Top New Orleans Bus Tours - page 2

Oak Alley Plantation and Swamp Boat Tour from New Orleans

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Go beyond the guidebooks to immerse yourself in the heart of New Orleans’ music scene on this lively walking tour. Start at Louis Armstrong Park, explore jazz roots in the French Quarter, and stroll through historic spots like Bourbon Street and Frenchmen Street. Enjoy live jazz music at a local venue with a complimentary drink, while your guide shares insights into the city’s vibrant musical heritage and neighborhood culture.

from $130

New Orleans Jazz History and Music Walking Tour

(543)

2 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

from $61

Price varies by group size

A trip to New Orleans isn't complete without experiencing Louisiana's local wildlife. This group boat ride takes you to the swamps and bayous, where you learn about alligators, snakes, turtles, local birds, and more—while looking out for them. Your guide knows the best areas for spotting wildlife, improving your chances of seeing various species up close. Also learn about local Cajun culture through your guide’s stories.

New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Alligator Tour

4.3

(1,316)

1 hour 15 minutes to 4 hoursFree Cancellation

from $35

Explore New Orleans’ rich history and stunning architecture on this small-group tour. Travel by air-conditioned van through iconic areas like the French Quarter, Bayou St John, and the Garden District, with guided walking tours of St. Louis Cemetery #3 and City Park’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Enjoy highlights like Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, and a stop for beignets at the famous Café du Monde (own expense).

New Orleans Small-Group City and Cemetery Tour with Hotel Pickup

(130)

4 hoursFree Cancellation

from $96

Visit a former plantation and ride through the swamp during this two-in-one tour. Start with a visit to Oak Alley Plantation for a tour of the antebellum mansion. Follow the oak-shaded paths to the blacksmith shop during your free time. Lunch is available to purchase at the restaurant on-site. Next, head to the dock for your swamp tour. Search for alligators and other wildlife and stop for photo ops while aboard an airboat. Round-trip hotel transport provided from New Orleans.

Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans

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Skip the self-drive hassles and travel with a guide who knows the routes and heritage on this eerie tour of New Orleans’ most storied graveyards—after dark. Visit St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, established in 1854, the Holt Cemetery, which floods with each heavy rain, the Hurricane Katrina Memorial, the Masonic Temple Cemetery, and so much more. Bring your camera: you may spot eerie orbs in your photos that can only be described as paranormal.

from $160

New Orleans Cemetery and Paranormal Investigation Bus Tour

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Experience the extravagant and spiritual sides of New Orleans on a tour that showcases NOLA from several perspectives. Cover more sights in less time in a coach, while still stopping to admire the finer details on foot. See culturally infused architecture in the French Quarter, the mansions in the Garden District, and the famous Lake Pontchartrain Causeway en route to St Louis Cemetery No. 3. There, meander through a maze of haunting mausoleums, including that of Marie Laveau, the city’s most revered voodoo priestess.

from $30

New Orleans City and Cemetery Sightseeing Tour

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Tour the Oak Alley Plantation, named for the alley of centuries-old oaks leading up to the antebellum Big House. Follow the oak-shaded paths to the blacksmith shop and a souvenir shop during your free time. Alcoholic drinks and lunch are available to purchase at the restaurant on-site, with round-trip hotel transport provided from New Orleans. Upgrade your experience to include a 3-hour city tour of New Orleans with a stop to tour the above ground tombs at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.

from $63

Oak Alley Plantation Half-Day Tour from New Orleans

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5 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

from $75

Gain a deeper understanding of American history on this visit to Louisiana’s only museum dedicated to enslaved people. After you are collected from your New Orleans hotel in a luxurious air-conditioned van, your driver will take you westwards towards the Whitney Plantation. On the way, expect to hear an overview on the history of American plantations before arriving to this impactful landmark.

Whitney Plantation (Guided Tour) with Bus Ride To & From N. O.

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5 to 6 hoursFree Cancellation

from $87

Take a break from the bustle of New Orleans to explore the lifestyles and complex history of rural Louisiana on a day trip to the Oak Alley Plantation. Take a guided tour the opulent antebellum mansion, gardens, and enslaved people's cabins, and learn about the lives of the free and enslaved families who lived here. During the drive to River Road, learn about the region's history, from the Civil War to Hurricane Katrina.

Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Hotel Pickup

4.2

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6 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

from $78

Uncover Louisiana’s rich and complicated past on this small-group plantation tour. Travel along Lake Pontchartrain to the Whitney Plantation, where a self-guided app offers powerful insight into enslavement and history. Then explore the Creole heritage of Laura Plantation with a guided visit. Along the way, stop for photos at Evergreen and other historic sites, passing through scenic sugar cane fields and iconic oak-lined roads that tell stories of the South.

