Private Tours
Private Tours of New Orleans
Do you have something else in mind?
FreeWheelin’ Bike Tours can surely accommodate you!
Here are some private tour services that we offer:
- Private Tours for Birthdays, Vacations and Special Events
- Bachelor, Bachorlette and Wedding Parties
- Corporate Team-Building Activity
After a decade in business, we’ve conducted private tours for movie stars, musicians, large companies, media moguls, families large & small, and everyone in between. We have the skill and experience to make your special request a reality. A private bike tour is a great alternative to the usual ‘eat & drink’ options during your visit to New Orleans.
Professionalism and personal service is always our goal. Give us a call, send us an email on our contact page, or stop by our office to talk with us – it would be our pleasure to be of service to you.
*Private tours must purchase all 10 available tickets for the tour.
**18% gratuity added for private tours of 6 or more riders
marcus batson2024-08-23 Great ride and guide! Michael Tellez2024-08-23 Great bike tour! Our guide was very knowledgeable and I appreciate him sharing the pride and unique features of New Orleans, but also the challenges that New Orleans experiences. Next trip we’ll definitely rent some bikes from this group to do some leisurely touring about the city! Monica2024-08-17 We recently had the pleasure of taking an e-bike tour around New Orleans, and it was an unforgettable experience! We were a group of 4 and it was great. Our tour guide, Teddy, truly made the tour exceptional. His knowledge of the city's history and his entertaining storytelling made the tour both educational and fun. One of the highlights of the tour was riding e-bikes, which added an extra element of excitement and made exploring the city even more enjoyable. The ease of riding the e-bikes allowed us to cover more ground and see more of the beautiful sights that New Orleans has to offer. Overall, I highly recommend this bike tour to anyone looking to explore New Orleans in a unique and engaging way. It was a great way to spend my sister’s birthday. Teddy's expertise and the e-bikes made this tour a five-star experience that we will always remember. Thomas Bentrup2024-05-29 Wonderful ride with e-bikes and lots of information Natonya Perry2024-05-25 If you’re looking to rent a bike, get an excellent history lesson about New Orleans or the best food recommendations THIS IS THE PLACE TO GO! Great customer service, and great bike rentals at an affordable price. Thank you Freewheeling for making my day! Jennifer Jewett2024-05-10 We had a great tour with Teddy - he's a 5th generation New Orlean and is a wealth of knowledge. He's super chill and strike's a great balance of informative and funny. We had a wonderful time on our tour and are so happy we did it. Tricia Krska2024-05-04 Great experience. Tour guide provided a great history of the city and its people. Missy Plath2024-05-04 Great tour with lots of history! The bikes were great as well!
Places You Will Visit via the Best Biking Route in the City:
• New Orleans’ Original “See Everything” Bike Tour
• French Quarter & New Orleans History
• The Marigny Neighborhood
• Frenchmen Street (where the party’s at…)
• St. Louis Cemetery No.3 – Tombs & Burial Practices
• The Creole Mansion & Oak-Lined Esplanade Avenue aka ‘Avenue of the Creoles’ & ‘Millionaire’s Row’
• 1,000 Year Old Oak Tree Grove in City Park
• ‘Big Lake’ in City Park
• Treme’ Neighborhood (Not the HBO Version)
• Louis Armstrong Park
• Congo Square – The Birthplace of Jazz Music
• Bayou St. John Waterway & Neighborhood
• Magnolia Bridge aka ‘Blue Bridge’
• Plus Many More Sights & Stories
- Limited tours & tickets are available.
- All tours leaves on time.
- If you are late you will be left and a refund will not be issued – please plan accordingly.
- In order for the tour to roll, a minimum of 2 people must purchase tickets.
- If the minimum rider number is not met 12 hours before the tour departure time the tour will automatically be cancelled and all ticket purchases will be refunded in full.
This Bike Tour is Good for:
- New Orleans First-Timers or Multi-Time Visitors
- Those who are in Reasonably Good Physical Shape & of ‘Sound Mind’
- Solo Travelers
- Anyone Who’s in to:
- Bike Riding
- New Sights
- Unique, Small Group Adventures
This Bike Tour is NOT for:
- ‘Safety Risks’ -> Individuals who cannot or will not follow the tour guide’s instructions and cannot or will not stay or keep pace with the group.
- Individuals Adverse to Sweating
- Individuals Who are ‘Accident Prone’ or ‘Need Special Attention’
- Complainers
Kindly Note: If at any time during the tour the guide deems that a rider poses a safety issue to themselves or to the group, the following steps will be enacted by the guide:
1. The problematic rider(s) will be given a single opportunity by the guide to correct the issue so that the tour may continue in a safe manner.
2. If the problem is not or cannot be solved, the guide will kindly inform the problematic rider(s) that they cannot continue with the tour group.
If a rider(s) is not allowed to continue with the tour, the rider(s) will:
1. Be responsible for procuring transportation to their destination of choice without the use of the Company tour bike.
2. Not be issued a refund, reschedule, gift card or compensation of any type.
• Refunds, reschedules, ticket transfer, gift card issuance is not an option once the tour departs, **please plan accordingly to arrive @ 317 Burgundy St. in the French Quarter on time.**
• Riders who ‘no longer want to ride’, ‘are not feeling good’, cannot ride, etc. will not receive a refund, reschedule, ticket transfer, gift card, etc. – there are no refunds due to extremely limited ticket availability.
• Riders who wreck and/or damage their tour/rental bike will be charged for repair and/or replacement costs. *Having this not be an issue is surely what we all desire.*
If you had to choose only one activity during your visit to New Orleans – this is the choice you should make.
The ‘Creole & Crescent’ guided New Orleans Bike Tour is perfect for:
- First-timers
- Solo travelers
- Someone who has limited time to see as much as possible
- Anyone who loves bike riding, sightseeing, and new adventures.
