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In Edinburgh, fun doesn’t seem to stop with all the astonishing sights and adventurous activities you can enjoy here. But when you’d like to hop on to an extraordinary trip, you will find out that Edinburgh is also capable of giving you cold sweat and shivers down to your spine. The city’s history is highlighted by brutal witch trials, a tormenting epidemic, and truly horrible serial killers. Discover this dark side of the city and be ready for one of the most frightening experiences of your life with Edinburgh ghost tours.

Different kinds of ghost tours can be availed depending on what you prefer the most. At midnight, go on a journey and discover mysterious places situated in the city with Edinburgh Ghost Bus Tours. An introduction to the legend of Burke and Hare and the antagonistic spirits that still wander around the place will also be fully-experienced. Be prepared for a terrifying underground encounter at Edinburgh’s Royal Mile in Late Night Underground Vaults Terror Tour. Amidst the darkness, listen to extremely scary ghost stories in Auld Reekie’s underground vaults and get oriented as to how torture instruments were used back in the days.

A long list of places found in Edinburgh will most likely spark your interest. These hop on hop off bus tours in Edinburgh will get you onboard a comfortable tour bus as you ride through the city’s expressway. Popular landmarks like Edinburgh Castle and Grassmarket will also be visited. For those who fancy a boat ride, budget-friendly Edinburgh river cruise tours are made available. Every tourist spot you pass through is rich in history, so you will also learn a lot about the city while you enjoy the view. Travelers who love hiking should take a look at these evening walking tours in Edinburgh. Maximize your stay in Edinburgh with a whole-day exploration through Edinburgh day tours.

Edinburgh Ghost Walking Tours Price

Ghost Bus Tour of Edinburgh (60 to 75 minutes) €24.83
Small Group Ghostly Underground Vaults Tour in Edinburgh (1 hour 15 minutes) €25.58
The Tour of Terror (1 hour 15 minutes) €23.53
Ghost and Gore Walking Tour of Edinburgh (1 hour 30 minutes) €17.74
Haunted Vaults and Graveyard Walking Tour in Edinburgh (1 hour 30 minutes) €28.38
Murder and Mystery Walking Tour of Edinburgh (1 hour 15 minutes) €15.81
Small-Group Sinister Old Town Walking Tour of Edinburgh (1 hour 30 minutes) €16.60
Underground Walking Tour in Edinburgh (1 hour) €23.65
Small-Group Tour in Edinburgh Ghosts and Horrors (1 hour 30 minutes) €33.91
The World Famous Underground Ghost Tour (1 hour 15 minutes) €20.10
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Top Edinburgh Ghost & Vampire Tours

Ghost Bus Tour of Edinburgh

clock 60 to 75 minutes
  • A thoroughly entertaining ghostly experience!
  • A theatrical ghost bus ride & walking tour through Edinburgh's most haunted places Read more
  • Ghost stories galore to send shivers up your spine!

    • What You'll Do:

  • Ride the only spooky black bus that survives from the Necropolis Bus Company.
  • Learn about the grave robbers, plague victims, and ghosts of Edinburgh.
  • Walk in the graveyards with your spooky storytelling conductor.

    • What It Includes:

  • Bus ride on a black vintage route master bus.
  • Commentary in English.
  • A theatrical walking tour.

    • Travellers Talk:

  • What an entertainment!!!! Loved it loved it loved it....So much fun and information at the same time.
  • Mr Volvo was hysterical. Great tour. Enjoyable time
  • It was amazing, from the minute we stepped on the bus until the end!

    • Is It Right:

  • If you want fun and laughter mixed with spine-tingling thrills, this is a tour for you.
  • Good for those looking for an evening of fun.
  • Not recommended for younger kids or those who hate horror stories!
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Small Group Ghostly Underground Vaults Tour in Edinburgh

clock 1 hour 15 minutes
  • A ghostly guided walking tour of Edinburgh's Old Town.
  • Move from street level down into the underground vaults. Read more
  • Learn Edinburgh's dark history from an English speaking guide and master storyteller.

    • What You'll Do:

  • Walk the streets of Edinburgh on a ghostly guided tour.
  • Listen to gruesome tales of torture and murder from your storyteller guide.
  • See a hidden side of Edinburgh as you move from the old cobbled streets down underground to the vaults.

    • What It Includes:

  • A 1 hour guided walking tour.
  • Entrance to Edinburgh's underground vaults.
  • The dark history of Edinburgh as told by an English-speaking guide.

