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Royal Carriages have been rolling through the French Quarter for over 75 years. We’re the oldest locally owned tour company in all of the city and according to travelers, our carriages tours are the best way to meet the French Quarter. Our tours are immersive, entertaining, and historically accurate. You’ll have a ton of fun with top rated licensed guides who are well-versed in New Orleans' 300 years of wonder. Travelers love the way we present the history in an authentic and exciting way. Discover why travelers say carriage tours are "the highlight of our trip", "our favorite NOLA activity", and "are worth every penny."
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Lesley W
Phoenix, AZ14 contributions
Feb 2020
This was an excellent way to view the city while giving your feet a rest. Our tour guide was very informative and we learned a lot about the haunted buildings in the area. I would recommend this tour to anyone who is a slower walker and has a hard time keeping up with walking tours. This worked well for our family.
My one bother was that we paid $44 through trip advisor and the gentlemen was selling tickets on the street for $20. If you're taking the tour during a week day or even a Friday like we did, maybe wait to buy your ticket until your there in person.
My one bother was that we paid $44 through trip advisor and the gentlemen was selling tickets on the street for $20. If you're taking the tour during a week day or even a Friday like we did, maybe wait to buy your ticket until your there in person.
Written February 12, 2020
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We are delighted to hear you enjoyed your tour but will certainly investigate further the ticket costs you encountered. Thank you for letting us know.
Written February 22, 2020
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trojans
Statham, GA314 contributions
Dec 2022
Granted reserving a private hour long carriage ride might be cheaper through another company or one of the less than reputable individuals lining up outside of Jackson Square hawking rides to wide eyed tourists, I for one found that my pre trip on-line reservation was well worth every penny.
I went on-line prior to our trip to New Orleans to book a tour. I've discovered carriage rides through the heart of historical cities is the best way to truly see a city. Slow and peaceful!!
And New Orleans is certainly no exception.
On the specified day and time of our tour, we showed up with phone in hand and ticket voucher pulled up on the screen. We were actually about an hour early but the day's handler was more than willing to arrange for us to ride early.
They have a red umbrella stand set up at the corner of Jackson Square and Decatur St in order to check in.
We were fortunate to be assigned to Charlie and Moon.
Charlie is a delightful gentleman who has called New Orleans home for much of his life.
He actually worked as a chef in several of the renowned local restaurants before retiring to share his city with excited tourists.
Moon is a mule who has spent the last 20 years working the streets and will be retired at the end of this year. Charlie told us that a fellow from Clemson with an animal husbandry degree actually tends to the mules (this company employees mules rather than horses as they weather the heat better and are more hardy at working.) Moon will be given to a farm where he can spend his remaining days grazing at his leisure.
We ambled through the historic streets listening to the clip clop of Moon's hooves clicking against the
pavement while Charlie pointed out this or that place of historic or illicit significance.
Charlie would occasionally wave or speak to someone along the sidewalk who was out delivering food or taking a break from work while telling us where we needed to have our next memorable meal.
Charlie would even get Moon to stop if I wanted to take a picture or needed a longer looksee.
Charlie even showed us places that the locals preferred to go to to either eat or simply listen to music.
My only disappointment was that the hour seemed to end so quickly.
I highly recommend a ride with Royal Carriages when one wants a personal tour of the renowned French Quarter.
I went on-line prior to our trip to New Orleans to book a tour. I've discovered carriage rides through the heart of historical cities is the best way to truly see a city. Slow and peaceful!!
And New Orleans is certainly no exception.
On the specified day and time of our tour, we showed up with phone in hand and ticket voucher pulled up on the screen. We were actually about an hour early but the day's handler was more than willing to arrange for us to ride early.
They have a red umbrella stand set up at the corner of Jackson Square and Decatur St in order to check in.
We were fortunate to be assigned to Charlie and Moon.
Charlie is a delightful gentleman who has called New Orleans home for much of his life.
He actually worked as a chef in several of the renowned local restaurants before retiring to share his city with excited tourists.
Moon is a mule who has spent the last 20 years working the streets and will be retired at the end of this year. Charlie told us that a fellow from Clemson with an animal husbandry degree actually tends to the mules (this company employees mules rather than horses as they weather the heat better and are more hardy at working.) Moon will be given to a farm where he can spend his remaining days grazing at his leisure.
We ambled through the historic streets listening to the clip clop of Moon's hooves clicking against the
pavement while Charlie pointed out this or that place of historic or illicit significance.
Charlie would occasionally wave or speak to someone along the sidewalk who was out delivering food or taking a break from work while telling us where we needed to have our next memorable meal.
