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French Quarter Phantoms
French Quarter Phantoms
4.5
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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Not Just your Ordinary Cheap Thrill! Fun French Quarter Walking tours led by Master Story tellers. Choose from Ghost & Vampire, Garden District, St. Louis #1 Cemetery, Music of New Orleans, Saints & Sinners or Tour Treme', Who knew history could be so much fun? As an added bonus our Saints and Sinners Tour and Ghost & Vampire Tour guests get Buy One Get One Free Hurricane drinks the hour prior to each tour! All tours are about one hour forty five minutes, walking distance is just under one mile. Bring your camera (and your friends), wear comfortable shoes, and be prepared to have fun! Established in 2006. Locally owned and operated. We love entertaining you and it shows!
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Carnival
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Carnival
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Carnival
1–2 hours
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Carnival
2 hours
Free cancellation
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Recommended by 93% of travelers
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fee1013
Los Angeles, CA93 contributions
Mar 2020
We had a wedding to attend with lots of family coming up in April. Due to the travel restrictions and the Corona virus the wedding was postpone until fall and many people couldn't travel. We had a private Ghost tour reserved and the Treme tour. Cindi was wonderfully responsive and canceled our tours and refunded the money. French Quarter Phantoms is my favorite tour company and I highly recommend them for everyone traveling to New Orleans!
Written March 13, 2020
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ChllyTraveler
Monroe, NC50 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
Our tour guide for the cemetery tour was fantastic. I couldn’t give the tour 5 stars because they have way too many people in a group. Those that ended up in the back were easily left behind when crossing roads or trying to follow the group through small alleyways between graves. You also couldn’t hear what the guide was saying with 20+ people squeezed in closer to the guide. Just because the cemetery allowed up to 28 people to be in a tour, doesn’t mean you should have that many in your tour group. If we were to take the tour again, the tour guide would defiantly be who we wanted, but we would prefers a smaller group so would probably pick a different tour provider.
Written January 26, 2020
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Lita P
2 contributions
Sep 2020 • Couples
We did the Ghost and Vampire tour with Malika and the Saints and Sinners tour with Peter and both were very I formative and entertaining. Malika made the experience fun and exciting even when the information was grim and frightening. Both tour guides did a great job explaining the locations we visited and gave us a lot of history and information about each location we went to. I would 100% recommend each tour for anyone interested in being entertained as well as learning about the legends and history of the French quarter.
Written September 6, 2020
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claudiaberthoin
Ormond Beach, FL27 contributions
Dec 2022 • Family
Our group did the 8pm tour with Catherine as our guide and let me tell you — she was the most engaging, captivating, and passionate guide! Her energy telling these hundred (or thousand) year-old documented folklore legends brought these stories to LIFE! We learned so much about the magic and dark past of New Orleans, especially the French quarter. I wish she had been my history teacher! 10/10 would recommend. The bogo hurricanes were a bonus. There was a chance to pause and use the restroom, purchase additional beverages, and free water. Definitely would do this again with Catherine. Thank you!
Written December 3, 2022
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We are thrilled you enjoyed your time with us and Kathryne! She is an absolute ROCKSTAR story teller! We'll pass the compliment along. Thank you for choosing French Quarter Phantoms and we look for ward to entertaining you on you next visit to beautiful New Orleans!
Natasha
Written December 20, 2022
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Armando G
1 contribution
Sep 2022 • Solo
We met at the Voodoo Lounge, and had a 2 for 1 Hurricane before the tour. Ya ya, our tour guide, was very personable and informative. Her mastery of storytelling was exceptional. As we strolled through the French Quarter, listening to her stories,Ya ya was able to hold the the entire group’s interest. The mid point rest break was at the MRB bar for about 15 min. I have taken ghost walks with other companies in the past and this one was the best.
Written September 24, 2022
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Thank you so much for your kind review! We're thrilled you so enjoyed your time with us! YahYah is a phenomenal story tell, I totally agree! Looking forward to seeing you on your next Crescent City vacation and thank you for choosing French Quarter Phantoms!
Natasha
Written September 30, 2022
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Lauren M
2 contributions
Nov 2022 • Family
French Quarter Phantom’s Ghost and Vampire tour was INCREDIBLE! Ghost, vampire, and IMMERSIVE HISTORY in a two hour waking tour. Our guide, Dylan, was a radical storyteller- weaving folklore and evidenced history beautifully and wildly. A true historian. Two hours went by in a blink- we could have had an entire day tour and still been wow’ed and entertained. Highly recommend the Ghost and Vampire tour, recommended to us by Southern Living Magazine and Discovery Channel!
Written November 17, 2022
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Lisa G
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Nov 2022
French Quarter Phantoms creates haunting, funny, memorable tours of the darker aspect of New Orleans; the draw of many travelers like me. Not only did French Quarter Phantoms tell great stories of the history of the darker side of New Orleans, but they created an inclusive experience. They accommodated me as a blind person by providing me a fun, friendly, helpful guide so that I could enjoy the tour like everyone else. I would definitely recommend any of French Quarter Phantom's tours to my fellow travelers.
Written December 20, 2022
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Lisa! its so great to hear from you! It was our pleasure to accommodate you with any needs we can and personally, I had a blast and hope to accompany you again soon! You are a blast to hang out with. I very much look forward to next time! Thanks for choosing French Quarter Phantoms and taking time to leave a review.
