City Sightseeing New Orleans

What an amazing trip on the New Orleans Hop-On Hop-Off bus! From start to finish, it was an absolutely fantastic experience. Our tour guide, Scott Demetrga, was outstanding — incredibly knowledgeable, engaging, and genuinely funny. He had everyone laughing while expertly guiding us through the city’s historic places, sharing fascinating stories and insights along the way. Scott’s energy, humour, and passion for New Orleans made the tour unforgettable and brought the city’s history to life in such an enjoyable way. This tour is highly recommended for anyone wanting to see New Orleans while learning, laughing, and having a great time. My husband and I were travelling from Melbourne Australia and the bus tour was awesome 🤩

Our experience on the Hop-On Hop-Off bus in New Orleans was absolutely fantastic, thanks to Logan, our tour guide, and Gary, our driver. Logan was incredibly knowledgeable, engaging, and entertaining. He shared fascinating historical facts, local stories, and hidden gems of New Orleans with great passion and clarity. His storytelling truly brought the city to life and made every stop interesting and memorable. Gary was an excellent driver—professional, smooth, and very attentive to passenger safety and comfort. Navigating the busy streets of New Orleans is no easy task, and he handled it with confidence and care, making the ride relaxing and enjoyable. Together, Logan and Gary made this tour a top-notch experience. If you are visiting New Orleans, I highly recommend this Hop-On Hop-Off tour and hope you are lucky enough to have Logan and Gary as your guide and driver. They are truly outstanding!

We come to NOLA quite often, but this is the first time we have done the Hop-On-Hop-Off tour. My husband and I were SO pleased. Paige and Keisha were amazing! Paige shared so much wonderful information and Keisha manuevered the busy streets of the city like a pro! We rode the entire route with them. Later when we rode again we had a different guide. He was great as well, with a different set of experiences for the same destinations. It was like getting two tours for the price of one! We have done similar tours in cities around the world, but the narrator is typically a pre-recorded one. The personalized, live narrations were SO much better!

Just had a two day pass for Hop on Hop off CitySightseeing in New Orleans, we have used these buses all over the world and we have to say New Orleans has been the best, to have live commentary on ever bus with so much knowledge to share was brilliant. Two day pass was great value, plus we were given different vouchers to use on some of the attractions in New Orleans. Definitely worth doing the city tour and great value.

Fantastic tour! Logan and Oreal (times 2) Page, Nicol were amazing!! Comfortable bus, great stops, and our guide made the history and stories of New Orleans unforgettable. Perfect way to see the city—highly recommend!

We loved our ride on this tour. Team Ellen & Gary did a fantastic job! Ellen shared a wealth of information about the area and made it fun too!!! We were happy with the 2 day service and the 45min walking tour in the Garden District. Thank you Ron!! Worth the money because it gives a nice overview of New Orleans and city layout so you can plan the areas you’d like to revisit.

While visiting New Orleans for 4 days. We were happy to hop on hop off. Logan was our tour guide and Gary a great driver though the city on day 1. Nicoll met us the 2nd day at stop one. She was super friendly and energetic. (Sang songs while waiting on bus). We kept getting Logan through out our days there. Logan was super helpful to make sure we got off/on at different sites/stops. We got Scott (friendly and knowledgeable) our last day, although we missed Logan but nice to hear a different story. We will definitely see you again when we return and brag about your whole staff/company. Only negative thing was our last day the guy at stop 1 sold us 1 day pass as opposed to an upgrade to our already 3 day pass

Wonderful tour!We did a multi day pass. We had a wonderful experience with Dedra as our host and Mr. George. Both were professional and entertaining! Today we rode with Logan, who was phenomenal and Mr. Gary was a boss driver!

Delightful bus tour that was timely and lively. Our tour guide Logan and driver George kept us moving and in time! Also, Logan had expert knowledge of food, history, and recommendations throughout the city! Awesome experience! Recommend to anyone who wants a less than 1.5 hour tour of the city!

Last minute splurge before we left NOLA. Definitely worth it. Got to see all the major districts in one tour. Thank you Logan & Lita for a great experience!

Tour itself is nice, Bill the guide was rude and told my husband and others they were NOT allowed to talk, ridiculous. Then decided to argue with another lady on the tour and wanted to show his butt and be sarcastic.

