The 8 Best Melbourne Ghost Tours

1.Ghosts, Murder, & Mystery Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 261 reviews · 1h 30m · from $27Our pick

Join an English-speaking ghost host at 8:20pm outside Young & Jackson Hotel for a 90-minute, 2-kilometre walk through Melbourne’s darker past. Hear stories of Chinatown opium dens, poorhouse bodies sold to medical schools, Jack the Ripper rumours, and opera singer Frederick Federici. Guides include Linda, Chloe, Charlotte, Timea, and Julie.

“The tour guide was a great story teller and had some really interesting tales to tell. I loved the laneways she took us down and was amazed that we picked up ghostly activity with the divining sticks. Well worth taking this tour!”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Melbourne Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 65 reviews · from $27

Follow a local guide through Melbourne’s darker past on a 90-minute walking tour. Hear stories of restless spirits, notorious prisoners, medical-school legends, and old city tragedies. Choose Old Melbourne, Williamstown, or Pentridge Prison, with an optional haunted-pub dinner on selected tours. Guides may include Julie, Charlotte, Linda, Timea, Kim, or Matt.

“The tour was cancelled at the last minute after we had already arrived at the meeting location . We cannot reschedule due to our travel schedule.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Ghosts of Williamstown Guided Ghost Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 47 reviews · 1h 30m · from $27

Walk Williamstown by lamplight with an English-speaking guide such as Linda or Timea. Hear tales of convicts, sailors, scandals, and ghostly alleyways, while entering Victoria’s oldest morgue and a haunted tower. The flat 2-kilometre route mixes outdoor streets with buildings normally closed to the public.

“Loved it! Timea was AMAZING! Everyone seemed to enjoy it, especially my sister and I.”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Altona Homestead Ghost Tour: Spirits of the Past

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 11 reviews · 1h 30m · from $27

Spend 90 minutes at Altona Homestead with a costumed English-speaking guide. Hear the Langhorne and Patton family stories, tour rooms not usually open to the public, visit the beach, and, when available, try ghost detecting equipment. Tours run on the first Saturday and third Saturday each month.

“the tour was amazing and the history/stories were very well articulated”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Spirits and Ales Haunted Pub Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8 reviews · 1h 30m · from $27Top rated

Join an English-speaking guide, including Julie on selected departures, for a 90-minute walk through Melbourne’s haunted pubs and laneways. Visit three pubs, hear tales of murder, lost love, occult books, and Chloe’s ghost at Young & Jacksons. Drinks are purchased separately, and the tour is for adults 18 and over.

“Fabulous, interesting, spooky. Our guide Julie was amazing, informative, enthusiastic and had a great spooky energy! Would 100% recommend this tour. Fab way to spend the evening and learnt a lot”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Eynesbury Homestead Dark Tales & Ghostly Trails Dinner&Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 5 reviews · 3h 30m · from $53

At Eynesbury Homestead, 40 minutes from Melbourne, you’ll dine at Ms Peacock Kitchen & Bar before joining an English-speaking ghost host for a 1.5-hour walk. Hear tales of Staughton family scandals, murders and curses as you visit the lake, stables, servants’ quarters, meat room and Grey Box Forest.

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Questo Self-guided Haunted Melbourne Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews

Use your phone and an internet connection to solve clues while visiting three of Melbourne’s atmospheric landmarks: Flinders Street Station, Hosier Lane, and Her Majesty’s Theatre. The private digital tour takes about two hours, costs $11.47 per group of up to four, and lets you explore without a live guide or fixed meeting time.

“I didn’t find location and not get reply from organiser and they not even pick my call. So I got loss”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.MELBOURNE Spirits and Ales Haunted Pub Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $27

Meet at Young and Jacksons at 8:30 pm for a 90-minute walking tour through Melbourne’s haunted laneways, arcades, and historic buildings. Hear stories of murder, lost love, and restless spirits, with time for an optional drink at the Mitre Tavern. Guide Linda has led some departures with a lively, engaging style.

“I enjoyed the tour! 3 pubs with some stops along the way to talk ghosts and history. Tour guide Linda was fun and engaging.”

Check availability →Read our full review