- Those who are in Reasonably Good Physical Shape & of ‘Sound Mind.’
Starting at our shop in the French Quarter, our Creole tour will explore the following topics. Topics that are not listed often arise during conversation and questions during the tour:
- Your bike tour begins with a succinct yet essential portrayal of days past.
- An oral illustration of New Orleans’ first 150 years (from 1696 to 1803) of existence from it’s backwater beginnings to a “Land of Riches” as advertised by the French government in order to lure much needed settlers to the territory, to being known as ‘The Jewel of the South.’
- Native American, French, Spanish & American History of New Orleans.
- 1,000 year old Oak Tree grove in City Park.
- Our ride will take us to one of the city’s most famous cemeteries, Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3 (photo below), where we’ll show you above-ground crypts and explain to you why this is the way that we bury our departed.
- Emerging from the cemetery, our bike tour passes over Bayou St. John and into City Park where lives the largest grove of mature Live Oak trees in the world. Historic recollections of the old dueling grounds whereby bullet and blade, many proud and charismatic New Orleanians met their demise.
- A break for refreshments at a local coffee/juice/sno-ball shop is on the itinerary too – remember to bring some cash because not everyone takes plastic.
- Our journey back to the French Quarter begins with a ride on Magnolia Bridge over Bayou St. John and down oak-canopied Ursulines Avenue before crossing into the famous Treme neighborhood – a place that music is always playing and good food is always cooking!
- Reserve a ticket and you’ll find out.
- All that awesomeness while being immersed in the natural beauty of many of New Orleans’ oldest neighborhoods aka (‘Faubourgs’) – we call that, “Passing a Good Time” Mon Ami.
- A few blocks away we apply the brakes at home base in the French Quarter, where restrooms and refreshments await. We’ll answer any questions that you may have, and give you our recommendations about what else is a ‘must do’ while in New Orleans.
$55 general ticket includes a professional licensed tour guide, your bike with a bell & handlebar bag, a helmet, and bottled water. *Tax, tour guide gratuity, cost of food & drink, are not calculated.
Book Now and let’s go for a ride!
Departure & Return Location: Our Office @ 317 Burgundy St. in the French Quarter
Departure Time: Check Our Booking Calendar for Real-Time Schedule
Return Time: Depends on Departure Time, Group Size & Group Riding Prowe
What’s Included: Not Included: - Your Tour Bicycle
- A Helmet & Handlebar Bag
- Licensed Tour Guide
- Bottled Water
- Photo Stops
- A Good Time for All
- Tour Guide Gratuity
- Cost of Food & Refreshments
- Boredom &
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Since 2011 – Our Original ‘Creole & Crescent’ Guided Bike Tour is the ‘See Everything’ Bike Tour of New Orleans.
Enjoyed by Thousands of Riders Since 2010.
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EXCELLENT Based on 1560 reviews Susie C2024-04-23Verified Easy bike ride with some incredible stories and history along the way. Just book it! We took a tour with Teddy back in 2019 and loved it so much we came back and brought our friends! What I appreciate most is getting a tour of the city from someone who is not only local, but who clearly has such meaningful ties to his city and everyone in it. His storytelling style is so easy and unique. There no cheese or sugarcoating going on. It’s just a very cool, very straightforward history lesson and our group enjoyed every second. The ride itself was fun, comfortable, and extremely safe which allowed us to soak in the information he shared with us at each turn. Teddy is clearly known and loved around town and it was pretty cool getting to see New Orleans through his eyes. Can’t wait to come back and ride with him again Cameron L2024-04-09Verified Super awesome time!!! It ended up just being my boyfriend and myself on the tour, it was so much fun! Teddy was our guide - WHAT A REAL ONE!! Super cool dude, super knowledgeable as he is and has been a local in the area his whole life, doing the tour for 13 years and really knows his stuff. We had a blast, a lot more fun than we expected for sure. sandersross2024-03-31Verified Biking in Nola! The tour and guide were both great! It was very informative and touched on a lot of different areas in New Orleans! Would recommend! Barry Stalnaker2024-03-02Verified A fun, laid-back way to see New Orleans. We had a great time on our e-bikes exploring the French Quarter, Mardi Gras World, the riverfront, and New Orleans City Park, all without having to worry about traffic or parking. gailrw2024-02-21Verified Great overview of New Orleans Matt, our guide, was wonderful. Great tour guide and patient with us on our e-bikes. He made the 3 hours go by so fast. We learned a lot and had so much fun. Great overview of the city on our first day! graham5556032024-01-02Verified City cycle tour Carefully guided by interesting and knowledgeable leader. Good route getting into parts of the city that we would otherwise have missed. Sean M2023-12-30Verified Beautiful Bike Ride around Historic District and Park Had a great time cruisin’ with the family today - Ebike’s were in great shape and made the ride a breeze. Educative, interesting and worthwhile experience with a great guide. Highly recommend - no easier way to see some of the best parts and historic areas of the city in a few hours. MaryEllen L2023-12-13Verified Great tour! The tour was great. The guide had exceptional knowledge of the history of New Orleans. Loved the e-bikes the made the tour a great experience GOESgirl2023-12-09Verified Best Intro to NOLA My husband I and I spent 4 days in NOLA. The Free Wheelin' bike tour was the first thing we did and it was AWESOME! We cycled thru the French Quarter and then headed out to many of the outlying neighborhoods. The sights and historical background provided by our guide were eye opening. His obvious pride in NOLA was infectious and set us up for a much more meaningful visit to New Orleans. Hands down - the best thing we did! nancy t2023-12-06Verified Do it! Loved this tour! I have been on many Nola tours and this was by far my favorite. Super informative and fun. Couldn't recommend it more.