    • Travellers Talk:

  • A Very scary but enjoyable experience.
  • A great way to experience Edinburgh's history!
  • A Fascinating tour by a fantastic tour guide

    • Is It Right:

  • If you love giving yourself a scare and enjoy horror stories, this is the tour for you. It's equally good for those who love history, especially dark history!
  • This is a walking tour so you need to be reasonably fit.
  • Tours are not suitable for under 5's and the night tours are for adults only.
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The Tour of Terror

clock 1 hour 15 minutes
  • The tour is led by one of Edinburgh's most infamous characters giving an insight into life as it...Read more
from$26.48

Ghost and Gore Walking Tour of Edinburgh

clock 1 hour 30 minutes
  • A tour where you'll hear some of the spookiest tales of Edinburgh's characters.
  • It is going to reveal the darkness hidden in Edinburgh and will be hosted by a deceased cemetery director; Mr. Clapperton. Read more
  • It includes tales of invasions, witchcraft, executions, and punishments.

    • What You'll Do:

  • Learn about Edinburgh's ghostly side from the deceased cemetery director.
  • Enjoy a good number of laughs and a few frights.
  • Enjoy a tour that can be enjoyed by the whole family.

    • What It Includes:

  • Professional ghostly guide.
  • A copy of best-seller Witchery Tales by Adam Lyal.
  • Live tour guides and booklets are available in English.

    • Travellers Talk:

  • Fantastic tour that manages to surpass all expectations with the amount of thrill it offers.
  • Mr. Clapperton keeps everyone informed of what's going on and makes sure that everything is interesting.

    • Is It Right:

    Anyone who enjoys a little horror should be part of the next tour.
  • This tour always finds a way to surpass expectations.
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Haunted Vaults and Graveyard Walking Tour in Edinburgh

clock 1 hour 30 minutes
  • It takes to under the streets of Edinburgh to listen to the gory stories on a tour of Auld Reekie.
  • It takes passengers to landmark sites and famous locations such as the infamous stone circle vault and a nasty torture exhibition. Read more
  • A 75-minute tour of Edinburgh to find out the darkest and most frightening stories to have ever existed about the city.

    • What You'll Do:

  • Take an exploratory trip above and below the Royal Mile.
  • Visit a torture exhibition and learn how some historic torture items were used.
  • Learn how people lived in the wynds and closes during ancient days.

    • What It Includes:

  • Access to a torture exhibition.
  • A visit to the vaults underneath Edinburgh's South Bridge.
  • A visit to the torture exhibition.

    • Travellers Talk:

  • The tour was exciting and managed to intrigued everyone who presents the dark and Gothic stories.
  • The information given on the tour was dark and enlightening.

    • Is It Right:

  • It teaches detailed history on the grisly past of Edinburgh.
  • It can be considered as a way to visit the past of Edinburgh once more.
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Murder and Mystery Walking Tour of Edinburgh

clock 1 hour 15 minutes
  • This is Edinburgh's original ghost tour. We've been wandering the streets of Old Town Edinburgh since 1984.

    The tour takes a look at the Scottish capital's dark side, including tales of witchcraft, plague and torture on this Murder and Mystery Walking Tour.

    Visit the scenes of many horrific tortures, murders and supernatural...Read more
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Small-Group Sinister Old Town Walking Tour of Edinburgh

clock 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Discover the sinister side of Edinburgh’s Old Town, from villains to aristocracy and slums, prisons and execution sites to the time encrusted architecture of the high and mighty. Our costumed guide will regale you with tales of Edinburgh’s chequered past. Travel in the footstep of our capitals most wretched characters who roamed these very...Read more
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Underground Walking Tour in Edinburgh

clock 1 hour
  • Visit the infamous hidden and supposedly haunted vaults beneath the South Bridge in Edinburgh Old Town. Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums. Explore these dimly lit vaults by candlelight, once the haunt of criminals, body snatchers and witches alike, said by some to now be occupied by a few of the spirits of...Read more
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Small-Group Tour in Edinburgh Ghosts and Horrors

clock 1 hour 30 minutes
  • You can join either a group, or make your tour extra special by booking an exclusive, private tour

    I am triple vaccinated.

    Hand sanitizer will be available for all.

    This provides a safer tour for you in Coronavirus times.

    You will explore specific locations in the Old Town that can be difficult to find.

