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 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?
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)
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
2,368 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Too noisy for ghosts
deboraht612,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Carriage ride part was great. . The ghost tour part did not provide much information it was all but impossible to hear over the traffic & street noise. Should probably just stick to the ride & not ghost tour part. Disappointing
Our guide was very...
Jason P,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our 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.
It was a good tour and...
Mikayla A,Apr 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00It 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”.
Creepy & entertaining!
Kent J,Apr 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Steph (guide) & Ivan (horse) did a wonderful job. Steph was informative & funny, while Ivan kept us off the sidewalks. Found out about all sorts of creepy & disturbing things about New Orleans - it was great
Wonderful experience! Our...
Julie K,Mar 30, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Wonderful 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.
Excellent Tour - Well Worth the Money and Time
bobbym187,Mar 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent experience. The tour guide was very personable and knowledgeable even though he indicated he had only been doing tours for about 5 months. He answered all questions and provided some very interesting facts as we moved from location to location!
Wow, who knew, GREAT tour
Tanya K,Mar 29, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our 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.
Haunted
Mobile61089802805,Mar 29, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide and mule were KJ and Patsy. Great team. KJ, has a big voice, easy to hear, and he made our tour very fun. I'd do it again for sure!
Awesome tour! Great tour guide!
Kimberly J,Mar 28, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The 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.
Not really much ghost history here, but a good general tour.
Claudia G,Mar 28, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00There 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.
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