An 18 stop, 90-minute loop around New Orleans (if you stay on for the whole loop without hopping off). Not a bad way to spend the early part of the afternoon before you go carousing. And I learned that actor Nicolas Cage has a distinctive, nine-foot-tall, stark white pyramid tomb in New Orleans' historic St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, purchased in 2010 for his future burial, inscribed with "Omnia Ab Uno" (All From One), standing out among older tombs near the grave of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau.

Driver was rude, wouldn't allow me to bring on a small carry on bag (bag is the size of a carry on for an airplane flight) NOWHERE in the brochure did it state that no bags were allowed, I have a lot of expensive electronics in the bag, I just got off of a cruise boat, and have several hours to wait before my flight home, my wife and I were looking forward to this...

We had a nice ride on the Hop On Hoo Off bus. Diedre the guide and Elroy the driver were very nice and professional. You can get a great overview of much of the city this way. Give it a try!

Came to New Orleans for the Niner's game. Since I'm a tourist, why not act like one...right? Although usually these bus tours can be very informative and "fun", this was NOT. it wasn't about the weather (101 degrees). It was about how the tour guide seemed to not like the city. He was constantly saying all these horrible things about New Orleans. "I don't know how someone could like this"..."This is a horrible street, but people seem to like it"...As someone who works in the same industry, bringing the city into the spotlight and encouraging people to explore is a MUST and not talk down and be condescending. Perhaps the tour guide needs to be "guided".

While in New Orleans for 5 days, I purchased the 3 day "Hop on and Hop Off" pass for my wife and me. It was the best thing we did during our stay in "The Big Easy." The tour guides were full of information, and it was the perfect why for us to get around New Orleans plus learn about the incredible city. I am an amputee and was taken care of expertly ensuring I was able to get on and off the bus safely. Thank you, thank you, thank you City Sightseeing New Orleans for such a wonderful time and great care.

It's a good thing to buy the three day pass if you are visiting New Orleans for more than 3 days. There are 19 stops. While the tour guide "speech" is pretty much set as the buses take the same route around the French Quarter every 25 minutes. Occasionally the tour guide throws in a joke along with the facts about the oldest cemetery in the USA(St.Louis Cemetery #1)or the explanation that there is no gambling in Louisiana, just "gaming". We were very lucky that our hotel was only two blocks from stop 3. It was very easy to ride the bus to stop 8 to go to the Aquarium or to stop 1 to go to a restaurant or stop 8 to ride the 40 cent (for seniors) ride on the trolley.

Great way to spend 90 mins learning about New Orleans. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable. Highly recommend

It was well worth the money! Logan was amazing - gave us so much history & recommended a great place to eat. Thank you for a great time Logan!

Customer service is not a thing here! I asked when the next bus was coming on canal St got chewed out and told she didn't see me waiting really I'm sweating for 45 min and literally the attitude is Redic! We had to catch a plane in NY never be accepted! Don't do this!

An amazingly easy way to cover New Orleans. A 1 day pass is not really cheap, a 3 day is hardly more $$$ ans definitely worth it. The guides are a very nice addition. You learn a lot about the Big Easy.

I purchased a 3 day pass that came with 2 walking tours. We only went on the Garden District walking tour. Our guide, Colin, was great and so funny! I could have listened to him all day. The hop on and off bus was very convenient to get from one end to the other, but have to have patience to listen to the tour guide more than once.

I've been on many of these hop on hop off buses, and I was quite impressed with this one in particular. Everyone we came across was friendly and helpful. I especially want to shout out Logan who was about the best tour guide I have ever met in my many years of travel. He was funny, spoke so clearly that we could actually hear, took questions, and took the extra step of remembering people as they came back on the bus. We did have a hic up with the bus we were on. However, I did not take off any points because Logan was so awesome!

The tour was perfect the stops was on point no walking required. I enjoyed the relaxing of someone else driving and giving me history of the place

Driver Aishel and Tour guide Bill were great! I enjoyed the tour and all the facts. The energy was fun and happy. This tour is worth the money. I got off on stop number 13 magazine street and had a fabulous lunch and drink at Rum House. We did some antiquing and thrifting then got back on the bus later in the day to head to Cafe Du Monde.

This is a great way to see the city. We did the entire tour first, then we were able to figure out which places we wanted to visit long term. I would recommend getting a two day ticket. We had the pleasure of having Logan and El Roy three times. Both are great. Nice, personable and funny.

