Private Tours of New Orleans with “La Vie” Nouvelle Orleans 1718 Private Tours

(504) 957-1761

tours@lavienola.com

Nouvelle Orleans 1718 is proud to be a native, locally owned & operated company.

TOUR SAFELY! We are fully licensed and insured, as well as 100% compliant with all requirements of the City of New Orleans!

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Private Citywide Driving Tour of New Orleans

Your private tour guide will take you on an overview excursion of the city, with an estimated duration of 3 hours. Though all tours are customized to your preference, we will insure you do not miss any notable stops!

Plantation Tours with a Private Driver-Guide

Take a ride with out to the plantations with a private Driver-Guide. Customize your Plantation visit to your plantation home (or homes) of choice.

Combination Private Citywide Driving Tour featuring a historic Plantation

Make the most of your time in New Orleans and combine our Private Citywide Driving Tour with a docent-led Plantation experience. Why choose when you can have it all?!

 
 

Combination Private Citywide Driving Tour with a Private Airboat Excursion

With the perfect combination of luxury transportation, and experiencing some of the city’s most extraordinary history, add on to your day with a stop for lunch and a thrilling ride through the Louisiana Swamp!

Laura Plantation and a Private Airboat Combination Excursion

Enhance your plantation tour by maximizing your time outside of the city. This excursion adds a private airboat experience to your day.

 
 

With over 15 years’ experience in luxury hospitality, service is my passion. Born and raised in New Orleans, it was a bitter sweet departure spending time away from home to engross myself in the industry.

With my return to New Orleans, my excitement for the city has been reignited! It is my intention to showcase New Orleans which has grown bigger and better than the shadow cast by Hurricane Katrina.

As visitors and locals alike look for an intimate peek at the unique and vibrant destination of the Crescent City, I offer private, exclusive outings to immerse you in the history of New Orleans! Along with providing exceptional service as the highest mission, my true goal is that you return home with a deeper understanding and love for the spirit of New Orleans.

– Benjamin Borden
 

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What our guests are saying…

Spent a weekend in New Orleans and couldn’t have been in better hands then spending time with Benjamin!! The tour was interesting, informative, funny and had the attention of not only my wife and I but our 19 year old son and 21 year old daughter (not an easy task!!) Benjamin has a deep knowledge of the City both past and present, he imparted great stories and recommended restaurants and filled our long weekend with fun for all. We will be back and wouldn’t do it without Benjamin. - Mark, Toronto, Ontario

5 of us got pampered today on a tour of Whitney and Oak Alley Plantations. Great and personal attention and information in an easy paced relaxing day! THANK YOU!! - Marva, Fresco, CA

My wife and I went to New Orleans and were newbies. After our amazing tour with Ben we felt like locals and really gained an immersive knowledge, appreciation, and love for this magnificent city! The tour was super comfortable and we had multiple stops during the tour to give us a chance to take pictures and see so many things up close during the tour. He took us to a very cool and romantic lunch spot during our tour where they had some great grilled oysters. If we did not take this tour during our first day we may have missed some of the best that New Orleans has to offer. If you haven’t been to New Orleans I would recommend the city tour and if you have been to New Orleans I would recommend the city tour again because we couldn’t get enough. Each time you’ll learn something new and can tailor it to make each trip a new and unique experience. We are looking forward to our next trip to the big easy and especially looking forward to our next tour with Ben!!! - Steve, Las Vegas, NV

We got so lucky when Ben was our driver from the airport. We asked him a few questions about where to go and what to do on our trip to New Orleans and he took it from there! Not only did Ben make sure we saw all the right places and eat at all the most delicious restaurants, he was full of wonderful information about the area and the history. Our trip was a gift for our 18 year old daughter and Ben made sure we had the best time. He was so kind and helpful with everything we wanted to do. By the end of our trip, we were sad to say goodbye because he had quickly become our friend! We truly believe that our trip was 5 star because of the efforts Ben took to make sure it was perfect. - Jason, Elk River, MN

We (6 friends) took a private city tour in New Orleans. Benjamin, our guide and driver was excellent. The tour was completely customized allowing us to determine where and what we wanted to see. With that said, Benjamin made recommendations and was more than willing to take us to some really cool and authentic sites. Benjamin was extremely knowledgeable and made the tour interesting and informative. Great tour and great guide. Highly recommend it if you visit New Orleans. - Rob, Bridgeport, CT

 
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