Charlie would even get Moon to stop if I wanted to take a picture or needed a longer looksee.
Charlie even showed us places that the locals preferred to go to to either eat or simply listen to music.
My only disappointment was that the hour seemed to end so quickly.
I highly recommend a ride with Royal Carriages when one wants a personal tour of the renowned French Quarter.
Written December 18, 2022
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jim c
Goshen, IN1 contribution
Nov 2019 • Couples
Very interesting and great historical tour , haunted part was good . Easy to find meeting place to start the tour everyone was very helpful from telling us how to purchase the tickets and reserving a tour time which you must do . Wife enjoyed getting pictures taken with our mule Desire and her cute painted hooves
Written January 3, 2020
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Thank you for choosing Royal! Sounds like everything was perfect form beginning to end which makes us so proud! Check out our Facebook page and let your wife know we would 💗 to see the photos!!
Written January 5, 2020
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Nigel S
Portland, OR1 contribution
Dec 2021
I purchased a ticket online where it clearly states that it is a $50 ticket for 1-4 people. The following is directly copied from my confirmation email, “1 Hour History and Haunts Carriage Tour
1 $50 Group Carriage Ticket”. I was called an hour before the tour which was a gift to my girlfriend Rachel who I was traveling with, and was told that the website was wrong and that the $50 was per person and that I needed to pay double what I’d already paid, making it a $100 carriage ride rather than a $50 carriage ride. We definitely wouldn’t have taken it at that price but I also couldn’t tell my girlfriend we weren’t going anymore when she was already doing her makeup for going to it. So I bit the bullet and didn’t tell her and we went anyway.
Our driver was KJ and his performance was a big letdown. My gf thought it was because of the small children in our tour and that he was dumbing it down and making it less gory for the kids but I didn’t like his delivery regardless. Lots of just talking slowly and pausing for dramatic effect when he didn’t set up any drama in the story. Just a lot of awkward pauses, very little intriguing story, and it didn’t seem to me like he really knew that many answers to the questions we asked.
Really poor experience. Not worth the $50 I thought I was paying and most definitely a ripoff at $100. Don’t do it.
1 $50 Group Carriage Ticket”. I was called an hour before the tour which was a gift to my girlfriend Rachel who I was traveling with, and was told that the website was wrong and that the $50 was per person and that I needed to pay double what I’d already paid, making it a $100 carriage ride rather than a $50 carriage ride. We definitely wouldn’t have taken it at that price but I also couldn’t tell my girlfriend we weren’t going anymore when she was already doing her makeup for going to it. So I bit the bullet and didn’t tell her and we went anyway.
Our driver was KJ and his performance was a big letdown. My gf thought it was because of the small children in our tour and that he was dumbing it down and making it less gory for the kids but I didn’t like his delivery regardless. Lots of just talking slowly and pausing for dramatic effect when he didn’t set up any drama in the story. Just a lot of awkward pauses, very little intriguing story, and it didn’t seem to me like he really knew that many answers to the questions we asked.
Really poor experience. Not worth the $50 I thought I was paying and most definitely a ripoff at $100. Don’t do it.
Written December 20, 2021
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Disappointed101322
1 contribution
Oct 2022 • Family
The driver was a young woman who knew her lines perfectly, but it was as if she was reading. She had no inflection to her voice, didn't stop when the noise level around us got loud, and seemed awkward and annoyed if she was asked to repeat. My six year old grandson was bored out of his mind. It was clearly not geared toward children as advertised and yet it cost 40 dollars for him to ride along. Much of the time I couldn't hear and he was in the bench behind me, so I know he could not hear. It was average at best, but considering the cost, I rate it poor.
Written October 22, 2022
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Lajlittle
4 contributions
Nov 2020 • Family
Great experience in a comfortable carriage ride through amazing New Orleans! The Drivers and their partner Mules were awesome. The tour guides were more than informative about the history of New Orleans as well as the ghost stories which all related to the historical facts of the city. It made the trip very memorable and it wouldn't have been the same without this experience. The carriage ride was booked with ease in advance online and the carriage drivers were waiting upon our arrival The carriages were very clean and met all social distancing requirements by limiting the number of passengers and by the Plexiglass dividers between each seat. Our group was made of five sixteen year old girls and two parents. All loved it.
Extremely recommended, we will make it a part of every visit to New Orleans.
Extremely recommended, we will make it a part of every visit to New Orleans.
