Rene was amazing. Very knowledgeable, I just cannot say enough about him and the experience. Very much worth it! I’ll definitely do Tours by Isabelle and request him when I come back!

Today, we did a plantations tour with Ellen. She picked us up in a new, spotlessly clean van and gave us a great overview commentary of NOLA and the areas that we passed through. She also offered recommendations and answered all the questions we had regarding restaurant recommendations in the French Quarter and beyond. Merci bien, Isabelle and Ellen, for making our tour a fun and memorable day!

This was one of the best tour experiences I have done (and I have done a lot). Isabelle is hands on, and makes sure that she is creating an experience that will be memorable and enjoyable. We booked last minute, but she was able to work it out to where we could still go see the Laura plantation on a different timeline. Our guide was Rene and I cannot say enough amazing things about him. He knows his stuff (from New Orleans/Louisiana history to the best restaurants/bars/night life in town). He was very warm and welcoming and it was enjoyable to hear him talk about the love for his city. The plantation itself was also a great experience. Our host, Kyle, is Creole and did a great job telling the history of the house and of the Creole heritage in general. Overall this was a 5-star experience and Isabelle will always be our "go to" when coming to New Orleans.

My wife and I contacted Isabelle, owner of Tours by Isabelle, the day prior to our scheduled Tuesday tour. Isabelle told us that she had been trying to reach us because there was only one other party of 2 that wanted to take a tour, but the tour was a different one than the one we scheduled. There was nobody else scheduled for the tour we were interested in. How sad it was to learn that! The Covid-19 coronavirus was obviously taking it’s toll on tourism in New Orleans. Isabelle then offered to provide us a private tour in her vehicle for an additional amount, rather than the planned 14-passenger van that we expected to be nearly full of fellow tourists. The additional amount was very reasonable so we agreed, and she told us she would pick us up at 11:30am the next day. Isabelle also told us that St Joseph Plantation was closed because of damage from Hurricane Ida, but she had booked another tour to Destrehan Plantation to go along with visiting Laura Plantation. That change was fine wi

Our tour guide Gisele was fantastic and very knowledgeable on the history of New Orleans. We enjoyed both plantation tours and it was interesting to compare the 2 plantations’ history and family stories. The small group format of the tour was just what we were looking for, and Gisele took time to make a few extra stops which might not be possible with a larger tour. I would definitely recommend this tour!