On foot, with a guide
New Orleans walking tours on this site start at $25 for 55 minutes inside St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. The most-reviewed history walk is the French Quarter Small-Group Storytelling Walking Tour: $33, two hours, with a guide, St. Louis Cathedral and hidden courtyards, rated 4.8 from 1,498 reviews. Garden District walks cost $35 and $45 for two hours; food walks run $85 to $160 for three to five and a half hours, tastings included. Start with history if it is your first walk in the city.
Quick answer
The short answer. For a first walk, book the French Quarter Small-Group Storytelling Walking Tour: $33, two hours, 4.8 from 1,498 reviews. For houses and gardens, the Garden District Guided Walking Tour: $35, 4.9 from 638 reviews. For food, the French Quarter Food History Walking Tour: $85, three hours, five eateries, 4.9 from 888 reviews.
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History, two Garden District walks, a cemetery, and two food walks — one with cocktails.
★ 4.8 · 1,498 reviews
★ 4.9 · 638 reviews
★ 5.0 · 32 reviews
★ 4.6 · 1,889 reviews
★ 4.9 · 888 reviews
★ 4.9 · 198 reviews
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Every listing here that calls itself a walking tour, or includes one, from $25 to $160.
| Tour | Length | Price | Rating · reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans: Walking Tour Inside St. Louis Cemetery No. 1Guided walk inside St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 | 55 minutes | $25 | 4.6 · 1,889 |
| French Quarter: Small-Group Storytelling Walking TourFrench Quarter history; St. Louis Cathedral, courtyards | 2 hours | $33 | 4.8 · 1,498 |
| New Orleans: Garden District Guided Walking TourMansions, gardens, a look inside Lafayette Cemetery | 2 hours | $35 | 4.9 · 638 |
| New Orleans: Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampires Guided TourWeekly stories: ghosts, crime, Voodoo, vampires | 1.5 - 2 hours | $37 | 4.7 · 198 |
| New Orleans: Garden District Walking Tour19th-century homes, some celebrity-owned | 2 hours | $45 | 5.0 · 32 |
| New Orleans: 2 or 3 Day Hop-On Hop-Off Bus with Walking Tour2 or 3 day bus ticket plus one guided walk | 2 or 3 days | $47 | 4.5 · 370 |
| New Orleans: French Quarter Food History Walking TourFive eateries, up to nine food samples | 3 hours | $85 | 4.9 · 888 |
| New Orleans: Food Walking Tour & Cooking Demonstration ClassFood walk, then a cooking demonstration | 5.5 hours | $127 | 5.0 · 13 |
| New Orleans: Combo Cocktail and Food History TourFour cocktails and six food samples | 4 hours | $160 | 4.9 · 198 |
History
Two hours of stories, St. Louis Cathedral and the courtyards, rated 4.8.
The French Quarter Small-Group Storytelling Walking Tour is the site’s top pick and the most-reviewed history walk: $33 for two hours, 4.8 from 1,498 reviews. The guide tells French Quarter history as stories; on the way you see St. Louis Cathedral and the hidden courtyards behind historic buildings.
If you are after historical walking tours New Orleans guides run in a single neighbourhood, this is the one with the most evidence behind it. The French Quarter guide sets it beside the ghost walks, food tours and carriage ride in the same streets.
Garden District
Same length; one has a cemetery and 638 reviews, the other 32 reviews at 5.0.
Two of the New Orleans walking tours here go to the Garden District. The Garden District Guided Walking Tour is $35 for two hours: stately mansions, lush gardens and a look inside Lafayette Cemetery, rated 4.9 from 638 reviews.
The second, the New Orleans: Garden District Walking Tour, is $45 for two hours. Its listing describes the district as home to people who made fortunes in cotton, sugarcane and shipping, and opulent 19th-century homes, some owned by celebrities. It holds 5.0, from 32 reviews — a high score from a small sample. The Garden District guide compares the two in detail.
Food and drink
Three hours of tastings from $85, or four hours with cocktails at $160.
