This BYOB bus tour takes you into New Orleans' "City of the Dead," and the operator describes it as the only ghost tour with access to cemeteries after dark. Rather than staying in the busy French Quarter like typical haunted history tours, it heads into one of the city's oldest and most reportedly haunted graveyards. As you walk these final resting places, the guide shares tales of paranormal activity and explains the above-ground burial traditions. The tour goes beyond the French Quarter into quieter neighborhoods, offering a chance to walk the cemetery after nightfall. The listing suggests bringing a camera in case you capture orbs or other signs the operator associates with paranormal phenomena.
This one is built around getting off the usual French Quarter loop. Instead of walking crowded Quarter blocks like most haunted history tours, it rides out to a quieter, older graveyard and lets you walk among the tombs after dark. It suits people who want the cemetery and above-ground burial angle specifically, and who like the relaxed pace of a bus with a bring-your-own-bottle policy. It is a poorer fit for anyone who wants to stay downtown on foot or who would rather not spend time in a burial ground at night.
New Orleans has no shortage of ghost formats, from Quarter walks to pub crawls, so the deciding factor here is the after-dark cemetery access the operator emphasizes. If that is the part you care about, this format delivers it in a way a standard walking tour does not. Expect storytelling about reported paranormal activity and the city's tomb traditions rather than a hard historical lecture.
Questions people ask
How is this different from a regular French Quarter ghost tour?
It leaves the busy Quarter and heads by bus into one of the city's older graveyards, and the operator describes it as the only ghost tour with access to cemeteries after dark.
Can I bring my own drinks?
Yes, it is described as a BYOB bus tour, so you can bring your own bottle along for the ride.
Should I bring a camera?
The listing suggests bringing one in case you capture orbs or other things the operator associates with paranormal activity, though results are of course not guaranteed.
