Magical Exploration Retreat- New Orleans, Louisiana May 8-12, 2025
New Orleans, Louisiana
May 8-12, 2025
$2700 (payment plans available)
An enchanting weekend spent taking in the site, sounds, and stories of New Orleans.
This retreat package includes:
Private Room -Four nights
All food at scheduled stops -three breakfasts, three lunches, four dinners (Vegan and G-free options are available at all restaurants)
All entrance fees to museums, tours, and readings
Transport during retreat (ride service and street cars)
Thursday May 8, 2025
Check-in after 4pm. There are no scheduled activities for Thursday, but Pizza and salad will be ordered around 7pm and delivered to the house. This is designed so people can fly in later and won’t miss any of the fun. 😊
Friday May 9, 2025
Food:
Breakfast- Café Du Monde
Lunch- Killer Po Boys
Dinner- Dian Xin
Activities:
Pharmacy Museum
Historic New Orleans Collection Museum
Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture
Killers and Thrillers Tour
Shops:
Dirty Coast
Forever New Orleans
(Always time to stop at other shops along the way 😉)
We will start our day at the famous Café Du Monde for beignets and coffee, it’s an absolute must for the first day in New Orleans. We will walk through Jackson Square and head to the Pharmacy Museum, this museum is two floors of medical history, fascinating tools and horrifying practices. From there we will head to The Historic New Orleans Collection Museum which offers a look inside many aspects of life in New Orleans; natural history, architecture, cultural downfalls, and art. Taking a break from museums to grab lunch at Killer Po Boys, a small restaurant which very much lives up to it’s name. We will walk off some of lunch and stop into Dirty Coast and Forever New Orleans before we head to The Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture where you will get an up close look at the costumes that make Mardi Gras come alive. We will head back to the house in the late afternoon to shower and change for dinner at the local favorite dim sum, Dian Xin. We will cap of our night with the Killers and Thrillers walking tour where we will hear haunting stories about the darker side of New Orleans history.
Saturday May 10, 2025
Food:
Breakfast- Envie
Lunch- Café Amelie
Dinner- Sylvain
Activities:
Unveiling Voodoo Walking Tour
St. Louis Cemetery #1
Voodoo Museum
Bad Bitches Ghost Tour
Shopping:
Voodoo Authentica
Marie Laveau’s House of Voodoo
(Always time to stop at other shops along the way 😉)
We will start our day at Envie, a gorgeous coffeehouse with outdoor seating where we can watch the city wake up. We head from breakfast to the St. Louis Cemetery #1 tour where we will see tombs and hear the history and practicalities of burial in a city below sea level. Diving deeper into the culture of New Orleans we will join High Priest Robi for The Unveiling Voodoo Walking Tour in Louis Armstrong Park. High Priest Robi will tell us about the true history of Voodoo as well as modern day practices.(This was hands down the FAVORITE of all the activities we did on the last retreat) We will refuel for our afternoon with lunch at Café Amelie that has local food and a stunning courtyard with a fountain. After lunch we head to the Voodoo Museum where they have a more hands on approach to what we learned from High Priest Robi as well as loads of artifacts from different voodoo practices. Moving from museums to shopping we will go to Voodoo Authentica and Marie Laveau’s House of Voodoo before heading home to shower and change for dinner at Sylvain a boisterous and welcoming restaurant in the heart of the French quarter. We will end our evening with The Bad Bitches Ghost tour which focuses on the women in history that have fascinated and horrified the city.
