New Orleans Small-Group Haunted History Carriage Tour
Overview
Available languages
1 hour
Mobile ticket
The French Quarter is known as one of the most haunted places in America, and with so many ghost tours to choose from, the best choice is this 1-hour carriage tour from the award-winning Royal Carriages, recently awarded the 2018 Louisiana Attraction of the Year Award. Instead of walking around with a large group of people, you'll travel to and from haunted locations comfortably in a mule-drawn carriage guided by a professional tour. Learn about all the history, culture, and architecture in addition to the ghostly spirits that refuse to leave.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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.
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.
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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Licensed tour guide
1-hour mule-drawn carriage ride
Gratuities
Parking
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks (available to purchase)
What To Expect
Jackson Square
This authentic mode of transportation will help you time-travel back to the 1700s and 1800s when death and disease were rampant due to devastating fires, floods, murders, and more! Being that there are only 8-passengers on-board the carriage, the mule-drawn adventure is more intimate and unforgettable. The carriage-driving tour guides are top-rated licensed guides who have been sending chills down spines for over 75 years. Meet and board at the carriage stand located at 700 Decatur Street. As your carriage departs from Jackson Square, your driver/guide will regale you with stories of the city's founding as the carriage passes through the historic French Quarter street.
French Quarter
Travel past landmarks such as Saint Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, Napoleon House, and more as the carriage wind through New Orleans' oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter. Expect stories that are both historical, entertaining and appropriate for all visitors. It's important to understand the history so that you can understand the spirits that haunt the buildings. New Orleans is considered to be the most haunted city in America. Countless tragedies have happened right in the French Quarter, including devastating floods and fires killing thousands, contagious epidemics resulting in thousands of deaths, and other odd occurrences like weird human torture experiments, medical experiments, love lost, and more. These stories have been documented in police records and history books, and some can be quite alarming! You'll learn about the stories, then about how the "spirits" are letting people know that they are still very present! Do you have goosebumps yet?
Options
Haunted Carriage Tour
This 1-Hour Group Carriage Tour includes lots of French Quarter history in addition to lots of creepy ghost stories.
Reviews
2,066 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The best way to see and learn the history of New Orleans
Michael H,
Sep 14, 2025
- Viator
5.00There is so much history here. Listening to the guide tell so many stories about this city and seeing the places where history took place while listening to the carriage creak and the shoes of the mule clap against the road helped put me there. It helps your sight into the past with these things. Our guide was an amazing storyteller as well. The comfortable ride thru the streets of New Orleans was a plus. I couldn't have seen the places I did by walking. I've never felt much for New Orleans. I never liked it but now it feels like home and I love that. So if you come here give yourself the chance to experience this city the way it's citizens do and love her for all of her beauty.
Talk to your guides first!
Petra G,
Sep 14, 2025
- Viator
3.00We booked this tour with our adult children because we loved the same ghost carriage tour we'd taken a few days earlier with our older family members. We were not as happy with the second tour. We'd actually cancelled our walking tour for the carriage ride because of an injury and thought this was so good the first time it would be a great alternative. Charlie was not up to the task unfortunately. The information he gave us disjointed, didn't make sense or was just jumbled personal information. We learned more listening to the walking tour guides we passed on the ride. Overall, I'd recommend the carriage tour to others, but I'd take time to talk to all the guides first because the guide makes all the difference.
Great way to see the French Quarter
Petra G,
Sep 14, 2025
- Viator
5.00The tour guide we had for this carriage ride was great! He was entertaining, gave us a lot of information about the ghosts and history and took his time answering questions. He used a speaker system and it was easy to hear what he was saying and the mule was adorable with her sparkly painted hooves. We'd do this again!
Very educational history...
Gayble H,
Sep 14, 2025
- Viator
3.00Very educational history was told with the tour. Only problem the breakdown halfway through the ride....One of the wheels 🛞 broke on us. Lol other than that great experience.
Fun ride
Peggy K,
Sep 13, 2025
- Viator
4.00This was a very pleasant ride through the French Quarter with some interesting info from our guide who was friendly and knowledgeable.
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