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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

Sat 28 Dec

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Starting at $60.00

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Sat 28 Dec

Starting at $60.00

Make a reservation

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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)

JamesD3360

Oct 2018

This tour was very good and exciting and comfortable. James and his mule Pearl were a great team, navigating the narrow streets full of cars and people. James was an outstanding and engaging guide and history narrator, making the trip both informative and fun. I strongly recommend this tour to anyone.

Response from Host

Oct 2018

James and Pearl are awesome!! We're so happy to hear that you agree. Thanks, JamesD3360, for touring with us. We appreciate the review and hope that the rest of your stay in NOLA was amazing as well.

Monica D

Oct 2018

This was the biggest disappointment of my NOLA trip. I wasn't expecting to be terrified but the stories told were nothing scary and were actually stories I had heard before. Our guide kept getting off track and it was hard to hear from the back. There was a lot of discussion about buildings and history which I appreciated but heard on other torus with that focus- this is supposed to be a ghost tour- that's what we want to hear. Our guide also spent a lot of time talking about his personal life. Super nice guy- I would invite him over for coffee but when it comes to tours I want a storyteller. There is lots of haunted tours out there do your research and level set expectations. THis wasn't a bad trip just not what I wanted,

Response from Host

Oct 2018

"I personally apologize for not meeting your History and Haunts expectations. In retrospect, there are some improvements that could be made on my tours as there will be a definite overhaul of my tour content. Your feedback humbly resonates volumes to me professionally as my tours will only get better from this point." KJ

Ellen P

Oct 2018

Our guide was absolutely amazing but it was totally not what I expected. I thought it was going to be more ghost hunting and that we would go into cemeteries but it was not. The tour is of the city and the guide tells plenty of stories.

Response from Host

Oct 2018

Thanks so much for touring with us, Ellen P. We're happy to hear that you liked the tour and that the guide was amazing. Sometimes we are not allowed into cemeteries due to time constraints (closings) but we do make the best out of it on those occasions with our stories.