New Orleans Small-Group City and Cemetery Tour with Hotel Pickup
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New Orleans, USA
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
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 architectural tour
- Drive along the French Quarter, Jackson Square, and Esplanade Avenue
- Explore the tombs of historic St. Louis Cemetery #3 on a guided tour
- See the late–1700s homes on Bayou St. John
- Admire the antique carousel in City Park
- All entrance fees and round-trip hotel transfers included
- Small-group tour limited to 14 people ensures a personalized experience
- Katrina Memorial and Levee Exhibit Hall and Rain Garden
What's Included
- Transport by air-conditioned 14-passenger van
- Hotel pickup and drop-off, with exact pick up time provided
- Guided tour of St Louis Cemetery #3
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
Please specify hotel at time of purchase. We pick up in New Orleans at any hotel, Bed & Breakfast or select Airbnbs, uptown (close to St. Charles Ave.), in (or close to) the French Quarter, and on the Westbank. We do not pick up by the airport, in New Orleans East, in Slidell, or on the North Shore. Supplier will contact you the day before your tour to give you an exact pick up time.
Itinerary
Your journey of New Orleans’ rich and storied architecture begins with morning or afternoon pickup from your central New Orleans hotel. Climb aboard the comfortable tour van for a small-group sightseeing trip through the city. As you wind through the French Quarter, admire the fusion of Spanish, French, and Creole design styles that give the area its distinctive architectural flair. As you exit the quarter, you’ll pass the Cabildo and the Pontalba Apartments at Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, and the bustling French Market. As you cruise along Esplanade Avenue, soak up the beauty of oak-lined streets and stately Creole mansions.
Your first stop is St Louis Cemetery No 3, where you’ll witness some macabre and magnificent tombs. Enjoy a guided walk, during which you’ll learn about the above-ground burial system and see several enormous society tombs, such as the Dante Lodge of Masons. Then head by bus to New Orleans’ celebrated City Park, passing the lovely 18th-century homes of Bayou St John along the way.
Continue north for views of Lake Pontchartrain, including the world-record Causeway and the surrounding levees,. You will reach the London Avenue Canal and see its two floodwall breaches and witness the complete destruction Hurricane Katrina caused to the neighborhood of Gentilly. You can also stop to walk through the Katrina memorial and Levee Exhibit Hall and rain garden alongside the London Ave. Canal Breach.
Back aboard your van, marvel at the beautiful colonial homes along St. Charles Avenue and through the Garden District on your way to your hotel.
Your first stop is St Louis Cemetery No 3, where you’ll witness some macabre and magnificent tombs. Enjoy a guided walk, during which you’ll learn about the above-ground burial system and see several enormous society tombs, such as the Dante Lodge of Masons. Then head by bus to New Orleans’ celebrated City Park, passing the lovely 18th-century homes of Bayou St John along the way.
Continue north for views of Lake Pontchartrain, including the world-record Causeway and the surrounding levees,. You will reach the London Avenue Canal and see its two floodwall breaches and witness the complete destruction Hurricane Katrina caused to the neighborhood of Gentilly. You can also stop to walk through the Katrina memorial and Levee Exhibit Hall and rain garden alongside the London Ave. Canal Breach.
Back aboard your van, marvel at the beautiful colonial homes along St. Charles Avenue and through the Garden District on your way to your hotel.
French Quarter (Pass By)
Jackson Square (Pass By)
St. Louis Cathedral (Pass By)
French Market (Pass By)
1
St. Louis Cemetery No. 3
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
New Orleans City Park
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Café Du Monde – City Park
Admission Ticket Free
Caesars Superdome (Pass By)
Bayou St John (Pass By)
Garden District (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 5 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Service animals are permitted. Please advise at time of booking to arrange accommodations
- Child rates apply to all children and infants
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Tour cannot accommodate wheelchairs of any kind
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 130 reviews
georgi3159, Feb 2026
Vanessa was so knowledgeable and was so helpful and personal. We learned so much history and saw much more than expected! She’s great.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Thank you very much Ms Georgianna, it was truly a pleasure to give you your New Orleans City tour last Wednesday.
