New Orleans Small-Group Haunted History Carriage Tour
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New Orleans, USA
- 1 hour (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get a taste of 18th-century New Orleans while exploring its most notorious haunts aboard a mule-drawn carriage. Join a small group of no more than eight people for an intimate evening tour through the French Quarter, where rollicking nightlife conceals a past filled with dark deeds, natural disasters, and supernatural sightings. Hear the city's most salacious history from a guide as you clip-clop your way past iron-laced balconies, darkened alleys, and southern mansions steeped in legend.
- Eerie haunted history carriage tour of the French Quarter
- Explore one of America's most haunted neighborhoods at night
- Travel in vintage style aboard a covered mule-drawn carriage
- Listen to New Orleans history and ghost stories from an entertaining guide
What's Included
- 1-hour mule-drawn carriage ride
- Licensed tour guide
- Gratuities
- Parking
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks (available to purchase)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 700 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
Meet at the Red Umbrella at Jackson Square
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Meet your guide and mule opposite Jackson Square on Decatur Street in the heart of the French Quarter. Board your authentic mule-drawn carriage with a maximum of eight passengers, ensuring an intimate experience and personal attention from your top-rated tutor guide.
Depart from Jackson Square and pass through historic French Quarter Streets as your driver tells stories about the founding of New Orleans and more local history.
Meander through the French Quarter past landmarks such as the Saint Louis Cathedral and Napoleon House. Visit some of the most haunted places in the US—such as the Lalaurie Mansion, considered one of the most haunted buildings in the French Quarter—and listen to your guide tell stories about spirits haunting the neighborhood.
Continue through the neighborhood and learn about floods, epidemics, and documented local horror stories before returning to the carriage house ot Jackson Square.
Depart from Jackson Square and pass through historic French Quarter Streets as your driver tells stories about the founding of New Orleans and more local history.
Meander through the French Quarter past landmarks such as the Saint Louis Cathedral and Napoleon House. Visit some of the most haunted places in the US—such as the Lalaurie Mansion, considered one of the most haunted buildings in the French Quarter—and listen to your guide tell stories about spirits haunting the neighborhood.
Continue through the neighborhood and learn about floods, epidemics, and documented local horror stories before returning to the carriage house ot Jackson Square.
1
Jackson Square
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
French Quarter
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
St. Louis Cathedral (Pass By)
Lalaurie Mansion (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- 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.
- Stroller accessible
- 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.
- Near public transportation
- 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.
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.6
based on 2,410 reviews
Sarah_R, Apr 2026
Bree was so great and funny. Blaze Star is such a good girl too! This was my favorite thing I've done in New Orleans so far!
Gale_P, Apr 2026
We sat in the back row seats and had difficulty understanding (not hearing) the guide's narration. The carriage ride was lovely.
Michelle_B, Apr 2026
Very enthusiastic and entertaining the guide was very knowledgeable and knew what he was saying. Very fun
Catherine_H, Apr 2026
We had a great time with Tony and Pretty Boy (the mule). Tony was awesome and kept us entertained and fascinated the entire tour. Pretty Boy was well behaved and so sweet. We will definitely do another tour when we come back in March of 2027. Big Thanks To Tony and Pretty Boy.
brett_m, Apr 2026
Nice way to spend an evening, my kids both one is 13 and the other is 10 both enjoyed the ride as well.
Michelle_E, Apr 2026
The tour guide was fantastic and really made sure we had a great experience despite the crowds shouting at the carriage
Angela_C, Apr 2026
We loved our haunted carriage ride tour! Our tour guide Larry was so fun and shared all kinds of interesting info that we hadn’t heard or read about. It was nice to ride around in the carriage vs doing a walking tour. I think we saw and learned just as much as we would have on a walking tour. And Chiquita (our leader) was a such a sweet mule.
The price of this tour was well worth the reasonable fee!
If you are in your 50s & 60s, I highly recommend this tour - especially after you’ve been walking all day!
Denise_L, Apr 2026
It was good, but with the street activities it was difficult to hear the guide. Maybe provide some amplification? PS - The unexpected stoppage by NOLA PD for a stabbing victim did not factor into this review.
Terry_T, Apr 2026
This was the coolest, most interesting tour we have taken in a long time. The tour guide was so knowledgeable, wish I could remember her name. Five stars
Brian_C, Apr 2026
Enjoyable trip with macabre history. Lou was a delight and knew exactly where to go. Extra bonus doing this during pirate week.
