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Tours by Isabelle

P.O. Box 740972, New Orleans, LA 70131
504 398 03 65
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Ranked #34 of 127 activities in New Orleans
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Type: Tours
Fee: Yes
Recommended length of visit: More than 3 hours
Owner description: Tours By Isabelle is the oldest locally owned and family run New Orleans tour company, providing first class, small scale, personalized service since... more » Owner description: Tours By Isabelle is the oldest locally owned and family run New Orleans tour company, providing first class, small scale, personalized service since 1979! Experienced and knowledgeable Driver-Guides on board comfortable, top of the line 13 passenger vans enthusiastically will make you fall in love with Louisiana! « less
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2013 NEW

This was a very good tour. Not too long and very informative. Tours by Isabelle picks you up at your hotel, which was very convenient. Our tour guide, Niji, was very friendly and knowledgeable. Small group tour provided a more personal experience. We had considered other tours but decided to go with this company because of the convenience of them... More

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Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2013 NEW

Had a fabulous morning on the City + Katrina tour with Dylan. I was really impressed with the depth of his knowledge about the city - everything from its unique geography, the people who settled here, the architectural influences, the particulars of local cooking and of language and of neighborhoods and traditions. I was wondering what to make of the... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW via mobile

The tour was interesting, and the guide was very knowledgable. But we booked it for the air boat ride, which was included, and realized afterward that we could've just driven to the air boat dock ourselves and bought our own ticket, and saved a good deal of money. If you're interested in a tour of New Orleans and the surrounding... More

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London, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

Did the "Grand Tour of Cajun Country", both plantations visited were great, Oak Alley was fantastic and so beautiful. The young tour guide there really knew his stuff keeping it informative and interesting. Our day tour guide (Ginnie) was great, very knowledgable and kept the chat flowing in the van. Local knowledge is the best kind after all. Cracking swamp... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

We did the City and Katrina Tour, and the next day did the Grand Tour with Slow swamp boat. First the downside. Both of our tours were full with 13 people in the bus, it was a bit tight for room. On both tours most of the people, especially the women had trouble getting off the bus. Perhaps a portable... More

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Chowchilla, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

From the moment we got in the van until we stepped out, we got nonstop information about Louisiana--both historical and current. Ginnie obviously loves history and has done a lot of research. The two plantations we visited were uniquely different and great in their own right. Word of warning--don't be even one minute late. We just got to New Orleans... More

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San Leandro, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

Typically, my husband looks for the "economical" route, so he initially hesitated about booking Tours with Isabelle. I had seen plenty of big groups moving about on large buses and knew that I wanted a more personal experience. Well, I can happily report that we both found our day (two plantations and a swamp tour) to be utterly awesome. Muriel... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2013

We took the City & Estate tour and got to see a little bit of everything. We've been to NOLA before and had been in town this time for five days when we took this tour. Our guide, Dillon, pointed out things we had already seen but were unaware of their significance. We drove through the Garden District and Dillon... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2013

We visited the Laura and Oak Alley Plantations. Bryan the tour guide at the Laura Plantation made the tour interesting with his great sense of humour, and rich knowledge based on the memoirs of the plantation. We would recommend this as a must see. It was interesting to see the differences between the two plantations. Thanks also to Isabelle for... More

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Hamilton, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2013

Having never been to New Orleans, I would highly recommend this tour, it truly is the NO experience...our tour guide Niji and airboat guide and plantation guide (sorry I don't remember their names), really these activities highly enjoyable...the alligators and marsh were just beautiful , I do wish I had more time at the plantation...i would have liked to wonder... More

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