Nightly Ghost Tour Tickets & Gift Vouchers
Category: Ghost Tours Walking Tours
Region: Sydney
State: NSW
Duration:
2h
This walking tour takes you through the old lanes and into haunted buildings closed to the public. 12-17 years permitted with an adult.
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This lantern lit walking tour takes you along cobbled lanes, behind locked gates and into haunted buildings. Hear macabre tales of murder, suicide, hangings and hauntings in The Rocks – The birth place of Australia.
Purchase a Gift Voucher for a friend. Valid for 12 months, makes a great gift.
Arrive 15 minutes before the tour start time to check in with your Ghost Host.
The tour will start on time.
The host will be wearing a black hat and coat.
Starting point is in the lower courtyard of Cadman’s Cottage, 110 George Street The Rocks. (Lower corner of George St and Argyle St. Behind the trees) see interactive map attached.
RAIN. Please bring an umbrella or raincoat if rain is forecast.
Wear comfortable walking shoes as some paths are on cobblestone roads.
Tours will not be cancelled due to wet weather.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Cancellation Policy:
This policy will be strictly adhered to.
Postponements are not accepted within 48 hours of the tour date.
For individuals there are no refunds for cancellations within 48 hours of the tour.
All cancellations will incur a 15% administration fee.
General Terms And Conditions – Tours
WEATHER. Tours will run as scheduled in all weather conditions.
Please bring a raincoat or umbrella if the forecast is for rain.
The tour will start on time. The tour group cannot wait for late arrivals.
Tour scheduling will depend on minimum numbers to proceed. In the unlikely event that minimum numbers are not met the tour will be rescheduled for another date.
Touring Code Of Conduct:
Anyone who is intoxicated, in the opinion of the provider, will not be permitted to take part in the tour and no refund will be given. Disruptive persons will not be permitted to take part in the tour and no refund will be given.
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Such as an incredible festival in The Rocks, Halloween celebrations and more fun activities.
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Ihab
05 Nov 2025
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Julia
28 Oct 2025
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zieglar
16 Oct 2025
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nomad365
11 Oct 2025
Not recommended
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John
09 Oct 2025
I'm by no means a skeptic but the evening took a strange turn towards the end of the tour. We visited The Parbury Ruins. These ruins of an 1820s cottage were unearthed during construction of a residential apartment complex in 2002. There, in the dark, cold ruins, we were told about the mystery of Amelia.
Amelia died a very slow, very painful and, some would say, very suspicious death. I will not divulge the whole story but after we had left the building and were standing out the front on the street, our tour guide was telling us about some of the mischief Amelia would get up to. She was telling us how some women can suddenly get a funny, croaky, scratchy feeling in their throats. At this point, I was finding it hard to concentrate on what she was telling us as I suddenly got the weirdest feeling in my throat. It was like I had swallowed something the wrong way and this persistent feeling hit me that I needed to cough. I tried to discreetly clear my throat but nothing worked. Suddenly my voice was cracking and I couldn't talk and the urge to cough kept growing. I started coughing and couldn't stop. At this point, everyone on the tour looked at me and the tour guide asked if I was OK. In a croaky voice I said "I don't know what's happening, my throat feels all weird". My daughter said "I think it's just a coincidence!" and then asked me if it was an asthma attack. It definitely was not asthma!!!
Some of the group laughed at this strange turn of events, whilst others watched on in silence. After a couple of minutes the feeling suddenly disappeared and my voice returned as if nothing had happened. I honestly can't explain what triggered it but if it was Amelia, I am sure she was having a good ole chuckle! :-)
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Samantha
30 Sep 2025
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GayeC
27 Sep 2025
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Exploration740118
05 Sep 2025
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B4382ROsimonc
01 Aug 2025
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fontytown
26 Jul 2025
I must say, Phil did very well handling vocal sceptics as well!
