Experience the best ghost tours in Edinburgh

Spend 90 mins walking through Greyfriars Graveyard, stand inside a historic witches stone circle, and enter the dimly lit Niddry Street vaults beneath the city.

Follow a trained storyteller who separates myth from documented history, giving context to the vaults, prison grounds, and graveyard you see.

Designed for visitors aged 12 and above, as the themes include prison history, crime, and unsettling stories that may not suit younger children.

Wander through the Old Town’s winding passageways and enclosed courtyards, discovering the historic corners that many visitors miss while exploring Edinburgh’s main streets.

Step into the underground vaults beneath Edinburgh’s historic South Bridge, where old stone arches and shadowy chambers reveal a hidden side of the city.

Let your costumed guide lead the way through Edinburgh’s historic closes and underground chambers, explaining the stories and legends attached to each location.

Share Edinburgh’s spooky side as a family on a guided walking tour suitable for ages five and above, with historic closes and underground vaults to discover.

Descend beneath South Bridge into Edinburgh’s Underground Vaults, where old stone arches, shadowy chambers and centuries of history create an eerie atmosphere.

Enter Greyfriars Kirkyard at night, where weathered gravestones and shadowy pathways provide the setting for chilling stories about hauntings and Edinburgh’s darker history.

Hear your guide recount unsettling stories of bodysnatchers, notorious killers Burke and Hare, and alleged hauntings from Edinburgh’s dark and disturbing past.

Take on Edinburgh’s darker side on this adults only tour, where unsettling stories of murder, hauntings and the supernatural make for a more intense experience.

Step into Niddry Street’s haunted depths for 75 mins of adult-only terror on this tour featuring Nuremberg’s grim instruments.

Enjoy an atmosphere of pure dread without the distraction of children on this 18+ exclusive tour that explores Edinburgh’s darkest history.

Witness the world’s scariest vaults and the only exhibition of authentic German torture tools from Nuremberg and Bamberg Castles in Germany.

Explore the most extensive underground vaults in Auld Reekie for an unfiltered, spine-chilling journey into paranormal chaos.

Explore Edinburgh’s haunted underground on a guided tour of the paranormally active Niddry Street vaults from the 1700s, hidden beneath the Old Town.

Walk through the extensive 18th-century vault network, once used as slum dwellings and hideouts for the city’s criminal underworld.

Visit a medieval torture exhibition featuring gruesome instruments from the late 1500s, similar to those once used in Edinburgh’s history.

View the preserved site of a former Wiccan coven and learn about its mysterious past and former occupants.

Hear chilling stories of paranormal activity and ghostly apparitions said to haunt these underground chambers within Edinburgh’s most extensive haunted vault network.

Go on a 2-hour small-group guided tour through Old Town’s shadowy streets and the haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults with a Master Storyteller.

Walk past historic sites like the Mercat Cross before heading underground, where true tales of Edinburgh’s dark past come to life.

Hear chilling stories of witch trials, body snatching and restless spirits in the vaults, told with historical accuracy and immersive sound.

End the night in candlelit Megget’s Cellar with a dram of whisky, a local beer or a soft drink, included in your ticket.

Explore the Old Town’s seedy underbelly with an expert English-speaking guide, uncovering tales of 15th-century bootleggers, smugglers, and whisky-making pioneers.

Descend into the candlelit Megget’s Cellar for a sensory tasting session held deep within Edinburgh’s atmospheric underground vaults.

Savour four premium Scottish whiskies from Speyside, Highland, Islay, and Lowland distilleries under the expert guidance of a dedicated whisky specialist.

Go beyond the glass to learn how peat, barley, and oak casks create "the water of life," while using TourTalk devices to hear every word of the history.

Take home an authentic souvenir Glencairn whisky tasting glass to commemorate your 2-hour journey into the world of connoisseurship.