World Famous, Award Winning, Underground City & Haunted Graveyard Tours
(featuring the legendary Mackenzie Poltergeist)®
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award winning novelist Jan-Andrew Henderson, our walks enter two of the most haunted locations on earth and combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
‘Will set your imagination RUNNING WILD…. led by a mixture of historians and thespians whose ability to scare is as refined as their ability to WEAVE a GOOD YARN… laced with enough HORROR to leave you sleeping with the lights on for a week’ The Entertainment Guide
Named ‘One of the Britain’s Best Ghost Walks’ by Scare.com, Yahoo! Travel and Virgin Media, ‘One of the UK’s Spookiest Tours’ by The Sun Newspaper, ‘One of Edinburgh’s top 10 Attractions' by USA Today and ‘Edinburgh’s Best Ghost Tour’ by Lonely Planet. Short-listed for the prestigious Screamie Awards (3 times), winner of ScareTour’s ‘Best Ghost Tour Award', highly recommended by TripAdvisor (including ‘Best Halloween Event’) and awarded the Viator Badge of Excellence.
Which proves good doesn’t always triumph over evil.
'Puts the city's other tours IN THE SHADE' - Edinburgh Evening News
‘Will set your imagination RUNNING WILD…. led by a mixture of historians and thespians whose ability to scare is as refined as their ability to WEAVE a GOOD YARN… laced with enough HORROR to leave you sleeping with the lights on for a week’ The Entertainment Guide
Named ‘One of the Britain’s Best Ghost Walks’ by Scare.com, Yahoo! Travel and Virgin Media, ‘One of the UK’s Spookiest Tours’ by The Sun Newspaper, ‘One of Edinburgh’s top 10 Attractions' by USA Today and ‘Edinburgh’s Best Ghost Tour’ by Lonely Planet. Short-listed for the prestigious Screamie Awards (3 times), winner of ScareTour’s ‘Best Ghost Tour Award', highly recommended by TripAdvisor (including ‘Best Halloween Event’) and awarded the Viator Badge of Excellence.
Which proves good doesn’t always triumph over evil.
'Puts the city's other tours IN THE SHADE' - Edinburgh Evening News
Mackenzie Poltergeist 'attacks' (sent by customers on our tours)
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GUIDES WANTED!
City of the Dead is looking for tour guides. Wear black. Be the centre of attention. Get paid.
See HERE for details
City of the Dead is looking for tour guides. Wear black. Be the centre of attention. Get paid.
See HERE for details
THIS MONTH'S 5-STAR TOUR REVIEWS
(Full reviews on Google and TripAdvisor)
O5139ZVchristinab
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐20/07/2026
We had a fantastic time on the Double Dead Tour with the great Alistair as our guide...
Trouveur
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐20/07/2026
This is an outstanding tour! A real lecture on history from an outstanding guide! John...
yuv111
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐19/07/2026
Witty spooky n funfilled guide ...
yuv111 (again!)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐19/07/2026
I generally dont write reviews bt our guide Desiere was amazingly good…
116asbj_rne
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐19/07/2026
We had a fantastic tour with Sarah as our incredible guide...
L2776DOannen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐18/07/2026
Very knowing and engaged guide - Jamie - highly recommendable!
HK Tipster
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐18/07/2026
very intense and scary evening! great host desiree...
alex kleinhuis
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐18/07/2026
The double dead is a superb tour and the tourguide was amazing. Interesting history and scary...
Julie Simard
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐17/07/2026
(Translated by Google) Absolutely fantastic!!! Sarah is amazing!!!
Janina S.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐17/07/2026
it's funny, it's a bit scary and you learn so much about the city!
Kate Coleman
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐17/07/2026
Great tour with Natalie who is both extremely knowledgeable about the history of Edinburgh and very....
Nasreenopen_in_new
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐16/07/2026
The tour was very cool in and of itself, but is was made incredible by Desiree!..
Stuart Young
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐16/07/2026
Incredible vaults tour from Desirée who was funny and scary at all the right moments...
Toni Ponder
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐15/07/2026
Hess was a great tour guide! Just spooky enough. Would recommend!
Mother Wolf
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐15/07/2026
Darren was so funny and I can't imagine going on the tour without him. Informative, engaging and...
Kari Lene Sjølie Kåshagen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐14/07/2026
This user only left a rating
jonathan rodriguez
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐13/07/2026
Our guide Charlie was amazing and we had a great experience...
