Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comCemetery and Gris-Gris Walking Tour
based on 11 reviews
Duration: 2 hours (approx.)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Product code: 3780HAUNT
Follow the ghosts of the numerous characters who contributed to New Orleans' mysterious past! Tour the most haunted cemetery - St. Louis No.1 - and visit the tomb of the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, Marie Laveau. Your guide will explain the unique above-ground burial customs and the tombs of the various 'Societies'.
Includes roundtrip transportation to cemetery and the tomb of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans!
- Walk through St. Louis Cemetery #1, the site of the classic movie "Easy Rider", as your professional licensed guide recounts the background of the famous and infamous people who are buried there.
- Make a wish or cast a spell at the tomb of Marie Laveau - the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, and discover how she was able to be in two places at once.
- Listen to the evolution of Voodoo - which is still practiced today - and learn how it became such a factor in the Crescent City.
- Learn about our unique above ground burial customs and the tombs of various "societies".
- Find out what "Gris-Gris" means and the mysterious ingredients in your souvenir bag.
- Includes climate controlled transportation to and from cemetery.
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Tomb of Marie Laveau
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
October 1 to November 25
Daily
November 27 to December 31
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday Departure Point:
Tour departs from the French Quarter
Departure Time: 9:00am Duration: 2 hours (approx.)- A walking tour of St. Louis #1
- Tour Armstrong Park and historic Congo Square
- Transport by air-conditioned coach
- Local guide
- Authentic souvenir Gris-Gris Bag!
- Local taxes
- Gratuities (optional)
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless you are booking within 7 days of tour date. In this case, confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- During warmer months, we recommend that you wear lightly colored clothing. Caps/Hats and umbrellas are also suggested.
- In order to help preserve the French Quarter from vehicular traffic, it is requested that you please walk, if possible, to the convenient tour departure point - just a short stroll from most downtown hotels
- Tour vehicles are equipped for wheelchair storage. If wheelchairs collapse and fold, they can be placed in the storage compartment on the bus. If the wheelchair is a scooter, then special arrangements need to be made with the supplier for a handicap-accessible bus. This must be arranged 48 hours prior to tour date. Contact details will be on your voucher
- Infant rates apply provided they do not occupy a seat
All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
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Our tour guide was outstanding! My husband is blind and she was just wonderful about giving him visuals ... Read more ›
Anonymous, United States of America, November 2008
