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New Orleans Minibus Tour: History, Culture, Architecture
4.6
2,230 Ratings
New Orleans
Experience New Orleans from a local’s perspective, beyond the traditional city tour. Enjoy a comfortable air-conditioned minibus drive that offers a substantial overview of the history, culture and architecture of the splendid city of New Orleans.
Experience New Orleans from a local’s perspective, beyond the traditional city tour. Enjoy a comfortable air-conditioned minibus drive that offers a substantial overview of the history, culture and architecture of the splendid city of New Orleans.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- French Quarter - Your tour begins when you pass through the French Quarter and travel past the mansions along Esplanade Avenue on your way to a stop in City Park where you can visit the Morning Call Cafe’ for coffee and beignets, or view the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
- Lower 9th Ward - In addition, you will see the Ninth Ward, a neighborhood…
- French Quarter - Your tour begins when you pass through the French Quarter and travel past the mansions along Esplanade Avenue on your way to a stop in City Park where you can visit the Morning Call Cafe’ for coffee and beignets, or view the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
- Lower 9th Ward - In addition, you will see the Ninth Ward, a neighborhood devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
- Garden District - View the Garden District with it’s vast mansions that line pristine boulevards.
- Warehouse District - Drive through the Warehouse District, Faubourg Treme- one of the oldest African American neighborhoods in the country dating back to the 1700’s, pass through the area formerly known as the American Sector, Home of the internationally acclaimed World War II Museum, and the Contemporary Arts Center, which is one of the country’s first art institutions.
- Lake Lawn Metairie - The tour also makes a brief stop at the Metairie Cemetery, where you will see the city’s distinctive above-ground tombs. You’ll get a great introduction to the history, culture and architecture of this magnificient city.
- St. Louis Cathedral - The Saint Louis Cathedral is the oldest Cathedral in North America, founded as a Catholic Parish in 1720 along the Banks of the Mississippi River
What's Included
- Transport by air-conditioned mini coach
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from selected downtown New Orleans and French Quarter hotels only
- Live commentary on board
- Transport by air-conditioned mini coach
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from selected downtown New Orleans and French Quarter hotels only
- Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
French Quarter
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(2230 Ratings)
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Teresa_v
Nov 12, 2024
Worth the time - Joe was a great tour guide. Full of interesting information. The three hours went by in a blink because it never got boring.
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Karen_k
Nov 12, 2024
Great day 1 in NOLA! - Great tour and nice intro to New Orleans. Gary was a city local and had great info to share on history, sites and food! Definitely recommend!!
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Yvonne_l
Nov 9, 2024
Best tour guide - Absolutely loved Gary. He has so much historical knowledge and is happy to share it, you can tell not only does he love his job he loves his city. Thank you for allowing my family and I to ask all the questions we had. Would def recommend!
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Jennifer_o
Nov 8, 2024
City Tour / New Orleans - Joseph was our driver for the tour. Collected from our hotel on time. We really enjoyed the tour with Joaeph as our guide, he is friendly very informative and we felt that he delivered an excellent overview of all important areas of the city. He is so friendly, helpful and really knows his city. I would highly recommend this tour, which h we only booked late the night before. We found the hotel pick up so helpful not being used to the heat
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June_m
Nov 7, 2024
Amusing and factual New Orleans tour - Our driver was very knowledgeable and entertaining. The highlight of the tour was finding out about how the Katrina disaster unfolded and the steps taken to hopefully ensure it won’t happen again.
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Chana_f
Nov 4, 2024
Gary was a delight to... - Gary was a delight to have as our tour guide. He was exceptional with historical references and movies. He allowed us to stop at a few locations. He was really down to earth, and I highly recommend this tour.
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Deborah_h
Nov 3, 2024
Great tour!!! - Great tour!! Joseph did a great job!!! Learned a lot about the city of New Orleans … Awesome tour at a great price !!!
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Nancy_h
Oct 31, 2024
Great Experience - This was a great experience. We got a great overview of the city and many recommendations for things to do and see. Nice part driver let us off at convenient spot to next activity. I would recommend. Went with my grown son - his first trip. Family choice says teen or child but we are adult family traveling together.
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Gwen_p
Oct 29, 2024
Great - Informational. Answered all of our curious questions. Shared personal experience w/ hurricane Karina.
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Kindy_f
Nov 7, 2024
Great tour especially for Americans - Good guide with deep local knowledge. There were a lot of houses that are famous for US TV shows which we didn’t know anything about as Europeans. Also a lot of traffic so no way to stop and see a lot of things we passed by. The guide was amazing though and offered lots of input on all different questions and topics !
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