Sightseeing Charter
A hop-on bus tour moves on someone else's schedule and someone else's route. A private sightseeing car puts a chauffeur who knows the city at your disposal for a block of hours, moving at your pace between the French Quarter, the Garden District's historic mansions, City Park and, for a longer day, the River Road plantations west of the city.
We book sightseeing charter the same way we book any hourly, as-directed trip: you tell us roughly what you want to see and how long you have, and the chauffeur builds the route and adjusts it in real time as you decide to linger somewhere longer or skip a stop that doesn't interest you.
This is a common booking for first-time visitors with a single free day, out-of-town family in town for a wedding weekend, and conference attendees who want to see the city without renting a car or coordinating a group tour bus.
A common half-day route covers the French Quarter's historic core, a drive through the Garden District to see the mansions along St. Charles Avenue, and a stop at City Park; a full day can extend out to a River Road plantation like Oak Alley or Whitney Plantation.
Because the booking is hourly rather than a fixed per-stop tour package, there's no penalty for spending an extra thirty minutes somewhere that turned out to be more interesting than expected, or skipping a planned stop entirely.
First-time visitors with one free day before or after a conference, out-of-town wedding guests filling the day before the ceremony, and small family groups who'd rather not navigate unfamiliar streets or find parking downtown are the most common bookings.
Groups that would otherwise split across two or three rideshare cars for a day of sightseeing often find a single Sprinter van, with everyone together and a chauffeur narrating along the way, works out simpler and often less expensive overall.
A sightseeing charter can usually be booked with a day or two of notice outside of peak festival weekends; for Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest or French Quarter Festival, book at least two weeks ahead since the fleet fills up with wedding and event charters during those dates. The hourly rate, confirmed before you book, includes the chauffeur.
Sedan and SUV bookings cancel free of charge up to 3 hours before pickup; Sprinter van bookings follow the 12-hour window. Call (877) 609-1919 to put together a sightseeing itinerary for your group.
Business sedan
Up to 3 · solo executives and couples
First-class sedan
Up to 3 · VIP and executive travel
Premium SUV
Up to 6 · families and small groups with luggage
Luxury SUV
Up to 6 · airport runs with extra luggage
Executive van
Up to 14 · wedding parties, corporate teams and groups
Limousine
Up to 8 · proms, weddings and celebrations
MSY Limo Service provides black car service in Private Sightseeing Tour Car Service for executives and airport travelers, with real-time flight tracking on every MSY (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International) pickup and complimentary waiting time built into the fare.
The same chauffeurs and vehicles serve as a Private Sightseeing Tour Car Service limo service for weddings, proms and celebrations and as an hourly chauffeur service when your day has several stops.
Our chauffeurs are knowledgeable about the city and happy to point things out along the way, but this is private charter transportation, not a licensed tour-guide narration service.
Yes, for a full-day booking. A plantation visit adds significant drive time, so we plan the itinerary around it rather than squeezing it into a half-day route.
Typically a three-hour minimum for hourly, as-directed sightseeing charter.
Yes. The chauffeur adjusts stop order and timing as you decide in the moment — nothing is locked to a fixed schedule.
A Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan or Cadillac Escalade both work well; a larger family or multi-generational group often prefers the extra room of a Suburban or Sprinter van.
Flat rates, flight tracking and a professional chauffeur — available 24/7. Call (877) 609-1919.