    You...Read more
from$38.17

The World Famous Underground Ghost Tour

clock 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Experience the world's most haunted city on a ghost tour of Edinburgh and be spooked by one of the city's most infamous sons as they lead you around the dark side of the Old Town. Discover the hidden wynds (alleys) off the Royal Mile and hear some of Edinburgh’s horrifying secrets.

    Then, visit what is regarded as the most haunted...Read more
from$23.04

Small Group Edinburgh Night Walking Tour with Underground Vaults

clock 1 hour
  • Explore the grim and ghastly side of Edinburgh on a ghost walking tour with exclusive visit to Blair Street Underground Vaults. From fiendish plots that led to treason and torture, to secret lives lingering in the darkest corners of the city. Join this late-night ghost walking tour and experience Edinburgh's historic and mysterious streets and...Read more
from$32.25

Witch: Women in Shadow Or Flame

clock 1 hour
  • Meet at the Old Police Box on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh's old town before being taken
    below the South Bridge where your journey begins,

    The true story of the women and witchcraft was written and performed by Natalie Nardone.
    The show lasting one hour takes place in our world-famous underground.

    A humourous but also shocking...Read more
from$18.87

Edinburgh’s Loathsome Lawbreakers: A True Crime Walking Tour

clock 2 hours
  • Turn off your true crime podcast and join your criminally expert tour guide as you wander the streets of Edinburgh’s Old Town and help to decide who really is Edinburgh's worst criminal?

    Join us on this tour as we unlock the true tales of some of the most well known names in Edinburgh’s history as well as some of the more hidden...Read more
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Edinburgh Darkside Walking Tour: Mysteries, Murder and Legends

clock 2 hours
  • See Edinburgh’s shady side. The gruesome and the glorious. The ghostly and the ghastly. This 2-hour tour is a wickedly entertaining walk on the wild and dark side of the Scottish capital. Explore the spots where murders, monsters and mayhem have become things of legend, and visit Old Calton Burial Ground or Canongate Kirkyard, two of...Read more
from$27.01

Edinburg : Private Haunted Graveyard Walking Tour

clock 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Meet your guide for a mysterious adventure in the footsteps of the ghosts of Greyfriars Kirkyard Built in 1560 in the period town center, it towers over the new town and accumulates strange ghost stories.
    In Edinburgh, Scotland, there is a charming little Gothic cemetery, Greyfriars Kirkyard, which is reputed to be the most haunted cemetery in...Read more
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City of the Dead's Double Dead Tour

clock 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Can't decide whether to do the Underground City of the Dead Tour or the Haunted Graveyard Tour? Then don't. Get the worst of both worlds with our Double Dead Tour.

    Led by an expert guide, you will venture into two of the most haunted places on the planet – the South Bridge Vaults AND the Covenanter’s Prison in Greyfriars Graveyard. The...Read more
from$25.38

Guided Walking Tour of Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh

clock 1 hour
  • Explore Greyfriars Kirkyard, one of the most atmospheric, haunted, densely populated, and interesting burial grounds in Scotland. With your expert guide learn more about the lives of its famous and often infamous expired occupants, from the endearing and humorous to the horrifying and disturbing.

    Find out what inspirations J.K Rowling took...Read more
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Ghosts of Edinburgh: Bloody Past Outdoor Escape Game

clock 1 hour
  • Go on a haunted Edinburgh tour where you will follow clues to discover striking places and local stories.

    Play the role of a devilish staff on this spine-tingling walking tour, which takes you on a journey through some of the city’s most haunted places, including Greyfriars Kirkyard, the site of the Nor’ Loch and West Bow.

    Are...Read more
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Extreme Paranormal Underground Ghost Tour in Edinburgh

clock 1 hour 20 minutes
  • As darkness falls, and the witching hour creeps ever closer, join us for a spine tingling, late night, 80 minute walking tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town and underground. The often brutal past of Scotland’s capital creates a wholly unique, grand but somewhat unsettling atmosphere which lends itself to evening ghost tours. Let one of our costumed...Read more
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Private Walking Tour: The Edinburgh of Sherlock Holmes in French

clock 2 hours
  • What inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to invent Sherlock Holmes? How did Edinburgh influence the famous detective? Did you know that the Sherlock's deductive process was based on Arthur Conan Doyle's medical studies at Surgeons' Hall?
    During this 2h private tour in French, you will follow the author's footsteps through the winding streets of...Read more
from$284.66
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