Lantern Ghost Tours
Highlights
- Discover the haunting history of Sydney as you wander through cobblestone streets rich with ghostly tales.
- Uncover the chilling stories of public executions and notorious gangs in the shadowy alleys of The Rocks.
- Experience the eerie atmosphere of forgotten slums built atop mass burial pits during a leisurely 2 km walk.
- Feel the presence of lost souls as you explore Sydney's darker past on this award-winning ghost tour.
Step into the shadows of historic Sydney, where the past clings to every cobblestone and the dead refuse to rest. Journey through a time when convicts enforced their own brutal laws, public executions drew cheering crowds, and the infamous Rocks Push gang ruled the streets with fear and fists.
Wander through dark alleyways and forgotten slums built atop mass burial pits. Uncover tales of sly grog haunts, opium dens shrouded in smoke, and spirits left behind—lost souls still searching for justice, loved ones, or revenge.
Ghosts lurk in the corners, watching from the dark. Will you feel their presence?
Approximate Duration: 1.5 hours
Venue: Street tour
Terrain: Leisurely 2 km of walking, uneven paths, stairs
Paranormal Activity: Moderate
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Sydney: Spirits of The Rocks
Departs from Observer Hotel, The Rocks Sydney.
Venture back to historic Sydney. A time when prisoners were the law, public executions were commonplace and the Rocks Push ruled the street. Discover slums overrun with mass burial pits, sly grog haunts, opium dens and ghosts searching for their loved ones and revenge on those who crossed them.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Venue: Street tour
Terrain: Leisurely two kilometres of walking
Paranormal Activity: Moderate
Includes access to a haunted site not open to the public.
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