1 hour 45 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
9 people
English
Get insight and knowledge about New Orleans Voodoo culture from a High Priestess guide. While most Voodoo tours in New Orleans are led by non-initiates or those with no experience in the religion, you will lead by a High Priestesses of Louisiana Plantation Vodou. Eshé/Mary J. has lineage to 1700's-era Louisiana, while Malika/Osheyo Amanzi is related to the Gullah-Geechee of the Atlantic coast, with their own West African-based religions.
Hear about the origins of Vodou in the actual place where the enslaved often worshipped. Explore the impetus of every Hollywood stereotype shown in the media. Learn about why there’s so much misinformation about Vodou, and most importantly, the Truth.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Visit the Egun tree, and learn all about the role ancestors play in Vodou/Voodoo. Find out what kind of offerings are commonly left and why; which offerings are left to which deities, and for what reason.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Visit the site where Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau lived, healed and worshipped. Learn all about the facts, the folklore, and the mystery surrounding the Spirit of New Orleans. Find out the truth about Voodoo Dolls, and have all your questions answered by an initiated High Priestess of Louisiana Plantation Vodou.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free