New Orleans walking tours are some of the most fun things to do while visiting New Orleans. I can’t think of a better way to explore New Orleans’ sights and neighborhoods than on a French Quarter walking tour. Walking tours in New Orleans include Garden District walking tours, Cemetery walking tours, French Quarter walking tours, Haunted History walking tours, and a New Orleans Photo Safari walking tour. New Orleans walking tours offer some of the best opportunities to see and learn about Louisiana, New Orleans, and the French Quarter. So whether you are a native or visiting New Orleans I must recommend that you take one of the many New Orleans walking tours available.
I have taken this Photo Walking Tour and HIGHLY recommend it!
Take an American Photo Safari French Quarter Walking Tour
What happens when you combine a French Quarter walking tour with a photography class? American Photo Safari! Grab your camera, put on your walking shoes and join us for a fun and informative Full (4 hour) or Mini (2½ hour) Photography Workshop in New Orleans. Learn secrets for taking great photos from local, professional photographers. Perfect for beginners! Explore the historic French Quarter and other famous New Orleans sights with an insider. Create those outstanding photos you've always dreamed of taking. No more boring snapshots! Any type of camera and all skill levels welcome. Workshops start at Jackson Square, located in the heart of the French Quarter. Meet us at the gate closest to the St. Louis Cathedral. Our half-day (about 4 hour) workshops use the charming French Quarter as a vibrant and inspiring open-air classroom. Advance registration required, you can register online at American Photo Safari or by calling (877) 365-3836. Mention promo code SAVE1048 and save 10% off the purchase price of this New Orleans tour!
Take a French Quarter Haunted History Walking Tour
Explore New Orleans on a Haunted History Tour. These New Orleans Haunted History Tours are RECOMMENDED by the Travel Channel as "The #1 Haunted Tour in New Orleans." These walking tours are given 7 days a week - rain or shine. • Length of Tours: Approximately 2 hours • All Haunted History Walking Tours Require Reservations.
* French Quarter Ghosts & Legends Walking Tour
This ghost tour explores the grim and ghastly deeds of the old French Quarter. A spine-tingling nighttime journey into New Orleans eerie haunted past and present. Discover why New Orleans is considered to be The Most Haunted City in America.* French Quarter Vampire Walking Tour
Join this haunted tour and walk through history and experience the legends of famous New Orleans vampires, real & fictional. Visit historical French Quarter sights & locations associated with these vampires. Are there vampires lurking in the French Quarter? Follow the experienced guides into the dark realm and find out!* New Orleans Voodoo Walking Tour
The only haunted tour of its kind in New Orleans. Enter the real world of Voodoo as only the New Orleans French Quarter can offer.* Cemetery Tour
This haunted tour takes participants within the walls of our oldest and most interesting burial ground. Tour includes the tomb of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. Stroll through the ancient maze of above ground tombs and learn the fascinating history and burial practices of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
Friends of the Cabildo French Quarter Walking Tours
Experience a memorable two-hour walking tour in one of the oldest communities in the United States: the historic French Quarter in New Orleans. The Friends of the Cabildo French Quarter walking tours are conducted by city licensed guides and emphasize the history, architecture, and folklore of this fascinating city. These Walking Tours depart from the 1850 House on Jackson Square. This makes it easy to shop at the 1850 House Museum Store for great books and mementos of your visit to New Orleans. For more information on Friends of the Cabildo walking tours call (504) 524-9118
Take a New Orleans Cemetery Tour * “Cities of the Dead”
No visit to New Orleans is complete without a cemetery tour of the city's oldest outdoor museums. Often called CITIES OF THE DEAD, these cemeteries are noted for their unique, above ground tombs. The tombs serve as monuments to the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and they, like the cemeteries themselves, are a major part of the city's unique heritage. Save Our Cemeteries, Inc. offers authentic, accurate guided New Orleans cemetery tours through two of New Orleans' oldest and most historically significant cemeteries, Lafayette No. 1 and St. Louis No. 1. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is located in the historic Garden District. It is among the city’s earliest and most significant above-ground burial sites. St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is located just outside the historic French Quarter, was founded in 1789 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Relive the romance, the tragedy, and the memories of two centuries of New Orleans' history, brought to life by representatives of Save Our Cemeteries, Inc. Save our Cemeteries strives to provide our participants with safe and historically accurate tours. For more information on their cemetery tour call (504) 525-3377.
Take a Historically Accurate Magic Walking Tour
Founded in 1992, Magic Tours is highly respected for its commitment to HISTORICAL ACCURACY while providing an informative, fun-filled experience. We take pride in the fact that our New Orleans Tour Guides are licensed professionals with a keen interest in the history and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana.
