We did the historical walking tour of the French Quarter. Because it might have rained today, we were the only ones on the tour. The guide was a very knowledgeable and nice guy. We learned a great deal about the history of New Orleans in general, and the French Quarter in specific. It started in Jackson Square and ended near Congo Park. From the strategic blunders of the British in the War of 1812, to the two oldest buildings in the area (one a convent, the other Pirate Jean Lafitte's blacksmith shop), through the heart of this year's Decadence Festival, it was an amazing learning experience. read more

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We did the Unveiling Voodoo Walking Tour in the afternoon, and our guide, Matthew, was prompt, friendly, and very knowledgeable. Our group had about 10 people, and the walk itself was easy -- a comfortable pace with several stops where we stood and listened as Matthew shared stories and history. He did a wonderful job explaining the true roots and beliefs of Voodoo, as well as its place in New Orleans culture. I learned so much that I didn't know before. It's unfortunate that movies and media have given Voodoo such a negative image, because it's a genuine religion that deserves respect, just like any other. I highly recommend this tour if you want to learn more about the real culture and spiritual traditions of New Orleans. read more

While visiting my family who recently moved to NoLa, I booked us a ghost tour for the trip for a Tuesday night. We had three adults and three kids from our group plus a couple and another small family and our tour guide was Meri. I can't say enough good things about her and the experience! She was a great guide and made the historical stories intriguing and funny! She wrangled the group well, answered questions that popped up, and kept everyone engaged. The youngest of our bunch exclaimed at the end he couldn't believe the time was already finished when we came to the end of the tour because the time had flown by! I highly recommend the company, guide, and the tour, it was a great way to see the French Quarter at night & learn about some of the history and local haunts! read more

I love finding free tours by foot. We did at 7:30 PM ghost tour with Mari and she was great. She is from the city and was highly knowledgeable about the haunted history and took us to places we shouldn't miss. Some of the stories gave a little chill, and some were downright disturbing. Mari was animated and hilarious. Even a weird thing happened during our tour. A potato came out of nowhere and hit some of the people in our group which is quite freaky. There were many other ghost tours around, saying essentially the same things. The next day we went on a French Quarter food tour with Kayla. She is also from Louisiana and very knowledgeable about the food history and gave us lots of information about the food influences found here. The places we went to try some of the food wasn't too bad, could have been better, but she did provide us with an extensive list of restaurant recommendations. I do recommend this tour as it is very informative and Kayla is super nice. read more

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Great Haunted Pub Crawl with @exploring_nola from Lafitte's Blacksmith shop all the way to Muriel's. Met King David at the beginning which set the tone but a wonderful night of storytelling and sharing experiences. #freetoursbyfoot First time in forever I have done a tour here but Lisa was fantastic! read more

I joined the Ghost Tour by foot with guide Evian on 2/22. It was a blast. Evian was an excellent tour guide, offering a great blend of history, anecdotes (first and second-hand), skepticism, and even a photo featuring something unusual! The tour time, number of stops, and amount of walking was well-balanced and as a first activity in the French Quarter, it was a great way to orient myself with the neighborhood. Evian was very good at ensuring we didn't block any walkways or intrude on other tours going on nearby. I also got a few great recommendations for indoor activities to pass the rainy forecast for the next day. 10 out of 10 tour. I'd recommend to anyone with interest in ghosts, history, or a general good time! read more

