Strange True Tours

This was such a cool tour. Jeffrey is extremely knowledgeable and keeps the tour interesting and fast paced. We booked the Anne Rice tour and that day we were the only people who did, so we basically got a private tour! If you're looking for a more unique, smaller tour than the bigger companies can offer, go with Strange, True Tours, you won't regret it!

Jeffrey is amazing! We have done 3 tours with him over our last two visits to New Orleans. As someone who grew up a quick drive north, I truly thought that no tour guide could impress me after all of the time I've spent in the city. I was wrong! All of Jeffrey's tours are fun, informative, and niche. Not only that, but his recommendations are always on point, and he's just a super cool guy! We will go with his company every time. Thanks so much for the awesome adventures!

Took a tour earlier this week and loved it! So much historical and well researched information that we have never heard before. We have taken a few tours of the quarter and this was by far the best. A definite must-

We had SO much fun on this tour!We booked for Hallowe'en day, bright and early and showed up (of course) in costume. Our tour guide was a woman with a huge love for NOLA and that really shone through. She wore a big billowing cape and made us feel right at home in our costumes! Although the tour was a cemetery tour, she took us around NOLA a little bit first so we had some context and background of the city and its architecture. Upon reaching the cemetery we saw that there were tons of other tour groups there - our guide was great at ushering us around and through the maze of narrow passageways to give us the most personal experience possible. Bestie and I had an amazing time doing this tour, both being totally crazy about tours like this! Even though we didn't see any ghosts, this definitely deserves five spooky stars!

About a year and a half ago, my then-boyfriend and I were in New Orleans and took the Strange True tour with Jeffrey. It was a small group (5 people), and we loved it. I had been to New Orleans several times and taken a few of those big-name tours, so I thought I was going to get a lot of redundant information, but we didn't. Not only was the content great, but Jeffrey was a great storyteller and if you had any questions, he had answers. I could tell immediately that he enjoyed his job and actually cared about being a good storyteller, unlinke some other tour guides that I've had who were just going through the motions.Fast forward a year and a half, and then-boyfriend is now my husband, and we were back in New Orleans for our honeymoon! I decided to book us on their bike tour, the cemetary tour, and the ghost tour. All of them were fantastic. And this time, we met Jeffrey's wife, and she gave us the cemetary tour. She's just as good of a storyteller as Jeffrey, and we got to watch her yell at someone who was writing "XXX" on Marie Leavau's tomb. (You shouldn't do it, it's disrespectful. And a felony.)The bike tour was lots of fun, and we got to see areas of the city close to the French Quarter but a bit beyond walking distance. The ghost tour was interesting, and the only tour of the three this time that had other people on it. Being the night before Halloween, there were more people on the tour than normal - but it was still only a group of 10 people! We were walking by groups of 30ish people, and I can't imagine trying to deal with that many people while trying to jockey for good position to hear the story. Blah! I have no idea how Jeffrey can afford to keep his groups so small, but I'm glad he makes it a priority - it really adds to the enjoyment of the couple hours you'll be spending with him.If you're still on the fence....just take one of his damn tours already. You won't regret it.

I felt actual pity for the other tour groups I saw with 25+ shuffling people crammed together like human cattle - with boring guides just phoning in a standard spiel.For example, while Jeffrey gave us a 5-8 minute story at Nicolas Cage's tomb in St Louis # 1, another group came by and the tour guide said exactly this: "Here's Nick Cage's tomb" as she pointed, then walked on. No backstory, no heart. They didn't even stop moving!Jeffrey is an AMAZING tour guide - his company is not an overgrown corporate behemoth like many of the other options. Look for small groups and VERY detailed, interesting tales. He covers everything, and does so with real enthusiasm and expertly crafted storytelling which keeps you interested the whole journey. He does NOT fill his tales with made-up BS to "spice it up", reality is plenty spicy just as it is! Our "Strange True" tour of St Louis Cemetery # 1 is something I would put on every mandatory "must do" list for NOLA - period!

The "Strange True New Orleans" tour was fantastic. Jeffrey obviously loves this city, has a passion for history, and is a born story-teller. It's a very entertaining and fascinating tour. Some of my pals were too tired/disinterested to come along, but I'm SO glad I was brave enough to go without my posse. This is NOT those horrible giant group of bored tourists walking in and out of bars type tours. You can tell Jeffrey has enough stories that he could talk continuously for several days. This is a GREAT way to get a feel for the city and its people. And he's genuinely interested in making sure you have a great time while here...definitely take this tour at the BEGINNING of your trip, because Strange True Tours is a great resource.Also, VERY reasonably priced. Great fun. Make sure it's part of any trip to New Orleans!

We did the walking tour through the French Quarter with Jeffrey. He was awesome. You could tell he was extremely knowledgeable and even more passionate. It was a small group, and that was perfect. Far more intimate, personal, and practical too. Every time we passed another tour group, I felt glad we'd chosen Strange True. The other ones looked like sheep herders trying to control their oversized flock and keep them entertained with thinly-spread attention.I also appreciated how Jeffrey doesn't put on some big, loud act. The other tour guides we saw just seemed obnoxious and annoying.If you want to do any kind of ghost tour through the French Quarter, this is the one. My initial research pointed to it, and our experience confirmed it.

The Anne Rice Tour with Jeffery was very fun and informative.

What a fun and informative tour. A friend recommended Jeffrey and Jane to show us the true history of the city. Our walking tour through the French Quarter the first day we came into town with Jane was amazing. Her knowledge and love for the city was incredible. She catered the tour to include subjects we were interested in as well as adding so much more. She taught us about how the city came to be what it is today, the architecture, cemeteries, prostitution, burlesque, the fires that burnt down most of the city, and so much more. We loved the tour so much we went on a bicycle tour with Jeffrey a couple of days later when he was working with Buzz Nola Bike Tours. Both tours are a must.