Get the fright of your life on a walking tour of New Orleans' French Quarter! Encounter the city’s ghosts, ghouls, and vampires as you hear spooky stories about the mad butcher, Octoroon mistress, and more.

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Duration 87 minutes: Check availability to see starting times.
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Live tour guide: English
Wheelchair accessible

Highlights

Enjoy the number-one-voted haunted tour in New Orleans
Hear true and terrifying stories from professional guides and storytellers
Have fun in small groups and look out for your shadow
Steady your nerves with happy hour cocktails beforehand
Discover the story of Madame Lalaurie and of the Mad Butcher

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Take a thrilling 2-hour walking tour around the haunted streets of New Orleans’s French Quarter and learn about some of the mysteries of the spooky city. Led by professional guides and storytellers, you will get an intense tour of grisly ghost stories and blood-thirsty vampires. Departing every night at 06:00 PM and 08:00 PM, the tour takes a walk through the dark streets and shadowy corners of the city’s most famous neighborhood. You will hear about Madame Lalaurie and her love of torture and learn why you should fear the Mad Butcher. Discover if there are vampires in the Ursulines Convent and what happened to the beautiful Octoroon Mistress. To steady your nerves, enjoy buy one get one free hurricane drinks in the hour prior to each tour. Just head to the Voodoo Lounge and grab your 2-for-1 cocktail as you prepare to embark on the most gruesome journey of your life! You will get a lot of great laughs with a little chill up your spine…

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2-for-1 hurricane drinks in The Voodoo Lounge, 1-hour prior to the tour

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Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask

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Meeting point

The Voodoo Lounge, 718 N Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA 70116

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Not allowed

Pets (assistance dogs allowed)

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Wear comfortable shoes, and be prepared to have fun!
Tour operates rain or shine

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Overall rating

4.4 /5

based on 335 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.2/5
Value for money
4.3/5
Service
4.5/5
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4.5/5

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Mary J was so much fun! The ghost believers in our group were thrilled with her spooky stories and those who did not believe loved the history that she taught. She gave us the perfect amount of information which left us wanting to do more research about the ghosts of New Orleans.

August 9, 2021

Educational and Fun

Our guide (I think her name was Malika) was funny, informative, and had some great anecdotes to share about events both silly and spine-tingling that have happened throughout the jumbled up history of the French Quarter. Her explanation of the vampire legend had everybody grinning, even though the truth is just as macabre as the legend. Great tour, highly recommended.

October 15, 2019

Great tour with some interesting information on the neighborhood, the people and the times. We had a guide named Lee who is knowledgeable, entertaining and tells stories in a way you want to listen. Been on many tours and many lose my interest immediately. Lee didn’t do that and we had a great time hearing the stories.

September 21, 2019

New Orleans: 2-Hour Ghosts & Vampires Walking Tour

New Orleans: 2-Hour Ghosts & Vampires Walking Tour

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