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
Poltergeist 'Attacks'
Follow us, if you dare!
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)
Susan Laskowski
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐10/04/2026
Ben was witty, charming, lovely and knowledgeable. You must do this when you come to the city...
Ananga Rana
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐10/04/2026
Great tour, equal parts spooky and historical. Ben was a great guide!
Leslie Kasperowicz
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐10/04/2026
Our tour guide was great and we enjoyed all of the stories and the theatrics.
Discover28126152240
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐9/04/2026
Great experience. We had a tour with Anna an Italian but Scottish in the soul enthusiastic. 10/10 recommend.
A2480TWclaireg
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐8/04/2026
We had a fantastic time on the City of the Dead tour in Edinburgh, led by Chris...
MariGame
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐8/04/2026
Fiona a été incroyable, la visite dds souterrains a été terrifiante...
390katiet87390
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐7/04/2026
Charlie was an absolutely amazing and knowledgeable guide...
848tabithaa
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐7/04/2026
Gerry was amazing and the best tour guide....
FayeR129
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐6/04/2026
This was excellent! Charlie did a brilliant job...
Daniel Holman
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐4/04/2026
My 4th time going on this tour (and previously capturing a ghost on camera) and it didn’t disappoint...
Sav Cursio
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐3/04/2026
We did the City of the Dead ghost tour and it was honestly amazing. Alister was a brilliant guide....
Jessy James
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐3/04/2026
Great tour of Edinburgh’s haunted vaults! Our guide Rebecca was amazing! Not your typical monotonous...
Akanksha L
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐2/04/2026
Alistair was sooo good. The tour was fantastic, very engaging and the right amount of creepy. It’ll....
Dominique Essig
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐2/04/2026
Ryan was great- an awesome way to experience Edinburgh at night...
Clara Bellido
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/04/2026
(Translated by Google) Amazing! We went on the City of the Dead tour with Rebecca and it was...
Karan Lohan
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/04/2026
Incredible experience. Easily the highlight of our trip. Our guide Alastair was excellent...
craigsX5263LA
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐31/03/2026
Our guide Rebecca was amazing very knowledgeable...
Explore816469
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐31/03/2026
A nossa guia Nat foi simplesmente incrível...
anon103
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐31/03/2026
Rebecca was our guide, she was funny entertaining and great at telling the stories...
V60GRM
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐30/03/2026
This was a great experience of Edinburgh's ghost tour vaults...
Companion58366343467
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐30/03/2026
Excellent tour hosted by our very knowledgeable and engaging host, Hess...
Passenger16168607874
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐30/03/2026
Ryan led a great tour with the energy and humour to keep even...
Jelena Dujak
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐30/03/2026
it was my personal highlight! Our guide Rebecca was engaging, funny & knowledgeable...
Elsie Gee
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐29/03/2026
Entertaining tour led by Alistair. Would recommend
Liv
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐29/03/2026
very informative! well done allister
MathildeGeist
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐29/03/2026
This was honestly so much fun and intressting ! Our guide Alisdair was so good at narrating stories...
Jordan McGregor
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐28/03/2026
Our tour guide Nat, I could endlessly say amazing things about. Knowledgeable, funny, attentive and...
Would definitely do again.
Lisa Tuckwell
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐28/03/2026
Desiree was such fun and made the experience really interesting. We learnt a lot about the history.....
Sara Santos-Vigneault
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐27/03/2026
We went on the City of the Dead tour in Edinburgh, and had a great experience. Our guide, Rebecca,.....
Brad Rathbun
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐27/03/2026
Our guide Chris was a great storyteller with the old history. I was really looking forward to it...
945darcyc
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐26/03/2026
This tour is a must when visiting Edinburgh...
212jakubp
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐26/03/2026
Even though the evening was very chilly, the experience during the tour was even more chilling!..
Mark B
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐26/03/2026
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the Double Dead tour. Our tour guide was Nat who was...
K6832RDleahp
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐25/03/2026
It was a great experience and our guide did an excellent job, the stories were very engaging and...
Odyssey212852
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐24/03/2026
This was a very fun and informative tour! Charlie was fantastic!!.
Jodie C
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐24/03/2026
We really enjoyed the Haunted Graveyard Tour. Our guide Fiona was enthusiastic, entertaining and...
(Full reviews on Google and TripAdvisor)
Susan Laskowski
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐10/04/2026
Ben was witty, charming, lovely and knowledgeable. You must do this when you come to the city...
Ananga Rana
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐10/04/2026
Great tour, equal parts spooky and historical. Ben was a great guide!
Leslie Kasperowicz
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐10/04/2026
Our tour guide was great and we enjoyed all of the stories and the theatrics.
Discover28126152240
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐9/04/2026
Great experience. We had a tour with Anna an Italian but Scottish in the soul enthusiastic. 10/10 recommend.
A2480TWclaireg
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐8/04/2026
We had a fantastic time on the City of the Dead tour in Edinburgh, led by Chris...
MariGame
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐8/04/2026
Fiona a été incroyable, la visite dds souterrains a été terrifiante...
390katiet87390
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐7/04/2026
Charlie was an absolutely amazing and knowledgeable guide...
848tabithaa
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐7/04/2026
Gerry was amazing and the best tour guide....
FayeR129
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐6/04/2026
This was excellent! Charlie did a brilliant job...
Daniel Holman
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐4/04/2026
My 4th time going on this tour (and previously capturing a ghost on camera) and it didn’t disappoint...
Sav Cursio
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐3/04/2026
We did the City of the Dead ghost tour and it was honestly amazing. Alister was a brilliant guide....
Jessy James
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐3/04/2026
Great tour of Edinburgh’s haunted vaults! Our guide Rebecca was amazing! Not your typical monotonous...
Akanksha L
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐2/04/2026
Alistair was sooo good. The tour was fantastic, very engaging and the right amount of creepy. It’ll....
Dominique Essig
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐2/04/2026
Ryan was great- an awesome way to experience Edinburgh at night...
Clara Bellido
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/04/2026
(Translated by Google) Amazing! We went on the City of the Dead tour with Rebecca and it was...
Karan Lohan
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/04/2026
Incredible experience. Easily the highlight of our trip. Our guide Alastair was excellent...
craigsX5263LA
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐31/03/2026
Our guide Rebecca was amazing very knowledgeable...
Explore816469
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐31/03/2026
A nossa guia Nat foi simplesmente incrível...
anon103
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐31/03/2026
Rebecca was our guide, she was funny entertaining and great at telling the stories...
V60GRM
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐30/03/2026
This was a great experience of Edinburgh's ghost tour vaults...
Companion58366343467
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐30/03/2026
Excellent tour hosted by our very knowledgeable and engaging host, Hess...
Passenger16168607874
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐30/03/2026
Ryan led a great tour with the energy and humour to keep even...
Jelena Dujak
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐30/03/2026
it was my personal highlight! Our guide Rebecca was engaging, funny & knowledgeable...
Elsie Gee
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐29/03/2026
Entertaining tour led by Alistair. Would recommend
Liv
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐29/03/2026
very informative! well done allister
MathildeGeist
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐29/03/2026
This was honestly so much fun and intressting ! Our guide Alisdair was so good at narrating stories...
Jordan McGregor
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐28/03/2026
Our tour guide Nat, I could endlessly say amazing things about. Knowledgeable, funny, attentive and...
Would definitely do again.
Lisa Tuckwell
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐28/03/2026
Desiree was such fun and made the experience really interesting. We learnt a lot about the history.....
Sara Santos-Vigneault
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐27/03/2026
We went on the City of the Dead tour in Edinburgh, and had a great experience. Our guide, Rebecca,.....
Brad Rathbun
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐27/03/2026
Our guide Chris was a great storyteller with the old history. I was really looking forward to it...
945darcyc
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐26/03/2026
This tour is a must when visiting Edinburgh...
212jakubp
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐26/03/2026
Even though the evening was very chilly, the experience during the tour was even more chilling!..
Mark B
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐26/03/2026
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the Double Dead tour. Our tour guide was Nat who was...
K6832RDleahp
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐25/03/2026
It was a great experience and our guide did an excellent job, the stories were very engaging and...
Odyssey212852
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐24/03/2026
This was a very fun and informative tour! Charlie was fantastic!!.
Jodie C
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐24/03/2026
We really enjoyed the Haunted Graveyard Tour. Our guide Fiona was enthusiastic, entertaining and...