Stacie_A, Apr 2026
Our guide's name was Leman and our mule was Footloose. It was blast and lots of fun. Leman had a wonderful personality. Highly recommend!
Philip_T, Apr 2026
Guide was great & very informative with a great sense of humor plus gave us some suggestions during our trip
Debby_L, Apr 2026
Take this at night. Very intriguing. Enjoyed the history of the French quarter and pretty boy was entertaining to watch
Vanessa_G, Apr 2026
Our carriage driver, Tony, was a great storyteller. Outstanding mix of history, humor, and haunting stories. We enjoyed our ride through the French Quarter. So glad the carriage had a speaker since the streets were busy and loud. Our mule was Pretty Boy, good boy!
Ryan_W, Apr 2026
This was a great experience and I had so much fun our tour guide Steph and very entertaining and knowledgeable. Will definitely recomnd!!!!!
Janae_O, Apr 2026
It was an amazing tour with a great tour guide. She was very informative and funny. She treated our daughter especially great and let her set up front with her. My daughter hasn't stopped talking about the tour!
Courtney_M, Apr 2026
The tour was unique and fun. My children loved our mule, Josie and our guide was a lot of fun and very knowledgeable. It was a great way to do a tour - we got to see a lot in a short amount of time. Our guide also made the experience kid-friendly for our 9 year old by using less descriptive language. We enjoyed the experience!
Jessica_E, Apr 2026
my husband and son loved all the sites and history. Out tour guide Jason and his mule Shirley were a great pair.
Kayla_M, Apr 2026
Amazing experience! Our tour guide was awesome! Our beautiful mule was Pretty Boy, and he was even more pretty and sweet than words could describe. Highly recommend 💯😂
Lisa_M, Apr 2026
Definitely interesting to hear all the stories about New Orleans history. Our driver was funny but a little much at times? Other than that it was great tour.
Mary_T, Apr 2026
This is an amazing way to get a quick snapshot of the history and culture of New Orleans, with some humor and ghost stories too!! We had such a great time with Trisha and Desire!!!!
Daniel_D, Apr 2026
KJ was a great guide and told us some interested haunted ‘facts’! The carriage was comfortable and definitely better than a walking tour. This felt intimate and informative and we got to see a whole lot of the French Quarter in just over an hour long tour!
Ashley_C, Apr 2026
Lemun was an excellent story teller!! We enjoyed our tour greatly! There was history mixed with haunted stories.
Jason_P, Apr 2026
Our guide was very informative and lively. She made the tour a must do. We thoroughly enjoyed having her as our tour guide. She was very animated and encouraged our participation during the tour. She was very knowledgeable about the local lore and history that made the tour complete. Would 100% take this tour again on a future trip.
Mikayla_A, Apr 2026
It was a good tour and nice to not have to walk a lot but may not have been worth the amount we paid. I did appreciate that our guide left out the foo-foo that some guides say in their tours about the “ghost tours”.
Julie_K, Mar 2026
Wonderful experience! Our guides, Trisha and Desire, did an amazing job. Trisha explained the local history and haunts. While Desire guided us around the local neighborhoods safely making sure Madame LaLaurie did not inhabit any of her passengers.
Tanya_K, Mar 2026
Our taxi driver recommended a carriage tour and said that the tour guides for the carriage tours are very knowledgeable. We were skeptical. We are so glad we did. It was fantastic. We went at 9 pm and went through the French quarter. The streets were crowded and we didn’t have to walk through crowds to see the area. We had done walking tours in the past but it can be hard to hear and you are often passing multiple other gouges as you go. This was so much more enjoyable. And then of course we were right back to Cafe du Monde.
Kimberly_J, Mar 2026
The tour guide was amazing! Very interesting tour, spooky information and the tour was the perfect length. Our guide was awesome. So much fun. Highly recommend.
Claudia_G, Mar 2026
There really is not much ghost activity here in New Orleans. It was a great evening for a carriage ride in the French Quarter, though. Our guide was well informed and gave us the history of the city and the few places haunted by ghosts. She talked about voodoo as well, which was really interesting. A lot of the information was not new to me, but if I was the first time visitor I would definitely take the tour in the evening. Lots of music and fun loving crowds.
Brian_C, Mar 2026
It was OK. It was not worth the money. We spent $200 to drive around in a cart drawn by a donkey with a guy that just did not shut up and it was hard to understand what he was saying.
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