Ghost tours are New Orleans’ biggest tour product, and it is not close: 16 qualifying tours carry 43,170 reviews, three times the record behind our food-tours page for the same city. The category holds two extremes at once. At the top, a true crime and ghost walk holds a perfect 5.0 across 2,033 reviews, the deepest perfect score we have measured anywhere on this network. At the bottom sits the most-reviewed tour we list in any city, the 13,640-review Premier ghost walk, sixteenth of sixteen because the math prizes consistency over sheer volume. In between: voodoo, vampires, mule-drawn carriages, cemetery buses and two tours that take you inside haunted buildings instead of narrating them from the sidewalk.
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The field at a glance
| # | Tour | Area | Length | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | True crime + ghosts (adults only) | French Quarter | 1 hr | 5.0 | 2,033 |
| 2 | Ghosts and Ghouls walk | French Quarter | 1 hr | 4.8 | 184 |
| 3 | Spirits and Spells: witchcraft + voodoo | French Quarter | 2 hr | 4.8 | 440 |
| 4 | Indoor ghost hunt | French Quarter | 3 hr | 4.8 | 537 |
| 5 | Raven’s Omen occult walk (adults) | French Quarter | 1 hr | 4.8 | 3,505 |
| 6 | Supernatural + dark history (adults) | French Quarter | 1 hr | 4.8 | 7,058 |
| 7 | After-dark city + cemetery bus | Citywide by bus | 2 hr | 4.7 | 1,841 |
| 8 | Haunted + paranormal walk | French Quarter | 2 hr | 4.5 | 99 |
| 9 | Dead of Night graveyard bus | Citywide by bus | 2 hr | 4.7 | 2,287 |
| 10 | Phantoms ghost + vampire walk | French Quarter | 2 hr | 4.7 | 2,526 |
| 11 | Go inside a haunted location | French Quarter | 2 hr | 4.6 | 1,291 |
| 12 | The Haunted History classic | French Quarter | 2 hr | 4.6 | 2,279 |
| 13 | Haunts by mule-drawn carriage | French Quarter | 1 hr | 4.6 | 2,540 |
| 14 | Cemetery ghost-hunt bus | Citywide by bus | 2 hr | 4.1 | 98 |
| 15 | Cemetery BYOB bus | Citywide by bus | 2 hr | 4.5 | 2,812 |
| 16 | The 13,640-review anchor | French Quarter | 1 hr | 4.5 | 13,640 |
Which tour fits which trip
One tour, best record: the adults-only true crime and ghost walk is the number one and the strongest score in the city. Traveling with kids or want the classic: Haunted History’s namesake tour is the all-ages standard. Want to go inside instead of listening on the street: the indoor ghost hunt hands you detection equipment for three hours, and the Haunted Houses tour gets you through a haunted doorway in two. Feet tired: the mule-drawn carriage covers the Quarter seated, and the three cemetery bus tours reach graveyards no walking tour can. Want the occult side: Raven’s Omen and the Spirits and Spells walk lean into voodoo and witchcraft over jump scares.
1. Adults-Only New Orleans True Crime and Ghost Walking Tour
The best record in the category and the deepest perfect score on this network: a 5.0 held across 2,033 reviews for one adults-only hour of the Quarter’s murders, hauntings and unsolved cases. Streets of Sin runs it R-rated and history-first, and two thousand people have yet to leave a dent in the score. The clear first booking.
2. French Quarter Ghosts and Ghouls of New Orleans
A 4.8 across 184 reviews for a one-hour ghost walk that keeps the format simple: the Quarter’s most haunted addresses, told fast and told well. The smallest record in the top three, which is the honest caveat; the score keeps it in the money.
3. New Orleans Spirits and Spells Walking Tour
The witchcraft-and-voodoo angle: two hours on the occult history that the ghost-only tours skim past, holding a 4.8 across 440 reviews. If you want New Orleans’ actual magical traditions with your hauntings, this is the tour built for it.
4. Murder, Haunts and Mystery: Ghost Hunt Inside Haunted Locations
The participation option: three hours with the New Orleans Paranormal Society, detection equipment in hand, inside locations the walking tours only point at. A 4.8 across 537 reviews, and the reviews read like field reports. The longest tour on this page and the only one that makes you the investigator.
5. Raven’s Omen Ghost and Occult Tour (Adults Only)
Witches Brew’s adults-only occult walk: a 4.8 across 3,505 reviews, the third-deepest record in the field, for an hour that runs darker and stranger than the company’s flagship below. Volume this size at 4.8 is rare; only one tour in the category beats the combination.
6. New Orleans Supernatural and Dark History Tour
A 4.8 held across 7,058 reviews, the deepest 4.8 in the category, for Hottest Hell’s adults-only hour of the Quarter’s supernatural record. The scale is the story: seven thousand reviewers is a small town, and the score has not moved. If you want the crowd-proven version of the adults-only format, this is it.
