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New Orleans Ghost Bus Tour: Night-Time Cemetery Adventure
4.6
2,196 Ratings
New Orleans
Embark on a spine-chilling adventure with the New Orleans Ghost Bus Tour. Explore eerie graveyards after dark and uncover the city's haunted past. Are you brave enough?
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Masonic Temple Cemetery #2 - Founded in 1865 by the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana Free and Accepted Masons, the Masonic Cemetery expresses a character distinct from the Catholic cemeteries that dominate the city. It is known for its many unusual, elaborate tombs, a reputation due in part to the cemetery’s communal nature: members of lodges pooled resources to purchase large group tombs. Occupying two oddly shaped city blocks, the cemetery is triangular in plan, with Conti Street bisecting it. The triangular footprint of the bordering streets overlaid with the cemetery’s angular internal walkways mimics the Masonic emblem of the square and compass. Cast-iron picket fences enclose its two distinct sections, while oak allées line its northern and western edges. Tombs are compactly arranged in rows parallel to Bienville Street, with a wide, paved promenade cutting through the center to provide access to smaller walkways between rows.
What's Included
- Convenient pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points
- Professional driver/guide assistance
- Engaging live commentary on board
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Caution! This journey is exclusively for the courageous! NOLA Ghost Riders offers the most original and superior cemetery tour at night. This adventure takes guests on a voyage into our distinct culture of above-ground burials and rich history by leading them into real graveyards in the dark. Numerous participants have come out of this excursion feeling spooked, some even possessing snapshots that seem downright supernatural, so don’t forget your camera!
- Dress code is smart casual
- *While we want you to enjoy the benefits of BYOB, we also encourage you to drink responsibly. Please be respectful of others on the tour. If you are being disruptive, you will be asked to leave the tour. Thank you
Location
Voodoo Tavern and PoBoys
Decatur Street
We meet at VooDoo Tavern & Poboys
1140 Decatur St. New Orleans La. 70116
Please arrive 30 minutes prior tour time for check-in
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(2196 Ratings)
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Ann_k
Jun 9, 2024
Ghost home - Stephen with fun and knowledgeable. Kept things moving. Gave us time to do. Things are bad provided a rich history of New Orleans.
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Melissa_s
Jun 9, 2024
Great! - Kendall was an amazing tour guide. He educated us on the burial practices and did a great job when we visited the Katrina memorial.
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Thomas_m
Jun 5, 2024
Great bus tour - Tour driver was very entertaining and knowledgeable. The stop at the Katrina Memorial cemetery was very memorable. The opportunity to reach out to the spirits was pretty cool. I will recommend this tour to anyone I know planning to visit New Orleans.
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Vania_r
Jun 4, 2024
Must do tour - Such a great spooky experience, I definitely recommend! I did the tour in the night just to add to the spooky experience and we had a great time.
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Cindy_m
Jun 3, 2024
Fenomenal experience - Trish was an amazing tour guy. Gave us all the information about history. It was a great experience.
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Ximena_f
Jun 2, 2024
Our tour l guide was amazing - Our tour guide Steve was amazing! Highly recommended ! We love the history behind the cemetery. He was very knowledgable and funny.
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Michael_w
Jun 4, 2024
The Cemetary Experience - My wife and I went and had a great time even though it was down pouring. It was very informative and cool to see all the grave sites.
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Cynthia_a
Jun 3, 2024
Ran long, good informative cemetery tour, very little supernatural. Plan ahead - Pretty neat 8pm tour, but it ran over time until well after 11pm which caused us to get our car booted in the lot close to the meet up spot. If you are making other plans afterwards then allow for 3+ hours tour times. We had a great tour guide but less ghosty and more informative about Nola and cemetery creation/protocols. Save you time and take a daytime tour of a cemetery.
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M9278ufalexisg
Jun 8, 2024
Bad tour guide - Not at all what was advertised. Drove to 2 cemeteries. The first one our tour guide briefly gave some history and then showed up a bunch of photos on his phone. The second cemetery he just dropped up off and then wondered on his own. All of us on the tour just stood there and had our own conversations because we didn’t know what else to do. Then we went back and got to insight in the history of the cemetery. I saw the other ghost rider buses have a better experience, I think I just got unlucky with the tour guide I got.
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Kristina_r
May 31, 2024
Not worth it - Not worth the money. No real ghost stories, just hypothetical. Didn’t go to any of the cool cemeteries in New Orleans, pretty lame cemetery where there were bright lights shining at night so not the experience we expected based on description. The stop for food/drinks was not necessary and could have been spent visiting somewhere related to the haunted history here.
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