugged our rant the barely had anything to do with the cemetery other than it was filmed there. Next he takes us to Nik Cages tomb and rambles there for a long time at this point the tour is half over. We haven't gotten any history and he's chugged 2 diet cokes. The rest of the tour was FINALLY about the cemetery history but most of it was just calling Marie Laveau a giant con artist. It was really offensive as I had come to pay homage to her. Highly disappointing tour. Would NEVER book with this company again.

As a first timer to NOLA, I was eager to learn about the city and gather interesting historical…read morefactoids. Like many tourists would consider doing to achieve such knowledge, I purchased a walking tour. Unfortunately, it was a less than ideal experience all-around. Our group selected the 10:30 a.m. French Quarter and Cemetery Tour and arrived right on time. We were given tour stickers to wear and some background on the historical restaurant in front of us. We walked up St. Louis Street -- learning along the way about NOLA architecture styles. This could have been interesting, except that our guide was completely disengaged from the tour. Maybe he was distracted, or too hot from the January heat, but he looked and sounded like he'd rather be anywhere else than herding a small group of tourists through the busy streets. I lost track of how many times he told us to move to let people by on the sidewalk. We weren't standing in the way, and if someone desperately needed to get by, they could've uttered a simple "excuse me." Once we arrived in the cemetery, there were some notable issues. The guide casually mentioned that it was overrun by tourists, for example, which was interesting since he was speaking to me...aka: a tourist. You could only get into the cemetery with a professional guide, which I'm not used to at all. I love historic places and cemeteries, and whenever I've visited one in the past (lookin' at you, Savannah!) I've had the ability to roam. Here, we needed to stay close by our guide at all times or receive a nice stink eye and chide. I guess they worry about visitors marking XXX on voodoo practitioners' above-ground graves. After the guide mistakenly said Brown v. Board of Education took place in 1955 (it's 1954!) and then used the word "maybe" one too many times, I began to zone out. Another tour was nearby and their guide sounded so engaged and used a tone that conveyed a true excitement about the cemetery. I couldn't help but listen to her. After the cemetery, we passed through Louis Armstrong Park before making our way down to Jackson Square, where the tour finally and thankfully reached its end. Sure, I learned some facts about NOLA that I didn't know before through this tour, but I also learned to research tour guides more before making a purchase in the future.

Great tour led by Taylor!…read more Informative and fun on a cloudy/rainy day. Even shared his umbrella.

The cemetery itself was interesting to see, but overall I was disappointed with the tour. I was…read morehoping to learn much more about the people buried there and the history behind the graves, but there wasn't as much historical information as I expected. I also felt there was too much emphasis on asking for tips. I would have preferred the guide spend more time sharing the cemetery's history and the stories of those buried there rather than focusing on tipping. The gift shop was nice to browse, but the prices were quite high. While I'm glad I experienced it once, it's not something I would do again. If you're looking for a tour with a deeper historical focus, this one may leave you wanting more.

I booked an extended Manchac Swamp kayak tour during a visit to New Orleans in late February,…read morewanting to see the swamp and its wildlife in a more personal and eco-friendly way than the more popular airboat and alligator-feeding tours. My partner and I have some experience paddling and wanted plenty of time to see wildlife and get deep in the swamp for the best scenery, and for us the extended tour was the right choice! I'd recommend it to visitors to New Orleans who love nature, the outdoors, and/or getting a fun and unique workout in during vacation. We were on the water for about 4 hours. Sunscreen, sunglasses, shoes you don't mind getting wet, and PLENTY of water are a must! There are stops at a truck stop right before and after for the bathroom and buying any drinks/snacks, plus a stop on dry land during the tour. Our guide Nick was clearly dedicated to both paddling and nature even outside of work, and our tour felt less like a scripted performance as some tours can be and more like a buddy was showing and telling you things he was passionate about. We saw several small alligators, barred owls, hawks, turtles, and water birds. It was unseasonably warm so the reptiles were a treat to see, and it was awesome getting to see owls out in daylight which I'd never be able to pick out myself. Bring binoculars if you have them! My only small complaint, which has nothing to do with the tour itself: the AI-generated content on the company's Instagram page is kind of weird. Photos and videos from actual tours would be more honest and enticing!

MJ was fantastic, very knowledgeable. Plenty of gators to see, birds, and a turtle…read more Great time on the water for amour first trip to New Orleans! Can't recommend this tour enough. Ask for MJ!

What a fantastic cultural, historical, and music tour. Keith, our tour guide, was phenomenal. A…read morewealth of knowledge about New Orleans and musical history. The addition of discussed musical pieces playing from Keith's small Bluetooth speaker was a fantastic addition to the tour. Brought to life a lot of the fantastic artists discussed. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in history and music (jazz, blues, rock) history. Keith, do you have a Spotify playlist of music artists discussed during the tour? If so, please share your playlist!

Knowledgeable and great guy and a very thorough tour. We…read morebasically covered most of the French Quarter and visited various landmarks. Keith showed us good places to wine and dine, and we had a great time. Would certainly recommend to a friend.