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vanone2017
06 Jul 2025
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Damon
21 Jun 2025
Did Tfe Rocks ghost tour last night with 3 friends. We all had a good time. Phil, our ghost host, was personable and very knowledgeable of the area and its rich history. All 4 of us grew up in and around Sydney snd were pleasantly surprised that the tour took us to streets we had never been to and talked about history we hasn’t known about. Although we didn’t see any ghosts on our tour it was a fun night out.
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Stacey
30 May 2025
I won’t say I had a poor time. As my partner and I enjoyed the walking history tour we received, however as travellers we FREQUENTLY attend ghost tours internationally and is likely the least memorable. Our guide, although knowledgeable about local history had little to no story telling ability and would always not quite finish a tale he did start. While I don’t require or want a perfectly rehearsed script, some flare for dramatics is necessary during a ghost tour. Over all our guides performance was mostly regurgitation of information we could have googled and lead nothing to building an atmosphere or excitement. I feel it in poor taste to name his name, but it may be worth looking into some more personality hires if you really want this tour to leave a lasting impression.
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Kevin
25 May 2025
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Nick
04 May 2025
Me and my fiance had a such a great time on this tour. Walking thru The Rocks at night was very atmospheric and scenic. Our tour guide was a great storyteller and knew his stuff about all the history. The ghost stories were so fun to hear about! Love it cheers!
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Justus
20 Apr 2025
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Tammy
21 Jan 2025
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Kate
10 Jan 2025
Was an enjoyable tour. Some good history stories. Not very spooky but still a nice walk around The Rocks area with a nice tour guide.
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H
14 Dec 2024
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Kirsty
28 Oct 2024
In every country/city my husband and I travel to we love to do a ghost tour and this one was fantastic!! Our tour guide, I believe her name was Kyla, was awesome! She was very knowledgeable and engaging - the tour was 2 hours but flew by because it was so interesting. She is a great story teller! I also like the mix of ghosts, history, and gruesome stories. We got to go in ruins and the bottom of The Hero of Waterloo Hotel which was amazing! Highly recommend!!!!
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Jordan
12 Oct 2024
Despite the rain, Lachlan gave us a very entertaining night with lots of stories and history of The Rocks. The hangman's tress was a great spot for pics, highly recommended as a must do. Don't forget to have a drink at The Hero of Waterloo at the conclusion.
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Robert
26 Sep 2024
Erika and Aaron
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Erika
19 Sep 2024
Lachlan was a great guide. U know stories just set the ambience of any place u visit. The rocks.. omg.. crazy so when I walk the streets now I hear the real stories. Oh and I got a picture of a ghost and I am going back to some of them to talk to the ghosts. 5 star activity. Highly recommend.
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erika
16 Sep 2024
Our guide Lachlan was great and had many spooky stories to share! The tour was a great opportunity to learn the lesser known stories attached to The Rocks area.
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holly
15 Sep 2024
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Peter
27 Aug 2024
Pick another tour or you will regret it.
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Janet
04 Aug 2024
This felt more like an evening walk through Sydney with a tour talking about the history of the city. The host was amazing and very knowledgeable but not scary nor do you get to walk through buildings. Waste of my money. Nothing about ghost, just a lot of talk about history.
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Sammy
10 May 2024
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Lisa
17 Mar 2024
Such a fun and interesting way to spend our Friday night. Learnt so much history and definitely felt the spirits. Lachlan our guide was awesome. First photo attached here very very freaky…
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Emmie
15 Mar 2024
Excellent experience, the tour really worth it. It did set the bar very high for historic tours. The guide took us to places we would never visit by ourselves and they are so important in Sydney’s history.
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Anastasia
10 Feb 2024
We walked a lot around various sites where Lachlan gave us historical information on the sites, buildings, and people who lived there. I couldn't imagine a more entertaining way to do a live tour of the district.
We didn't see any ghosts, nor did any appear in photos, however it was a great experience! Highly recommend!!
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Shann_Boo
06 Jan 2024
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RyokoshaScarlett
27 Oct 2023
Visit the old part of the city and discover buildings and stories at night is very interesting.
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Izaskun
13 Oct 2023
Great ghost tour with some unique locations and a lot of spooky history and stories.