Saurabh Jain
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐13/07/2026
Made the show worth a visit.. kudos to ‘desiree” for amazing work...
jbE4546OV
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐12/07/2026
Ryan did a phenomenal job. The tour was packed full of history, legend & many jokes...
pobbard22
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐12/07/2026
(Greyfriars History Tour)
Fun & engaging tour with Jamie...
T3976WTkerryr
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐11/07/2026
Ryan the tour guide was fantastic very engaging, theatrical and funny...
Kerry_R
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐11/07/2026
Really enjoyed the whole experience, well worth the money and would highly recommend
M1976QKnickb
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐11/07/2026
Ryan (Mary) lol was amazing!!! Very entertaining, energetic and you can tell he loves his job...
TAH99
(Greyfriars History Tour)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐10/07/2026
Jamie was a very knowledgeable and an emphatic history buff...
katiedP1476DC
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐10/07/2026
I highly recommend this tour to anyone who enjoys the paranormal and history.
J4576LHaliciap
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐09/07/2026
Very interesting experience!
163sierraj
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐09/07/2026
Sarah was the absolute best guide!!
TAH99
(Greyfriars History Tour)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐08/07/2026
.Jamie did a wonderful tour, clearly explaining his many years of research into Greyfriars and...
Khushi Gupta
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐08/07/2026
DEZ was the tour guide!!! The most theatrical representations of the thoughts and history!!! A must...
Mathieu Ceulemans
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐07/07/2026
Easily the best tour/tour guide I’ve experienced
Metta Whitton
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐07/07/2026
Wonderful tour with Sarah! Loved it. My 2 teenage boys did too. Highly recommend!
Rachel Drew
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐07/07/2026
Really enjoyed the Double Dead tour. It was the correct level of information, history, and...
Duane Cranston
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐06/07/2026
We did the Underground City of the Dead evening tour with Fiona, she was fantastic...
Jordan Clark
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐05/07/2026
Great history and genuinely spooky. Fiona is a fantastic tour guide...
kathleenalt
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐05/07/2026
Great tour! Sarah was an amazing guide! Very personable and funny...
sankalp potbhare
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐04/07/2026
Alistair, our tour guide was superb. he was engaging and very informative...
Madeline Bucciopen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐04/07/2026
It’s not for the faint of heart; but I would definitely recommend it!
Alec Bopen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐03/07/2026
Fiona is awesome she had my family and I on our toes the whole tour 👻
Petra Chromecopen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐03/07/2026
We did the Double Dead Tour with Alistair as our guide and absolutely loved it! We learned a lot about Edinburgh’s...
Terhas Gleesonopen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐03/07/2026
Wonderful and insightful experience with our lovely guide Alister.
Cheke Devendra
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐02/07/2026
Fiona was fab!
Ahmad
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐02/07/2026
Great coffee (We have no idea how to take this one - COTD)
Umberto Giulianiopen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐02/07/2026
We had a great experience with Rebecca. She was an amazing guide and really enhanced the storytelling
Melodie Dee
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐02/07/2026
Rebecca is an awesome storyteller. I really enjoyed this tour!
Derek Biggar
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐01/07/2026
Did the Double Dead tour with Fiona and had a fantastic experience. Fiona was entertaining and...
Jessica Powers
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐01/07/2026
TAKE THIS TOUR! As a fan of all things spooky, I just want to say that I have taken several ghost tours in multiple countries, and Sarah is by far the absolute best tour guide that I have ever encountered.
(Full reviews on Google and TripAdvisor)
O5139ZVchristinab
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐20/07/2026
We had a fantastic time on the Double Dead Tour with the great Alistair as our guide...
Trouveur
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐20/07/2026
This is an outstanding tour! A real lecture on history from an outstanding guide! John...
yuv111
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐19/07/2026
Witty spooky n funfilled guide ...
yuv111 (again!)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐19/07/2026
I generally dont write reviews bt our guide Desiere was amazingly good…
116asbj_rne
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐19/07/2026
We had a fantastic tour with Sarah as our incredible guide...
L2776DOannen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐18/07/2026
Very knowing and engaged guide - Jamie - highly recommendable!
HK Tipster
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐18/07/2026
very intense and scary evening! great host desiree...
alex kleinhuis
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐18/07/2026
The double dead is a superb tour and the tourguide was amazing. Interesting history and scary...
