New Orleans

New Orleans Voodoo History Walking Tour

New Orleans, USA
New Orleans Voodoo Tour
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Capture the spirit of New Orleans and the city’s voodoo culture on this 1.5-hour walking tour. Learn about the African-based spiritual folkways as you make your way to through New Orleans. Visit real voodoo altars, and hear stories about the voodoo practices that started over 100 years ago. Enter a mysterious world of spells and rituals, and gain a better understanding for the people who practiced them.
  • 1.5-hour voodoo history tour in New Orleans
  • Walk through the city, and visit real voodoo altars
  • Hear stories of Old New Orleans and the voodoo practices from over 100 years ago
  • This tour isn’t recommended for young children
  • A moderate amount of walking is included on this tour

What's Included

  • Local guide
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Vampire Apothecary Restaurant & Bar
    725 St Peter, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

    725 St. Peter St. in the French Quarter

Start time

07:30 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Meet your group and guide for this 1.5-hour walking tour at Reverend Zombie’s House of Voodoo on St. Peter Street in New Orleans. Your tour takes off at about 7:30pm, so make sure to show up 20 minutes before that time — at 7:10pm.

This tour is offered Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, but the content on this tour isn’t recommended for younger children. Because of its content (and the fact that it goes on during the evening), it might be too scary for really young ones.

Get ready to gain a better understanding for New Orleans voodoo — aside from the Hollywood myths and stigma surrounding the Louisiana-born religion. As you follow your guide around the city, listen to stories of Old New Orleans, how voodoo came about, and how much is still practiced today. Stop and visit real voodoo alters, as well as important places associated with New Orleans voodoo culture.

Rev. Zombie's Voodoo Shop

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bourbon Street

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Royal Street

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bourbon Orleans Hotel

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Congo Square (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 28 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

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perfect mix
Geena_L, Jan 2024
My tour guide (Chrissy) I think was wonderful. Prefect mix of educational and silly!! Will definitely have to bring my friends
Wish we could have had tour with Brie
Larry_C, May 2023
We read reviews about the tours taken with Brie and thought they sounded like fun. But unfortunately we got some guy who started off telling us he looked like Howard Stern and Johnny Depp. There were alot of bad "dad" jokes and the information he gave about voodoo wasn't very clear. The only thing we learned about it was that "Hollywood gets it wrong". We walked away from the tour after 45 minutes when we saw others walk away, as we weren't sure how to leave it. Not worth the $60, but live and learn.
Response from Host, May 2023
Thank you for your review. However...Are you sure that you booked your tour with OUR company? We don't have any tour guides who resemble Howard Stern OR Johnny Depp. If you remember the name of your guide, please contact me directly because the description of everything you stated including the info doesn't sound like ANYONE associated with Haunted History Tours.
Bri was a very...
Nancy_D, Apr 2023
Bri was a very informative guide who explained the history of voodoo clearly, telling stories that kept us all engaged while also piping in humor. Truly enjoyed the tour!
Not worth the money
Gina_A, Nov 2022
Too much standing and not enough exploring. I thought is would be much more seeing spots where voodoo happened. Houses ect. Loved the tour guide she was very nice but I wouldn't recommend this tour if your looking to really have fun going to historic voodoo spots
Response from Host, Nov 2022
Thank you for your review. The Voodoo Tour is a very academic tour on the RELIGION of Voodoo. It discusses the origins of Voodoo, how it came to New Orleans, how it is practiced, etc. A more 'fun' tour selection might have been the Ghost or Vampire Tours.
Very Dissatisfying
Julie_P, Nov 2022
When it was over. We felt this tour was nothing it was advertised to be. Very boring and we really were not even made aware of what we were looking at.
Response from Host, Nov 2022
Thank you for your review. The Voodoo Tour is definitely more of an 'academic' tour, which is why you may have felt it was 'boring'. We advertise the Voodoo Tour to as one to educate you on the religion of Voodoo, how it came to New Orleans, how it is practiced, etc. If you would like, feel free to contact me directly and I will send you a complimentary copy of our bestselling book, 'New Orleans Ghosts, Voodoo, & Vampires.'
Great tour
Amy_W, Oct 2022
Great tour- highly recommend! Tour guide was knowledgeable and entertaining! Good info given! Learned a lot about voodoo
Very Disappointing Tour
Larry_H, Oct 2022
The worst tour we’ve ever been on. We didn’t learn anything. The guide, Toast, talked too fast and didn’t give us any useful information. He went off on weird tangents. We were very disappointed. We thought we’d learn something about voodoo and we learned nothing.
Great Voodoo 101 Tour
Kenya_H, Nov 2021
This was a great Voodoo 101 informational tour. Brie was awesome and made the tour more exciting by incorporating her friends and family experiences with voodoo. I would recommend this tour.

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