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Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans

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6 hoursFree Cancellation

from $159

Put New Orleans in context without the self-drive hassles on this enriching full-day tour. First, immerse in the city’s dark history on a self-guided tour of the Whitney Plantation, with time to explore the museum independently. Next, pass by the Evergreen Plantation, where Django Unchained was filmed, and board an airboat for a high-speed swamp adventure. Your package includes small-group transfers from most New Orleans hotels.

Whitney Plantation and Airboat Tour from New Orleans

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This tour combines the private Manchac Swamp with Whitney Plantation. A decade ago Whitney Plantation, circa 1752, opened its doors to the public for the first time in its history as the only plantation museum in Louisiana completely dedicated to the history of slavery. The experience at Whitney is a self-paced audio tour. Visitors to Whitney will gain a unique perspective on the enslaved people who lived and worked here through museum exhibits, restored historic outbuildings, and hundreds of first-person narratives. Then it's a short ride to a privately-owned wildlife refuge within the Manchac Swamp, where homegrown Cajun captains will take you on a journey back to the early days of swamp exploration. They'll guide the covered pontoon boat through the mystical cypress swamp while showing off the American Alligator and abundant wildlife. Learn the history of the town of Frenier and the Cajun culture of fishing, hunting, and trapping. Get the camera ready gators leaping up for a snack!

from $152

Swamp Boat Ride and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans

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7 hours 45 minutesFree Cancellation

from $131

Explore the best of New Orleans in half a day, guided by a local jazz musician, offering an immersive and fun experience. This half-day private tour covers the French Quarter, Treme, Garden District, City Park, and more, with stops to take stunning photos. Enjoy delicious beignets midway and the personalized attention that larger tours can't offer. Customize your tour to your interests, whether it's food, architecture, history, jazz, or murals.

Citywide Driving Tour with Local Jazz Musician

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Free Cancellation

from $65

Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Pickup from New Orleans

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4 to 5 hoursFree Cancellation

from $87

Experience the elegance of New Orleans’ antebellum south on this full-day historical plantation tour. In a small group, visit Destrehan Plantation, Whitney Plantation, then Houmas House Plantation, where you’ll view stunning architecture, oak‐lined esplanades, and former slave quarters while hearing fascinating – and often somber – pre‐Civil war histories from expert guides. You'll also enjoy a private, unlimited gourmet buffet luncheon, served exclusively for your group at Houmas House.

New Orleans Small-Group 3 Plantation Tour with Gourmet Lunch

(140)

from $259

New Orleans City and Cemetery Bus Tour

(450)

2 hours 15 minutesFree Cancellation

from $55

Crescent City Tours invite you on a journey to learn the truth about slavery and what it’s like for enslaved Africans on a sugar plantation in southeast Louisiana.

Get a sense of life in the antebellum South on a day trip from New Orleans to two historic plantations. At Oak Alley, learn about Creole history as you tour a grand mansion as well as gardens and enslaved persons cabins. Get a more in-depth picture of the harsh realities of enslavement at Whitney Plantation, the only plantation completely dedicated to honoring the lives and stories of enslaved people.

Two Plantation Tour: Oak Alley and Laura or Whitney

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7 hoursFree Cancellation

from $152

Travel through Cajun Country on this full-day New Orleans city tour and swamp adventure. Journey with your professional guide in a comfortable air-conditioned minibus as you learn about the history, culture and highlights of southern Creoles. You'll see major city highlights, areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, and tour the inside of a cemetery to see the above-ground tombs. Afterward, you'll head to the bayou for your choice of a leisurely pontoon boat ride or thrilling airboat ride.

New Orleans City, Cemetery and Swamp Full-Day Tour

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7 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

from $110

Discover the rich blend of cultures that shape New Orleans on this small-group Garden District tour. Walk scenic paths once traveled by Native Americans, admire grand French-inspired mansions, and uncover the city’s fascinating mix of history, architecture, and legend. Along the way, hear stories of the famous Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau and her rituals, before making a stop at a nearby nature reserve to spot local wildlife.

New Orleans Garden District Tour

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Private New Orleans City Tour with Local Expert Guide

from $50

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3 to 4 hoursFree Cancellation

from $155

Visit two of New Orleans' historical cemeteries, Masonic Cemetery #1 and the Katrina Memorial at Charity Hospital Cemetery, with a masterful storyteller to guide you along the way. This 2-hour bus tour will take you through a maze of above-ground tombs while learning about burial customs and traditions, the history of the city's Masons and Catholics, and the deaths of the Katrina tragedy. You'll leave with a reverence for the city's incredible history.

