i did the French Quarter walking tour with Tim and it was great! what was important to me was that…read morehe's a historian and professor so there's no malarkey. honest-to-goodness history, information, and local culture. we covered a good deal without feeling rushed, and i learned so much. he made a touristy place feel so much less touristy while explaining the culture and past, things that can so easily fall by the wayside in a place like the French Quarter. definitely recommend!

We had the same tour guide that AMA N. had, who thoroughly did NOT enjoy her tour. From a different…read moreperspective, I have to say that I appreciated our elderly, more wise New Orleans' native driver/guide Mike, who talked A LOT (and yes, he did talk a lot about his family, but I didn't find it bothersome at all). This was a last minute reservation for us on Christmas day, as we had to cancel our bike tour for the next day because of the weather. I called their office on Christmas day to see about scheduling a tour, expecting no one to answer, but I got a friendly voice on the other line and he scheduled us for a 2 0'clock tour, with a 1:35 pickup. Booking on the internet, the price was something like 42-43 dollars for a comprehensive 3-hour tour. Mike called before 1:30, a little early, but he said he was outside and to come out when we were ready. We were, so we left. From the moment we got on the van, he chatted us up and cracked jokes, while we drove around the french quarter, picked up the other two people on the tour, and heard about new orleans history. From the FQ, we ventured out through downtown to the garden district (he told us that we were getting the tour backwards because people always complained that it was too dark to see the houses by the time they got to the garden district at the end). It didn't matter to us what direction the tour was going in.... We had a bathroom/refreshment break after the garden district, then headed out to mid-city, with a stop at a cemetery to take pictures. Then we began heading by the lake to start learning (and seeing) about the damage of Katrina. The last areas we went to were the upper and lower ninth ward...still looks like a war zone, even over six years later...so sad. The tour ran a little over three hours. This was a tour that we stumbled on by accident when our plans had changed at the last minute that turned out to be perfect for us.

Honestly, this isn't a terrible tour but I think you have so many better options in New Orleans if…read moreyou do a little extra work. I don't think it's worth paying $50 to sit in a van with 8 other people. It just feels uncomfortable, not "private". The tour guide was knowledgeable though. If you do some research, you can get on a city tour that's on a small bus. Although there are more people, they have larger windows and the tour guides are just as friendly and knowledgeable. And honestly, there aren't that many more people.

We did the Kids French Quarter Ghost Hunt for my daughter's 7th birthday, and it was absolutely…read morefantastic! Our guide, Jill, was incredible -- she's a former teacher, and it really shows. She kept all the kids completely engaged and excited the entire time, balancing spooky fun with just the right amount of history. The tour was a perfect mix of interesting stories for adults and hands-on fun for the kids. The children loved using the ghost-hunting gadgets and they truly felt like little investigators exploring the French Quarter. It was such a unique and memorable experience, and everyone (kids and parents alike) left smiling and talking about it the rest of the night. I can't recommend this enough for families looking for something different, educational, and entertaining in New Orleans!

We booked a private tour for 12 with Jill and absolutely loved it. Jill was very calm, sweet and…read moreknowledgeable. Would book with her anywhere around the world!

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.

Wow! What a tour! Angela was extremely informative, patient, respectful to those in the tour…read moregroup as well as to those in the neighborhoods we were touring. What made this tour so special was Angela's PASSION for New Orleans and it's musical history. She even had a musical selection that went along with different parts of the tour. When someone is oozing that much passion and excitement, it's no wonder some of the local people in the neighborhood greeted us all with smiles upon seeing Angela's group. You could tell she had a good rapport with them. If you are "on the fence" about taking this tour, I would HIGHLY recommend you sign up! Make sure you ask for Angela, you won't regret it.

I went on this ghost tour while in New Orleans for a bachelorette party and had a blast! We all…read moreloved that it was later in the evening, which meant we were able to explore the bar scene before and also made the tour even spookier. Also enjoyed that it was BYOB. We were able to walk through several cemeteries and even did our own "ghost hunting." Our guide Fard was fun and kept everyone interested in the stories and history of the city. The tour bus was clean and comfy and most importantly, nice and cold in the swampy summer New Orleans heat. Would absolutely recommend for bachelor/bachelorette parties, birthdays and/or a fun thing to do with visiting friends.

Terrible. Booked a tour through Groupon months in advance, received confirmation, and planned our…read moreevening getaway around it. The night of the tour I received a reminder text with the meeting time (7pm) and location. We showed up at the meeting point to no one there. Called the number on the confirmation page to find out the tour had been cancelled. I was told to check my email, and that they've been meaning to take the tour off Groupon. I was also told to take up the refund with Groupon. The email I received was at 6pm for a 7pm tour. Overall terrible experience, and I would never book anything with this company again.

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.

My friends and I arrived when the South was hella hot and humid. Knowing it was going to be hot, I…read moredecided a morning food tour would be the best option. Raffle hit us up the night before to tell us where to meet him, and he also shared the meeting spot that morning. Even though we were all hungover, having breakfast at Oceana hit the spot. Raffle even praised us for being early--LOL. He was very knowledgeable, and at first, I thought we'd just be tasting food, but I later learned it was a breakfast tour combined with a walking tour, which was totally fine--and thankfully, still early in the a.m. We stopped at local stores, and Raffle shared all the history with us--absolutely worth it! Overall, a great experience with a knowledgeable guide and a fun way to explore.

Authentic flavors and incredible history…read more If you're looking for an authentic taste of the French Quarter, look no further. Our CIA Taste of Nawlins tour was fantastic. We hit three different spots and didn't leave hungry! ​The Seafood Gumbo and Sausage Jambalaya were the perfect kickoff, but the Crawfish Étouffée at our second stop was the absolute winner for me. We finished with a New Orleans staple: Red Beans and Rice. ​Our guide, Donald, was the star of the show. He's incredibly knowledgeable, he speaks from his own cooking experience and explained the actual history behind what we were eating, specifically the differences between Cajun vs. Creole culture. I loved learning why Red Beans are a Monday tradition here! It felt like walking around town with a local expert. Highly recommend!