We signed up for this trip as part of a girls trip. Price was excellent, and the overall experience was fantastic.
We received a text from our tour guide, Scott, about three hours before the meet up time. His text included all of the information about the meeting location and a picture of what the location looked like, which was extremely helpful. He also included information about the coffee shops and area around the meeting location in case we wanted to get a bite to eat or drink before starting.
Once we met up, he went over a few brief rules and asked us all what our interests were. This allowed him to cater the tour to what people wanted to hear rather than just a generic scripted tour. Our group was really into true crime, we had one vampire lover, and a few people who liked the voodoo ghost theme. Scott was very good at providing information on all of these.
The tour lasted about two hours, so we were on the long end. Scott was extremely informative and very good at incorporating true crime into the New Orleans’ voodoo ghost history. Unlike the other tour guides, Scott was very personable, down to earth, and kept it to facts and how they relate to New Orleans history. We really really appreciated that. We saw several other groups that had a lot of theatrics and costumes. They seemed more like they were there to create a show rather than to give information. Also, a lot of the information that I was hearing from other groups wasn’t quite accurate, but more of a hyped up story time, leaving out some of the historical facts.
Scotts tour was very informative and very, very enjoyable. We moved at our own pace, got to ask questions, and stood out of the way of the other groups at different angles. They gave us a better opportunity for photographs. We even got to stop and learn about New Orleans weddings as a parade went by.
Highly highly highly recommend! Cannot recommend Scott enough! Do this to tour and be prepared to walk :)
Réponse de l'hôte
Nov 2024
Thank you so much for this excellent detailed review! I am so happy that Scott provided you and your friends with the experience that you wanted and that will add to your memories of the fun trip! Scott knows the best stories and he also understands the history and the culture of New Orleans in an exceptional way.
We do keep our groups small, which makes it easier to navigate around the busy French Quarter and the other larger groups. We believe in telling the history of New Orleans because it makes ghost tours more relatable and makes the true crime stories more relevant. Plus, the truth is often so much more interesting than even the most theatrical ghost story!
Your lovely review will help us by getting more guests to sign up for our ghost tour and by giving those guests an honest and detailed idea of what to expect. We hope you include us in your plans next time you make a New Orleans stop!
Libby