Cordially,
Isabelle C.
deborah_g, Dec 2025
Isabelle the tour director is very knowledgable and makes the tour fun and a learning experience.if you have limited time there is a lot to see.
Ken_R, Dec 2025
Our guide Gisele did a bad job with us. The tour was an hour late and she forgot all about our post tour reservation that she knew was important to us. Then to make matters even more frustrating, even though i was showing her the simple map directions on my iPhone, she dumped my wife and I off 5 blocks away from the restaurant. We had to walk alone in the dark and arrive over an hour late for our reservation for a table so we could watch our college football game. So we only caught the last few minutes.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Good morning Ken, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience at the end of the City Tour. We normally bring our guests back to their hotel. Traffic and road closures downtown on that busy Friday after Thanksgiving can create delays at the drop off time. We are sorry for the delay, miscommunication, and not being able to drop you off closer to your dinner destination, that is highly unusual for us, as you can see from 99% of our reviews and does not reflect the standard of service we have strived to provide for the last 46 years!.
We take your comments seriously and will be addressing this directly with Gisele and our team to ensure better coordination and care for future guests. Your post-tour reservation was clearly important, and we apologize that this impacted your evening and plans. If you are willing, please contact us directly so we can discuss your experience further.
Thank you again for bringing this to our attention.
Isabelle C,
Debbie_W, Aug 2025
Our tour guide picked us up at the hotel . She was very happy and upbeat. Very knowledgable of the history of New Orleans. She is a fantastic story teller. We would recommend this tour. One of the best tours we have ever been on. On a side note the van was brand new and very comfortable.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you so much, Miss Debbie. It was a pleasure to give you your historical New Orleans city tour.
You all were such a great attentive audience!
We can’t wait for you to come back to visit Louisiana soon.
Cordially
Isabelle C.
Donna_W, Mar 2025
The hotel pickup was wonderful and took some stress off by not having to find the tour start location. Ellen was a great guide and had a lot of first hand experience with many of the city and cemetery sites. She also followed up and sent us a picture taken during one of our stops. It was a very good tour and we enjoyed our experience.
Susan_D, Mar 2025
I think we should have been told it was a bilingual tour. There was one woman from Montreal and 4 Americans. It was very difficult for the tour guide to switch back and forth from English to French. Not much time for her to answer questions. She would have been a great tour guide if she didn’t have to keep going back and forth.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you Ms Susan for your review, I am happy you found my tour guide to be "a great tour guide". You are right, we usually tell our guests when a tour is bilingual, but this Canadian lady booked at the last minute, and there was little time...I appreciate the reminder! Please come back to NOLA soon!
Isabelle C.
Lori_S, Nov 2024
Rene was such a wonderful guide. A Nee Orleans native, he was so easy going funny and very knowledgeable about the history of New Orleans. We appreciated the
in-depth info as to why Hurricane Katrina was so devastating. Really enjoyed learning more about NOLA. Highly recommend!!
Stephanie_F, Oct 2024
Tour was okay, but a little long and not engaging. The driver did not adjust the indoor temperature, so it was a bit oppressive in the van initially. Much of this tour is driving, and very heavy in the architecture of the city and the homes. The cemetery tour was good, but the guide didn’t know many the questions our group asked. The driver had us walk around a sculpture park without much instruction about the park. Time would have been better spent getting beignets and not rushing thru that experience.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Hello Stephanie and thank you for your review, I am so glad you thought the cemetery walking tour was good, indeed this is a 4 hour complete driving tour of New Orleans, with emphasis on history and architecture of our many beautiful old homes. I am sorry you felt the AC in the van was not cooling enough initially! We will give our guests more time to leisurely enjoy beignets in the future, thanks for that suggestion.
Isabelle C.
Douglas_R, Sep 2024
The history of New Orleans, and the tips on where to go for food, fun and music. Gazelle gave a wonderful tour.
Katherine_N, Feb 2024
Rene was awesome! Highly recommend this tour to see a lot of New Orleans from a small bus with a small group. It was a great half day.