We only had two nights in NOLA and we wanted to make the most of our time there. While we knew we wanted to experience the French Quarter and some landmark places to eat, we weren't really sure how to spend our time sightseeing so that it was both efficient and enjoyable. I saw the brochure for the "hop on hop off" double decker bus in our hotel lobby and after looking at the route it takes, we noticed that it covered everything that we were hoping to see during our quick trip to New Orleans. We bought a two day "NOLA experience" pass which was only $51 and included a walking tour of the garden district so we purchased our tickets online and downloaded the pass to our Wallet for easy access and scanning. Stop #8 was a two block walk from our hotel so it was a very convenient starting and ending point for us. For our first day, we hopped on at stop 8 and enjoyed driving past stops 9-19 learning about the local history and taking some pictures of the various landmarks as we were driving by. We hopped off at stop #1 and walked around Jackson Square and surrounding area shopping and eating along the way. When we were done exploring, sometime around 3:30 pm, we hopped back on at stop #4 and rode the bus back to stop #8. Super easy and convenient! The next day, we hopped back on stop #8 after breakfast and spent the next several hours exploring the adorable shops and homes along Magazine St and went on the guided walking tour offered as part of our ticket. Over the 2 days we met several wonderful employees, each driver was welcoming and friendly and each guide shared the history and stories with their own unique style and personality. We learned something new from each guide! We've done a few hop on hop off tours before in various cities, and this one has been our favorite so far. The inside of the bus offers air conditioning and there's a nice breeze from the top deck of the bus if you're able to sit under the covered canopy. Please bring cash to leave a tip for your hardworking drivers and guides - there's a tip jar located on the inside counter, just before the doors.

We got the 2-day hop-on hop-off bus tour plus the Garden district walking tour in New Orleans. The bus tour guides varied in their narratives, sometimes the sound was hard to hear (too low or too muffled) but some were clear and informative. The best part was The Garden district walking tour which was totally worth it. We had Colin Tyler as our tour guide and he is awesome, enthusiastic and outstandingly knowledgeable knowing a ton of local history and stories. I would rate him as one of the best tour guides I have ever had in my life!

We love doing this kind of tour to get the lay of the land and see a new city. I found the staff for this tour particularly kind and helpful and friendly. This was the first time we actually had a live tour guide vs a prerecorded earphone kind of tour during a hop on hop off tour. They gave us some good tips on what to see and do around town. This tour has gotten rather pricey. For a twoday ticket and using it as transportation, it's a good value. We should have packaged it with our VUE Orleans ticket to get a better price but we didn't. I would recommend this as a newcome to NOLA but would not do it a second time.

This was a Great way to see New Orleans from the open top Fun Bus. Our driver Keisha & Tour Guide Logan made a Great Team!! We learned a lot and got to see even more. Highly Recommended

I would not buy a ticket if it's raining. The whole bus turns into a pool, the ponchos they provide do not matter. The tour guide kicked my sister in law out of her semi-dry seat so he could put his backpack there.

Get in the bus!!! These guides are hilarious!!! Especially, Sean Logan! Nicole is the sweetest and nicest lady I ever met. Everyone is so sweet and fun they really made my trip!

Logan and Garry were great tour guides. Super fun and engaging. They were always talking and keeping it fun for the bus.

great way to see New Orleans. we sat on top and enjoyed the view. You can check out the stores with their China made souvenirs so you can avoid visiting them. the guides were great, their stories of the french quarter stayed the same not like the green trolley in St Augustine. We had a two day pass which was fine and enough. My only complaint is that the tour guides should NOT suggest places to eat. We took one suggest to go to Gris and Gris and it was garbage

This tour was very informative. We had the best tour guide. Her name was Ellen & the driver was Celeste. Ellen was funny, down to earth and knew her history. I was very intrigued in the places we saw. We even got back on the next day to finish the tour and she was amazing. The driver Celeste know she could really drive that bus. The street are so small but she made it with easy and that bus wasn't small at all. I really enjoyed this tour

Logan was a great tour guide! So many fun facts. but I also loved that he and Ray shared different facts even on same part of the routes

This is the perfect way to see a lot of New Orleans. I suggest doing it early and going around for the 1.5 hour circle and then getting off to explore. The bus drivers were so nice and it was such a. Plus to have a guide tell us the history of New Orleans. Not only that but they would tell us great places to go for food or shopping. I can't wait to come back.

Our tour guide, Colin, for the walking tour of the garden district was terrific! He was knowledgeable about the history, background, and "flavor" of the city. He was funny, and entertaining as he showed us the beautiful architecture of the garden district. He also provided us with food and entertainment suggestions that really rounded out our first time visit to this great city.

