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
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THIS MONTH'S 5-STAR TOUR REVIEWS
(Full reviews on Google and TripAdvisor)
DM Zook
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐8/06/2026
Charlie was our guide and he was an engaging fellow who knew his way around some of the city's dark....
Hailey Garbato
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐8/06/2026
Ryan was an amazing tour guide. He was engaging, funny, and kind. He is one of the best tour guys I....
Cherry176
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐7/06/2026
First time I came the tour guide was Sarah, and she was incredible I seriously wish she was
my bestie! This time we went with Rebecca and she was also incredible!
P497GXelizabethm
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐7/06/2026
The guide, Fiona, is a master at bringing history to life. Highly entertaining and informative...
Lucy_H
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐7/06/2026
Our tour guide was brilliant!! I think her name was Des, but she was very funny and friendly...
annietE2354WX
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐6/06/2026
Really fun time- loved the stories Joshua had to share...
dontB9911KK
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐6/06/2026
Joshua was our guide and he was a great storyteller and made the experience very creepy...
Sarah_K
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐6/06/2026
The vaults are super spooky and dark—Alistar was an excellent guide...
leahrI7744WK
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5/06/2026
Our tour guide Ben was excellent!
Shield maiden
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5/06/2026
Fiona was EPIC scared the life out of me three times lol the tour is well put together historically....
Mark Harmon
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5/06/2026
Sarah is a great story teller and very engaging! She made this a very fun night for all of us!
Julia Mercon
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐4/06/2026
Fiona is a 10/10 tour guide...
Christopher Mercon
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐4/06/2026
This was a fantastic way to spend a few hours in Edinburgh... Fiona was amazing and I was captivated.....
Caroleanne Moralez
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐4/06/2026
I couldn’t recommend this tour enough!
Kyle Turner
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐3/06/2026
I had a great experience with Des as my tour guide! She was very knowledgeable, had many interesting...
Ellen T.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐3/06/2026
Very cool experience! Our tour guide desiree was wonderful. Her acting experience really made the......
Fernando Gon
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐3/06/2026
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Aya Barnett
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐2/06/2026
Charlie was an amazing tour guide and an even better story teller. Great energy and was kind enough...
Conor
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/06/2026
Had an absolutely fantastic time on the City of the Dead - Double Dead Tour with Ben. He was...
Pilar Lauren Wilsie
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/06/2026
What a great experience this tour was. Spooky but not too scary. Very educational. Charlie was the.....
Harriet Briggs
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/06/2026
We had a fantastic experience on the City of the Dead - Double Dead Tour. Our guide, Ben, was...
Cole
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/06/2026
Charlie was great, very knowledgeable. Tour was really interesting and well worth it. Highly...
L3903PPpeterk
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐31/05/2026
(Rebecca) was informative, entertaining, easy to talk to and was fun to joke with.
FN666aull
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐31/05/2026
A fantastic tour. Our tour guide Nat was extremely informative with the right...
Amanda R
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐31/05/2026
Great experience! You get to go into parts of the city that the general public doesn’t get to...
worldtravelers7573
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐30/05/2026
Great tour, highly recommend unless you are a very serious boring person...
dillonn499
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐30/05/2026
Ryan made this tour unforgettable. He is an incredible tour guide...
Mobile48391458312
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 29/05/2026
What can I say. One of the most best tours we've ever been on.
R8474VFmikem
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐29/05/2026
Went in expecting a standard, interesting tour but our guide Ryan made it an unforgettable experience...
Katy M
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐29/05/2026
We had Ryan as our guide and he was absolutely fantastic!!!
H4172ILamys
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐28/05/2026
Our guide was Charlie and he was very entertaining! Loads of knowledge and energy...
Mike E
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐28/05/2026
Hess was our guide and she was fantastic.
E G (Monster_1991)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐27/05/2026
We had the fantastic, John as our tour guide. He was a great mixture of funny and terrifying we.....
Payton Wargo
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐27/05/2026
Ben was a fantastic tour guide! He was engaging but not over the top and the tour was informative......
Alex Corona
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐26/05/2026
Ben was a great guide!! Perfect mix of spooky and history!
anna overy
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐26/05/2026
Rebecca was an epic guide. The tour was incredible. Interesting, educational, scary, funny and...
