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Cajun Encounters Swamp Tour - Pick Up

Owned and operated by New Orleans natives, Cajun Encounters scouts out the best experts in the field to give you an authentic, safe, hands on tour!

Take a bayou tour of the famous Honey Island Swamp. You’ll glide through gator territory on a small, flat-bottomed boat and hear all about the swamp and its natural inhabitants from local, expert captains. Some of the best experts in the field give an authentic tour of one of America’s most unique ecosystems. Many captains have lived on the water for most of their lives and have earned field degrees to give you the best experience possible. On every tour, you’ll have the chance to see alligators, wild boar, raccoons, snakes, owls, egrets, and more – all in their natural habitat

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  • Swamp Tour
  • Price: $60

Creole Queen Mississippi River Dinner Jazz Cruise

Dine with us while cruising the Mississippi River

Step back into the glamour and romance of the riverboat era with a cruise aboard the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen! Experience the lively sounds of Creole Jazz while enjoying a lavish Creole Buffet in our elegantly appointed dining rooms. After dinner, and maybe a little dancing, enjoy a classic New Orleans cocktail and sweet Mississippi River breezes on our promenade deck as the city skyline slips by under a canopy of stars. This dinner cruise is pure New Orleans

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  • Riverboat Tour
  • Price: $95

Creole Queen Mississippi River Jazz Cruise-No Meal

Cruise the Mississippi River on the Creole Queen Riverboat!

Step back into the glamour and romance of the riverboat era with a cruise aboard the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen! Experience the lively sounds of Creole jazz. After a little dancing, enjoy a classic New Orleans cocktail and sweet Mississippi River breezes on our promenade deck as the city skyline slips by under a canopy of stars. This cruise is pure New Orleans

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  • Riverboat Tour
  • Price: $55

Livery Tours Garden District History Tour

Tour the Garden District, a living testament to the Golden Age of New Orleans

During this two hour walking tour, learn about the cultural splits that inspired Uptown expansion as you tour America’s best collection of Antebellum mansions and 19th century architecture. From 1850s Greek Revival to 1870s Italianates to 1890s Queen Annes, the Garden District is composed of exquisite homes designed by some of the city’s most famed architects, oak-lined streets, and intricately manicured gardens. See the homes of former celebrity and athlete residents, as well as those that call it home today

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  • Walking Tour
  • Price: $30

Cajun Encounters Swamp Tour - Drive Out

Owned and operated by New Orleans natives, Cajun Encounters scouts out the best experts in the field to give you an authentic, safe, hands on tour

Take a bayou tour of the famous Honey Island Swamp. You’ll glide through gator territory on a small, flat-bottomed boat and hear all about the swamp and its natural inhabitants from local, expert captains. Some of the best experts in the field give an authentic tour of one of America’s most unique ecosystems. Many captains have lived on the water for most of their lives and have earned field degrees to give you the best experience possible. On every tour, you’ll have the chance to see alligators, wild boar, raccoons, snakes, owls, egrets, and more – all in their natural habitat

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  • Swamp Tour
  • Price: $26

Airboat Adventures Airboat Swamp Tour - Pick Up

Skim the bayous on a smaller and more agile airboat! Get close to alligators and wildlife in the small airboat swamp tour

Airboat Adventures offers personal swamp tours through the South Louisiana bayous and swamps. Come join the outgoing captains on a high speed airboat ride! You will tour a large tract (20,000 acres) of tidewater cypress swamp. It is a dynamic ecosystem supporting many types of aquatic and moist-soil vegetation, as well as a diverse wildlife population. Just minutes from the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Airboat Adventures offers visitors a break from bawdy Bourbon Street and an exciting alternative to commercial swamp tours

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  • Swamp Tour
  • Price: $89

Airboat Adventures Airboat Swamp Tour - Drive Out

Skim the bayous on a smaller and more agile airboat! Get close to alligators and wildlife in the small airboat swamp tour

Airboat Adventures offers personal swamp tours through the South Louisiana bayous and swamps. Come join our outgoing captains on a high speed airboat ride! You will tour a large tract (20,000 acres) of tidewater cypress swamp. It is a dynamic ecosystem supporting many types of aquatic and moist-soil vegetation, as well as a diverse wildlife population. Just minutes from the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Airboat Adventures offers visitors a break from bawdy Bourbon Street and an exciting alternative to commercial swamp tours

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  • Swamp Tour
  • Price: $59

Creole Queen Historic River Cruise- No Meal

The Creole Queen will take you in style down the mighty Mississippi to the sight of the Battle of New Orleans

You'll view the French Quarter and the Port of New Orleans from the river as the Captain entertains you with a detailed narration of New Orleans landmarks, history, vessel information, and river lore. Disembark at the site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, where you can tour the Chalmette Battlefield including the Malus-Beauregard House and the Chalmette Monument before re-boarding for return cruise