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Another 5-star worthy walking tour by Free Tours By Foot! [Booking]: I had my very 1st Free Tours By Foot when I visited Washington DC in 2017 and this time I booked a French Quarter Walking Tour at 10 AM on Sunday. There's an OPTIONAL booking fee of $2.75 per person and the booking fee is used to guarantee a spot on the tour. [Parking]: Free Sunday street parking in The French Quarter. In fact the city turns off all of street parking machines until the following Monday. I was able to find plenty of street parking spots at 7:30 AM on Sunday (near St Philip St / Chartres St intersection - about two blocks away from Jackson Square) so come early (before 8 AM) for free Sunday street parking spots near Jackson Square. Paid parking lots are available near Jackson Square, but don't expect cheap parking fees in this part of the town. [French Quarter Walking Tours]: Daniel was an amazing tour guide and time for 2-hour tour flew so quickly. The meeting spot switched from Andrew Jackson Statue (Jackson Square) to St. Louis Cathedral instead because Jackson Square was closed the December Concert Series. The cathedral entrance was quite chaotic as the Sunday mass just ended at 10 AM. Our group started at St. Louis Cathedral, made a small loop, and ended approximately few blocks away from Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar on Bourbon Street. What made Daniel such a good tour guide was his great delivery with a good mix of humor and fun history facts. He made a small joke on how many people are going to cancel the tour because the World Cup Final was happening at the same time and everyone actually showed up for the tour. Below are some of memorable highlights mentioned by our guide: * The tragic story of chess prodigy Paul Morphy and Morphy was mentioned in Netflix's hit show "The Queen's Gambit". * Four pillars of New Orleans cuisine are Creole, Cajun, Vietnamese, and Soul Food (aka comfort food). Not eating one of the four cuisines = missing out 25% of food New Orleans is really good at. * The story of Axeman of New Orleans and how it has been covered by various true crime podcasts. * Brief history of the original red-light district of New Orleans called Storyville as well as the "unofficial" red-light district designation for Bourbon Street. * The oldest bar in town (Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop - built in the 1770s) and how it survived fires that engulfed the French Quarter in the late 1700's. * Old Ursuline Convent is the oldest building in the French Quarter. At the end I paid appropriate compensation to our guide (for reference their competitors charge $20 - $40 per person.) Out of all tours I had in New Orleans, this was the best one and I highly recommend it! read more

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I took the Voodoo tour led by High Priest Robi. The tour was education and exceptionally fun. Priest Robi is unapologetic about his passion for history, Voodoo and genuine in his presentation. This was definitely a high point of my visit to NOLA and I would highly recommend anyone who has the chance to join in. You will laugh, might feel uncomfortable at times and learn a great deal. All of these are good things that will leave you a better person after you take this tour. read more

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We were so lucky to find this company while in New Orleans! We did two tours with them, and both of them were amazing and the best tours we had while on our trip. They offer multiple different walking tours of New Orleans, and they only charge a small booking fee. However, their tour guides are great, so make sure you tip them well! Highly recommend Robi's Voodoo tour and Robert's ghost tour. Robi was so energetic and full of knowledge on voodoo. He really enlightened us on the topic and made the tour engaging - we would gladly take the tour a second time. And Robert's ghost tour was so much fun - we walked through the French Quarter at night while stopping at different locations to hear ghost stories about that spot. Robert's telling of the stories was spooky and made the tour that much more fun. Greatly recommend looking up this company while looking for tours in New Orleans! read more

I thoroughly enjoyed my previous tour with Free Tours by Foot (of the Garden District) and knew that I could trust them to provide a stellar tour of the French Quarter while visiting with a friend who hadn't been to New Orleans before. Daniel was an amazing guide through the FQ, or as we learned it's called by those who've lived there for years, Vieux Carre! His deep knowledge of the area, from the time the French Market was a Choctaw trading post to the years The Axeman terrorized the neighborhood (while also boosting the popularity of jazz music!), was extremely impressive and gave me a better appreciation for the city's rich history and culture. His sense of humor and passion for the subject made the experience one not to be missed. I couldn't recommend Daniel's walking tour more! read more

First thing I'll be recommending to ANYONE that is visiting NOLA. Holy hell, just book this already! Robi will change your life. It is rare to meet someone with such a pure and radiant soul, with passion, empathy, and understanding for the human condition. You get it ALL with Robi- history, culture, a little bit of hip shakin'... the tour ends with a powerful Voodoo cleanse that we ALL need. I appreciated the emphasis on community, and it was a pleasure to see Robi wave, smile, and greet almost every person we passed in the park by name. Robi and his family have major ties to New Orleans and surrounding land, and everyone on tour felt included and seen. A beautiful way to start our weekend in New Orleans. We learned so much about the city, the blended cultures, Voodoo, colonization, healthcare, women's rights, spiritualism and religion, and more. Ask all the questions, smile, be kind, and have fun. These walking tours are free/low cost, so please be sure to tip Robi and then tip him some more because he loves you more than your own mother probably. Seriously. read more

