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City of New Orleans and Katrina Recovery Tour provided by Celebration Tours LLC

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City of New Orleans and Katrina Recovery Tour

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City of New Orleans and Katrina Recovery Tour
4.5
from ₱2,519.50 per adult
Book in advance
from ₱2,519.50 per adult
Free cancellation
About
This small-group New Orleans tour combines what most individual tours of the city cover separately, including historic cemeteries, the French Quarter, the Garden District, and an inside look into how New Orleans is doing since Hurricane Katrina. Plus, save yourself the hassle of planning transportation around the city because this guided tour comes with convenient hotel pickup and drop-off.
Know before you go
  • Duration: 3h
  • Mobile tickets accepted
  • Instant confirmation
Cancellation policy
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Available languages
English
Know before you go
  • Duration: 3h
  • Mobile tickets accepted
  • Instant confirmation
Available languages
English
Cancellation policy
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Highlights
Explore New Orleans with a guide who knows the way around the city
Hear about how the city has recovered since Hurricane Katrina 
See more of the French Quarter, Garden District, and beyond in a small van
Two tour times to choose from to best fit your schedule
Round-trip transportation arranged from your hotel
What to expect
Your New Orleans tour starts with a pickup from your hotel around 15 minutes before your tour time. Get acquainted with your guide, and then set off for your city exploration. Since this tour is by van, it’s easier for you to access areas of the French Quarter, the 9th Ward, and the Garden District that you wouldn’t be able to on a large tour bus. Pass by Frenchmen Street, Musician’s Village, Esplanade Avenue, Bayou Saint John, 17th Street Canal, Carrollton Avenue, Tulane and Loyola Universities, and the National WWII Museum. See beautiful architecture, city landmarks, and even spooky cemeteries with local legends attached. Your guide tells you stories about the history and culture of each area, and discusses the city’s experience of and recovery from Hurricane Katrina. At the end of your tour, get dropped off at your hotel or in the French Quarter to explore more on your own.
Need help booking?
Call the number below and use the product code: 44599P1
Call +63 923-0990452
Important information
Inclusions
Driver/guide • Local guide • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions
Gratuities
Duration
3h
Departure details
Traveler pickup is offered.
You will be picked up from your New Orleans Metro Area Downtown/French Quarter/Warehouse District Hotel or Residence. Please call your local supplier if your hotel or residence is not listed to confirm your pick-up destination and time. We may be able to pick you up from wherever you're staying even though it's not listed.
Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Inclusions
Driver/guide • Local guide • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions
Gratuities
Departure details
Traveler pickup is offered.
You will be picked up from your New Orleans Metro Area Downtown/French Quarter/Warehouse District Hotel or Residence. Please call your local supplier if your hotel or residence is not listed to confirm your pick-up destination and time. We may be able to pick you up from wherever you're staying even though it's not listed.
Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Duration
3h
Additional information
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Popular mentions
4.5
322 reviews
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Terrible
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Diane G
San Antonio, TX15 contributions
NOLA is so much more than the French Quarter
Apr 2021
Our tour guide Oz (Oswald L.) was great. As a New Orleans native he has a vast amount of knowledge about and history of New Orleans. The tour took us all over the city and really gives you a more complete picture of this beautiful city. I highly recommend it.
Written 15 April 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
AlsLaptop
Marathon, FL3 contributions
Wonderful Private Tour
Dec 2020
We were a group of four and we had Oz all to ourselves. Great experience. The audio system in the van provided perfect communication. View from windows as he traveled at low speeds or stopped at all the best sites made the experience even better. Lots of information and history. We totally enjoyed it. We all wore our masks for this whole trip due to COVID 19 except when I took the picture of Oz.
Written 8 December 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Terri M
Mineral, VA7 contributions
Oz was fabulous
We had a wonderful tour with Oz. His knowledge of the city was impressive. He gave us a much better. Derogatory ding of the culture and history (including Katrina). The time just flew buy and we saw so much of New Orleans. We wish we had done this the first day we were in New Orleans. But, we will be back. Be sure to do this tour on the first day
Written 13 November 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Mona C
Lompoc, CA16 contributions
Great tour, Excellent service and value
I traveled alone to New Orleans and wanted to see the sights without trying to navigate through town with Google maps. This tour came highly recommended and did not disappoint. Oz, our driver was witty, knowledgeable and courteous. The minivan was comfortable with only 2 other people in the tour. In this era of covid, it was very nice to SAFELY get out and see the sights that only New Orleans has to offer. I absolutley highly recommend this tour!