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thank you so much Ms. Katherine, I will definitely share that with Rene!
We are so lucky to have him on our staff!
We hope you come back to visit us soon.
Isabelle C.
Melody_S, Dec 2023
Great tour, saw several attractions we have seen before. Driver, Ellen was very knowledgeable and provided great background info
Josh_A, Oct 2023
John was a great guide! We definitely feel like we know the city now. It was a really comprehensive tour.
Lisa_M, May 2023
Excellent tour, Ellen our tour guide was amazing 🤩. We got tips on where to go & learned so much about the city. Would 100% recommend this tour
Sandra_P, Apr 2023
Eileen was great she had a lot of knowledge to the city she lives in. Great experience and having the four hours made the difference
Mary_B, Apr 2023
Our tour guide (Ellen, I think) was a local and was a wealth of information about every area we visited. We especially liked the small group of 10 we were with so you could socialize. Her experiences made the tour very more personal and fun.
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Yes, Ms Mary, your driver-guide was Ellen, and we call her "The Gem", and we are so happy you enjoyed her so! We always pride ourselves on having smaller groups, as you are so right, it really makes for a better experience! We go for quality not quantity!
Thank you so much for your comment, and please come back to NOLA soon!
Isabelle C.
Sophie_C, Feb 2023
Nice basic tour of NOLA. Our party of 8 was joined by 2 additional couples for a total of 12. Very enjoyable would highly recommend for a first day/stay overview!
Ryan_M, Jan 2023
Renée was an amazing guide! He was very friendly, personable, and educated. I would definitely love to have him guide us again on a different tour next time! Isabelle communicated our plans for pick up very clearly and where we were set to go, and how long it would take. It was a wonderful trip!
Kim_A, Nov 2022
Doing the cemetery tour and learning the history of the cemeteries. Our guide Rene did an awesome job and was very knowledgeable.
Jennifer_R, Jun 2021
Giselle was a wonderful tour guide who made the whole tour very interesting and memorable. Hard to pick just one thing, but I did really enjoy learning about some of the history of the city. It was so nice to be in a van with a smaller number of people. It felt like driving around the city with a very knowledgeable friend!
Ann_L, May 2021
Gisele with Tours by Isabelle was excellent. Her knowledge with the history was excellent. The city tour was great.
David_D, Feb 2021
Excellent Tour, very knowledgeable tour guide and locations were great. A must do when coming to New Orleans.
janvanzundert, Nov 2019
Perfect tour and perfect guide: Jo(seph).
In 4 hours we had a hey nice scoop of the inner and ouder city
Tara J, Aug 2018
My sister and I took this tour back in March. We had a great time and our tour guide provided us with a lot of information. Would definitely recommend!!
Jaime_d, Apr 2018
Well done! It was a great opportunity to see all of New Orleans and not just get stuck in the French or Garden Quarters. Our guides were very knowledgeable and shared a lot of interesting highlights of the city's history.
Gary_C, Apr 2018
John was our guide through the city, he new everything that has gone on in new Orleans history. Very good trip well worth it
Stephen_B, Mar 2018
Totally enjoyed the Longue Vue tour and the cemetery tour where we could get out of the van. It was a tour by van mostly. I would recommend it but be advised that its mostly looking out of your van window.
Jason W, Mar 2018
Good tour. The only drawback is driving in New Orleans traffic.
CarlA_J, Jan 2018
Yet another hit in the tour catalogue. Ellen gave us the grand tour of New Orleans. It was way more than what we expected and we were very pleased with the whole thing. She was very informative, cordial and the pacing of the tour was just right. We were glad this was our first tour of the city as it really gave us a handle on the city layout, it's history and some very interesting sites.
aquilabowlby, Dec 2017
Kay is a fantastic tour guide. Lots of fun and very informative.
Richard M, Nov 2017
I loved hearing about the history of New Orleans and I really enjoyed riding through the different neighborhoods that make up the city. Very enjoyable afternoon. Thanks, Gin!
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