We went in the Voodoo tour and learned so much. Our guide, Evian, was knowledgeable and engaging. I highly recommend this if you want to learn about this religion and not just the hokey made up stories! read more

We did a tour with Free tours by foot on 11-14-22 our guide was Sandy a local of New Orleans. Sandy was full of useful and historical information. We are very happy with the tour by her of the French Quarters. If your in New Orleans and want to discover more about this beautiful town I would highly recommend doing tours with this company and if you do the French Quarters tour I would recommend Sandy if possible. Thank you again Sandy for such a highlight of our trip to NOLA! Ken read more

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Found this place after finding them through their YouTube channel. Be warned, the tours are pretty much verbatim as what you see on YouTube, so once you watch their video, you've seen exactly what is going to be on the tour. I went on the French Quarter tour on 2/5/2022. I've been on a lot of walking tours in the US and Europe, some use mics, some give the group their own portable ear piece and some just speak loud and limit tour groups to 10 people. Honestly, the biggest reason I'm rating this a 2 star is because I wish the tour company would use a mic. With so much construction and general street noise and a tour group capped at 21 people, this tour of the French Quarter was extremely difficult to hear unless I was standing right next to our guide. I kept zoning out because I couldn't understand our guide most of the time. You can't speak at a personal volume level to a group in a noisy part of the city. We ended up skipping going to the Garden District tour the next day because we didn't want a repeat of walking around for two hours and not being able to hear our guide. While our guide was a nice guy, I don't want to have to stand 6 inches away during Covid to be able to hear. read more

Awesome!! Thanks Free Tours by Foot!! Definitely book at the very least one of these when planning on coming to New Orleans ~ it's a MUST!! We booked French Quarter Food Tour andd the French Quarter Tour both we thoroughly enjoyed!! Found Free Tours by Foot online prior to our trip, watched videos, read reviews and was excited they had some great Tours available in New Orleans during our dates. Online booking was easy with a service fee of $2.25 per person. The tours we chose were two hours with all information, instructions being delivered via email prior to the event. On day of tour our guide reached out via email and text ~ thank you!! Making everything easy breezy on the designated meet up location. Tours were informative, FUN and educational...walking around was easy (not strenuous at all). We highly recommend Free Tours by Foot!! Found some GREAT food locations and learned a lot about the French Quarter, thanks again!! read more

We did a 7:30pm ghost tour with Lisa who was absolutely amazing. Loved her stories and her vibe! read more

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Evian was wonderful during the Darkside of New Orleans tour,so knowledgeable about the history with a fun personality. Definitely recommend. read more

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We had a wonderful ghost tour led by Meri! She was extremely entertaining and funny, and we heard a fantastic mixture of NOLA history and ghost stories that took us to an area of the French Quarter we hadn't yet journeyed through. We had our two kids (7 and 11) with us, and the tour was appropriate for them and easy to follow. Someone in our group also had a wheelchair and even though the city isn't necessarily the very best for that, the tour seemed pretty accessible for them, in case that's an issue for you. :) Super grateful she was our guide! Highly recommend this tour! read more

We participated in the ghost tour within the French Quarter and walked away with goosebumps! Our guide, Andrew S., met us out front the St. Louis Cathedral. He checked everyone in, introduced himself, and away we went on an adventure we will never forget (and was one of the highlights of our whole trip to New Orleans)! Andrew S. safely guided us to different buildings around the neighborhood that hold some seriously tragic and dark history and teach us the story behind each place. He explained the fully history of each building, and then elaborated on how and why some people have picked up on different energies or hauntings at these buildings. Every question that was asked he was able to answer. My two (fairly particular) teenagers were even creeped out after the tour and had huge smiles on their faces because the tour was so engaging and fun. The ghost tour is well worth it! read more

