In New Orleans we took the Hurricane Katrina / Rebirth Tour by Historic New Orleans Tours company and it was better than we could have imagined. The tour covers the devastation and its causes but is also uplifting because it focuses on the city's inspiring rebirth. Also, got to see Brad Pitt's and Angelina Jolie's house. Don't miss it! And... more

I thought this was the best of 3 tours I took in NOLA. The female guide was as fasinating as the span of devistation caused by the storm. She kept up a running dialogue but was able to answer questions. You got a real sense of how strong the people are who can recover from Katrina. more

This is a three hour tour you will never forget. Our bus driver Sylvester was knowledgeable and friendly, having personally experienced the aftermath of Katrina's devastation in 2005. He and his wife lived in a tiny FEMA trailer (until formaldehyde fears forced them to move) and his perspective was honest, direct and even light-hearted at times. He talked as he... more

Taking this tour was a contrast to the hedonism that is Mardi Gras. It shows us what New Orleans lost in the hurricane and the destruction it cause. I remember watching the news here in Australia, thinking how terrible the impact of Katrina was, but actually seeing the destroyed and rotting houses and the actual levies that failed was amazing.... more

It's a little weird to pay money on your vacation to be moved to tears, but it seems wrong to go to New Orleans and only see the tourist side of things (Bourbon St and the Garden District). I took the Grayline tour, and our guide was great. You might think someone can't talk for 2.5 hours straight about the... more

The tour started off with our guide giving us some background info about the hurricane. It was very interesting, but def. had a political feel to it. I can understand this however because she seemed very passionate about her city being born and raised in NOLA. After she gave us about a 20 min history lesson the bus began to... more

To start, for those who said it was too political, I think that's only only true if you are unwilling to see the role politics played in what happened and certainly we heard blame from residents to Nagin to Bush. As mentioned in my NOLA overview, we had mixed feelings about this tour because we did not want to sensationalize... more

As first time vistors to New Orleans, we wanted to take a city tour without having the focus 100% on Katrina. We ended up taking a tour that the official NOLA tourism office on Jackson square told us about. The tour was in a van, and we ended up being the only people onboard. Our guide Oswalde is a 6th... more

Seeing the devastation that is still around 3 years+ after the fact in concert w/ the narration on how many people dropped the ball was very worthwhile. Nothing is sugar coated here- at least by the tour guide we had. This is a must-do for anyone in the area. The price is well worth it and it will be impossible... more