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  • Riverboat Tour
  • Price: $39

Creole Queen Historic River Cruise with Lunch

The Creole Queen will take you in style down the mighty Mississippi to the sight of the Battle of New Orleans

Focusing on the critical Battle of New Orleans, this cruise is narrated by a costumed reenactor who takes guests on a journey through the history of the city as you sail downriver to the Chalmette Battlefield at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. A one hour shore excursion at the battlefield features a guided tour and talk by Nation Park Rangers. Onboard the Creole Queen, enjoy a generous lunch buffet featuring Creole favorites like jambalaya, gumbo, seafood pasta, and more

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  • Riverboat Tour
  • Price: $59

Cajun Encounters City Tour

Explore every neighborhood New Orleans has to offer!

Let Cajun Encounters show you all that New Orleans has to offer in one single tour. Expert tour guides bring you to every must-see neighborhood and landmark, all in the comfort of a climate-controlled bus. Plus, you’ll have an opportunity to walk around St. Louis Cemetery #3, and the famous Morning Call Cafe in City Park. Buses are designed for your supreme comfort with powerful air conditioning, air ride technology, and seamless windows for uninterrupted views. This tour takes you around the city and offers engaging commentary on the dynamic history of New Orleans

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  • City Tour
  • Price: $54

Livery Tours French Quarter History Tour

Learn about the origins of New Orleans in our oldest neighborhood

This 2 hour walking tour, led by a highly trained historian tour guide, is an essential introduction to our city’s incredible history. The French Quarter serves as the center of NOLA’s rich culture and history, with its boundaries defining the original city, founded in 1718. This tour delves into the origins of New Orleans as the colonial capital of French Louisiana. Initially the vision of famed French Explorer Jean Batiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, the French Quarter was soon home to prisoners, prostitutes from Paris, Africans from across West Africa, European aristocracy and more

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  • Walking Tour
  • Price: $30

Creole Queen Jazz Brunch

Cruise the Mississippi with Brunch

Experience the lively sounds of a traditional New Orleans Jazz band while cruising down the Mighty Mississippi River. Indulge in delicious brunch delicacies in our elegantly appointed dining room or select our cruise only option and pass a good time on our promenade deck with a classic New Orleans cocktail in hand as you enjoy unparalleled views of the Mississippi River and New Orleans skyline

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  • Riverboat Tour
  • Price: $65

Cajun Encounters Oak Alley & Laura Plantation Tour

See not one, but two historic sites: Oak Alley and Laura Plantations

Spend the day along the old Mississippi River Road, visiting Louisiana’s most famous plantations. Laura, a Creole plantation, has a rich and unique history, from the home itself to the stories of the four women that ran it, one of which it was named for. Tour this 200 year old sugarcane plantation with a walk through of the “Big House” as well as the slave quarters. Oak Alley Plantation gets its name from the spectacular quarter mile tunnel of 28 oak trees that frame the plantation as you approach. Built in 1839, Oak Alley’s magnificent appearance makes it a must see destination in Louisiana

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  • Plantation Tour
  • Price: $96

NOLA Motorsports Karting

Experience the thrill of racing just inches off the ground at the largest karting track in the US

Experience the thrill of racing just inches off the ground at the largest karting track in the US. We offer karting options for everyone from our daily rentals and rental leagues to race series for those that own a racing kart or purchase one from our in-house kart shop. Our 40 acre karting facility includes 30 acres of track area with 7 acres lighted. Two circuits provide 80 configurations in a SR kart

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  • Attraction Tour
  • Price: $50

Livery Tours Private Vehicle City Tour

Enjoy a black car touring service with your own personal historian

Custom design this tour to fit your interests and time requirements! The city is your oyster: immerse yourself any New Orleans neighborhood. Visit the French Quarter, the city’s oldest neighborhood, and St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, a historic above-ground cemetery. Journey to the old American Sector, known today as the Warehouse/Arts District or mosey over to The Garden District, home to the city’s oldest streetcar line. Visit City Park with the largest and oldest live oak grove in the world, or the Lower 9th Ward, a neighborhood whose destruction was ingrained into the nation’s memory in 2005

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  • City Tour
  • Price: $495

Livery Tours Private Walking Tour

Walk with a professional tour guide through one of New Orleans’ iconic neighborhoods

Take a tour of the French Quarter and St. Louis Cemetery #1. Learn about almost 300 years of New Orleans history as you stroll through its oldest neighborhood. Then, walk the grounds of the city’s oldest above-ground cemetery, consecrated in 1789. If you’re in the mood for something spookier, learn about some of the ghosts and the buildings they haunt in North America’s most haunted city on our Haunted History tour. To escape the French Quarter, take a walking tour of the Lower Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery. Full of antebellum mansions, the LGD is a gorgeous neighborhood to tour

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  • Walking Tour
  • Price: $160

Cajun Encounters Ghost Bus Tour

Explore every neighborhood New Orleans has to offer!

Take a mystical journey through the haunted streets of New Orleans on the New Orleans Ghost Bus Tour by Cajun Encounters. For those drawn to the dark side of this historic city known for its spiritual connections, horrific tragedies and mysterious paranormal activity, this unique city bus tour is sure to be the highlight of your trip! You will visit hidden locations of the city while exploring the dark history and lore of New Orleans and the deep south. Find yourself at the verge of historic cemeteries, hear about unexplained phenomena and rituals of veiled purpose, and hear blood-curdling tales of ghosts, witches, vampires and voodoo

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  • City Tour
  • Price: $55

Hop On-Hop Off - 3 Day Pass

Hop On and Hop Off the bus whenever you want!

City Sightseeing is New Orleans’ most flexible, fun and affordable sightseeing tour aboard classic red, double decker, open top buses with live guided commentary. Tour guests are free to Hop-On and Hop-Off the buses whenever and wherever they choose, spending as much time as desired in their preferred locations. Escorted walking tours of the French Quarter and the Garden District are included. The tour route includes stops at all New Orleans’ top attractions, shops, and restaurants. Tour loop duration is 2 hours with buses approximately every 30 minutes

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  • Attraction Tour
  • Price: $59

Livery Voodoo and French Quarter Walking Tour

Learn about the fascinating history of Voodoo in New Orleans

This tour branches beyond our colonial history, delving into the continued development of New Orleans culture into the 19th and 20th century. Learn about the development of Voodoo and its practitioners’ blending of African tribal spirituality, Catholicism, and magical beliefs as you stroll the city’s oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter. Discover the origins of Jazz music and then uncover the brutal realities of America’s largest slave rebellion as you trace our culture through Louis Armstrong Park and Congo Square

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  • Walking Tour
  • Price: $30

New Orleans Ghost Adventures Haunted Ghost Tour

Explore the dark side and feel the chill of New Orleans past

Welcome to New Orleans, America’s Most Haunted City! Experience the rare opportunity to see haunted locations, like the Lalaurie Mansion and Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop, investigated by real ghost hunters as seen on popular TV shows. Led by local New Orleans historians, this historically accurate tour tells true stories of French Quarter murder and mayhem which have been passed down over the last three centuries of the neighborhood’s haunted past

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  • Walking Tour
  • Price: $27

Tour Orleans City Tour

Explore 300 years of history through a local’s eye. Discover the city’s vibrant neighborhoods while learning the history and navigating New Orleans

Experience a two and a half hour journey through some of New Orleans most famous neighborhoods. Tour Orleans will bring you to every must-see site and landmark, all in the comfort of a climate-controlled bus. Guests will have the opportunity to visit the Ninth Ward and learn about how Hurricane Katrina affected our community. Next, you’ll have an opportunity to walk through St. Louis Cemetery #3, and have beignets in City Park. Finally, head to the Garden District, Audubon Park, and the Warehouse District before dropping you back off at your hotel

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  • City Tour
  • Price: $50

Adventures of Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour - Drive Out

Experience the surreal beauty and tranquility of a private, cypress swamp just 30 minutes south of New Orleans, Louisiana

Adventures of Jean Lafitte is located 35-45 minutes south of New Orleans in the Cajun fishing town of Lafitte. The swamp land is private and located next to Jean Lafitte National Park. Hear stories about the pirate history of the area and the fight to protect the wetlands of South Louisiana. A crowd-favorite are the alligators who inhabit the swamp, and you may also see bald eagles, blue herrons, alligator snapping turtles, hawks, raccoons, wild hogs, and deer. See Adventures of Jean Lafitte's pride and joy, Sugar. Sugar is the only albino alligator in the State of Louisiana!

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  • Swamp Tour
  • Price: $29

Adventures of Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour - Pick Up

Experience the surreal beauty and tranquility of a private, cypress swamp just 30 minutes south of New Orleans, Louisiana

Adventures of Jean Lafitte is located just 35-45 minutes south of New Orleans in the Cajun fishing town of Lafitte. The swamp land is private and located next to Jean Lafitte National Park. Hear stories about the pirate history of the area and the fight to protect the wetlands of South Louisiana. A crowd-favorite are the alligators who inhabit the swamp, and you may also see bald eagles, blue herrons, alligator snapping turtles, hawks, raccoons, wild hogs, and deer. See Adventures of Jean Lafitte's pride and joy, Sugar. Sugar is the only albino alligator in the State of Louisiana!

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  • Swamp Tour
  • Price: $65