Our guide did quite well to keep the group together and entertained but was a bit quiet and reserved outside of his usual storyline. He also left us in a different location than where we started without guiding us back which can be quite dangerous if you have to walk back alone. There was another guide for the earlier group though and she seemed a bit more funny and friendly.
Our guide did quite well to keep the group together and entertained but was a bit quiet and reserved outside of his usual storyline. He also left us in a different location than where we started without guiding us back which can be quite dangerous if you have to walk back alone. There was another guide for the earlier group though and she seemed a bit more funny and friendly.
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Gijs
13 Oct 2023
We had a blast tonight with Phil. The way he spoke about the history was great. We had a full walk right up to observatory hill. Lots of photo opportunities and group participation. Very knowledgeable and a great sense of humour. Thanks so much
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Sarah
09 Sep 2023
One of the best ghost tours we have been on! The guide was incredibly knowledgeable and had some great stories about the Rocks. She was friendly, talkative and quirky. On the tour we had the opportunity to enter a few of the historical buildings and explore them, which elevated the experience.
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Shareen
22 Jul 2023
Quite a good tour. Tour guide was knowledgeable and well presented. Even if you don't buy into the stories it was a fantastic way to view the Rocks area and see the sight. Stopped at an amazing viewpoint of the city and harbour. Don't recommend doing the tour on a busy night as there was alot of people around and the guide was hard to hear at times. Would recommend. Wear your walking shoes.
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Nick
21 Jun 2023
Our guide was fantastic. She made it worth wild. She was loud and made sure to walk where everyone could hear her. She was so animated and interesting and taught us so much about Sydney! She also showed us so many pics of ghosts she had captured and gave us places to snap a few pics of ghosts ourselves. Truly remarkable! I recommend to do this your first night stay so you can go back to these sights on your own time later in your trip!
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Darrah
01 Jun 2023
This tour was a blast! Our ghost guide Phil was everything you’d look for in a ghostly tour guide. Timely stories, great pic opps, and a dry sense of humor. We enjoyed our time with Phil and all of the history surrounding the Rocks. Highly recommend to get to know the area.
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Ally
08 May 2023
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TrisnPete
14 Apr 2023
I went with my 10 year old son, and he loved it (although he was a little sensitve around the harbour bridge area - regarding the treatment of Indigenous Australians back then, and the general feelings felt there) it was educational for him, and brought awareness to how far we have come. Also, two adults and three teenagers were with us in our party plus other guests. Even the teenagers enjoyed the tour :)
I am quite spiritual, and had many feelings throughout the tour. Some of our photos were very strange in comparison to what I saw with my eyes, and the images being different, but no clear indications of presences.
Tour Guide was amazing - interesting, he was interested himself - you can tell he loves the tours and talking to guests, educational, funny too!
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222tamara
27 Mar 2023
our tour guide had a really odd accent or affectation and i found it distracting.
my hot take: our guide was 100% a believer and im more of a skeptic so the spookiness of the tour i can’t really speak to. as for the history, it was great and it really made you feel like you were seeing some really special parts of the city.
having been to the rocks several times, it was nice to see a different side of it, but having been on several ghost tours in my life, this one did not deliver on the spooky level.
my hot take: our guide was 100% a believer and im more of a skeptic so the spookiness of the tour i can’t really speak to. as for the history, it was great and it really made you feel like you were seeing some really special parts of the city.
having been to the rocks several times, it was nice to see a different side of it, but having been on several ghost tours in my life, this one did not deliver on the spooky level.
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Ruthie
21 Feb 2023
Me and my girlfriend just went on the ghost tour today and it was an amazing experience, amazing people and especially the tour guide, he showed us many many creepy spots and educated me on the history. I have captured a photo that is absolutely sends chills down my spine I will send a normal zoom and a enhanced brightness and zoomed in photo
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william
11 Feb 2023
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kcH2075OO
31 Jan 2023
Highlight: our guide Kyla’s nuanced storytelling, dragging up eerie tales and whispers from spirits. From the first bat sighting to a peep inside some of the old historical haunts - really appreciated the theatrical narration. Definitely recommend!