Sunday May 11, 2025-
Food:
Breakfast- Steins Market & Deli
Lunch- Vampire Cafe
Dinner- Muriel’s Jackson Square
Activities:
Buckner Mansion Walk by
Streetcar through the Garden District
New Orleans Jazz Museum
Fritzel’s Jazz Pub
Carousel Bar
Bottom of the Cup for Tea Leaf readings
Shopping:
The Rink- Garden District Books
Boutique Du Vampire
(Always time to stop at other shops along the way 😉)
We will start Sunday at Stein’s Deli and Market, famous for their bagels and for appearing in an episode of Queer Eye. We will walk from Steins to the Buckner Mansion which plays a heavy role in American Horror Story Coven and though this is currently a private residence it is a great photo op. A few blocks away we will jump on to a Streetcar which New Orleans is famous for to tour the stunning Garden District. While in the Garden District we will check out The Rink home to Garden District Books and a number of other stores before we take the street car back to the French Quarter for lunch. Vampire Café is a unique themed restaurant where you can even get a cocktail in a blood bag! While we are in the vampire mode we will head to Boutique Du Vampire for a little shopping and change gears slightly when we head to The New Orleans Jazz Museum. Learning history is always more fun with a little practical application afterwards so we will be off to Fritzel’s Jazz Pub, opened in 1969 and has live jazz every day. Keeping the mystical alive Bottom of the Cup is our next destination for everyone to receive a tea leaf reading in one of their private rooms. Ever wanted to have a drink while on a carousel? Perfect! The Carousel Bar inside the Hotel Monteleone rotates every 15 minutes and is breathtakingly beautiful. And no trip to New Orleans would be complete without having dinner at the very haunted Muriel’s Jackson Square.
Monday May 12, 2025
Check out approx. 10am
***If you would like to arrange your own accommodation, would like to share a room, or would like a payment plan please reach out to me so I can help arrange the price changes/set up the payment plan***
New Orleans, Louisiana
May 8-12, 2025
$2700 (payment plans available)
An enchanting weekend spent taking in the site, sounds, and stories of New Orleans.
This retreat package includes:
Private Room -Four nights
All food at scheduled stops -three breakfasts, three lunches, four dinners (Vegan and G-free options are available at all restaurants)
All entrance fees to museums, tours, and readings
Transport during retreat (ride service and street cars)
Thursday May 8, 2025
Check-in after 4pm. There are no scheduled activities for Thursday, but Pizza and salad will be ordered around 7pm and delivered to the house. This is designed so people can fly in later and won’t miss any of the fun. 😊
Friday May 9, 2025
Food:
Breakfast- Café Du Monde
Lunch- Killer Po Boys
Dinner- Dian Xin
Activities:
Pharmacy Museum
Historic New Orleans Collection Museum
Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture
Killers and Thrillers Tour
Shops:
Dirty Coast
Forever New Orleans
(Always time to stop at other shops along the way 😉)
We will start our day at the famous Café Du Monde for beignets and coffee, it’s an absolute must for the first day in New Orleans. We will walk through Jackson Square and head to the Pharmacy Museum, this museum is two floors of medical history, fascinating tools and horrifying practices. From there we will head to The Historic New Orleans Collection Museum which offers a look inside many aspects of life in New Orleans; natural history, architecture, cultural downfalls, and art. Taking a break from museums to grab lunch at Killer Po Boys, a small restaurant which very much lives up to it’s name. We will walk off some of lunch and stop into Dirty Coast and Forever New Orleans before we head to The Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture where you will get an up close look at the costumes that make Mardi Gras come alive. We will head back to the house in the late afternoon to shower and change for dinner at the local favorite dim sum, Dian Xin. We will cap of our night with the Killers and Thrillers walking tour where we will hear haunting stories about the darker side of New Orleans history.
