Dark Crescent Tours

Fantastic tour!!! We went on the "Pirates and Booty" tour with Christie and it was a phenomenal experience. The guide knew exactly where to take us and we got to explore some great hidden gems. Christie was charismatic and accommodated our requests. We paid $25 each and visited... 5 bars? Maybe six. They were all different types of establishments and came with great stories! We had the opportunity to purchase drinks everywhere we went (including absinthe) but were never pressured to do so. Christie knew where free water was served too, so we all stayed hydrated. We would definitely recommend this tour for couples looking for a fun night in New Orleans! **This tour does mostly take place in and around Bourbon Street at night, so if that's not your thing then you might want to look for a more family-friendly tour.

No trip to New Orleans is complete without visiting the St. Louis #1 Cemetery. After perusing Yelp reviews, we chose Dark Crescent's Haunted Cemetery Tour thanks to its high ratings. Our tour guide met us near Jackson Square and took us through the French Quarter to the cemetery, offering anecdotes along the way and even stopping for a quick break en route to get water. We spent the majority of the tour in the cemetery itself. The guide was great, focusing more on historical facts than the supernatural, though plenty of ghost stories were interspersed in her narratives. The tour offered a detailed account of New Orleans from its beginning to how it exists today, which was more than I would have expected from a cemetery tour. If you're searching just for the supernatural kitsch, this may not be the tour company for you. If you want an interesting, historical tour, check out Dark Crescent Tours. The guides will deliver plenty of creepiness but also help you develop an appreciation for New Orleans' history.

Love the focus on history and not on hocus pocus. This is not a hokey tour dripping in salacious details of New Orleans' by gone citizenry or in spinning fanciful tales of ghosts or the undead. Neither is it a boring recitation of dry facts. If you like history and knowledgeable guides who love this city and respect it, this is the tour to choose. Added plus, they don't overbook so the group isn't too large to either manage, negotiate around or hear.

Brian was our tour guide. He was fantastic. He had a real knowledge of the city and cemetery. Seemed to show and tell us things that most guides would. He even showed my wife and I a little out of the way place to grab some food.

I've visited New Orleans many times through the years, taking many different ghost/history tours with each visit. Taking a tour with Thomas is by far the most informational and entertaining tour I've ever taken. He's full of actual facts about stories and events that have actually taken place throughout the French Quarter, as well as the cemeteries. He will tell you if a story is true (documented) or hearsay. Touring with Mr. Thomas at Dark Crescent Tours will not be disappointing, in fact you'll have much more knowledge about the stories of New Orleans and the many spirits that reside there. I highly suggest taking a tour with Thomas!!

I'm not going to lie, I was a little skeptical heading into this tour. On a crazy busy holiday weekend with literally thousands of people roaming the streets, we were able to take The Undead tour with only 8 people and our tour guide, Michael (who was incredibly nice, funny and a great storyteller). We had been walking all day in the sun and here we were at 8 p.m. I was just not feeling it. I tend to be a little cranky when I'm tired and my heart just wasn't in it. However, Michael did a pretty amazing job of keeping us entertained and answered our questions and I was able to perk back up . I don't want to ruin the ending of the tour but let's just say that my experience in the ladies bathroom of the MRB was a little crazy and didn't seem like a true life ghost story until I heard why that bar was so haunted. Let's just say you will now probably get to hear my story if you are lucky enough to get Michael as a tour guide. I still have goosebumps. I was always a believer in the supernatural but now I have definitive proof that the MRB is indeed haunted. Do yourself a favor and take this tour! Being able to take this tour in a small group was so much better than the group of 40 or so that we toured with before. Thanks again for an awesome night, Michael!

Great tour, thanks Jennifer She did a fantastic job. Good drinking tour, very knowledge and funny.

We took a buggy ride in New Orleans, and the driver suggested Dark Crescent Tours to us. Since we loved her ride so much, we decided to take her up on the offer.We were a little sketched out, as the tour started in-front of this hole in the wall bar (it smelled funny, and I did not even want to get a beer from it). I did use the bathroom, and YUK.As we waited for the tour, we talked with our ghost guide, Tom. He was very personable and made us feel right at home. He collected tickets and money. As the tour began he told us how to stay safe, and his general rules about staying out of the way of those trying to get by the tour. I am glad he did, as other tour groups did not pay the same respects and it was ANNOYING. He was very respectful, and it made our time that much better.The tour started at the Mississippi river with a nice story about the water and spirits. It continued down the old french quarter for two hours! I won't give away the stories, but he was knowledgeable about the history, and the way he told the stories was engaging and believable.We passed all the historical sites, including the old nunary (some vampire stories), the home of Marie Laveau and the Lalaurie mansion (slave stories). We even stopped for a beer and bathroom break.WHAT A GREAT TOUR. This tour is for those who want more of a historical background on the city, not so much to be scared of ghosts.FYI: This tour does not include any graveyards.But we are SO glad we went. I recommended to all! Money well spent. Thank you, Tom!

On our last night of a long weekend spent in New Orleans, my friend and I decided it would be fun to learn about the grisly history of the city. We found the "Morbid Curiosities" tour listed with Dark Crescent Tours and thought it would be interesting. A major storm was coming into town that evening, and after booking, Lisa (our tour guide and Dark Crescent Tours co-owner) called to see if we wanted to reschedule. We were leaving at 6am the next morning so we knew we couldn't reschedule. Since we were the only two on the 7pm tour and the storm was coming, we asked Lisa if she would meet us earlier and condense the 2 hour tour into an hour or so to try finishing before the storm hit. Lisa was happy to accommodate us. Needless to say, the rain started about a half hour into the tour. Lisa continued on as if she wasn't soaking wet from the pouring rain. My friend and I felt so bad being the only two on the tour and still seeing Lisa bravely carry on, so we concluded it after about 50 minutes. In that time, we were able to hear about and see:-Lalaurie House-The Sultan's Palace-The Pharmacy Museum-Old Ursuline Convent -Omni Hotel-Jackson Square-Muriel's Restaurant ...among many other little stories about alleyways, and the city in general! We were so glad we were able to squeeze this tour into our visit, and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who finds the darkness of a city just as important to its history as the beauty!

I took two tours through dark crescent. The first one was the cemetery tour with Ashley. She was absolutely fantastic, so personable and incredibly knowledgeable about everything in the area. She answered all of our questions very thoroughly. This tire also takes you into new Orleans cemetery no 1, which you can only get into with a licensed tour. The second tour I took was the undead tour with Thomas. He was such a fantastic tour guide. I can't say enough about him. He was so animated and kept everyone enthralled with his stories. Definitely one of the best tour guides I've ever had. I did notice that this tour company prides itself on being factual. Most of the information they give is spot on, so if you're looking for an accurate tour, this company is the place to go.