The majority of the Voodoo tours in the city are offered by those who are either non-initiates, or those who do not have the lineage to support their understanding and service to the religion. This is the only Voodoo/Vodou tour offered in New Orleans that is lead by a High Priestess of Louisiana Plantation Vodou. Malika/Osheyo Amanzi has additional initiations as an Isefa and Olorisa. Her bloodline can be traced back to the coast of Virgina and the Carolinas, home of the Gullah-Geechee who have their own West African-based religions, as well as Nigeria and Kenya.
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.
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.
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.
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Check in under the main archway of Armstrong Park entrance.