Julie Simard
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐17/07/2026
(Translated by Google) Absolutely fantastic!!! Sarah is amazing!!!
Janina S.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐17/07/2026
it's funny, it's a bit scary and you learn so much about the city!
Kate Coleman
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐17/07/2026
Great tour with Natalie who is both extremely knowledgeable about the history of Edinburgh and very....
Nasreenopen_in_new
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐16/07/2026
The tour was very cool in and of itself, but is was made incredible by Desiree!..
Stuart Young
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐16/07/2026
Incredible vaults tour from Desirée who was funny and scary at all the right moments...
Toni Ponder
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐15/07/2026
Hess was a great tour guide! Just spooky enough. Would recommend!
Mother Wolf
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐15/07/2026
Darren was so funny and I can't imagine going on the tour without him. Informative, engaging and...
Kari Lene Sjølie Kåshagen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐14/07/2026
This user only left a rating
jonathan rodriguez
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐13/07/2026
Our guide Charlie was amazing and we had a great experience...
Saurabh Jain
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐13/07/2026
Made the show worth a visit.. kudos to ‘desiree” for amazing work...
jbE4546OV
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐12/07/2026
Ryan did a phenomenal job. The tour was packed full of history, legend & many jokes...
pobbard22
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐12/07/2026
(Greyfriars History Tour)
Fun & engaging tour with Jamie...
T3976WTkerryr
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐11/07/2026
Ryan the tour guide was fantastic very engaging, theatrical and funny...
Kerry_R
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐11/07/2026
Really enjoyed the whole experience, well worth the money and would highly recommend
M1976QKnickb
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐11/07/2026
Ryan (Mary) lol was amazing!!! Very entertaining, energetic and you can tell he loves his job...
TAH99
(Greyfriars History Tour)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐10/07/2026
Jamie was a very knowledgeable and an emphatic history buff...
katiedP1476DC
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐10/07/2026
I highly recommend this tour to anyone who enjoys the paranormal and history.
J4576LHaliciap
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐09/07/2026
Very interesting experience!
163sierraj
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐09/07/2026
Sarah was the absolute best guide!!
TAH99
(Greyfriars History Tour)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐08/07/2026
.Jamie did a wonderful tour, clearly explaining his many years of research into Greyfriars and...
Khushi Gupta
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐08/07/2026
DEZ was the tour guide!!! The most theatrical representations of the thoughts and history!!! A must...
Mathieu Ceulemans
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐07/07/2026
Easily the best tour/tour guide I’ve experienced
Metta Whitton
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐07/07/2026
Wonderful tour with Sarah! Loved it. My 2 teenage boys did too. Highly recommend!
Rachel Drew
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐07/07/2026
Really enjoyed the Double Dead tour. It was the correct level of information, history, and...
Duane Cranston
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐06/07/2026
We did the Underground City of the Dead evening tour with Fiona, she was fantastic...
Jordan Clark
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐05/07/2026
Great history and genuinely spooky. Fiona is a fantastic tour guide...
kathleenalt
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐05/07/2026
Great tour! Sarah was an amazing guide! Very personable and funny...
sankalp potbhare
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐04/07/2026
Alistair, our tour guide was superb. he was engaging and very informative...
Madeline Bucciopen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐04/07/2026
It’s not for the faint of heart; but I would definitely recommend it!
Alec Bopen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐03/07/2026
Fiona is awesome she had my family and I on our toes the whole tour 👻
Petra Chromecopen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐03/07/2026
We did the Double Dead Tour with Alistair as our guide and absolutely loved it! We learned a lot about Edinburgh’s...
Terhas Gleesonopen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐03/07/2026
Wonderful and insightful experience with our lovely guide Alister.
Cheke Devendra
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐02/07/2026
Fiona was fab!
Ahmad
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐02/07/2026
Great coffee (We have no idea how to take this one - COTD)
Umberto Giulianiopen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐02/07/2026
We had a great experience with Rebecca. She was an amazing guide and really enhanced the storytelling
Melodie Dee
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐02/07/2026
Rebecca is an awesome storyteller. I really enjoyed this tour!
Derek Biggar
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐01/07/2026
Did the Double Dead tour with Fiona and had a fantastic experience. Fiona was entertaining and...
Jessica Powers
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐01/07/2026
TAKE THIS TOUR! As a fan of all things spooky, I just want to say that I have taken several ghost tours in multiple countries, and Sarah is by far the absolute best tour guide that I have ever encountered.