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Lantern Ghost Tour: Port Arthur's Haunted Past
4.2
188 Ratings
Port Arthur
Join a lantern-lit ghost tour at the Port Arthur Historic Site, renowned as one of Australia’s most haunted places. Listen to authentic stories of mysterious happenings and eerie paranormal experiences from the convict era to today, all while exploring Port Arthur’s atmospheric grounds and buildings after hours.
Join a lantern-lit ghost tour at the Port Arthur Historic Site, renowned as one of Australia’s most haunted places. Listen to authentic stories of mysterious happenings and eerie paranormal experiences from the convict era to today, all while exploring Port Arthur’s atmospheric grounds and buildings after hours.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Port Arthur Ghost Tours - This 90-minute guided Ghost Tour spans approximately 2km of the Historic Site, offering exclusive access after dark.
Accompany an expert guide through buildings and ruins, and listen to captivating tales of mysterious occurrences that have puzzled and startled convicts, free settlers, soldiers, and visitors alike.
- Port Arthur Ghost Tours - This 90-minute guided Ghost Tour spans approximately 2km of the Historic Site, offering exclusive access after dark.
Accompany an expert guide through buildings and ruins, and listen to captivating tales of mysterious occurrences that have puzzled and startled convicts, free settlers, soldiers, and visitors alike.
What's Included
- Certificate of Bravery and Courage at completion of tour
- Professional guide
- Certificate of Bravery and Courage at completion of tour
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Any other additional tours onsite
- Site Entry, this tour is evening Ghost Tour access only
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Any other additional tours onsite
- Site Entry, this tour is evening Ghost Tour access only
Additional Information
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Not recommended for children aged 13 and under
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Not recommended for children aged 13 and under
Location
Port Arthur Historic Site
Tours depart from the foyer at the Port Arthur Historic Site Visitors Centre. The Visitors Centre also offers cafe/bistro, free parking, and visitor information.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(188 Ratings)
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Danielh10810
Jan 21, 2024
A must see. - A beautiful place considering the atrocities that occurred there. Very friendly and knowledgeable guides available to inform and entertain. You’re also able to listen to a recorded explanation from a guide that has worked there over 30 years and explains in detail all the buildings and history.
The ghost tour was fun but not as good as it used to be. Would love to hear more stories of the people there and not as many stories of encounters that people have had. Sad we couldn’t go to the surgeon’s house.
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Oldmrt755
Sep 28, 2023
A night to remember - The opportunity to experience the historic buildings at Port out at night was too good to pass up. The guide was very knowledgeable and regale us with numerous stories of paranormal sightings around the area. We were impressed with the way he included a number of special needs people and their careers in the experience.
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Tricia_n
May 14, 2023
Very informative, great... - Very informative, great tour. Dave our tour guide was very entertaining. Highly recommend this tour.
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Kellie_b
Apr 21, 2023
Great experience - Port Arthur Ghost tour was great fun. Tour guide was very informative and had lots of stories to tell. We were lucky that the night was perfectly still & quiet, but unfortunately no ghosts were seen or heard on our particular tour. I did capture an orb in one of my photos though! I would like to go back one day & see the establishment during daylight hours.
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Lyndela2022
Apr 20, 2023
Optimistically hopeful. - We had already visited the site in the day and came back for the Ghost Tour. Although our guide was lovely and knowledgeable, nothing remarkable happened but I would definitely go again. Who knows where the ghosts were? Even restless spirits need a night off! Port Arthur is amazing. It is surreal to think that such an aesthetically beautiful location holds the whispers of such sorrow.
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Geb_t
Apr 16, 2023
Dave the legendary tour guide was outstanding! - Dave the legendary tour guide was outstanding. My kids said he was like an NPC character in Skyrim the game and I totally agree. He made the experience so much more! Thanks Dave! :)
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Deb_g
Apr 10, 2023
Port Arthur Ghost Tour - Christine, our guide - was very knowledgeable and engaging with the telling of stories of lives lived -and of the spirits that dwell within the site. It was a dark, cold, rainy and rather gloomy night, which created an eerie atmosphere. The candlelit lantern, sometimes being the only light, added to the effect. We thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Rebecca_g
Apr 6, 2023
See Port Arthur by night on a ghost tour filled with great stories - We fortunately had our Guide Jim twice at Port Arthur and he was great fun on the ghost tour! Full of interesting historical and ghost stories and with a little theatrical style, he led us through the dark by lantern and moonlight and let us into several buildings. The spookiest one is definitely the asylum, it's daunting to imagine the dreadful lives of the men here. This hour-and-a-half tour sped by. It's mostly even ground and easy walking, with some steps. Highly recommend it!
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Matt_r
Mar 27, 2023
Excellent experience and... - Excellent experience and great info. We did the day tour the following day and the information was really helpful. Great tour
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Robyn_r
Mar 27, 2023
Perfect night in a special place - We had a sizeable group but could still hear and see everything. I carried the end lantern, the atmosphere was great. But didn’t see any ghosts 🙁
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