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New Orleans Small-Group Haunted History Carriage Tour

Overview

The French Quarter is known as one of the most haunted places in America, and with so many ghost tours to choose from, the best choice is this 1-hour carriage tour from the award-winning Royal Carriages, recently awarded the 2018 Louisiana Attraction of the Year Award. Instead of walking around with a large group of people, you'll travel to and from haunted locations comfortably in a mule-drawn carriage guided by a professional tour. Learn about all the history, culture, and architecture in addition to the ghostly spirits that refuse to leave.

City: New Orleans

Sun 05 Jan

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Starting at $60.00

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Sun 05 Jan

Starting at $60.00

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What's Included

Awarded 2018 Louisiana Attraction of the Year

Licensed professional guide

1-hour mule-drawn carriage ride

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
All tour participants must arrive 15 minutes early to the boarding location. Late arrivals will miss the tour and not be provided with a second opportunity to ride or a refund.
This tour activity is subject to cancellation due to inclement weather such as flooding or lightning.
Tours operate in favorable weather conditions, including rain. Please dress appropriately for the weather.
Tickets prices apply to each passenger onboard the carriage, with the exception of infants or toddlers up to 4 years of age. All infants and toddlers must remain in the lap of their parent or guardian throughout the carriage tour.
Wheelchair accessible; please advise at time of booking if wheelchair assistance is required.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Jackson Square

This authentic mode of transportation will help you time-travel back to the 1700s and 1800s when death and disease were rampant due to devastating fires, floods, murders, and more! Being that there are only 8-passengers on-board the carriage, the mule-drawn adventure is more intimate and unforgettable. The carriage-driving tour guides are top-rated licensed guides who have been sending chills down spines for over 75 years. Meet and board at the carriage stand located at 700 Decatur Street. As your carriage departs from Jackson Square, your driver/guide will regale you with stories of the city's founding as the carriage passes through the historic French Quarter street.

French Quarter

Travel past landmarks such as Saint Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, Napoleon House, and more as the carriage wind through New Orleans' oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter. Expect stories that are both historical, entertaining and appropriate for all visitors. It's important to understand the history so that you can understand the spirits that haunt the buildings. New Orleans is considered to be the most haunted city in America. Countless tragedies have happened right in the French Quarter, including devastating floods and fires killing thousands, contagious epidemics resulting in thousands of deaths, and other odd occurrences like weird human torture experiments, medical experiments, love lost, and more. These stories have been documented in police records and history books, and some can be quite alarming! You'll learn about the stories, then about how the "spirits" are letting people know that they are still very present! Do you have goosebumps yet?

St. Louis Cathedral

View St. Louis Cathedral, the famous landmark and oldest continuously active cathedral in the U.S.

Lalaurie Mansion

Are you a fan of American Horror Story? If so, you will absolutely see the infamous LaLaurie Murder Mansion, and discover how the true story told on TV is both similar and different from what actually happened inside this house of horrors.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (967)

bettyboopgal523

Feb 2019

Great ride! Benson was an amazing and smart Mule! Our tour guide KJ was very informative and humorous. He took time to explain and talk about the history of the French quarter.

Response from Host

Feb 2019

Excellent! Thanks for the super kind review, bettyboopgal523. We hope to see yall again on your next visit to NOLA.

markw010

Feb 2019

We took a haunted tour with KJ as our guide the first night of a week-long trip in mid December. The tour was a perfectly fun mix of NOLA history, tourist gawking and inside info on fun spots to visit. There were some stories of New Orleans's haunted side, of course, but what made the tour the right one for us was the leisurely pace and our guide's humorous personality. Because it was a slow weeknight, KJ gave us a longer tour as a bonus. Highly recommend this for your first night in the French Quarter!

Response from Host

Feb 2019

Wow, highly recommended! You made our day, markw010. Thanks so much for joining us for a tour.

CrazyBlue2Lima

Jan 2019

We decided on the spur of the moment that we wanted to do a carriage tour while in New Orleans. We had also liked the idea of doing one of the local ghost/supernatural tours. We looked up Royal Carriages and their "Ghost Tour" seemed to fit the bill perfectly. Unfortunately, because the tour for that night was supposed to leave in just a couple of hours, I couldn't book online or by phone. We ended up just going to the spot where they gather and leave (in Jackson Square), hoping that there might be a couple of open spots on that night's tour. And we got lucky! My girlfriend and I are both relatively modestly-sized people, so we were able to sit up front with the driver/guide with no problem. The other spots on our tour had been booked by a family, and one of their members was a bit late (he couldn't find parking - don't drive in the VC!!). Because of this tardiness, our tour was a tad truncated (50 minutes vice 60) and they only charged the two of us half price. Score! The ride itself didn't focus as much on the "supernatural" aspect as we had expected - it was more of a general history/noteworthy sites tour that also touched on hauntings/vampires etc. This was absolutely not a problem; I rather prefer the way our guide did it. (I can't remember her name, but our mule was Little Liza Jane). All-in-all, this tour was one of our favorite activities (and we were there over New Year's and did a lot!

Response from Host

Jan 2019

So so sweet! Thank you, so much, for the kind and thoughtful words. Loved your visit!