Review of New Orleans Spirits and Spells: Witchcraft, Voodoo, and Ghost Tour

A review of the New Orleans Spirits and Spells: Witchcraft, Voodoo, and Ghost Tour that begins at Hex: Old World Witchery. There are so many ghost tours in New Orleans that it’s hard to narrow down which one to choose!

We went on two ghost tours while in New Orleans, and this one was the best. The other tour was called the “6 in 1 Ghost Tour” and it only gave us three or four stories, so I don’t recommend that one. This one was packed with info and several interesting stops, including the Voodoo Authentica shop and the local witch coven’s temple and altar.

The tour we took begins and ends at Hex: Old World Witchery located in the French Quarter at 1219 Decatur St.

Take a New Orleans Ghost, Witch and Voodoo Tour

All the ghost tour descriptions start the blend when trying to narrow it down. This one stood out because it promised, “While few tours have access to our city’s beautiful courtyards, we end each tour by casting a powerful group spell in the enchanting courtyard of Hex where each guest is blessed with good fortune!”

That sounded pretty intriguing, and we wanted to visit the Hex shop anyway, so this ended up being a good choice. Hex was easy to find, but if you are driving into the French Quarter, you’ll want to arrive about 30 minutes early to find parking.

Some of the tour descriptions say it is led by a local witch, but our guide was not a witch, and we didn’t get to do the spell at the end. I read in the reviews that happens often, so don’t expect that part.

However, our guide was very knowledgeable and ended the tour at the altar, where she gave us all good luck crystals, which was pretty neat. We also go to take pictures inside the altar area.

In the photo below, we are holding our “voodoo buddies” dolls that we got at the voodoo shop on the tour.

Where the New Orleans Spirits and Spells Tour Takes You

There was a lot of info and stories in this tour, and the guide did a great job telling us things we didn’t hear in our previous tour. Only one story overlapped, which was at the Lalaurie mansion, but pretty much any spooky tour in New Orleans is going to take you there!

Here are some highlights of the tour:

First Stop: Hex: Old World Witchery

1219 Decatur St, New Orleans, Louisiana
The tour begins and ends at the shop, which is packed with witchy books and items like herbs, crystals and incense.

Old Ursuline Convent Museum

1100 Chartres Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
Here you’ll see the Ursuline Convent, where you’ll learn about miracles, Catholicism, and Voodoo. This is where you get introduced to Marie Laveau and learn about her story.

You don’t actually get to go inside the convent or museum, but you’ll stand on the street just outside the church to hear the stories.

Haunted Hotel Provincial

1024 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
Here you’ll listen to stories about ghosts and paranormal activity related to the time when it was a hospital that specialized in amputations.

Hands of Fate

521 Saint Philip Street, New Orleans, LA 70116

You’ll hear stories about the real coven of witches that served as the inspiration for American Horror Story: Coven. This shop is located on the spot where the first church of witchcraft was located and is now a place that offers tarot and medium readings.

The Hands of Fate shop wasn’t open when we stopped by, but we had actually already visited there and got a reading with one of the mediums. For that you get to go in the seance room in the back, where you normally wouldn’t get to go if just visiting the shop.

We did enjoy that our guide took time to point out the filming locations for both Interview with a Vampire and AHS: Coven during the tour and included lots of witchy history.

Voodoo Authentica

612 Dumaine St, New Orleans, Louisiana
If you do the 4PM tour, the shop will be open, and you get to go inside! The tour guide stops at Voodoo Authentica, which is a real Voodoo supply shop and temple in the French Quarter.
Our guide gave us plenty of time to wander the shop and check out the voodoo alters.

Lalaurie Mansion

1140 Royal St, New Orleans, Louisiana
No ghost tour is complete without a stop at the French Quarter’s most infamous house of horrors, where you learn about the true story of Madame Delphine Lalaurie.

Contrary to what you might have seen on AHS: Coven, there are no tours of the inside of the Lalaurie Mansion. The interior scenes were shot in a different mansion in the French Quarter.

Take the Tour with Hex

I’ve done several ghost tours in New Orleans and many of them will have the same stories, but the one with Hex was well done and very informative.

You can book the walking tour for $30 through sites like Groupon and Viator, or directly through their own site Spirits and Spells: A New Orleans Witchcraft, Voodoo, and Ghost Tour. They all had the same price listed last time I checked.

Feel free to leave a comment if you have a tour to recommend or have any questions about the New Orleans Spirits and Spells tour.

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