Tour lengths are 2 hours * Reservations Required * Phone# (504) 588-9693
* French Quarter Walking Tour
Founded in 1718, the French Quarter was the original settlement of this nearly 300 year-old city. Learn about French and Spanish rule & the Louisiana Purchase. See the Cabildo, the Presbytere, the Pontalba Buildings, St. Louis Cathedral & the Old Ursuline Convent. Visit Café du Monde and the Old French Market. Learn the difference between Creoles and Cajuns and their cuisines. This is a New Orleans walking tour you dont want to miss.* St. Louis Cemetery Walking Tour
On this cemetery tour your will discover that within the walls of this 200+ year-old cemetery rest some of New Orleans’ most famous residents. You will hear about and/or see the following: Visit the tomb of Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo Queen. The site of Storyville and its legacy The site of the filming of Easy Rider.* Garden District | Irish Channel | Lafayette Cemetery Walking Tour
On this walking tour you will stroll the shady streets of the Garden District and see the stately mansions. Experience the Irish Channel where thousands of Irish immigrants settled, fleeing the “Potato Famine”. Visit Lafayette Cemetery and learn about our unique burial customs and traditions.* Ghosts, Haunts, & Voodoo Walking Tour
Magic Tours created this unique Haunted Tour that is now imitated by so many. Spirits are taken for granted here, it seems that almost every home, hotel or shop has its own haunted history story. Join us for this historical, fun-filled and chilling after-dark walk around the French Quarter in search of the living dead.
Take a FREE New Orleans Walking Tour
Free Tours by Foot offers the only FREE, tip-based New Orleans walking tours. These interesting and informative New Orleans tours will take you through many of the city's legendary neighborhoods and cemeteries. This is New Orleans, the home of Mardi Gras, the French Quarter and the Garden District; America’s most distinct and alluring city. Most tours cover about 1 mile and last approximately 2 hours. For more information on New Orleans Best Walking Tours call (504) 222-2967
* French Quarter Walking Tour
Join Free Tours by Foot and wander the historic streets and alleys of the French Quarter, passing by the street theater, peeking into historic churches, discovering hidden courtyards, all while your guide entertains you with stories of authors, artists, priests and pirates. Join them on this walking tour as they uncover the real French Quarter.* Garden District / Lafayette Cemetery Walking Tour
Join Free Tours by Foot and stroll the leafy, magnolia shaded streets of the Garden District and the Lafayette Cemetery. This tour is not just mansions and manicured gardens, but stories of legends, tragedy, epidemics, lost causes, movie stars, celebrity chefs, haunted spirits, and haunted history.
Historic New Orleans Tours
Explore New Orleans most spectacular sites and intriguing traditions with the city's most qualified guides. The cultural history of New Orleans is stranger than fiction and needs no embellishment. Join us for an accurate, enjoyable presentation guaranteed to shed light upon the mystery and majesty, the grandeur and decay, the Crescent City's inimitable mystique. Phone# (504) 382-2268
* French Quarter History Walking Tour * Twilight French Quarter Stroll
On this French Quarter tour you will experience the storied streets of the Vieux Carre where legend and documented history converge. From the dynamic Mississippi River to the serene courtyards, experience the French Quarter with the city's best guides.* Haunted French Quarter Walking Tour
On this Haunted tour you will venture into the realm of the unknown by touring "America's most haunted city." Experience the French Quarter after dark through the enthralling storytelling of the city's most informed raconteurs.* Garden District/Cemetery Walking Tour
On this Garden Disctic tour you will explore one of the world's most dazzling residential neighborhoods with knowledgeable and entertaining guides. Cemetery Tour included.* New Orleans Music Walking Tour
This New Orleans Music Tour explores the world’s richest musical city, starting with a rare inside look at the legendary Preservation Hall.* Cemetery/Voodoo History Walking Tour
On this Cemetery Tour you will stroll through the past and present of this fascinating city viewed through St. Louis Cemetery #1 with New Orleans' top-rated guides.* Scandalous Cocktail Hour Walking Tour
On this walking tour you will explore New Orleans storied watering holes such as Pat O’Brien’s, the Carousel Bar, Jean Lafitte Blacksmith Shop and others to discover where, why, and how legendary libations from the Sazerac to the Pims Cup were first concocted.
New Orleans FOOD TOURS a Taste Adventure
The New Orleans’ Tastebud Food Tours is another great way to explore New Orleans. The Tastebud guided tour specializes in food tours in NOLA’s most delicious and historic neighborhoods. Their Five Star rated Food Tour visits five food tasting locations from specialty food shops, landmark hotels and one-of-a-kind ethnic eateries. Tastebud Walking Tours provides a three hour narrated glimpse into the city’s food, history and architecture. Experience the diverse tastes of New Orleans famous eateries! Hear about New Orleans history, cultural fun facts and celebrated cuisine. Enjoy a muffaletta at Serio’s. Savor Jambalaya at the Old Coffeepot. Indulge in famous Pralines, Gumbo, Po-Boys, beignets, and other taste bud delights! On all Tastebud Food Guided Tours, everyone walks at a leisurely pace allowing all to see, hear, smell, taste up close, and truly enjoy some of NOLA’s most interesting and tasty spots! Tastebud guides are friendly and brimming with knowledge about the sights and tastes along the way. They lead small-sized groups with a personalized touch and invite conversation and interaction. They invite you to be their guest for a memorable New Orleans experience that reveals selected New Orleans favorites often missed by most visitors.