Written November 9, 2020
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stephen p
Melbourne, Australia2 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
This one hour carriage ride around the Quarter and the Marigny really gave us a great feel for the wonderful architecture, people (who were often hanging out on footpaths or verandas chatting) and history of the area. Our fabulous guide mixed the old with the new history and his long time of living in this same area was mixed with humour of the ups and downs of life in NO, but also his love of the city (despite the potholes we crunched over!). This was our 4th visit to NO and our second carriage tour but there is always so much more to this incredible city that we can’t wait to return. Thx to Royal for a great fun fascinating hour - we will be back!
Written January 1, 2020
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Thank you so much Stephen for this amazing review of our tour, guide, and local flare! One tour is never enough to enjoy all our historic city has to offer!
So delighted you chose Royal Carriages!
Written January 4, 2020
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JennaRickless
1 contribution
Jun 2021
My friends and I love historical tours but are not big on huge groups. The carriage tour not only allowed us to enjoy the city at night but it allowed us to enjoy it with a much smaller group of people. Our driver was Matt and our mule was O'Riley. Matt was friendly and very knowledgable. He was easily able to answer all of our questions.The ride was smooth and I learned a great deal about the haunted aspects of New Orleans. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants a more personalized experience.
Written June 28, 2021
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ashwynn13
Fort Worth, TX1 contribution
Oct 2021 • Family
The driver was friendly, but spent a lot of time going on tangents that had nothing to do with history or haunts. Most of what he told us was in the passing way someone does when they only know the bare facts and nothing more. He also kept making comments about how other companies he had worked for were better organized. I honestly wish we'd gone with a steamboat or swamp tour instead. We had booked this before heading to NOLA for the weekend and my daughter had been really excited all weekend waiting to go on the carriages. It was underwhelming with a lot of sitting around listening to a lackluster guide. Even his mule was over it and got tired of waiting around for him.
Written October 13, 2021
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Ken L
Salt Lake City, UT1 contribution
Apr 2021 • Family
The gentleman that took our reservations told us we can do 30 min ride for 5 people for $125... And told us it will be about an hour wait for the next ride we agreed so we walked over to across the street to some beignets and came back now he told us it’s 2 hour wait. I said fine paid the guy and waited for another 2 hours and then I see a emailed with a charge of $250??? Went and ask the the guy whats going on and he said it’s after 5pm it’s only 1 full hour ride only... very dishonest (be careful)
Written April 8, 2021
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Safari47787892054
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Where are horse and buggy rides in Massachusetts
Written November 26, 2024
Does this tour still happen if the French Quarter Festival is going on or should I plan to take it on the Monday or Tuesday after? Thank you.
Written February 19, 2024
Do not know. I’d call and ask them, you can book by phone too.
Written February 20, 2024
Does the 2pm tour go to the cemetery ?
Written October 11, 2019
Royal carriages offer different tours on a daily basis. It is best to check their website to see which tour you would like to take. You can take a 2pm tour that can go to a totally different place. If you want to go to the cemetery then that's the tour you have to book. I hope this answered your question.
Written October 12, 2019
Does my 4 year old have to pay for a ticket? I called and was told if she’s taller than the wheel than she’ll have to pay or up to the drivers discretion....idk what to make of that answer
Written October 10, 2019
Hi ,you should call again and make sure you get the name of the person you talk too.Also schedule your day and time for the tour.Be sure to get the name of the driver and what her policy is in this case .They should know how tall the wheels are ......My driver Blanche was great try her . Have fun
Written October 11, 2019
How handicap accessible are the carriages?
Written January 11, 2019
Voyage252939
Houston, Texas
My mom walks with a cane or walker. And this trip she had her sciatic nerve pinched. She was able to get in to the carriage but there not alot of space to squeeze through the seats.they helped her get down. So the answer would depend on the handicap.
Written September 17, 2019
Hola, me gustaría saber si tienen disponibilidad el día 31 de julio. Me voy a casar y me gustaría un paseo en una carroza privada para 4 personas. Saludos cordiales.
Written April 12, 2018
Royal Carriages is a dog-friendly thing to do for all pups, as long as the dog is respectful of our animals and behaves on the carriage throughout the tour.
So, of course we allow service dogs!
We'd like to take this opportunity to inform you and other visitors that only service dogs are allowed inside Saint Louis Cemetery No.1.
Don't hesitate to give us a call. We can provide you a list of other dog-friendly places to visit in New Orleans for your trip!
Written April 4, 2018
As the other's said, it depends on if you do a private tour or one with others (so either $20/person or $100 total for a private tour). Their website explains the pricing of the different options.
Written January 15, 2018
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