Should You Take a New Orleans Bike Tour? (A Fairly Honest Comparison from the Owner of a NOLA Bike Tour Company)
Updated: Aug 13
Trying to decide between an awesome bike tour which will be the highlight of your trip, or a plain old bus or a walking tour for your trip to New Orleans? Here is a quick breakdown from someone who has been guiding tours through NOLA's historic neighborhoods for 18 years.
An Easy Guide for How to Decide
Choose the Bus Tour if: Your dream of coming to New Orleans always involved sitting on a bus looking out of a dull window.
Choose the Bike Tour if: You want a slow, flat, effortless ride through colorful historic neighborhoods with fresh air, great photo ops, and zero stress.
Choose the Walking Tour if: You want to hear your guide compete, volume-wise, with all of the other French Quarter guides on the same street with their own 25-person groups.
Choose the Bike Tour if: You want small, personal groups where you can actually chat with your guide, ask real questions, and see how the city actually ticks.
3 Reasons to Explore New Orleans on Two Wheels
1. Not Even Close To Exercise
New Orleans is pancake-flat. Riding a one-speed cruiser here isn't a workout—it’s a leisurely glide that lets you take in the city without breaking a sweat.
2. Experience Neighborhoods Beyond the French Quarter
While the French Quarter is iconic, and I still love running around there with my child and consider her lucky that the area is one of her playgrounds, the people that make New Orleans are out here in neighborhoods like Faubourg Marigny and Bywater. A bike tour lets you cover ground safely and easily that walking tours simply can't reach.
3. Small Groups and Real Local Conversation
Instead of following a giant flag in a 25-person crowd, small bike tours feel like exploring the city with a local friend, because this is what we love to do. I love my customers more than my real-life friends, it’s true! You get to wave at locals on quiet streets, see authentic Creole architecture, and get honest, unscripted answers to all your questions, no matter how good or bad it makes the city, or us, look.
Ready to Explore on Two Wheels?
If you're ready to see the real New Orleans at a relaxed pace, come ride with us at A Street Tour Named Desire.
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