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New Orleans Voodoo and French Quarter Walking Tour

New Orleans Voodoo and French Quarter Walking Tour

Overview

ACCESS TO SOME LOCATIONS, Some areas MAY BE RESTRICTED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

This two-hour walking tour, led by a highly trained historian tour guide, is an essential immersion into New Orleans culture. Major stops and content include: History of Voodoo, Jackson Square, Armstrong Park, Congo Square, Voodoo Cultural site or establishment. This tour branches beyond New Orleans' colonial history, delving into the continued development of New Orleans culture into the 19th and 20th century. Learn about the development of Voodoo and its practitioners’ blending of African tribal spirituality, Catholicism, and magical beliefs as you stroll the city’s oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter.

City: New Orleans

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $30.00

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $30.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

2 hour walking tour

Narration by a licensed, professional Tour Guide Historian

Additional Info

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are committed to keeping our guides and guests safe. Per city guidelines and the recommendation of public health officials, tour groups are limited to 7 guests, all guests and guides must wear mask, and social distancing between guests and guides is required.

What To Expect

French Quarter

tour the neighborhood

Mississippi River

Learn about the origins of New Orleans and the pre-colonial site of Bulbancha, a well-established and significant site for Indigenous peoples across the Gulf South. Bulbancha and the Mississippi River were pivotal to the founding of the provincial city of French Louisiana over 300 years ago.

Jackson Square

Learn about the development of Voodoo and its practitioners’ blending of African tribal spirituality, Catholicism, and magical beliefs as you stroll the city’s oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter.

St. Louis Cathedral

learn about the connections of voodoo and catholicism

Louis Armstrong Park

While visiting the public park named after one of the city's most storied and iconic musicians, your guide will help us peer into the often unexpected and untold connections of Jazz and Voodoo. Much like Voodoo, the history of Jazz is complex, misunderstood, misrepresented, and rooted in centuries of cultural evolution in the Afro-Caribbean diaspora of New Orleans. But, despite plenty of resistance, it is today embraced by people across culture, class, race, and geography.

Congo Square

Uncover the brutal realities of America’s largest slave rebellion while tracing the history Congo Square and it’s influence and place from pre-colonial America to present day New Orleans.

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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 (10)

Budda11

Jul 2021

Went on this tour with our friends. 1st bad thing was it was pouring rain! Not the tours fault at all. We met at the park and the tour guide was nice. We started the tour but then we found out the cemetery’s were closed. All we could do was look in from the locked gates. I had really hoped to walk through the cemetery and really see the different tombs. I will say I did learn a lot about the tombs and how they work and the cemetery’s. After walking back to the park the guide talked about voodoo for about two minutes and that was it. Overall I would probably do this again if the cemetery’s were actually open.

SILVIA_S

Jun 2021

Very informational about the history of Voodoo in New Orleans. We love learning new things. We will return for more...

Cecily_R

Sep 2020

We loved walking through the French Quarter and learning about Voodoo and other historical events. Our guide Tara was great. She gave us recommendations, was very thorough and threw in cool stories along the tour.