10 Best New Orleans Tour Companies
New Orleans is a city unlike anywhere else in the world. If you want to see this one-of-a-kind city, consider these 10 of the best tour companies operating in the Big Easy.
1. Haunted History Tours
723 St. Peter St., (504) 861-2727
Haunted History Tours has over 27 years of research experience on all hauntings throughout the city of New Orleans. Their tours have been featured on A&E, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, the SyFy Channel, Fox Network, and recommended by the Travel Channel. Their tours are a way to explore the haunted side of this city while creating an entertaining and educational history experience.
In addition to their ghost and history tours, they offer a vampire tour, a cemetery tour, a Garden District tour, a haunted pub craw, and day or night bus tour of the Big Easy. Haunted History Tours is renowned for their incredible storytelling and their industry's best guides and storytellers serving tourists and locals.
2. French Quarter Phantoms
718 N. Rampart St., (504) 666-8300
French Quarter Phantoms combines the cool and creepy experiences of New Orleans. Their tour guides are very well educated, having earned degrees in History, Forensic Anthropology, Music, Education, Literature, and Theater.
What makes their tours different is the historical documentation, where they love to show off their knowledge from reading books, archived newspapers, police and fire department records. They also get to known their community members, as past residents and employees of sites share their experiences where the stories are told.
3. Nightly Spirits
410 Dauphine St., (844) 678-8687
Nightly Spirits offers an immersive ghost tour and haunted pub crawl experience in New Orleans, and they aim to blend paranormal storytelling with the city's rich history and nightlife. During this tour, you can explore the city's dark side and listen to stories of Voodoo, vampires, ghosts, and more.
Some of their top-rated ghost tours are the New Orleans Booze and Boos Tour, Nightly Spirits Happy Hour Hauntings, NOLA Private Spooktacular Ghost Walk, and more. Nightly Spirits was voted top-rated ghost tour in America by USA Today for two years in a row.
4. New Orleans Secret Tours
Based in the French Quarter, (504) 517-5397
New Orleans Secret Tours offers an intimate, small-group experience that allows guest to explore food, history, Voodoo, cocktails, and some of the city's hidden gems. This company offers a wide variety of themes, including food tours, Voodoo and paranormal tours, cocktail and history tours, and Garden District tours.
Their guides are knowledgeable about about New Orleans history, culture, and cuisine, and often provide insider tips and underground recommendations.
5. Two Chicks Walking Tours
1128 Josephine St., (504) 975-4386
Two Chicks Walking Tour was hatched over a few cocktails, and is now known as one of New Orleans' best creations. This company has been in operations for 10 years and has successfully sparked interest for the city's history in this carefully curated tour.
Two Chicks has been featured in Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, and the US News and World Report for their offerings over time. Their Southern hospitality and dynamic topics allow visitors to stay intellectually curious.
6. La Vie New Orleans
710 Royal St., (504) 957-1761
La Vie New Orleans Private Tours fosters an enthusiasm for New Orleans distinctive culture and its rich origins. Their private tour offers something a group tour cannot: the freedom to explore at your own pace with a personalized experience.
With La Vie New Orleans, every experience is designed your the guests interests, pace, and their curiosity. The guides are not following a script, rather exploring the historic city of New Orleans with tourists.
7. Witches Brew Tours
311 Exchange Pl., (504) 454-3939
Witches Brew Tours is a New Orleans-based company that specializing in haunted, historical, and cultural walking tours. This company is known for its Traveler's Choice 2024 and Top 10 percent of Viator Attractions Worldwide recognition.
For nearly 50 years, this experience blends education and entertainment as it immerses guests in the city's rich history, folklore, and paranormal legends.
8. Unique NOLA Tours
815 Toulouse St., (504) 777-7769
From ghost to history walking tours, Unique NOLA Tours offers it all. Want a kid-friendly ghost tour? The Spooky Family Ghost tour is the perfect way to go. Are you a true crime junkie? The Sinister Criminal Intentions tour might be your jam. Want a combination of your favorites? Try the a private tour. They even offer a Voodoo doll making class. And that's just the beginning—Unique NOLA Tours offers much more fun for everyone.
Get ready to experience it all by following in the footsteps of French and Spanish explorers and relishing decadent New Orleans cuisine. You won't want to go home after this one.
9. Beyond the Bayou Tours
650 Poydras St. Suite 1400, (504) 708-5161
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Explore the beauty and depth of Louisiana's wetlands and plantations with Beyond the Bayou Tours. Dive deep with the Signature Swamp tour of the Tchefuncte River, tributaries, and marshes. And don't worry, the gators won't bite. Beyond the Bayou Tours never baits the wildlife. The Maurepas Swamp and Plantation tour is an all-day affair, with lunch provided, of an antebellum plantation, wetlands, and Cajun cuisine.
Experience Louisiana through its vibrant nature and culture with Beyond the Bayou Tours. Get ready to be one with nature!
10. NOLA Tours
2727 Prytania St., (504) 355-1213
This one's for the history buffs. NOLA Tours offers four types of walking tours that are focused on the rich architecture of the New Orleans area. Discover the Garden District, French Quarter, and Marigny neighborhoods with exclusively native tour guides. They even offer private tours that are perfectly catered to your group's interests and needs.
For NOLA Tours, every roofline and ironwork tells a story. See New Orleans through the eyes of your guide in this funky, rich history tour.