We have been on quite a few hop on hop off bus tours and NOTHING has been better than my experience with Mary R & Demetra. So much awesome information and very entertaining. When we paused at a stop and I learned they were getting off and we'd have a new guide, I was quite disappointed. I had to get off to tell her how much I enjoyed my first trip to NOLA with such a great guide! Thank you, Mary!!!

Always a great way to see so much in a new city! It does pay to not just ride all the way around, hop off so you can experienced different guides.

My husband and I were in New Orleans in May 2025 and did a walking tour of the garden district with Harold. It was a great tour but Harold made it even better. He provided interesting details, was sure to point out when there are different explanations for different things, and gave an overall great tour. I also appreciated the little things, like walking and stopping in the shade whenever possible and giving us a great recommendation for a place to eat lunch.

We were referred to this red two deck tour bus by our Lyft driver actually. We came out of lunch from Mr. B's Bistro and was looking for a non-walking tour and he recommended this one because we were heading toward St. Louis cemetery #1. He dropped it there right on time when there was a tour bus already parked. We went inside to buy tix and were on our way. We had a really funny and cool tour guide lady! We sat on the top level, which could get really hot under the July sun. There are a couple seats under the small cover but most of the seats are exposed. The tour itself is a hop-on hop-off, pretty convenient. And each ticket is 24 hr so you can get on it again the next day if you want, depending on the timing. My boyfriend and I enjoyed the tour a lot and would recommend it! We had a good overview of the background and history of Nola!

The 3 of us were in New Orleans for the first time and only had 1 day to explore the beautiful historical city (before jumping on a cruise the next day). We thought this would be a great way to do it! We used the Hop On/Hop Off pass on 1/31/2025. Buses starts at 9:30am with last bus pick up at 4pm. We went to Stop #16 at the Convention Center Door E (as noted on website) near the Riverwalk. We sat at the park bench across the street with direct view of the stop. The website says it's supposed to come every 25-30 minutes and it's been awhile. I went on their website to see if we were at the correct place and website said we were. Another 15-20 min passed, so I used the chat on their website to see if I can get an update on the bus' ETA. The AI alerted me that there was an app with Live updates. I downloaded the app. App showed all the buses on route! Cool! I saw one coming our direction but it made an abrupt turn away from us and was BEHIND us and got further away from the stop that was in front of us. It turns out, the Stop had moved temporarily due to construction without any notice or signage on location, on their website, or app. We had wasted almost an hour before finding the new temporary location on the other side of the park. Since we were facing and looking AT the convention so we didn't miss the bus, we didn't notice the bus passing behind us at the new temporary location! Instead of waiting another 25 min, we walked to Stop #10, which had a slightly shorter wait time. Stop #10 also had a new temporary location but at least this one had a paper taped to the sign stating new location around the corner. Finally, we were able to get on a bus! It was ~12pm/12:30 by now with all this messing around. The guide was very informative but then got a little political and personal. We got off at the Fleurty Girl Stop #13. Cute store and area! We got back on the bus at the same Stop after an hour or so and we were able to sit on the top deck this time. I was 2 rows in front of the guide but I could not hear anything he was saying. It may be a combination of low mic volume, mouth further away from mic, turning head/mouth away from mic, and/or the people behind us having their own conversation. But the view was beautiful! We got off at Stop #2 French Market. (We noticed Stop #1 wasn't where it was advertised either because I started to take notice of the accuracy of the stops.) But we weren't able to use the pass more than twice since the last pick up (noted online anyway) is at 4pm so we walked back from French Market to DoubleTree Hotel. I bought it through Groupon for $46 (same price as the website, promo codes don't work). I let Groupon know of the horrible experience but all they said was "sorry, it's non-refundable", but here's $20 Groupon bucks. RECAP/Final thoughts: Their website listed some highlights at each stop BUT THEY ARE NOT LISTED IN THE APP for some reason, so we've had to toggle back and forth between website and app to see which stop we wanted to get off. (The fact that they went to all of these places was why we wanted to get this pass, to cram as much as we can in one day!) $46 x 3 adults  = $138 (before taxes) IF we didn't have so much time wasted missing buses, IF we could hear the bus guide, and IF the buses ran later into the night, I might say it is worth it. But with all the inconveniences of looking for the correct stop (but you would need to know that you have to look for a new temporary stop) and waiting for the buses to come, it would honestly be cheaper & more convenient to just get a Lyft/Uber! They would drop you off door to door! With Super Bowl coming up next week, I can see tourists thinking this is a great idea...and it might have been if the stops were labeled correctly at the physical locations, on their website, AND on the app. But until then, no, it's a huge headache, waste of time, and money!