Saturday May 10, 2025
Food:
Breakfast- Envie
Lunch- Café Amelie
Dinner- Sylvain
Activities:
Unveiling Voodoo Walking Tour
St. Louis Cemetery #1
Voodoo Museum
Bad Bitches Ghost Tour
Shopping:
Voodoo Authentica
Marie Laveau’s House of Voodoo
(Always time to stop at other shops along the way 😉)
We will start our day at Envie, a gorgeous coffeehouse with outdoor seating where we can watch the city wake up. We head from breakfast to the St. Louis Cemetery #1 tour where we will see tombs and hear the history and practicalities of burial in a city below sea level. Diving deeper into the culture of New Orleans we will join High Priest Robi for The Unveiling Voodoo Walking Tour in Louis Armstrong Park. High Priest Robi will tell us about the true history of Voodoo as well as modern day practices.(This was hands down the FAVORITE of all the activities we did on the last retreat) We will refuel for our afternoon with lunch at Café Amelie that has local food and a stunning courtyard with a fountain. After lunch we head to the Voodoo Museum where they have a more hands on approach to what we learned from High Priest Robi as well as loads of artifacts from different voodoo practices. Moving from museums to shopping we will go to Voodoo Authentica and Marie Laveau’s House of Voodoo before heading home to shower and change for dinner at Sylvain a boisterous and welcoming restaurant in the heart of the French quarter. We will end our evening with The Bad Bitches Ghost tour which focuses on the women in history that have fascinated and horrified the city.
Sunday May 11, 2025-
Food:
Breakfast- Steins Market & Deli
Lunch- Vampire Cafe
Dinner- Muriel’s Jackson Square
Activities:
Buckner Mansion Walk by
Streetcar through the Garden District
New Orleans Jazz Museum
Fritzel’s Jazz Pub
Carousel Bar
Bottom of the Cup for Tea Leaf readings
Shopping:
The Rink- Garden District Books
Boutique Du Vampire
(Always time to stop at other shops along the way 😉)
We will start Sunday at Stein’s Deli and Market, famous for their bagels and for appearing in an episode of Queer Eye. We will walk from Steins to the Buckner Mansion which plays a heavy role in American Horror Story Coven and though this is currently a private residence it is a great photo op. A few blocks away we will jump on to a Streetcar which New Orleans is famous for to tour the stunning Garden District. While in the Garden District we will check out The Rink home to Garden District Books and a number of other stores before we take the street car back to the French Quarter for lunch. Vampire Café is a unique themed restaurant where you can even get a cocktail in a blood bag! While we are in the vampire mode we will head to Boutique Du Vampire for a little shopping and change gears slightly when we head to The New Orleans Jazz Museum. Learning history is always more fun with a little practical application afterwards so we will be off to Fritzel’s Jazz Pub, opened in 1969 and has live jazz every day. Keeping the mystical alive Bottom of the Cup is our next destination for everyone to receive a tea leaf reading in one of their private rooms. Ever wanted to have a drink while on a carousel? Perfect! The Carousel Bar inside the Hotel Monteleone rotates every 15 minutes and is breathtakingly beautiful. And no trip to New Orleans would be complete without having dinner at the very haunted Muriel’s Jackson Square.
Monday May 12, 2025
Check out approx. 10am
***If you would like to arrange your own accommodation, would like to share a room, or would like a payment plan please reach out to me so I can help arrange the price changes/set up the payment plan***
New Orleans, Louisiana
May 8-12, 2025
$2700 (payment plans available)
An enchanting weekend spent taking in the site, sounds, and stories of New Orleans.
This retreat package includes:
Private Room -Four nights
All food at scheduled stops -three breakfasts, three lunches, four dinners (Vegan and G-free options are available at all restaurants)
All entrance fees to museums, tours, and readings
Transport during retreat (ride service and street cars)
Thursday May 8, 2025
Check-in after 4pm. There are no scheduled activities for Thursday, but Pizza and salad will be ordered around 7pm and delivered to the house. This is designed so people can fly in later and won’t miss any of the fun. 😊
Friday May 9, 2025
Food:
Breakfast- Café Du Monde
Lunch- Killer Po Boys
Dinner- Dian Xin
Activities:
Pharmacy Museum
Historic New Orleans Collection Museum
Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture
Killers and Thrillers Tour
Shops:
Dirty Coast
Forever New Orleans
(Always time to stop at other shops along the way 😉)
We will start our day at the famous Café Du Monde for beignets and coffee, it’s an absolute must for the first day in New Orleans. We will walk through Jackson Square and head to the Pharmacy Museum, this museum is two floors of medical history, fascinating tools and horrifying practices. From there we will head to The Historic New Orleans Collection Museum which offers a look inside many aspects of life in New Orleans; natural history, architecture, cultural downfalls, and art. Taking a break from museums to grab lunch at Killer Po Boys, a small restaurant which very much lives up to it’s name. We will walk off some of lunch and stop into Dirty Coast and Forever New Orleans before we head to The Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture where you will get an up close look at the costumes that make Mardi Gras come alive. We will head back to the house in the late afternoon to shower and change for dinner at the local favorite dim sum, Dian Xin. We will cap of our night with the Killers and Thrillers walking tour where we will hear haunting stories about the darker side of New Orleans history.