7. After Dark Haunted City and Cemetery Bus Tour
The best-scored bus in the field: a 4.7 across 1,841 reviews for two after-dark hours that reach cemeteries and haunted sites beyond walking range. New Orleans’ graveyards close at dusk; a bus with permits is how you see them at night.
8. Haunted Ghost and Paranormal Tour in New Orleans
NOLA GhostRiders’ walking tour: a 4.5 across 99 reviews for two hours that mix ghost stories with paranormal-investigation framing. The smallest record on the page, sitting this high on score alone.
9. Dead of Night Ghosts and Graveyard Bus Tour
Haunted History’s bus program: a 4.7 across 2,287 reviews, the deepest bus record in the city, for two hours of graveyards and haunted mansions by night. The operator’s four-decade story archive is the draw; the coach is just how it travels.
10. Ghost and Vampire Walking Tour of the French Quarter
French Quarter Phantoms’ flagship: a 4.7 across 2,526 reviews for the two-hour ghost-and-vampire walk from one of the city’s oldest licensed story-telling operations. The guides are the product here, and 2,500 reviews keep saying so.
11. Ghost Adventures Haunted Houses Tour
The other way inside: a 4.6 across 1,291 reviews for a two-hour tour that ends within an actually haunted location rather than outside one. Less equipment than the ghost hunt above, more access than any standard walk.
12. New Orleans Haunted History Ghost Tour
The classic: the namesake tour of the company that built the category, holding a 4.6 across 2,279 reviews for the two-hour all-ages standard. Most ghost tours in this city are descended from this one. If you want the canonical version, it is still running nightly.
13. History and Haunts Carriage Tour
The seated option: a 4.6 across 2,540 reviews for an hour of hauntings from a mule-drawn carriage, the Quarter’s oldest vehicle class. Royal Carriages holds the deepest carriage record in the city, and it is the one tour on this page that works with tired feet and small kids at once.
14. Night Cemetery and Ghost Hunt Bus Tour (Paranormal Investigation)
The bus version of the ghost hunt: a 4.1 across 98 reviews for two hours of cemetery stops with investigation equipment aboard. The lowest score on the page, and the reviews split between people who wanted evidence and people who wanted stories. It qualifies on the record; read it knowing the spread.
15. Night Cemetery and Ghost BYOB Bus Tour
A 4.5 across 2,812 reviews for GhostRiders’ biggest product: the night cemetery bus with a bring-your-own-drinks policy aboard. The tour is the graveyards; the cooler is a perk, and 2,800 reviewers rate the combination as advertised.
16. New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour
The most-reviewed tour we list in any city, in any category: 13,640 reviews at 4.5 for Witches Brew’s one-hour flagship. Sixteenth place is what the math does to volume that big, not a warning. A tour does not accumulate thirteen thousand reviews by being avoidable; it accumulates them by being the default, and defaults collect every complaint going.
What we left off, and why
Three haunted pub crawls were cut for being drink-led products, bar stops and a free shot included, not ghost tours: the Booze and Boos party (4.9 across 312), the Lewd Spirits crawl (4.8 across 889) and Haunted History’s pub crawl (4.5 across 2,207); if a drinks page ever exists, they graduate to it. The St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 official walking tour (4.6 across 4,600) is a daytime cemetery history product, not a ghost tour. The Destrehan Plantation night tour (4.6 across 127) runs 25 miles outside the city. Under the 50-review line: the Garden District Anne Rice true crime walk (5.0 across 34), the one to watch at the monthly re-check, plus the Haunted Hollywood walk and the Five in One Extravaganza, both still building records. Nothing was cut for commercial reasons.
Questions people ask
What is the best ghost tour in New Orleans?
By the math, the adults-only true crime and ghost walking tour: a perfect 5.0 across 2,033 reviews, the deepest perfect score we have measured on this network. If you want the biggest record instead, the Premier ghost walk carries 13,640 reviews at 4.5.
Is it worth it to do a ghost tour in New Orleans?
The 43,170 reviews behind this page are a strong yes. It is the city’s biggest tour category, three times the review base of its food tours, and most products run one to two hours in the evening, which slots after dinner without costing you a restaurant reservation.
Why can’t you go inside the LaLaurie Mansion?
It is a privately owned residence, not a museum, so every tour tells its story from the Royal Street sidewalk. If going inside a haunted building is the point, book the indoor ghost hunt or the Haunted Houses tour, which use locations that actually permit entry.
Which ghost tour is the best?
Match the format to your group: walking tours for the French Quarter’s core stories, the cemetery buses for graveyards beyond walking range, the carriage for anyone who wants to sit, and the indoor options if you want to hold the equipment yourself. The ranking above orders each of those choices by record.
How this list is built
Ratings and review counts are pulled from each tour’s live listing and re-scored with the same Bayesian method behind our restaurant rankings, so a deep review base at 5.0 beats a shallow one, and ties on score break by review depth. We re-check the data monthly and remove tours that stop running. The order never moves for money: the booking links pay us the same commission wherever you click, which is exactly why the ranking can stay honest.