Natasha
Written December 21, 2022
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Harriet
2 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
Our guide was Katherine and we couldn't have had a better experience. Her love of the city shone through, tempered by her consistent acknowledgement of its dark past and the way that history has shaped the streets through which she guided us. It was fantastic to hear stories about New Orleans from a true New Orleansian who both loved her city and saw it through clear eyes, telling tales of the city through an expert but compassionate lens. This group of English visitors could not have been happier. Thank you.
Written February 23, 2023
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Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review! We're thrilled you enjoyed your time with us and Cathryn in the beautiful French Quarter! We look forward to entertaining y'all again on your next visit to New Orleans! Stay Spooky!
Natasha C
Written February 27, 2023
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Joshua N
2 contributions
Mar 2023 • Family
Katheryn was amazing and we could really see the passion she has for the history of the French Quarter. She took really great care of us and spent so much time talking to my GF’s 10 year old son. I would recommend having Kathryn as your guide for any of the tours, I am certain she is just as passionate about all of the story’s she shares.
Written March 28, 2023
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Thanks so much, we're thrilled you had a wonderful time with our expert story teller, Kathryne! We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and for choosing French Quarter Phantoms and cant wait to entertain you again on your next visit to New Orleans! Stay spooky!
Natasha
Written March 30, 2023
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Megan H
2 contributions
Mar 2023 • Family
My Husband and I went on this tour with our two teenage sons out first night in NOLA. We had Katherine as our guide and she was INCREDIBLE! We have done so much since the tour and it’s still all we are talking about!
Katherine was so knowledgeable and was reverent when appropriate. She communicated the true history of the French Quarter without any gimmicks or costumes. It was spooky and unnerving and humbling. We did the Ghost and Vampire tour and it was really an awesome experience.
It was cold and raining off and on the whole time and still Katherine managed to make this the best part of our trip!
This was the only thing we did where our boys didn’t pull out their phones and zone out once!
The people at the Voodoo Lounge were also super nice and the experience overall was just top tier!
10/10 would recommend!!!!
Katherine was so knowledgeable and was reverent when appropriate. She communicated the true history of the French Quarter without any gimmicks or costumes. It was spooky and unnerving and humbling. We did the Ghost and Vampire tour and it was really an awesome experience.
It was cold and raining off and on the whole time and still Katherine managed to make this the best part of our trip!
This was the only thing we did where our boys didn’t pull out their phones and zone out once!
The people at the Voodoo Lounge were also super nice and the experience overall was just top tier!
10/10 would recommend!!!!
Written March 16, 2023
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Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review! We're thrilled you enjoyed your time with us and Kathryne in the beautiful and historic French Quarter! We look forward to entertaining y'all again on your next visit to New Orleans! Stay Spooky!
Natasha C
Written March 17, 2023
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Where does the tour end? Back at Voodoo??
Written April 7, 2019
The tours do no end at Voodoo Lounge but Lee offered to walk back with anybody who wanted to.
Written April 27, 2019
Hey all - I took this tour in 2016 and thought it was really fantastic. I am planning on taking some friends on this tour in a few months. However, I was hoping to find out if the tour/stories have changed at all or, will I be seeing effectively the same tour as the one in 2016?
Written January 27, 2019
I would imagine, many of the same places but different stories. Even if they are the same, you always catch things you missed the first time around.
Written January 27, 2019
Hi, do you have any tours available in January, when we come to New Orleans. Thanks
Written June 18, 2016
I would check there website. I believe they have a full schedule including months they are open on there. Hope you get to go...they will not disappoint!
Written June 18, 2016
Where is the best place to park for the 8pm ghost tour?
Written April 30, 2015
The closest parking to our starting location is Premium Pay to Park on the corner of St Louis St and N Rampart Street. It is 3 blocks away from us and on a non event day the rate is $5 for 12 hours. On event evenings (Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest etc) the rate goes up to $20 for 12 hours.
Our tours end near Jackson Square, so the closest parking to our ending location is at the intersection of Toulouse and Decatur Streets - this lot runs $4 per hour.
Written April 30, 2015
Michelle S
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
My family will be visiting New Orleans this summer and includes 2 girls ages 10 & 13. Is your Ghost and Vampire Tour appropriate for that age? I want them to learn something, but really want them to be entertained as well. Scary is great, but not terrified!
Written April 28, 2015
Hi Michelle,
Our Ghost & Vampire tour is best described as like going on a camp out with your friends. It's a lot of good laugh's with chills up your spine. Nothing jumps out at you - more along the lines of Alfred Hitchcock or the Twilight Zone. But the events actually happened. I think your girls will enjoy it.
Thanks for asking.
100% Everyday,'
Cindi Richardson
Owner / Operator
Written April 28, 2015
Hi, I will be staying at the Sonesta this December. I have read they are doing hotel wide renovations, I would like to know if that will affect my stay. Thank you
Written January 14, 2015
Honestly I don't know. That question would be best ask of the Royal Sonesta.
Written January 26, 2015
Morning, I will be visiting Nola in march, how do I make a reservation for this tour?
Written December 31, 2014
You may reserve through our website by clicking on the address provided on our TripAdvisor page
Thank you
Written December 31, 2014
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