We purchased the gold package that includes the Historic Architecture Tour, the brunch at…read moreAntoine's, and the Home & Courtyard tour. Our volunteer tour guide fabulously navigated us through the French Quarter, and despite the rain, shared great info on the particulars of Creole cottages and other structures. The guided tour was about 1.5 hours and ended at Antoine's for brunch. Brunch for the tour was in one of the back rooms at a community table for about 16 people. In short, we were away from the live music, it was a fixed menu for everyone, and (get this!!!) coffee was not offered. At BRUNCH, really??? Quite unbelievable, but yes, we requested it twice (before the meal) and the server never brought it, even when dessert was served. Would have gladly purchased it at their cash bar had it been available. We left Antoine's early in search of a great cup of coffee which we found at Brennen's, yay! French-pressed, it was awesome. Aside from this, the food at Antoine's was very good - I'll do a separate Yelp review on the food. Fortunately our Spring Fiesta day ended on a high note with the Home and Courtyard tour of five homes. Though self-guided, the tour was well-organized; a few of the owners were at home to host the tour. Again, we learned fascinating tidbits about each of the homes. Bottom line, if I had to do this over again, I would have purchased the tours alacarte, and would have made my own reservations at Antoine's, apart from the Spring Fiesta, for 1) a table in one of the front rooms with live music; 2) the opportunity to choose from a menu; and 3) a better chance at a cup of coffee to accompany our brunch, lol. Spring Fiesta is sponsored by a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the cultural preservation of the area.

We were happy to find that we were in town for the historic home tour. We truly wanted to get a…read moreglimpse lof how the people that live in the quarter truly live. 25 bux each, we its a non profit. Being from Phoenix we have a small historic heritage and very much love old homes. We thought the courtyards were amazing and beautiful. We learned a few things and visited one home of a realtor that had an amazing balcony and so many windows and natural light in the main living area we totally got the whole city living idea. We only got to see 5 homes on the self guided tour and many of the homes had the upstairs blocked off , or more than half of the properties living quarters closed to the tour. I can understand that, I had a home on tour in Phoenix and its ALOT of work to clean and put away valuable and have your home staffed. The other disappointing factor was how little period character the interior of the homes still had intact. The crown moldings were all there and detailed doors, but we were just expecting more of this historic tour. The city has done a great job enforcing the exteriors to remain period, but interiors of the homes have been altered so much much of the character and charm is long gone.I know its not a museum but a home. Thank you homeowners for allowing us into your abodes. We see how you bring the outside courtyards as an extension to your living area. I know this is alot of work for everyone that participated and I understand its hard to get homeowners to participate. Many thanks Spring Fiesta

I've been 3 times in the past 4 years. the guides are knowledgeable, passionate, and funny. it's a…read moregreat way to see new orleans in a new light, meet people, and learn about an authentic artistic subculture. it can be a very hot walk, wear a hat and bring a water bottle.

Great service, got the best city tour in New Orleans, the guide new a lot and was very professionalread more

This is such a great way to spend a morning! One of the best things to do in New Orleans,…read moreespecially if you like history and walking tours. You can learn all about New Orleans on this guide NOLA tour through the French Quarter, ranging from how the Port of New Orleans shaped international culture to how Hurricane Katrina impacted the direction of the city's development. I love that this is a woman led organization striving to educate and engage people in how New Orleans lives with water- and beyond gaining insights to the rich history and culture, we stopped at fun watering holes too!

Fan-freakin-TASTIC!! Back in 2016, my new hubs and I (we'd just gotten married in NOLA) decided to…read moretake a bike tour...and that experience had us encouraging our friends who joined us in NOLA this past week...to go take a bike tour! Back then? Danny was our guide...this time? Danny was our guide! Not only did we learn a lot of fascinating facts, the cruise time was just FUN. Not particularly difficult (the route is pretty flat), bike tours are always a great way to "meet" a city. Why? You're getting an eye level view of the place you're visiting, but people like Danny? They are true ambassadors for a city. It's so clear that he not only knows his stuff, he clearly loves the city - and its history - so much. We did the Creole history tour, but I have ZERO doubt that when we return, we'll see these guys again - and probably do the Culinary Tour next time! And by the way? As he sent us on our way, Danny also did us the solid of suggesting some local joints for music and such. To be honest? The city ought to bottle Danny and his energy - he's an absolute credit to the magic that NOLA really is.

If you're scrolling reviews trying to decide whether or not you should pull the trigger and book…read morethis tour, read no further. They have five star reviews on every website for a reason. Book it! We took a tour in late May with our family of 8. This was both our first time doing a bike tour and their first time doing a "family with six young kids" tour. Jeff hit it out of the park! They were so accommodating, even letting us borrow his sweet daughter's tag-along bike for the ride. We loved the ride through the historic neighborhood of New Orleans. At each stop Jeff fed us a bit more history in an exciting way that was interesting to all of us, ages 4 to 45 (the 2 year old was just there for the ride). My kids learned about shotgun houses, hurricane Katrina and its impact on New Orleans, the Mississippi River, Cajun vs. Creole, why everything is so colorful in NOLA, art/music in NOLA culture, and many many other things. Our tour ended with a stop at Lorettas, where we ate the best beignets of our trip (and we tried multiple!). The tour was so fun and engaging I could not believe three hours had already gone by. On our two week summer roadtrip, we took a lot of tours. This one was the most expensive tour (which is definitely a factor for us), but I'm so glad we did it. We got to see a side to New Orleans we never would have otherwise. Beyond the tour, we loved the bike ride itself so much I'm now home and scouring the internet for used adult and tag-along bikes so we can all ride around our own city. If you're looking for a kid-friendly activity in New Orleans that's fun for you too, you've found it. Two thumbs up to Confederacy of Cruisers bike tours!

We had Bob as our tour guide and he was awesome! Told great stories and took us to different places…read morethat helped us to see the FQ in a new route. We take ghost tours all the time and Bob's has been the best by far.

We had an amazing, personal Garden District tour with Patrick, our Top Tours guide. He was…read moreextremely knowledgeable, affable, and very enjoyable to spend 2 hours together as we made our way on the tour. Patrick covered the history of the city, the neighborhood, the homes, and the owners flawlessly. He engaged us to understand what we were interested in learning as we went and was extremely patient with all of our questions. This tour is a Must Do for anyone visiting the Crescent City. Ask for Patrick and you will not be disappointed.

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.

I live in New Orleans and have for nearly ten years. I had a couple friends visit, and thought a…read morewalking tour of the Garden District would be a great way to spend an afternoon. We booked with Kevin at Sidewalk Side Tours, and he did not disappoint. His knowledge of the people, history and architecture of New Orleans was incredible. In addition, he was entertaining and funny, and was happy to accommodate our interests and questions. I couldn't reccomend Kevin and Sidewalk Side tours more.

Great tour! Kevin was very knowledgeable about the the city. An amazing tour! He was really funny.read more