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
2 for 1 Tuesdays are back! Get two tickets for the price of one. See HERE for details
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)
BB L
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 11/01/2026
Enjoyed our tour guide Charlie. Thanks for the history and the scare.
Eva G.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 10/01/2026
We had the best tour with Charlie. Amazing storyteller, historical facts with just the right amount....
Vito Caruso
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 10/01/2026
The tour was pretty scary and our tour guide, Ben, was just amazing. I highly recommend.
Little Honey
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 10/01/2026
We had Rebecca as our guide and it was amazing! Very knowledgeable, very funny and made it spooky......
Cavan Furley
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 09/01/2026
Ben was fantastic, very funny and likable. We had a great time
Dheuris Rodriguez
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 09/01/2026
We had an awesome time on the tour. Our tour guide Ben was very knowledgeable not just about the...
F4677BFangelam
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 09/01/2026
Fiona was our tour guide and she was super lovely, welcoming and...
Navigator27273304636
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 09/01/2026
Highly recommend for supernatural lovers or even just history buffs...
scV9078TS
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 08/01/2026
We had a great time on the “Double Dead” tour yesterday...
marthalY3769VE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 07/01/2026
Absolutely Amazing, loved it. We had Ryan as our tour guide and he was absolutely hilarious...
841alicjap
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 07/01/2026
IT WAS SO WORTH IT... I loved it and i highly recommend it
Eleonora Roncaglia
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 06/01/2026
The tour was extremely interesting, informative, and engaging. Alastair was an excellent guide...
Katherine
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 06/01/2026
My tour guide Charlie was incredible! Very knowledgeable on the history of the underground city and...
Josephine Franke
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 05/01/2026
Absolutely fantastic! Natalie was such a gem. Warm, funny and enchanting...
Vicky Sweeney
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 05/01/2026
Charlie was a great guide, lots of knowledge and kept it interesting. Highly recommend:)
Eduard Costea
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 04/01/2026
Really nice experience thanks to our guide Nat!
Wouter Walgraeve
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 04/01/2026
Leuke ervaring, leuke gids,
Turki Almulla
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 03/01/2026
This user only left a rating
Stella Liao
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 02/01/2026
Shout out to Rebecca!
A Mac
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 02/01/2026
This is a great way to see the underground and hear about the earlier and grimmer history of...
Tracey Williams
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 01/01/2026
We did the City of the Dead tour in Edinburgh on Sunday evening and from start to finish it was brilliant.
X4783SZsimons
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 28/12/2025
Our Tour Guide was Rebecca and she was amazing. Funny, entertaining, full of knowledge and fun facts...
laugh_producer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 27/12/2025
There are loads of tours in Edinburgh but this one is the best I’ve ever done..
shobina55
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 26/12/2025
Our guide Ross was the funniest and the most natural orator I've seen, absolutely talented...
Karolina Perzanowska
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 25/12/2025
Ryan, the best guide ever!..
Agnieszka L
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 25/12/2025
Ryan, you were the best guide ever! Very dramatic, very spooky, very.... Everything! Thanks!
Georgina Webster
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24/12/2025
Excellent tour from Charlie this afternoon, very knowledgeable and funny!...
(Full reviews on Google and Tripadvisor)
BB L
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 11/01/2026
Enjoyed our tour guide Charlie. Thanks for the history and the scare.
Eva G.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 10/01/2026
We had the best tour with Charlie. Amazing storyteller, historical facts with just the right amount....
Vito Caruso
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 10/01/2026
The tour was pretty scary and our tour guide, Ben, was just amazing. I highly recommend.
Little Honey
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 10/01/2026
We had Rebecca as our guide and it was amazing! Very knowledgeable, very funny and made it spooky......
Cavan Furley
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 09/01/2026
Ben was fantastic, very funny and likable. We had a great time
Dheuris Rodriguez
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 09/01/2026
We had an awesome time on the tour. Our tour guide Ben was very knowledgeable not just about the...
F4677BFangelam
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 09/01/2026
Fiona was our tour guide and she was super lovely, welcoming and...
Navigator27273304636
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 09/01/2026
Highly recommend for supernatural lovers or even just history buffs...
scV9078TS
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 08/01/2026
We had a great time on the “Double Dead” tour yesterday...
marthalY3769VE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 07/01/2026
Absolutely Amazing, loved it. We had Ryan as our tour guide and he was absolutely hilarious...
841alicjap
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 07/01/2026
IT WAS SO WORTH IT... I loved it and i highly recommend it
Eleonora Roncaglia
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 06/01/2026
The tour was extremely interesting, informative, and engaging. Alastair was an excellent guide...
Katherine
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 06/01/2026
My tour guide Charlie was incredible! Very knowledgeable on the history of the underground city and...
Josephine Franke
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 05/01/2026
Absolutely fantastic! Natalie was such a gem. Warm, funny and enchanting...
Vicky Sweeney
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 05/01/2026
Charlie was a great guide, lots of knowledge and kept it interesting. Highly recommend:)
Eduard Costea
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 04/01/2026
Really nice experience thanks to our guide Nat!
Wouter Walgraeve
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 04/01/2026
Leuke ervaring, leuke gids,
Turki Almulla
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 03/01/2026
This user only left a rating
Stella Liao
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 02/01/2026
Shout out to Rebecca!
A Mac
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 02/01/2026
This is a great way to see the underground and hear about the earlier and grimmer history of...
Tracey Williams
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 01/01/2026
We did the City of the Dead tour in Edinburgh on Sunday evening and from start to finish it was brilliant.
X4783SZsimons
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 28/12/2025
Our Tour Guide was Rebecca and she was amazing. Funny, entertaining, full of knowledge and fun facts...
laugh_producer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 27/12/2025
There are loads of tours in Edinburgh but this one is the best I’ve ever done..
shobina55
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 26/12/2025
Our guide Ross was the funniest and the most natural orator I've seen, absolutely talented...
Karolina Perzanowska
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 25/12/2025
Ryan, the best guide ever!..
Agnieszka L
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 25/12/2025
Ryan, you were the best guide ever! Very dramatic, very spooky, very.... Everything! Thanks!
Georgina Webster
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24/12/2025
Excellent tour from Charlie this afternoon, very knowledgeable and funny!...