Three food listings here are walks. Of the New Orleans walking tours with food, the French Quarter Food History Walking Tour visits five eateries with up to nine food samples: $85, three hours, 4.9 from 888 reviews. The Combo Cocktail and Food History Tour goes from a seafood grill in the French Quarter to a family-owned candy store, with four cocktails and six food samples: $160, four hours, 4.9 from 198 reviews. That makes it the one listing for walking cocktail tours New Orleans visitors can book here.
The third is longer: the Food Walking Tour & Cooking Demonstration Class is $127 for 5.5 hours, rated 5.0 from 13 reviews. The Taste & Stories of the French Quarter food tour, $67 for 2.5 hours with a local guide and 4.8 from 316 reviews, does not describe itself as a walk. The food tours guide covers these and the cooking classes.
Which one if…
The best walking tours New Orleans has on this site, matched to what you want.
The French Quarter Small-Group Storytelling Walking Tour: $33, two hours, 4.8 from 1,498 reviews.
The Garden District Guided Walking Tour: 4.9 from 638 reviews, $35.
The walk inside St. Louis Cemetery No. 1: 55 minutes, $25. See the cemetery tours guide.
The French Quarter Food History Walking Tour: five eateries, up to nine samples, $85.
Three French Quarter tours from $30; the ghost tours guide compares them.
The 2 or 3 Day Hop-On Hop-Off Bus with Walking Tour: $47, one guided walk in the Garden District or French Quarter.
Not on foot
Four ways to see the same streets sitting down, if New Orleans walking tours are too long.
The 1-Hour French Quarter Sightseeing Carriage Ride: mule-drawn, past St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square, $65, 4.8 from 696 reviews.
The Scenic City Bike Tour: three hours down Esplanade Ridge under live oaks, $55, 4.9 from 56 reviews.
The 2-Hour 15-Minute City and Cemetery Tour by Bus: licensed guide, air-conditioned, $55.
The double-decker with live commentary is $51; the 2 or 3 day ticket with a walk is $47.
Is it worth it
At $16 to $25 an hour with ratings of 4.6 and up, yes — if you book the walk that matches what you came for.
The history, Garden District and ghost walks cost $33 to $45 for about two hours — roughly $16 to $25 an hour. For that, the four with the longest track records rate 4.6 to 4.9 from 638 to 1,889 reviews. Food walks cost more because the food is in the price: $85 for five eateries and up to nine samples.
None of the 33 listings is sold as one of the New Orleans self guided walking tours people search for, and none is a Treme walking tours New Orleans option either: the walks here cover the French Quarter, the Garden District and St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. If you want self guided walking tours of New Orleans, the nearest thing here is the hop-on hop-off ticket at $47, which adds one guided walk. Free cancellation is on all 33 listings, so you can hold a walk while you plan.
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By the numbers here: the French Quarter Small-Group Storytelling Walking Tour (4.8 from 1,498 reviews, $33), the Garden District Guided Walking Tour (4.9 from 638, $35) and the French Quarter Food History Walking Tour (4.9 from 888, $85).
From $25 for 55 minutes inside St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 to $160 for the four-hour cocktail and food walk. The two-hour history and Garden District walks cost $33 to $45.
Most are two hours. The cemetery walk is 55 minutes, the food history walk three hours, the cocktail walk four hours and the food walk with a cooking demonstration 5.5 hours.
The French Quarter Small-Group Storytelling Walking Tour lists St. Louis Cathedral and hidden courtyards. The carriage ride also passes the cathedral and Jackson Square.
Three food listings are walks, from $85 to $160; the cocktail walk adds four cocktails to six food samples.
Take the 1-hour carriage ride at $65, the city and cemetery bus at $55, or a hop-on hop-off bus from $47.
Free cancellation is listed on all 33 tours on this site. The cut-off time is on each listing.
French Quarter: Small-Group Storytelling Walking Tour
★ 4.8 · 1,498 reviews · 2 hours