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Wow! Highly recommend! This tour surpassed our expectations! We took the French Quarter tour with Daniel, who was absolutely fantastic. He is a NOLA native so his knowledge is deep and his delivery was engaging. I'm so happy we took our tour on our first morning in the French Quarter because it gave us lots of ideas on where we wanted to explore next. Daniel was also happy to answer questions and we found great souvenir shops, thanks to his recommendations. Thanks for a great tour, Daniel! read more

Had a great day touring Vodou history within New Orleans. Evian was a good, lighthearted educator who helped me leave my vacation with a better understanding of not only the practice, but the city as a whole. Very educations and I recommend to everyone! read more

Really enjoyed the Unveiling Voodoo Walking Tour. We were a group of 7 adults, all were impressed with our guide, Evian, and his extensive knowledge. We learned so much about the practice and history of Voodoo, but also about New Orleans, especially the French Quarter and Termes. He was funny, friendly, and extremely informative. If you want to know more about the history of New Orleans, I highly recommend the tour. read more

We took our haunted pub crawl tour with Lisa and had a great time. She was knowledgeable about the city and a wonderful story teller. Drinks were great also. 10/10 recommend for a spooky and entertaining experience. read more

I attended two tours arranged by Free Tours by Foot, I did the French Quarter Tour with Sandy and the VooDoo Tour with Robi. Both tours were really informative and provided lots of great information. I particularly liked Robi's tour as it was much more personal and he just had a ton of great energy and was super passionate about the subject matter. Sandy was also really knowledgeable, my only rub is that I didn't really appreciate her sense of humor as much as others did. It was more on the snarky side, which other people enjoyed a lot, it just wasn't for me. Outside of that, each tour took about 1 hr and 40 minutes and both tour guides made a huge effort to start on time. Really appreciated. read more

Myself and 3 friends did the ghost tour at 8:15pm. Alec was a great tour guide and we covered a lot of space and got lots of information in the time we were there! He also added lots of history facts to really make the experience more educational. They also let you pay the guide how much you is worthy for the tour. My group was a little Taken Aback that one group didn't tip him at all though!!! Considering the tour is free we thought that was rude. The ghost tour is definitely a must do when visiting Nola! read more

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Evian was amazing on the voudou walking tour. super knowledgeable and very friendly. Made for a very good experience

Wow, I had a great experience doing a private tour. We booked two separate tours - French Quarter and Garden District, on two separate days. Each tour lasts 2 hours, costs $185, and can have up to 28 people. We had a group of 13-14 people, and it personally felt like the right number of people. Our tour guide was Andrew (and he seemed to be a minor celebrity in town.) He did a wonderful job taking us through each of the areas, sharing the history of the city, key buildings/landmarks, and addressed the questions that we had. He was very knowledgeable, engaging and funny, which made for a great tour. One tip if you visit in the hotter months is to try and start your tours earlier in the day. We did the French Quarter tour at 10am, and the Garden District tour at 1:30pm - and the latter was more difficult to get through given the heat and humidity at the time. If you're a relatively large party looking for a way to be introduced to some history and points of interest in New Orleans, I highly recommend considering doing a private tour with this company. read more

Shocked by the high reviews for Robi. I am a proud liberal and am certainly no fan of trump but the amount of time Priest Robi spent complaining about trump and politicians in general was truly excessive. I was there to learn about Vooodoo not listen to political rants. It felt like a waste of time. read more

Every time I'm in NOLA I still repeat the Tours by my fav guides. This is ONE of them, the other is Andrew F. I miss NOLA!! read more

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I love free tours by foot, so we had to do a tour while visiting New Orleans. We chose to do the afternoon Voodoo tour. Our tour guide Robert did a fantastic job of leading the tour. He gave us so much information. It was a great and informative way of spending 2 hours. I would do it again. read more