Saturday May 10, 2025
Food:
Breakfast- Envie
Lunch- Café Amelie
Dinner- Sylvain
Activities:
Unveiling Voodoo Walking Tour
St. Louis Cemetery #1
Voodoo Museum
Bad Bitches Ghost Tour
Shopping:
Voodoo Authentica
Marie Laveau’s House of Voodoo
(Always time to stop at other shops along the way 😉)
We will start our day at Envie, a gorgeous coffeehouse with outdoor seating where we can watch the city wake up. We head from breakfast to the St. Louis Cemetery #1 tour where we will see tombs and hear the history and practicalities of burial in a city below sea level. Diving deeper into the culture of New Orleans we will join High Priest Robi for The Unveiling Voodoo Walking Tour in Louis Armstrong Park. High Priest Robi will tell us about the true history of Voodoo as well as modern day practices.(This was hands down the FAVORITE of all the activities we did on the last retreat) We will refuel for our afternoon with lunch at Café Amelie that has local food and a stunning courtyard with a fountain. After lunch we head to the Voodoo Museum where they have a more hands on approach to what we learned from High Priest Robi as well as loads of artifacts from different voodoo practices. Moving from museums to shopping we will go to Voodoo Authentica and Marie Laveau’s House of Voodoo before heading home to shower and change for dinner at Sylvain a boisterous and welcoming restaurant in the heart of the French quarter. We will end our evening with The Bad Bitches Ghost tour which focuses on the women in history that have fascinated and horrified the city.
Sunday May 11, 2025-
Food:
Breakfast- Steins Market & Deli
Lunch- Vampire Cafe
Dinner- Muriel’s Jackson Square
Activities:
Buckner Mansion Walk by
Streetcar through the Garden District
New Orleans Jazz Museum
Fritzel’s Jazz Pub
Carousel Bar
Bottom of the Cup for Tea Leaf readings
Shopping:
The Rink- Garden District Books
Boutique Du Vampire
(Always time to stop at other shops along the way 😉)
We will start Sunday at Stein’s Deli and Market, famous for their bagels and for appearing in an episode of Queer Eye. We will walk from Steins to the Buckner Mansion which plays a heavy role in American Horror Story Coven and though this is currently a private residence it is a great photo op. A few blocks away we will jump on to a Streetcar which New Orleans is famous for to tour the stunning Garden District. While in the Garden District we will check out The Rink home to Garden District Books and a number of other stores before we take the street car back to the French Quarter for lunch. Vampire Café is a unique themed restaurant where you can even get a cocktail in a blood bag! While we are in the vampire mode we will head to Boutique Du Vampire for a little shopping and change gears slightly when we head to The New Orleans Jazz Museum. Learning history is always more fun with a little practical application afterwards so we will be off to Fritzel’s Jazz Pub, opened in 1969 and has live jazz every day. Keeping the mystical alive Bottom of the Cup is our next destination for everyone to receive a tea leaf reading in one of their private rooms. Ever wanted to have a drink while on a carousel? Perfect! The Carousel Bar inside the Hotel Monteleone rotates every 15 minutes and is breathtakingly beautiful. And no trip to New Orleans would be complete without having dinner at the very haunted Muriel’s Jackson Square.
Monday May 12, 2025
Check out approx. 10am
***If you would like to arrange your own accommodation, would like to share a room, or would like a payment plan please reach out to me so I can help arrange the price changes/set up the payment plan***