Night Cemetery Insiders Bus Tour in New Orleans

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from $30

New Orleans French Quarter, Voodoo and Culture Walking Tour

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Gain a deeper understanding of American history on this two-in-one visit to Oak Alley Plantation and a Louisiana swamp tour on this day-long trip from New Orleans. You’ll pass other notable sites including Evergreen, Laura, and St. Joseph Plantations before exploring Oak Alley Plantation at your own pace. Afterward, join an airboat swamp tour and pass the site of the 1811 German Coast Uprising of enslaved people.

from $35

Oak Alley Plantation and Airboat Combo Tour by Bus

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New Orleans Sightseeing City Tour

from $152

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Beth_A, Apr 2026

Great history

This is a great Tour to do at the beginning of you trip. It shows you so many different areas. It's a great way to help you decide what you want to go back and spend more time at. Tour guide was great. And very knowledgeable about New Orleans history. This is my 3rd time doing the City Tour.

City Tour of New Orleans with Pickup

Lisa_R, Apr 2026

Tour was better than I...

Tour was better than I expected. Bob was a great guide who was very knowledgeable and took his time answering group questions. I would encourage company to send out a text about pickup vehicle and name of guide as there were so many different buses stopping at our hotel.

New Orleans City Tour: French Quarter, Garden District & Cemetery

Belinda_S, Apr 2026

Great time

If you’re looking for a great way to experience New Orleans go on this tour. We loved Dave who provided the history of New Orleans, information on Katrina, great food and restaurant recommendations . We were able to plan the rest of our time in New Orleans based on his excellent recommendations. We went to 3 of his restaurant recommendations and planed another day of his recommendations today . Great time

New Orleans Swamp Tour Boat Adventure with Transportation

Kellie_J, Apr 2026

Amazing experience!!

Capt. Ernie is amazing!! Very knowledgeable, courteous and friendly. He gave us lots of information about the area, the wildlife and made sure we saw Alligators galore!! He told us about there breeding schedule and which gender we were looking at. I would absolutely book this again next year and would highly recommend Capt. Ernie !!

Soul of New Orleans City Tour: Enslavement to Modern Day Culture

Tgreatmd, Apr 2026

Soul of New Orleans- A MUST do!

Our experience on the Soul of New Orleans tour was nothing short of amazing, thanks ENTIRELY to our guide, Jay. What really stood out was how effortlessly Jay balanced storytelling with insight, not just sharing facts, but the deeper context behind New Orleans’ culture, resilience, and identity. His discussion of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it left behind was powerful and personal, told with such care and authenticity. The afternoon flew by, and we couldn’t believe how quickly the time passed. This tour is a no-brainer for anyone interested in the history of New Orleans.

New Orleans City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Kelly_S, Apr 2026

Best New Orleans tour guide duo

Scott and Danell made our sightseeing tour an unforgettable and fun-filled day. Scott’s knowledge of the city was impressive, and his entertaining stories kept the entire bus laughing throughout the trip. Enjoy the bag of Aunt Sally’s pralines we left on the bus! Highly recommend this team!

Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Elizabeth_H, Apr 2026

Fantastic Day Exploring Outside the City

What a fun day getting out of downtown New Orleans and exploring the bayou. It was a beautiful day out on the water in the swamp boat tour. Our driver, Malcom, was wonderful and our tour guide, Kate, kept us engaged all day with her insightful tour and interesting stories of New Orleans and beyond. The swamp boat tour was especially enjoyed by my sons and is a great family activity to explore the bayou and view wildlife like alligators up close!

New Orleans City and Cemetery 2-Hour Bus Tour

Suzi_B, Apr 2026

Christopher was a super tour guide and driver.

Our guide was Christopher, "Stophu", and we loved him. He was funny, shared so much information, friendly, courteous. He truly made sure we were all safe and taken care of. Always made sure everyone was back on the bus at the end of stops. Encouraged questions and answered them all. I highly recommend him.

New Orleans Dead of Night Ghosts and Cemetery Bus Tour

Jodi_C, Mar 2026

Lifelong dream fulfilled with an excellent tour guide

I have dreamed of visiting a cemetery in New Orleans since I was very young and I was so thrilled to be able to book a haunted history tour on Friday the 13th! The tour was incredible and I think a lot of that has to do with our excellent tour guide, Christian (like the religion). Christian was so knowledgeable about the city and its history and it was obvious he loves what he does and is very good at it. He provided a vast history and information about the different locations we attended while also sprinkling in some great humor along the way. This tour was absolutely the highlight of the trip for us and I would do it again in a heartbeat. 10/10 recommend, especially if you can get Christian!

Cemetery and Ghost BYOB Bus Tour in New Orleans

Sharie_D, Feb 2026

Ghost Tour NOLA

I thoroughly enjoyed hearing real ghosts stories that were personally experienced by our tour guide Kendall. I also liked that he set the expectation that it was an informative tour and site seeing. He also showed us real photos of other people’s experiences. The meeting place was hard to find but they did call and ensured we made it to the right location.