High Priest Robi is knowledgable, engaging, funny, and Holy. We loved learning about the Voodoo religious traditions, it's connections to other religions, to slavery, and the Hollywood mistakes. I think everyone in our group laughed, shed a tear, and left with much to think about. Highly recommend! read more

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We enjoyed the Ghost Tour in the French Quarter. A lot of interesting stories on murders, hauntings, and other horrors. I definitely look forward to checking out another one. read more

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Remember to tip the guide! I recommend at least $10 per person for a crowded tour, $20 pp if there are only a few people or the guide is above average. The tour was entertaining and guide did a good job of group management, not always an easy thing to do in crowded New Orleans. I took the Garden District tour and would definitely recommend it. read more

We hadn't been to New Orleans in several years, but remembering how much we'd enjoyed the culinary walking tour (highly recommend!), we knew we wanted to do another one of the "Free Tours by Foot," so we signed up for the walking tour of the Garden District with Daniel as our guide. He was fantastic!! He very sensibly rescheduled the tour for a non-stormy day, and carefully positioned each stop of the tour in the shade so we would not melt in the heat. He told great stories at each stop, showed us so many gorgeous houses, and even accommodated my husband's bursitis by bringing along a folding chair for him. (Incredibly kind.) We can't wait to head back to New Orleans to join one of Daniel's other tours! read more

Every time I visit a new city, I take a free walking tour. Some are good, some are not. This particular 10 AM French Quarter Tour with Sandy was phenomenal! Not only was the informative, knowledgeable, and thorough, but she was witty and captivating. This tour was the perfect combination of entertainment and education. Hats off to Sandy. Try to take a tour with her if you can... unless the birds have taken her out by then. The following day, we took the Garden District tour with Daniel from the same company. We had an equally enjoyable and educational experience. Daniel is a fountain of information about New Orleans and more. If you have time to take both tours, definitely add this to your list! read more

These free tours are AMAZING and each guide we had was terrific. We did a night "ghost tour" and a daytime "history of the french quarter" tour. Both were excellent and kudos in particular to our history tour guide who was a trained historian that knew his stuff and could discourse on it in a fun and often humorous way. While free, tips are HIGHLY encouraged so if you book one of these please tip generously. These folks earn their money and this is a great way to see the city. read more

I highly recommend using this company if you're interested in touring St. Louis Cemetery 1 when in New Orleans. Since the archdiocese has tightened security at the cemetery, only tour groups are allowed in. I heard rave reviews about Free Tours By Foot and I can tell you they're all accurate. Our tour guide Matthew was very knowledgeable and managed our relatively large group quite well. It's hard work leading groups around in the heat, and it was obvious he was dedicated to his job. Be forewarned the cemetery tour specifically is not 'free' (all guests entering now must pay in some capacity), but to book through this company only costs $2 per person, as opposed to other companies charging as much as $40 per person. It's a bargain and a good bet, and you won't regret booking a tour with them. I'm even considering using them in other cities where they offer tours. read more

Very much enjoyed the Voodoo tour with Priest Robi. I didn't really know what to expect going in, but Robi's clarification of misconceptions of voodoo and education in its history and practices were great. I recommend the tour as an excellent way to get a clear introduction to voodoo. read more

We really enjoyed the food tour with Kayla. Thanks for sharing the differences between Cajun and Creole, and everything in between! We also did the Treme tour with Evian. He is a wealth of knowledge, for sure! Learning about the city makes our visit so much more meaningful. Thanks for sharing your insights. We highly recommend this tour! Thank you, Evian! read more

Priest Robi is amazing! He is flamboyant, theatrical, and interesting! He told us the tale of vodou (voodoo is not a real word), from the beginning to modern times. He was very interactive, having each of our group play an active role in the re-enactment of vodou ceremonies. He also did a special prayer for us at the end, to erase debt, open doors, and bring good luck. This tour went on for over three hours. It was so informative and entertaining! It also ends at his family's vodou shop, which has legitimate vodou items and authentic readings. read more

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