Amy Swain
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐26/05/2026
Charlie was our tour guide and he very enthusiastic, knowledgeable, entertaining and occasionally...
Eric Tunon
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐25/05/2026
This tour was excellent and well worth the cost. Our guide was Eloi, he was excellent. I will try another tour tomorrow.
Did a 2nd tour. The guide (Rebecca) was just as funny and as personable as my previous tour guide the night before.
Elizabeth Vital
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐25/05/2026
Des was a wonderful tour guide, would highly recommend!!
Alex
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐25/05/2026
We really enjoyed our tour with City of the Dead Tours. Our guide , Allister, was enthusiastic...
Mike E
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐24/05/2026
Hess was our guide and she was fantastic...
Eadaoin235
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐24/05/2026
Our wonderful guide, Charlie, was funny, engaging, and very knowledgeable...
margotannebaldwin
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐23/05/2026
Ben was an excellent guide on the Double Dead Tour really engaging, funny, and clearly...
Lisa Y
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐23/05/2026
Fantastic tour! Benjamin was our guide and he was highly knowledgeable, entertaining, and...
Coach Carter
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐23/05/2026
Had a great time yesterday, exploring underneath Edinburghs streets, our guide Charlie was...
JURE HUDOBIVNIK
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐22/05/2026
Des was great at our Underground tour. She was very animated and I got spooked because of her good.....
Ambrus Török
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐22/05/2026
We enjoyed a fantastic night with Sarah (forgive me if I spell it incorrectly). Her storytelling...
Oksana Ivanović
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐21/05/2026
We went on the Underground Edinburgh tour and it was very fun and interesting...
Lisa Baxter
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐21/05/2026
We had a great time doing the Double Dead tour with Sarah! It was a great, fun way to learn more...
Bonnie MacDonald
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐20/05/2026
So highly recommend! Desiree was an incredible guide - informative, entertaining, and made us all......
Eliza R
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐20/05/2026
5 star review to clear our curse. Our tour guide Desiree was awesome!
jen bro
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐19/05/2026
We had a wonderful 9pm cemetery tour! Allistair was our guide and offered great information and some....
Reply to review
Resul Celik
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐19/05/2026
Very informative tour with a horrifying look into how awful life used to be.
(Full reviews on Google and TripAdvisor)
DM Zook
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐8/06/2026
Charlie was our guide and he was an engaging fellow who knew his way around some of the city's dark....
Hailey Garbato
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐8/06/2026
Ryan was an amazing tour guide. He was engaging, funny, and kind. He is one of the best tour guys I....
Cherry176
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐7/06/2026
First time I came the tour guide was Sarah, and she was incredible I seriously wish she was
my bestie! This time we went with Rebecca and she was also incredible!
P497GXelizabethm
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐7/06/2026
The guide, Fiona, is a master at bringing history to life. Highly entertaining and informative...
Lucy_H
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐7/06/2026
Our tour guide was brilliant!! I think her name was Des, but she was very funny and friendly...
annietE2354WX
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐6/06/2026
Really fun time- loved the stories Joshua had to share...
dontB9911KK
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐6/06/2026
Joshua was our guide and he was a great storyteller and made the experience very creepy...
Sarah_K
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐6/06/2026
The vaults are super spooky and dark—Alistar was an excellent guide...
leahrI7744WK
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5/06/2026
Our tour guide Ben was excellent!
Shield maiden
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5/06/2026
Fiona was EPIC scared the life out of me three times lol the tour is well put together historically....
Mark Harmon
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5/06/2026
Sarah is a great story teller and very engaging! She made this a very fun night for all of us!
Julia Mercon
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐4/06/2026
Fiona is a 10/10 tour guide...
Christopher Mercon
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐4/06/2026
This was a fantastic way to spend a few hours in Edinburgh... Fiona was amazing and I was captivated.....
Caroleanne Moralez
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐4/06/2026
I couldn’t recommend this tour enough!
Kyle Turner
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐3/06/2026
I had a great experience with Des as my tour guide! She was very knowledgeable, had many interesting...
Ellen T.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐3/06/2026
Very cool experience! Our tour guide desiree was wonderful. Her acting experience really made the......
Fernando Gon
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐3/06/2026
This user only left a rating
Aya Barnett
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐2/06/2026
Charlie was an amazing tour guide and an even better story teller. Great energy and was kind enough...
