Private tours of New Orleans
Private tours with substance, personality, and the local context that turns a place you visit into a city you begin to understand.
New Orleans rewards curiosity. A private tour leaves room for questions, conversation, and the small moments that make a day feel genuinely personal—without turning your vacation into an itinerary-planning exercise.
Each tour has a clear focus and a thoughtfully developed route, with room for questions and a natural pace. We also welcome groups of any size and create fully customized tours when the occasion calls for something beyond the published experiences.
Choose your experience
History, flavor, personality, and a little New Orleans fun—each experience is thoughtfully shaped around the city and the people who built it, shaped it, and gave it its character. Choose one of our signature tours, or let us create a custom experience around your interests, timing, and group size. Custom tours are available for groups of any size.
Discover the French Quarter on a curated private tour where food opens the door to the city’s history and stories. Five food samples are included along the way. Have a particular dish, place or topic in mind? I’ll gladly work it in when possible.
A concise, substantial introduction to the French Quarter for visitors who want to understand what they are seeing—not just check landmarks off a list.
Ride the St. Charles line into a landscape of grand homes, live oaks, old city boundaries, and the transportation story that helped shape Uptown New Orleans.
Step into the strange, colorful history of the Green Fairy—its rise, its ban, and its return—then go behind the scenes at a local distillery.
New Orleans isn’t simply a place Gary shows guests—it’s a culture and community he wants them to experience. His background in food, music, photography, and luxury client service shapes tours that connect the city’s history, flavors, architecture, cocktails, and music.
The result is informed, conversational, and unmistakably personal.
Direct-booking prices are shown with each tour. Your request is personally confirmed before payment so we can verify availability and the exact total for your party.
Request a date
Choose one of our published experiences or request a custom private tour for a group of any size. No payment is due when you submit the request; we will verify availability and reply with confirmation and payment instructions.
Start times: The times shown are our standard options. We can often adjust the start time on request, depending on availability.
Good to know: Walking and streetcar experiences operate rain or shine unless conditions make it unsafe. For food experiences, tell us about dietary needs in advance so we can confirm what is possible.
Guest reviews
Recent words from guests who explored New Orleans with Local Liaison.
“Such a great New Orleans tour! Our guide was knowledgeable, entertaining, and made the history of the city really fun and interesting. We learned so much about New Orleans, the culture, local history, and some things we never would have known exploring on our own. The tour was well-paced, engaging, and absolutely worth doing.”
Philip · Google review
“We were on a girls’ trip to New Orleans and, in true girls’ trip fashion, none of us wanted to commit to booking or scheduling anything. Thank GOD we booked Gary with Local Liaison! Gary was fantastic—fun, knowledgeable, easygoing, and made the whole experience feel effortless.”
Julie · Google review
“We had an amazing tour with Gary that was the highlight of our NOLA trip! He was funny and we learned so much about the city—from the history of some signature drinks, to the slave trade. It felt like we were walking around with the mayor of New Orleans. Highly recommend.”
Hilary · Google review
“Gary is an extremely knowledgeable, entertaining and attentive guide! He kept us engaged the entire time and showed us a (delicious) side of New Orleans that we would never have been able to experience on our own! It meant so much to us to be able to experience the local flavor of the city from a local, which took us deeper than the typical tourist vibe.”
Michelle · Google review
“Had the most amazing tour around the city with my family. Our guide, Gary, was beyond knowledgeable and enjoyable to be around. He knew exactly where to take us in the French Quarter and showed us spots and shared history we never would have found on our own.”
Mindy · Google review
“Our time with Gary was the absolute highlight of our trip! His deep knowledge of NOLA’s history was impressive and his friendly and eloquent way of delivering the information made it that much so enjoyable. Five stars all around!!”
Eldad · Private New Orleans experience