I'm not someone who usually likes tours but my partner had done some research and convinced me to try this one. We were so impressed that we decided to squeeze a second tour, the one of the TremƩ neighborhood, into our busy schedule the next day (also great).
This was largely due to our wonderful guide, Miss Malika, who is truly a master story teller, broadly knowledgable historian, and welcoming guide who obviously loves the people and complex history of New Orleans. She related that history, warts and all, in an unvarnished but nuanced rapid-fire lecture that was both entertaining and incredibly informative - Part professor and part griot. Highly recommended!