There are so many things to do in New Orleans, how do you choose? Read on to find out the best tours in New Orleans. New Orleans has a reputation for having the spookiest places in the world, the unique Cajun and Creole cultures on the bayous, the smooth jazz music which first originated here, the historical endeavors , and the famous cemeteries.
1.Guided Airboat Tour on the Bayou
Tiny Nutria hiding. They are worth 6 dollars bounty. 
I recommend exploring the bayous of New Orleans. You will see the wildlife they have to offer such as alligators, bald eagles, turtles, and pelicans. I loved doing the airboat because it gathers more speed and you can feel the wind whip past your face, but other tours offer a larger boat for more comfort and shade. The airboats will be loud. I used the Louisiana Tour company and bought my ticket for $ 76 which included transportation. The boat will stop for pictures and they will provide tons of information about the different biodiversity you will be seeing. In addition, you get a chance to hold a baby gator. Here is the link for the website:
New Orleans Tours | New Orleans Swamp, City & Plantation Tours (louisianaswamp.com)
2. New Orleans Ghost, Voodoo, Vampire, and French Quarter Tour
1st Pharmacy in USA 
The Vampire Case 
Haunted Restaurant 
LaLaurie Mansion
This is the perfect tour if you want to dig deeper into the history of New Orleans most famous murders, ghost stories, and the history of the voodoo queen Marie Laveau. We also got to stop at a VooDoo store and the oldest bar in the United States called Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar.
Jackson Square 
Pirate’s Alley
The tour I took lasted 2 hours and it was $ 27. The company is named Witches Brew Tours. View their link below:
Witches Brew Tours – New Orleans Ghost Tours
3. Plantation Tour
The tour I did allowed us to choose 2 plantations we were interested in learning the history about. The pictures above are from the popular plantation called Oak Alley. It is featured in numerous video games and movies such as, ” Interview with the Vampire” and ” Red Dead Redemption.” The double rows of the oak trees lining up from the house is what makes this plantation picturesque. However, we must remember that the beauty of these plantations were at the cost of slavery. Records indicate there were a total of 220 slaves working here and the slave cabins and stories were heartbreaking to learn.
The two pictures above is at the creole Laura Plantation. This is where the story of Br’er Rabbit was recorded. The plantation still has a few of it’s original slave cabins up. I liked this tour much better than Oak Alley.
A plantation that I am interested in visiting, but is not offered for the double tour is called Whitney Plantation. It focuses more on the slave’s perspective and it is a tear jerker.
The company I used for this and which included transportation is Cajun Encounters. It costed $95 and lasted about 8 hours. Here is the link:
New Orleans Plantation Tours, New Orleans | CajunEncounters.com
4. Evening Riverboat Jazz Cruise
On the other hand, if you prefer something more relaxing that includes a nice dinner and live show, you should book a ticket down the Mississippi on a steamboat. You will get to cruise for two hours and it is inspiring to see the sites as you wind leisurely past them as music soothes your soul. The ticket I bought with dinner included was $87 with the company called Gray Line.
5. Cemetery Tours
Since New Orleans is below sea level they have to bury people above ground. There is several ways to do this and tombstones can indicate someone’s economical status. You can visit several famous people’s graves in New Orleans with different tours, but St Louis Cemetery No 1 was closed when I went. I paid $ 45 for the bus tour of different cemeteries which lasted 2 hours with the company called NOLA Ghost Riders. The link is below: