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
TOUR REVIEWS
(full reviews on Google and TripAdvisor)
Seth Gardner
10/07/2025
I want to give a shout out to Ross and Ed they're amazing tour guides. I'd highly recommend the...
traceysA8079JG
09/07/2025
We did the Double Dead tour with Nat, a lovely, knowledgeable lady and an excellent storyteller...
Karen B
09/07/2025
Our tour guide was Ben, who was excellent at telling us about the history of the vaults and the Kirkyard...
Sitoshic2025
08/07/2025
Our tour guide was fantastic, I personally found it fascinating and just the right amount of spooky. Would highly recommend
37beckyg
07/07/2025
Ben was our tour guide and he was really good, very knowledgeable! Great tour!..
Z4938DMannay
07/07/2025
The tour through Edinburgh was great! Our tour guide Ryan was amazing! Definitely recommend...
B9538OTannem
06/07/2025
Fantastic tour. Our tour guide Ben was tremendously knowledgeable & lots of spooky fun.
Wendy Tate
06/07/2025
My husband and I did the Underground tour. Allister was our guide. He was super engaging and...
Micah_
05/07/2025
Beth was an incredible guide. Witty, great storytelling and great fun!
ωάννης Μιχαήλ Κλαψίδης
05/07/2025
Ben was a really amazing guide. I've been to many of these tours over the....
Lipi Chakravorty
04/07/2025
Spooky and fascinating tour! Ben was a great and entertaining guide!
Candienelson
03/07/2025
Sarah, was incredible - honestly one of the most extraordinary storytellers I’ve ever heard. I cannot recommend this tour enough!
P3308NBjulier
02/07/2025
Fiona was our guide, she was awesome, very knowledgeable with all the history & a good sense of humour...
Karen Fleming
02/07/2025
Ben was our tour guide for the underground vaults tour, very engaging and charismatic, quite funny...
Akayna C
01/07/2025
We had a really great time on this tour and got pretty spooked too! Nat was an excellent storyteller...
Peter Pickerill
30/06/2025
Wonderful experience. Beth, our guide, was a fantastic story teller and expertly mixed humor with eerie storytelling...
Scott Nimmo
30/06/2025
We did the Double Dead tour with Beth. Excellent pace for the tour with vivid..
Lendita
30/06/2025
Absolutely a highlight of my trip to Edinburgh. I did the ‘Double Dead’ tour with Lou as our guide. He was incredibly...
R7990TJsebastiana
29/06/2025
Beth is absolutely brilliant tour guide. The whole experience was a perfect mix of spooks and history...
Excursion46881410098
29/06/2025
Ryan was our guide. He was a great storyteller with fantastic energy. This tour is a must when visiting Edinburgh...
Rikki Evelyn
29/06/2025
My husband and I very much enjoyed The Double Dead Tour this evening. Nat was a great tour guide...
Ema Volešová
28/06/2025
I went on a tour with Alastair today and if I could give it more than 5 stars I would. Its amazing....
Diana Escamilla
27/06/2025
Loved the experience! My guide was Alister, great at story and history telling....
Liam Auhl
27/06/2025
Highly recommend! My partner and I visited Edinburgh from Australia and had Beth as our tour guide....
Sally S
27/06/2025
If you’re in Edinburgh and love a mix of dark history and ghostly thrills, do not miss the Double Dead Tour with the City of the Dead team.
(full reviews on Google and TripAdvisor)
Seth Gardner
10/07/2025
I want to give a shout out to Ross and Ed they're amazing tour guides. I'd highly recommend the...
traceysA8079JG
09/07/2025
We did the Double Dead tour with Nat, a lovely, knowledgeable lady and an excellent storyteller...
Karen B
09/07/2025
Our tour guide was Ben, who was excellent at telling us about the history of the vaults and the Kirkyard...
Sitoshic2025
08/07/2025
Our tour guide was fantastic, I personally found it fascinating and just the right amount of spooky. Would highly recommend
37beckyg
07/07/2025
Ben was our tour guide and he was really good, very knowledgeable! Great tour!..
Z4938DMannay
07/07/2025
The tour through Edinburgh was great! Our tour guide Ryan was amazing! Definitely recommend...
B9538OTannem
06/07/2025
Fantastic tour. Our tour guide Ben was tremendously knowledgeable & lots of spooky fun.
Wendy Tate
06/07/2025
My husband and I did the Underground tour. Allister was our guide. He was super engaging and...
Micah_
05/07/2025
Beth was an incredible guide. Witty, great storytelling and great fun!
ωάννης Μιχαήλ Κλαψίδης
05/07/2025
Ben was a really amazing guide. I've been to many of these tours over the....
Lipi Chakravorty
04/07/2025
Spooky and fascinating tour! Ben was a great and entertaining guide!
Candienelson
03/07/2025
Sarah, was incredible - honestly one of the most extraordinary storytellers I’ve ever heard. I cannot recommend this tour enough!
P3308NBjulier
02/07/2025
Fiona was our guide, she was awesome, very knowledgeable with all the history & a good sense of humour...
Karen Fleming
02/07/2025
Ben was our tour guide for the underground vaults tour, very engaging and charismatic, quite funny...
Akayna C
01/07/2025
We had a really great time on this tour and got pretty spooked too! Nat was an excellent storyteller...
Peter Pickerill
30/06/2025
Wonderful experience. Beth, our guide, was a fantastic story teller and expertly mixed humor with eerie storytelling...
Scott Nimmo
30/06/2025
We did the Double Dead tour with Beth. Excellent pace for the tour with vivid..
Lendita
30/06/2025
Absolutely a highlight of my trip to Edinburgh. I did the ‘Double Dead’ tour with Lou as our guide. He was incredibly...
R7990TJsebastiana
29/06/2025
Beth is absolutely brilliant tour guide. The whole experience was a perfect mix of spooks and history...
Excursion46881410098
29/06/2025
Ryan was our guide. He was a great storyteller with fantastic energy. This tour is a must when visiting Edinburgh...
Rikki Evelyn
29/06/2025
My husband and I very much enjoyed The Double Dead Tour this evening. Nat was a great tour guide...
Ema Volešová
28/06/2025
I went on a tour with Alastair today and if I could give it more than 5 stars I would. Its amazing....
Diana Escamilla
27/06/2025
Loved the experience! My guide was Alister, great at story and history telling....
Liam Auhl
27/06/2025
Highly recommend! My partner and I visited Edinburgh from Australia and had Beth as our tour guide....
Sally S
27/06/2025
If you’re in Edinburgh and love a mix of dark history and ghostly thrills, do not miss the Double Dead Tour with the City of the Dead team.