Private New Orleans City Tour with Destrehan Plantation/Cemetery

This is a half day tour of the Whitney Plantation and a Tour of the Louisiana swamp in a 16 to 20 passenger airboat through the marsh and swamps of southeast Louisiana.

"Our future success depends on your complete satisfaction!" My goal in starting a private tour company back in 2016, was to provide a unique and all-inclusive tour of Louisiana and the New Orleans area. I have always strived to offer an exceptional experience for your private group. So, join me on my tour to be treated like YOU matter, not just part of the crowd. Our guest's 5-star reviews speak to the type of service we provide. Our unique customized full-sized van will insure your complete comfort during the tour. You'll hear about our history from the beginning until now and you Your group will See and Hear about every aspect of our city, not just the touristy sites. You'll hear stories that are not only unusual, but also funny and sometimes a little shocking. You will enter as a stranger and leave as a friend. Thank for your interest! Glen A. Henley (Owner'/Operator) Henley's Private Tours "Book now & pay later"

Explore the Creole Garden District on Esplanade Avenue at your own pace with this highly acclaimed self guided audio tour of New Orleans. Beginning at Ashton’s Bed and Breakfast, a one-time antebellum plantation house in the heart of the Faubourg St. John, you'll stroll down the beautiful central avenue of the city’s Creole Garden District, while discovering enticing stories of a neighborhood built by and for French Creoles in response to the encroaching Americanism that followed the 1803’s Louisiana Purchase. The tour is ready whenever you feel like taking a stroll. Using your smart phone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place. If you prefer, you can download the tour and use it offline as well.If you've got an hour or so and want to explore the lush and historical sites that this New Orleans faubourg has to offer – this is the tour for you!  

This tour is designed to introduce visitors to a wide variety of inner-city neighborhoods outside of the French Quarter plus a nearby plantation (Destrehan) on River Road. Few frequent visitors to New Orleans ever see the city outside of the French Quarter or the plantation country nearby. Note: Please contact the guide directly BEFORE booking to confirm availability and any post-pandemic limits that may still exist or complicate things. While a private to tour, it is not exclusive, meaning plantation management might include other visitors on the inside-the-house portion of the tour. Note: Please contact us BEFORE booking to confirm availability.

Visit a plantation along the Mississippi River and glimpse into the grace, grandeur, and tragedy of early southern history on this four-hour tour from New Orleans. Gain an understanding of the socioeconomic and cultural factors that gave rise to slavery and why it became such a powerful institution throughout the south. Learn how industries such as oil, cotton, sugar, lumber, indigo, and citrus allowed New Orleans to become the city it is today and why it was such an important trading center before the outbreak of the Civil War. Note: Contact us BEFORE booking to confirm availability and meeting location.

This tour covers about 50 miles within the city, mostly outside of the French Quarter. It is private, meaning that only your guests travel with us.  Explore historic neighborhoods and learn the history of the region. Hear about the effects of Hurricane Katrina and ongoing recovery efforts throughout the city. Hotel pickup and drop-off, transport by private minivan/minibus, and local guide are included. This tour is priced for 4 people; the cost increased with additional people. This is our most popular tour. Please contact us BEFORE booking to confirm availability and meeting locations.

For those visitors who want someone to do the planning for them, handle the details and help visitors avoid unintended consequences, this is the tour for you. In addition to the tour as outlined, we will help you make a good hotel choice, make restaurant reservations, provide insight on local attractions, and efficiently use your time over a two-day period. Note: This is a very complex tour to plan. Please contact us BEFORE booking to ensure our availability and by combining tours, we are addressing your wants, needs and interests.

Your private tour guide will take you on an overview excursion of the city, with an estimated duration of 3 hours. Make the most of your time in New Orleans and combine our Private Citywide Driving Tour with Destrehan Plantation.