Voodoo and Cemetery Walking Tour
2 h
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Stop At: Jackson Square, 615 Pere Antoine Alley, New Orleans, LA 70116-3234
Learn about the development of Voodoo and its practitioners’ blending of African tribal spirituality, Catholicism, and magical beliefs as you stroll the city’s oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Louis Armstrong Park, 901 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116-3086
Discover the origins of Jazz music and then uncover the brutal realities of America’s largest slave rebellion as you trace our culture through Louis Armstrong Park and Congo Square. Discover our Afro-Caribbean influences that closer resemble Cuba and Haiti than the American South.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, 425 Basin St 3421 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112-3535
This tour includes a tour of St. Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans' oldest above ground cemetery, dating back to 1789. Learn about creepy crypts, some crumbling but others still displaying polished stone etched with the names of some of our most famous citizens including French Creole nobleman Bernard de Marigny and the 19th Civil Rights activist Homer Plessy. Of course, no Voodoo tour is complete without a visit to New Orleans' most famous Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau. Learn about her amazing life as you pay homage at her final resting place.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
visit famous decatur street
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: St. Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Aly, New Orleans, LA 70116-3291
learn about the connections of voodoo and catholicism
Stop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
tour the neighborhood
Duration: 2 hours
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Jackson Square, 615 Pere Antoine Alley, New Orleans, LA 70116-3234
Learn about the development of Voodoo and its practitioners’ blending of African tribal spirituality, Catholicism, and magical beliefs as you stroll the city’s oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Louis Armstrong Park, 901 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116-3086
Discover the origins of Jazz music and then uncover the brutal realities of America’s largest slave rebellion as you trace our culture through Louis Armstrong Park and Congo Square. Discover our Afro-Caribbean influences that closer resemble Cuba and Haiti than the American South.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, 425 Basin St 3421 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112-3535
This tour includes a tour of St. Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans' oldest above ground cemetery, dating back to 1789. Learn about creepy crypts, some crumbling but others still displaying polished stone etched with the names of some of our most famous citizens including French Creole nobleman Bernard de Marigny and the 19th Civil Rights activist Homer Plessy. Of course, no Voodoo tour is complete without a visit to New Orleans' most famous Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau. Learn about her amazing life as you pay homage at her final resting place.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
visit famous decatur street
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: St. Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Aly, New Orleans, LA 70116-3291
learn about the connections of voodoo and catholicism
Stop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
tour the neighborhood
Duration: 2 hours
Included
- 2 hour walking tour
- Narration by a licensed, professional Tour Guide Historian
- Entry/Admission - St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
Not included
- Transportation
- Water
- Tour Guide Gratuity
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 28 travelers
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
70%
Sport
20%
Original
20%
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