The Real: New Orleans is built for those who seek connection over consumption. For wanderers who want to fall in love with a place that’s magnificent, messy, mystical, and sometimes maddening. We offer intimate tours, custom experiences, and real stories told with reverence, irreverence, and deep affection.
Our philosophy is simple but radical: listen deeply, respond thoughtfully, and never underestimate the power of presence.
Private Tour
We’ll begin beneath the shadow of the mighty St. Louis Cathedral, where artists still sketch ghosts and street preachers tango with jazzmen. We’ll linger in Jackson Square, that old colonial stage where empires shifted and revolutions whispered.
From there, we’ll trace Royal Street’s stately elegance, peer into secret courtyards, and drift past the old Ursuline Convent with its silent, shuttered mysteries. We’ll pass by where Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner and others penned Iconic works, where pirates bartered with priests, and where beignets powdered the lips of poets.
Lafitte's where pirates bartered with priests, a future president, and so many other souls. Infamous for being the home to that most dangerous Purple Drank - the Voodoo Daiquiri!
You will make your own way to the meeting points