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Alice
26 Jan 2023
Attended Saturday evening with friends and unfortunately the Ghost Tour was not really a ghost tour at all! Would be more precise in calling this experience a History Tour of the Rocks! $45 per head. False advertising and even though the guide was lovely it’s definitely not worth the money. Unfortunately another typical Sydney let down!!
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Joe
24 Sep 2022
I love history so if you do too you won't be disappointed.
John was very knowledgeable and has a great sense of humour which made for a fun tour.
Sydney has some excellent (and sometimes sad) history and walking to sites where events took place makes it all the more interesting.
CV19 still has some restrictions on access to some sites however it is what it is.
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Heidi
12 Sep 2022
There was 11 of us, we joined the group of around 27 in total,
Our guide Phil, was very good, we totally enjoyed the tour.
Lots of walking, Hills and steps. (Helped to walk off dinner ????)
Our guide Phil, was very good, we totally enjoyed the tour.
Lots of walking, Hills and steps. (Helped to walk off dinner ????)
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Lyn
04 Sep 2022
Phil was an excellent tour guide and amazing story teller. It wasn’t so much of a ghost fest / that spooky but a really interesting way to understand the darker history of the Rocks and see places we wouldn’t ordinarily head to. Highly recommend!
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sharon
21 Aug 2022
Brilliant ghost tour. A great combination on rocks history and haunted stories from the sordid past. My partner and I have done heaps of tours and this one was up there. Definitely a must do!
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Katherine
15 Aug 2022
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AZTravelingMatt
05 Jul 2022
The lantern ghost tour was excellent. Our guide, Jake was knowledgeable and kept us entertained. Highly revvommend
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bev031059
30 Jun 2022
As long-term paranormal aficionados, we have joined ghost tours in Ararat (VIC), Beechworth (VIC), Port Arthur (TAS), Geelong (VIC), and Melbourne (VIC), in addition to overseas ghost-hunting jaunts.
We never join a tour with huge expectations. We merely hope for the opportunity to explore, a few silly jumps and scares and some incredible true-life tales. We’re not running around with EMF meters, spirit boxes and smudge sticks, but we love that eerie feeling, you know - when things dont feel ‘quite right’. In the case of The Rocks Ghost Tour, I’m sorry to say that it doesn’t deliver.
If wandering the streets of Sydney and listening to some theatrical/historical tales is your cup of tea, this is for you. Ghosts macabre tales hauntings spooks and jumps not really.
The staff are lovely and do their best, but there is nothing remotely scary or ghostly about this tour.
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thetravellinggrants
18 Jun 2022
The tour was very informative and showed a lot of three historic and unknown areas of the Rocks.
John was engaging and clearly enjoyed sharing his knowledge of the area and history. He was en excellent guide.
We would highly recommend this tour.
John was engaging and clearly enjoyed sharing his knowledge of the area and history. He was en excellent guide.
We would highly recommend this tour.
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Stuart
09 Jun 2022
We would highly recommend this tour.
It has history and invites you to think of the supernatural.
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Stuart
09 Jun 2022
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308lesleyc
09 Jun 2022
Excellent night tour and very informative ,we really enjoyed the tour
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Rod
04 Jun 2022
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Michelle
04 Jun 2022
If you're a paranormal enthusiast and find the macabre history of The Rocks fascinating, this tour is a must see!
Our tour group was blessed to have John take us on a fantastic, winding tour along the area's popular haunted locales. His narration and delivery was incredibly inviting, everyone was at ease and enjoying themselves, and learning some very cool facts along the way!
Incredible experience, I absolutely recommend heading on over to see what it's about. If I could rate higher than 5 stars, I would
Thanks John!!
Our tour group was blessed to have John take us on a fantastic, winding tour along the area's popular haunted locales. His narration and delivery was incredibly inviting, everyone was at ease and enjoying themselves, and learning some very cool facts along the way!
Incredible experience, I absolutely recommend heading on over to see what it's about. If I could rate higher than 5 stars, I would
Thanks John!!
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Nick
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