Tours By Foot

We took 7 tours in total during our recent NOLA trip, with 6 FTBF guides. I have EXTENSIVE reviews of each and every one of these AWESOME experiences. Yelp limits my post, so ANYONE seeking more detailed information regarding the below tours is welcome to message me and I'll pass along that specific review! I've also posted it's entirety on the FTBF page of a major social media site that once used faces as it's bases for publishing books... so you can find it there, too!

Enjoy!

#AndrewFarrier: Garden District Tour, &Creole Christmas Tour In The French Quarter

#DanielChick: French Quarter Tour
#KaylaLemaire: French Quarter Food Tour
#EvianHardester: Tremé Tour
#SandyHester: Historically Accurate Voodoo Tour
#AndrewSimoneaux: Ghost Tour
#NewOrleans
#FreeToursByFoot
#NOLA

I took the Voodoo tour led by High Priest Robi. The tour was education and exceptionally fun. Priest Robi is unapologetic about his passion for history, Voodoo and genuine in his presentation. This was definitely a high point of my visit to NOLA and I would highly recommend anyone who has the chance to join in. You will laugh, might feel uncomfortable at times and learn a great deal. All of these are good things that will leave you a better person after you take this tour.

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We did at 7:30 PM ghost tour with Mari and she was great. She is from the city and was highly knowledgeable about the haunted history and took us to places we shouldn't miss. Some of the stories gave a little chill, and some were downright disturbing. Mari was animated and hilarious. Even a weird thing happened during our tour. A potato came out of nowhere and hit some of the people in our group which is quite freaky. There were many other ghost tours around, saying essentially the same things.

The next day we went on a French Quarter food tour with Kayla. She is also from Louisiana and very knowledgeable about the food history and gave us lots of information about the food influences found here. The places we went to try some of the food wasn't too bad, could have been better, but she did provide us with an extensive list of restaurant recommendations. I do recommend this tour as it is very informative and Kayla is super nice.

Another 5-star worthy walking tour by Free Tours By Foot!

[Booking]: I had my very 1st Free Tours By Foot when I visited Washington DC in 2017 and this time I booked a French Quarter Walking Tour at 10 AM on Sunday. There's an OPTIONAL booking fee of $2.75 per person and the booking fee is used to guarantee a spot on the tour.

[Parking]: Free Sunday street parking in The French Quarter. In fact the city turns off all of street parking machines until the following Monday. I was able to find plenty of street parking spots at 7:30 AM on Sunday (near St Philip St / Chartres St intersection - about two blocks away from Jackson Square) so come early (before 8 AM) for free Sunday street parking spots near Jackson Square. Paid parking lots are available near Jackson Square, but don't expect cheap parking fees in this part of the town.

[French Quarter Walking Tours]: Daniel was an amazing tour guide and time for 2-hour tour flew so quickly. The meeting spot switched from Andrew Jackson Statue (Jackson Square) to St. Louis Cathedral instead because Jackson Square was closed the December Concert Series. The cathedral entrance was quite chaotic as the Sunday mass just ended at 10 AM. Our group started at St. Louis Cathedral, made a small loop, and ended approximately few blocks away from Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar on Bourbon Street. What made Daniel such a good tour guide was his great delivery with a good mix of humor and fun history facts. He made a small joke on how many people are going to cancel the tour because the World Cup Final was happening at the same time and everyone actually showed up for the tour. Below are some of memorable highlights mentioned by our guide:

* The tragic story of chess prodigy Paul Morphy and Morphy was mentioned in Netflix's hit show "The Queen's Gambit".

* Four pillars of New Orleans cuisine are Creole, Cajun, Vietnamese, and Soul Food (aka comfort food). Not eating one of the four cuisines = missing out 25% of food New Orleans is really good at.

* The story of Axeman of New Orleans and how it has been covered by various true crime podcasts.

* Brief history of the original red-light district of New Orleans called Storyville as well as the "unofficial" red-light district designation for Bourbon Street.

* The oldest bar in town (Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop - built in the 1770s) and how it survived fires that engulfed the French Quarter in the late 1700's.

* Old Ursuline Convent is the oldest building in the French Quarter.

At the end I paid appropriate compensation to our guide (for reference their competitors charge $20 - $40 per person.) Out of all tours I had in New Orleans, this was the best one and I highly recommend it!

We participated in the ghost tour within the French Quarter and walked away with goosebumps! Our guide, Andrew S., met us out front the St. Louis Cathedral. He checked everyone in, introduced himself, and away we went on an adventure we will never forget (and was one of the highlights of our whole trip to New Orleans)! Andrew S. safely guided us to different buildings around the neighborhood that hold some seriously tragic and dark history and teach us the story behind each place. He explained the fully history of each building, and then elaborated on how and why some people have picked up on different energies or hauntings at these buildings. Every question that was asked he was able to answer. My two (fairly particular) teenagers were even creeped out after the tour and had huge smiles on their faces because the tour was so engaging and fun. The ghost tour is well worth it!

We took a Free Tours By Foot of the Garden District on May 23. Our guide was Sarah who not only was a wealth of knowledge, but she really loves what she does. She took us through a neighbourhood that was full of history with regal houses throughout. The day was very sunny and hot so Sarah would try to find shade for the group when she stopped to describe an event that happened in New Orleans' rich past. I highly recommend using FTBF.

Shocked by the high reviews for Robi. I am a proud liberal and am certainly no fan of trump but the amount of time Priest Robi spent complaining about trump and politicians in general was truly excessive. I was there to learn about Vooodoo not listen to political rants. It felt like a waste of time.

My husband, teenage son and I did the Ghost Tour with Lisa. She was great! Super knowledgeable, and a great storyteller. It was exactly what we were hoping for. We had a blast! Highly recommend!

Wow! Highly recommend! This tour surpassed our expectations! We took the French Quarter tour with Daniel, who was absolutely fantastic. He is a NOLA native so his knowledge is deep and his delivery was engaging. I'm so happy we took our tour on our first morning in the French Quarter because it gave us lots of ideas on where we wanted to explore next. Daniel was also happy to answer questions and we found great souvenir shops, thanks to his recommendations. Thanks for a great tour, Daniel!

We were so lucky to find this company while in New Orleans! We did two tours with them, and both of them were amazing and the best tours we had while on our trip. They offer multiple different walking tours of New Orleans, and they only charge a small booking fee. However, their tour guides are great, so make sure you tip them well!

Highly recommend Robi's Voodoo tour and Robert's ghost tour. Robi was so energetic and full of knowledge on voodoo. He really enlightened us on the topic and made the tour engaging - we would gladly take the tour a second time. And Robert's ghost tour was so much fun - we walked through the French Quarter at night while stopping at different locations to hear ghost stories about that spot. Robert's telling of the stories was spooky and made the tour that much more fun.

Greatly recommend looking up this company while looking for tours in New Orleans!