Written 24 October 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Samuel S
Freehold, NJ4 contributions
Great guides, super convenient, small groups
Although most of the city was shut down, the tour was awesome!! Our guide was knowledgeable and entertaining. They pick you up right at your hotel and drop you off there making it super convenient. The tour was also super interactive. We learned a lot about the city of New Orleans in a small group which was great.
Written 19 March 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
JenniferSun
Trinity, FL68 contributions
Excellent
Mar 2020 • Family
Unfortunately we were in New Orleans during the coronavirus. We did however get to enjoy this amazing tour. Tour guide gave us a great perspective of the entire city. The tour guide was very informative and my son who loves history absolutely love the tour. It’s a must to do in New Orleans
Written 18 March 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Dave S
1 contribution
New Orleans and Katrina Reoveyr Tour
Mar 2020
Excellent overview of the city from a knowledgeable local. The van made it possible to see numerous neighborhoods and really expand the NOLA experience beyond the usual tourist sites.
Written 16 March 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Anne F
4 contributions
City and Katrina tour
Much longer and thorough a tour than expected. Much good information from personable guide. It helped is become oriented on our first day.
Written 8 March 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Joshua H
1 contribution
New Orleans City Tour
Feb 2020
We did a city tour on our first day to New Orleans. Celebration tours offered a clean and comfortable vehicle in which to orient us to this great city. Our tour guide was personable and skilled enough to take questions during each of his speeches. We thought talking about Katrina was a no-no but the guide spent a good portion of the tour showing us Katrina-related sights and clearing up misconceptions about the disaster.
Written 29 February 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Erin B
New York City, NY56 contributions
Perfect Intro to the City
Feb 2020
This tour provided a really good overview of New Orleans. Because its a van tour, you are able to cover a lot of ground and see different sights and neighborhoods, while getting interesting background historical information. The tour is not designed to go fully in depth to the areas that you visit, but does provide a thorough understanding of what you are seeing. I recommend doing this tour to start on your first day and to go back to explore more via walking tour the areas that interest you. Wanda was a great driver and guide. Wanda, being a New Orleans native, was fun to talk to and she had reliable taste in pointing out good spots and places to visit. She gave us very helpful suggestions and tips which we utilized for the rest of our trip.
Written 23 February 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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Wonderful tour with Ozzy!
During our short staying in New Orleans the tour with Ozzy was absolutely perfect. Being born and raised in this ci…
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Tour of New Orleans With Oz
We highly recommend this tour. There is alot to know about the city. Oz's deep knowledge was enjoyable and added to…
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Katrina restoration and city tour
We had a wonderful tour led by Teddy who was very knowledgeable and very courteous. His New Orleans history was ve…
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Wanda Was Amazing
My partner and I took this tour in January 2020 and it was one of the best tours I had taken that weekend. Wanda ha…
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Fantastic tour of New Orleans
We were so excited with this tour of New Orleans! Very personal, knowledgeable and great fun! We can’t stop talking…
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a fantastic NOLA experience!
I am a big fan of doing a tour first thing when I get to a city, to help get the lay of the land - but I have been …
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Awesome Tour Guide
We really enjoyed our three hour tour with our guide Oz. He was very knowledgeable, personable and accommodating. Y…
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Great city tour
Our guide through the 3 hour city tour was excellent. The tour gave us a wonderful over view of the city. We went…
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Native from New Orleans
Teddy was great! Since Teddy is a native from New Orleans, his history and knowledge of being a resident of New Orl…
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New Orleans guided tour
Ossie our tour guide was a wealth of information with a perfect delivery. Toured though areas were Katrina devasta…
GSALTRAVELER
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A locals knowledge of all things New Orleans
Teddy provided the perfect soundtrack to our family private tour of New Orleans. This was my second time using Cele…
Stephen S
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Informative and entertaining
As first timers to New Orleans were delighted by the tour. Wanda, the guide was very knowledgeable about the city a…
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Recommend
Wanda was our tour guide and she was great!. We learned so much about the rich history of the city of New Orleans. …
Media1966
Media1966
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City Tour
We did the tour of the City with Teddy. The whole thing was perfect from start to finish. Learned a lot got a nice …
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Should be 6 Stars
Oz our tour guide did a fantastic job narrating through our tour. Took us beyond the French Qtr to the real New …
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