things to see & do TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS, INC. JEAN LAFITTE SWAMP & AIRBOAT TOURS NOLA TOURS nolatours.com / NO, 70130 / 504-355-1213 Offers specialized tours that concentrate on history, architecture, and culture . With small groups and knowledgeable guides who are passionate about telling the story of our city, guests enjoy a unique and memorable experience . tourguidesnola.org / P.O. Box 56505, NO, 70156 TGAGNOI represents nearly 200 licensed, professional tour guides in Greater New Orleans . TGAGNOI provides monthly forums and a yearly seminar, through which members can continue their education and improve their knowledge of our city . jeanlafitteswamptour.com / 6601 VIP CITY TOURS Leo Kerner Pkwy., Marrero, 70072 / 504-689-4186, 800-445-4109 Just 25 minutes from New Orleans, explore moss-draped cypress trees and bayous teeming with wildlife in historical Jean Lafitte National Park . We’ll escort you into the mysterious Louisiana swamps for an unforgettable true Cajun adventure . — Westbank OUR SACRED STORIES vipcitytours.com / NO, 70125 / oursacredstories.com / 504-452-9237 504-329-2489 The ultimate city excursion by bus with several stops along the route to explore the history and beauty of New Orleans up close outside the bus . Described as exciting and educational by The Travel Channel . — Garden District/Uptown ST. BERNARD ECOTOURISM stbernardecotourism.com / 6301 Paris TOURS -SWAMP A BEYOND THE BAYOU TOUR beyondthebayoutours.com / NO / 504-708-5161 We offer day packages to explore local swamps, visit scenic plantations, and tour the culturally rich neighborhoods of New Orleans . We also offer overnight experiences in Cajun Country . Transportation included . 365 days a year . — Outside Metro Area Rd., Chalmette, 70043 / 504-400-1287 We are a prime eco-tourism destination for both tourists and locals alike . We offer our guests the opportunity to experience the local wetlands of Southeast Louisiana first-hand . We educate and entertain all ages . — Chalmette A walking tour company committed to the authentic stories of the history, culture, and traditions of New Orleans . Our tours take you on a spiritual journey of the Afro/Creole community with its Voodoo and Hoodoo roots and strong Catholic presence . — Treme PIRATES OF THE QUARTER TOURS piratesofthequarter.com / NO / 504-442-3409 This French Quarter walking tour takes you through Jackson Square and Pirates Alley, where you’ll hear about how the Lafitte brothers came to New Orleans and crafted their smuggling empire . You’ll learn plenty of Pirate and New Orleans history along the way . — French Quarter TOURS -WALKING ASK ARTHUR WALKING TOURS askarthurtours.com / NO, 70116 / 504-251-3330 Expertly guided private and small-group walks through New Orleans’ great neighborhoods, cemeteries, French Quarter, and Garden District . We also create custom tours based on your professional or organizational profile . — French Quarter TAKE WALKS ADMIRE NOLA takewalks.com / 400 Poydras St., admirenola.com / 2360 N. Villere St., NO, 70117 / 504-608-5322 See New Orleans like you’ve never seen it before . We offer daily guided adventures to some of Louisiana’s best-kept secrets . Join us on a kayak swamp tour, plantation tour, or a full-day combo tour . Join us on the Nola Pedal Barge, New Orleans first cycle boat . — Faubourg Marigny/Bywater FRIENDS OF THE CABILDO friendsofthecabildo.org / 701 Chartres AIRBOAT FACTORY LLC airboatandswamptours.com / Harvey, St., NO, 70116 / 504-523-3939 Nonprofit benefiting the Louisiana State Museum . Daily French Quarter tours leave from the 1850 House and Museum Store in Jackson Square . Daily 10:30 am and 1:30 pm, $22 adults, $17 students and seniors . Private and special tours of New Orleans are also available . — French Quarter 9th Floor, NO, 70130 / 888-683-8670 A global tour operator offering small-group travel experiences, exclusive sightseeing tours, and day trips led by fascinating local storytellers . — Central Business District UNIQUE NOLA TOURS uniquenola.com / 504-777-7769 Offering 70058 / 504-458-1494 For tours and transportation up to 55 people . We offer bus, airport, and swamp tours . — Westbank ISLAND OF ALGIERS TOURS LLC intimate crime, family-friendly, ghost, history, Garden District/celebrity homes, and French Quarter tours (maximum 15 guests) . Experience our history with a local . Accurate, amusing, scary, and gruesome . TripAdvisor’s highly rated must-see . Private tours available . ioatoursbynate.com / NO, 70114 / 504-CAJUN ENCOUNTERS TOUR CO. cajunencounters.com / 55345 US-90, Slidell, 70461 / 504-834-1770, 866-928-6877 Tour the protected wetlands of the Honey Island Swamp . Our smaller, custom-made flat-bottom boats create an “up close and personal” experience . Tours have been hailed by everyone from locals to celebrities . Hotel pick-up included . — Northshore 442-0253 Offers walking tours of New Orleans and surrounding neighborhoods . Each tour is rated 4F (fact, fiction, folklore, and fun) . Our professional tour guides are licensed by the city of New Orleans and permitted by the Archdiocese of New Orleans . — Algiers WEVENTURE we-venture.com/new-orleans / 1340 LUCKY BEAN TOURS luckybeantours.com / 504-565-6991 We Poydras St., Suite 1770, NO, 70112 / 504-617-4391 The WeVenture team is composed of passionate locals who are enthusiastic about sharing their unique city with you . Our tours mix the old and new around town, providing you with local flavor at every stop . — Central Business District CAJUN PRIDE SWAMP TOURS cajunprideswamp.com / 110 Frenier Rd., offer small-group, storytelling walking tours of the great neighborhoods of our city, and customized private tours guaranteed to appeal to the interest of your group . — French Quarter VOODOO ISLAND OF SALVATION BOTANICA LLC islandofsalvationbotanica.com / 2372 St. LaPlace, 70068 / 504-467-0758, 800-467-0758 Hailed by seasoned swamp visitors as “the best they have ever seen .” Visit us in the Manchac Swamp on our privately owned wildlife refuge . We offer combination plantation tours as well at reduced rates . — Outside Metro Area NEW ORLEANS LEGENDARY WALKING TOURS neworleanslegendarywalkingtours. com / 941 Decatur St., NO, 70116 / 504-503-DR. WAGNER’S HONEY ISLAND SWAMP TOURS honeyislandswamp.com / 41490 Crawford Landing Rd., Slidell, 70461 / 985-641-1769 Venture into the interior of one of the wildest swamps in America with a professional wetland ecologist on a personalized narrated nature tour . Transportation from New Orleans hotels is also available . — Northshore 0199 Discover 300 years of history on a guided French Quarter walking tour . City and cemetery tours, garden district tours, and ghost tours depart daily . Top-rated on TripAdvisor .com . Reservations recommended . — French Quarter Claude Ave., Suite 100, at the New Orleans Healing Center, NO, 70117 / 504-948-9961 Herbs, oils, candles, incense, gris-gris, Haitian art, books, and visionary art by Sallie Ann Glassman, initiated priestess . The priestess offers lectures, healings, ceremonies, excursions, and highly personal and transformative psychic readings . The real deal . — Faubourg Marigny/Bywater NOLA HISTORIC TOURS tourneworleans.com / 2727 Prytania ZOOS AUDUBON ZOO audubonnatureinstitute.org / 6500 Magazine St., NO, 70118 / 504-581-4629, 800-774-7394 See rare and endangered animals in award-winning natural habitat exhibits in this Top 10, AZA-accredited, world-class zoo . Experience the striking animals of Africa, Central America, the Louisiana Swamp, and more . Cool Zoo open seasonally . — Garden District/Uptown St., Suite 8, NO, 70130 / 504-947-2120 Join author Robert Florence and knowledgeable, entertaining guides for tours of the cemeteries, French Quarter, Voodoo, the Garden District, and hauntings . Awarded Frommer’s STAR 1999 through 2020 . Discounted group tours available . — Garden District/Uptown 100
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