NO LINE LINDA!!! The best bus tour guide in Ne Orleans! She tells you everything you wanted to know and things you had no clue you wanted to know. The French Quarter walking tour by Lisa was great to. Even though it was pouring rain outside, she still gave us a great tour start to finish. The Garden District tour is good, but do all the others first and if you have time go in it.

Hop on hop off ladies!! #doubledeckerbus #martegras #parades #neworleans #citysightingNewOrleans @JuddMontclaire @emilateu #birthdayweek #emilateu #hotelsiteinspections this is the way to see dozens of hotels quickly! Just concluding another #franchiseconvention not sure why he keeps telling us the gumbo won't make you change your sexual orientation

We always use City Sightseeing tours in other places. New Orleans drivers and tour guides are nice and friendly. Hope all of the cities that are same as NOLA.

No Line Linda and Dimitria were our first and longest ride, and they were excellent! Most of the stops were very conveniently located and well marked. Each different guide had a few unique facts to add to the basic spiel, but Linda had a ton of information. I like how there is a live person to answer questions and not just a recording like other companies. The three day pass is a great deal if you use it as transportation too. The French quarter walking tour was just ok. Not a friendly guide for that one. We didn't have time for the other tour. The places they suggest really are rated some of the best in the city. I'd do this again!

Weather was nice to sit on the top off the bus. Great views! We hopped off on stop 12 and did the Garden District Walking Tour. Our walking tour guide, Colin Tyler, was amazing! Very funny and knowledgeable, loved his energy and kept it interesting. He was also very thoughtful in answering everyone's questions and making sure everyone was okay throughout. The houses were beautiful to see. I definitely recommend it.

Definitely avoid during the heat of the summer. No A/C. It was also really hard to hear the tour guide from inside the bus on the first deck

We had such a great day on our hop on hop off bus tour. Bill, Gary and Dustin were outstanding. They were so sweet to our son and we hopped on and off several times all day long. This was my second time using this tour and I would again. Highly recommend.

This was a great experience and our tour Guide and driver were amazing. Thank you "No line" Linda and Roxy! You made our first trip to New Orleans amazing!

NOLA is a big city. I would love to do everything here by foot but my time is limited and I'm also traveling with my mom and 2 small kids. We got a 2 day pass that came with walking tours. We only went on one walking tour.. My group enjoyed the ride! We sat on the top of the bus. It just rained. They will provide matching red ponchos that goes fashionable fabulous with this big red bus! The tour was great. Double Decker bus is the way to go as a tourist here. Just be careful with the tree branches that can hit you along the way. The tour guide talked the entire time. A lot of interesting things were said and very funny too. Definitely recommend this tour bus as a time saver! It also picks up at location every 30min. We didn't get off the bus. We did the entire loop. We did get off Jackson Square to do the walking tour with Mary. She was very informative and I enjoyed her stories, however, I had an antsy 9yr old that couldn't listen so we stepped out during the tour. They do start promptly! So don't be late. I hope you find this tour worth it and enjoyable like we did!

big shout out to Linda & Gary, the holy duo of the hop on hop off tours in NOLA. they made our tour so amazing, linda had so much fun and interesting knowledge of the city and recommendations on food/shopping. Gary is the best bus driver and both are just so so kind. 11/10 recommend taking this bus tour just to hear all the history of the city.

What an amazing guide. He made sure that we knew where everything was, I suggest going early and then getting off to explore. Are bus guides were really informative in telling us the history of New Orleans. They all were so nice and it was such a pleasure. I have family in Louisiana, and I've never taken the tour. I am from California, I'd take it again, just because we had a wonderful time.

The tour guide John Le Fleur (That's what he said his name was) kept injecting his politics into his commentary. He criticized President Trump, talked about vaccines and Canada and Mexico in ways that were clearly meant to target conservatives. Who is he to inject his politics into my entertainment? Until this guy can keep his politics to himself, he shouldn't be working as a paid tour guide. His ridiculous behavior ruined my experience, which was meant to be entertaining. Ridiculous! April 1, 2025.

Stood in the rain waiting for a bus that said it was 1 minute away and never showed up. When the next bus came, they made me stand in the rain until people took their time getting off. Obnoxious people sat in the outside seats and didn't make eye contact so I had to ask them to move to get a seat. Save your money. This sucks.

The hop on and off bus tour was excellent. We had Logan and Lisa for our guide and driver. They were informative and smooth.