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New Orleans: Night Cemetery & Ghost Bus Tour BYOB Pickup

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Duration2h

GroupUp to 56

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Chill night bus, real cemeteries, odd tombs and ghost stories in NOLA

You’ll wander through New Orleans’ Masonic Cemetery after dark with a local guide sharing ghost stories and secrets of above-ground burials. Enjoy BYOB drinks on board as you explore eerie tombs and pause beneath City Park’s ancient oaks—moments that stay with you long after you leave.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Masonic Cemetery after dark
Learn about above ground burials
Explore unusual tombs and walkways
Pass by City Park historic oaks

The Experience

“You’re not scared of ghosts, right?” That’s what our guide asked as we climbed onto the bus outside downtown New Orleans — plastic cups in hand, bottles clinking somewhere behind me. The air smelled like wet pavement and something sweet from a food truck nearby. I’d read about these above-ground tombs before, but seeing them at night, under those old oaks in the Masonic Cemetery, felt different. The iron fences were cold if you touched them (I did, just to check), and the way the light hit all those angles made everything look sharper somehow. Our guide — I think her name was Tasha — pointed out how the paths inside actually mimic the Masonic emblem. I didn’t catch that at first; it’s easy to miss when you’re half-listening and half-watching your breath fog up.

The BYOB part made everyone a little braver, or maybe just louder. Someone tried to snap a photo of what they swore was “something moving” between the tombs — no idea if it was a ghost or just another tour group passing by. Tasha told us about how families pooled money for those big group tombs; she said the city’s Catholic cemeteries feel totally different but here it’s more communal, less formal. She had this way of talking that made even graveyard logistics sound kind of funny (“You don’t want to be last in line,” she joked). Honestly, I kept thinking about how quiet it got between her stories — like even the city noise faded out for a minute.

We stopped at City Park after that, which was unexpected. The trees there are ancient — Spanish moss everywhere, dripping off branches like old lace. It’s wild to think people used to duel under those same oaks; Tasha mentioned it almost casually while we walked under the canopies. My shoes got soaked from some puddle I didn’t see (should’ve worn boots), but it was worth it for that weird calm you only get late at night in a place with so much history piled up around you. The whole night felt like being let in on some secret side of New Orleans most folks never really see.

What’s included

Your evening includes pickup and drop-off from set locations in New Orleans plus live storytelling from your driver-guide as you ride between stops. You’ll walk through historic cemeteries after dark and relax at City Park—all while enjoying your own BYOB drinks along the way before heading back together at night.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by NOLA GhostRiders