Conor
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/06/2026
Had an absolutely fantastic time on the City of the Dead - Double Dead Tour with Ben. He was...
Pilar Lauren Wilsie
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/06/2026
What a great experience this tour was. Spooky but not too scary. Very educational. Charlie was the.....
Harriet Briggs
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/06/2026
We had a fantastic experience on the City of the Dead - Double Dead Tour. Our guide, Ben, was...
Cole
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/06/2026
Charlie was great, very knowledgeable. Tour was really interesting and well worth it. Highly...
L3903PPpeterk
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐31/05/2026
(Rebecca) was informative, entertaining, easy to talk to and was fun to joke with.
FN666aull
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐31/05/2026
A fantastic tour. Our tour guide Nat was extremely informative with the right...
Amanda R
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐31/05/2026
Great experience! You get to go into parts of the city that the general public doesn’t get to...
worldtravelers7573
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐30/05/2026
Great tour, highly recommend unless you are a very serious boring person...
dillonn499
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐30/05/2026
Ryan made this tour unforgettable. He is an incredible tour guide...
Mobile48391458312
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 29/05/2026
What can I say. One of the most best tours we've ever been on.
R8474VFmikem
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐29/05/2026
Went in expecting a standard, interesting tour but our guide Ryan made it an unforgettable experience...
Katy M
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐29/05/2026
We had Ryan as our guide and he was absolutely fantastic!!!
H4172ILamys
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐28/05/2026
Our guide was Charlie and he was very entertaining! Loads of knowledge and energy...
Mike E
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐28/05/2026
Hess was our guide and she was fantastic.
E G (Monster_1991)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐27/05/2026
We had the fantastic, John as our tour guide. He was a great mixture of funny and terrifying we.....
Payton Wargo
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐27/05/2026
Ben was a fantastic tour guide! He was engaging but not over the top and the tour was informative......
Alex Corona
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐26/05/2026
Ben was a great guide!! Perfect mix of spooky and history!
anna overy
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐26/05/2026
Rebecca was an epic guide. The tour was incredible. Interesting, educational, scary, funny and...
Amy Swain
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐26/05/2026
Charlie was our tour guide and he very enthusiastic, knowledgeable, entertaining and occasionally...
Eric Tunon
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐25/05/2026
This tour was excellent and well worth the cost. Our guide was Eloi, he was excellent. I will try another tour tomorrow.
Did a 2nd tour. The guide (Rebecca) was just as funny and as personable as my previous tour guide the night before.
Elizabeth Vital
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐25/05/2026
Des was a wonderful tour guide, would highly recommend!!
Alex
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐25/05/2026
We really enjoyed our tour with City of the Dead Tours. Our guide , Allister, was enthusiastic...
Mike E
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐24/05/2026
Hess was our guide and she was fantastic...
Eadaoin235
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐24/05/2026
Our wonderful guide, Charlie, was funny, engaging, and very knowledgeable...
margotannebaldwin
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐23/05/2026
Ben was an excellent guide on the Double Dead Tour really engaging, funny, and clearly...
Lisa Y
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐23/05/2026
Fantastic tour! Benjamin was our guide and he was highly knowledgeable, entertaining, and...
Coach Carter
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐23/05/2026
Had a great time yesterday, exploring underneath Edinburghs streets, our guide Charlie was...
JURE HUDOBIVNIK
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐22/05/2026
Des was great at our Underground tour. She was very animated and I got spooked because of her good.....
Ambrus Török
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐22/05/2026
We enjoyed a fantastic night with Sarah (forgive me if I spell it incorrectly). Her storytelling...
Oksana Ivanović
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐21/05/2026
We went on the Underground Edinburgh tour and it was very fun and interesting...
Lisa Baxter
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐21/05/2026
We had a great time doing the Double Dead tour with Sarah! It was a great, fun way to learn more...
Bonnie MacDonald
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐20/05/2026
So highly recommend! Desiree was an incredible guide - informative, entertaining, and made us all......
Eliza R
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐20/05/2026
5 star review to clear our curse. Our tour guide Desiree was awesome!
jen bro
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐19/05/2026
We had a wonderful 9pm cemetery tour! Allistair was our guide and offered great information and some....
Reply to review
Resul Celik
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐19/05/2026
Very informative tour with a horrifying look into how awful life used to be.