New Orleans: Witchcraft, Voodoo & Ghost Tour with Spell Casting

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Duration2h

GroupUp to 26

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Ghosts, Gris-Gris & Real Ritual in the French Quarter

You walk the French Quarter with an expert guide who separates real history from Hollywood myth — from the Ursuline Convent and Napoleon House to the infamous LaLaurie Mansion and a working voodoo shop. The tour culminates in exclusive access to a witch coven's actual temple, where you participate in a group spell-casting ritual in the hidden courtyard. Plan for 2 to 3 hours on foot through the Quarter.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore New Orleans witchcraft and hauntings

Depart from Hex
Visit Ursuline Convent and learn about women healers
Learn about Mary Oneida Toups and her Coven
Discover ghost stories at a popular restaurant
Explore Voodoo history and enter supply shop
Visit dark side of French Quarter and hear ritual stories
Experience LaLaurie Mansion and learn to repel negativity
Participate in spellcasting ritual at Witches' temple

The Experience

Most ghost tours in New Orleans stick to the stories. This one takes you inside a working witch coven's temple hidden in the French Quarter, where you'll actually cast a spell with the group before the tour ends. The contrast hits fast — you're walking past the Ursuline Convent learning about women healers and miracles, and then the guide is pointing out the LaLaurie Mansion, one of the most haunted houses in America, where Madame Delphine Lalaurie's true crimes still seem to hang in the air. It's the same street, the same evening, but the mood shifts completely.

Your guide walks you through the real history behind the folklore. Mary Oneida Toups and her actual coven inspired American Horror Story: Coven — that's not marketing, that's documented. You'll pass Napoleon House and learn how one of the city's most popular restaurants honors its resident ghost every single night. Then there's Voodoo Authentica, where on the 4pm tour you step inside a real voodoo supply shop and see what practitioners actually use, not what tourists imagine. The guide explains the difference between Hollywood witchcraft and the folk magic that took root in New Orleans when European traditions collided with African spirituality and Caribbean practice. It's dense, specific, and grounded in actual people and places.

The ritual at the end is the part that stays with you. You're in the witch coven's temple — a real space, not a recreation — with the magical fountain in the hidden brick courtyard, and you're casting a spell as a group. It sounds theatrical until you're standing there and the guide is walking you through it, and you realize this is how these traditions actually work: intention, words, presence, and other people holding the same focus. The tour runs 2 to 3 hours, moves at a steady pace through the French Quarter, and ends where it started, back at Hex. Wheelchair accessible throughout, and not suitable for kids under 13.

What’s included

Your tour includes expert historical guide, exclusive access to a real witch coven's temple in the French Quarter, participation in a group spell-casting ritual in the hidden brick courtyard, and a visit to Voodoo Authentica (on the 4pm tour).
The guide covers the Ursuline Convent, Napoleon House, LaLaurie Mansion, and the darker corners of the Quarter where the city's occult history lives.
The tour departs from and returns to Hex.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportPublic transport nearby

Operated by New Orleans Spirits & Spells Tours

Is this one for you?Right for travelers who want New Orleans history beyond the surface — the real people, the documented hauntings, the cultural roots of voodoo and witchcraft — and who are comfortable with dark subject matter. The 2- to 3-hour pace keeps the experience focused and walkable, and the spell-casting ritual at the end is something you won't find on other tours.