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Private New Orleans City Tour with Local Expert Guide

Private New Orleans City Tour with Local Expert Guide

Overview

We will explore the original suburbs of the old town… the hip Marigny, the funky Bywater and Bayou St John, the true gateway to New Orleans. We will ride through Tremé, the birthplace of Jazz, and so much more.

Marc will cover the entire city, the American sector of uptown, and cities now turned neighborhoods of Lafayette and the Irish Channel.

Your guide knows all the right people and has both relationships and insight into this rich culture.

If you choose, we often get out and make a few stops while exploring New Orleans!

City: New Orleans

Sun 22 Jun

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Starting at $155.00

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Sun 22 Jun

Starting at $155.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Private customizable tour of New Orleans by car

Air-conditioned vehicle

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Faubourg Marigny

Just as important is Marc’s knowledge of the “real” New Orleans and the diverse neighborhoods that make up one of the world’s most eclectic cities. This experience is both impressive and engaging.

Bywater

See the Bywater neighborhood, known for it's boho feel and unique artwork.

Bayou St. John

Drive through the Bayou St. John neighborhood, the gateway to New Orleans, home to many festivals and lots of outdoor activities.

French Quarter

Important landmarks in the French Quarter . If you choose, we often get out and make a few stops while exploring New Orleans!

Uptown / Carrollton

We will pass by the Universities, Riverbend, Carrolton areas along the street car line. If you choose, we often get out and make a few stops while exploring New Orleans!

Garden District

Tour includes the Garden District and St. Charles Ave.If you choose, we often get out and make a few stops while exploring New Orleans!

New Orleans City Park

The tour includes a drive-by City Park

Audubon Park

The tours passes beautiful Audubon park

Magazine Street

We will travel down Magazine Street stopping at any location the guests' request. Magazine Street is considered the "street of dreams" with everything from shopping, galleries, to restaurants

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (131)

Kerhart5

Sep 2019

We bought a tour online that was listed as a "Culinary Walking Tour" with a few food stops, along with some NOLA history. We got SO MUCH MORE! Since Marc caters the tour to your preferences, and since it was quite hot, we ended up doing a fabulous driving tour instead! We felt like we really got a great feel for the city, instead of just walking around in the French Quarter. Marc is so knowledgeable about the city's history, and we felt like we truly got an "off the beaten path" experience. We would recommend NOLA Detours to EVERYONE.

Response from Host

Dec 2019

Dear Customer, We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a Great review and 5 stare rating! We love hearing that our customers had a amazing time in our Great City! We hope to see you again one day!

vtoma

Feb 2019

Marc’s tour presentation on TripAdvisor’s site does not do justice to the true quality of the experience. A true behind the scene tour of New Orleans, this is not your normal touristic highlights tour. A private tour, customized to your preferences, it goes in places where no other busses or vans tour go, and you might not dare go by yourself. Not because they are dangerous, far from that, as people of New Orleans are very friendly, just simple fear of unknown. Marc is a great story teller and you can immediately realize he truly loves his city. Through his very informative commentary, we learned a lot about New Orleans’ history, its ethic and architectural mix, jazz music, impacts of Katrina and most of all, the efforts of the people of New Orleans to re-develop and beautify all of the city’s neighborhoods. We got a chance to experience firsthand the revival of the hard hit neighborhoods, got an amazing breakfast in a hidden bakery in Bywater (that is known by locals only) and enjoyed the variety and beauty of New Orleans’ architecture. In a few short hours, we passed through all of the city’s neighborhoods, including a couple of suburbs. We stopped in two of the city’s main parks. We saw 900 years old oak trees, where the branches were so huge, they were hugging the ground. Also stopped by a library that was nested in an old mansion who was donated to the city by the parents of a young man who was killed in the war. And we were stopping wherever else we found something of interest. Every now and then, we passed certain buildings with amazing architecture, but hidden by the road trees, and Marc dutifully turned the car around to give us a better view/angle of the place. And to top it all off, the tour ended at the Napoleon’s House bar in French Quarter where we enjoyed the best Muffulleta and a very refreshing Pimm’s Cup cocktail. All in all, an amazing experience. We highly recommend it. You won’t be disappointed.

Response from Host

Dec 2019

Dear Customer, We would like to thank you for your beautiful review and 5 star rating! New Orleans is an amazing city and we love being able to show that off! Look forward to seeing you again.