Victoria Ghostly Walking Tour: A Journey through Historic Streets and Alleys

Behind Victoria’s old-world charm lie tales of eccentric characters, heroic deeds, intrigue, love, humour, hangings, murder and ghosts!
During your 1 hour walking tour, expect to hear great storytelling as you travel through the streets and alleys of Victoria, a ghost-hunter’s paradise.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ghostly Walks Walking Tours - During most of the year, Ghostly Walks begin at the Visitor Information Centre on Victoria’s scenic Inner harbour. During the Halloween season Ghostly Walks start from The main gate of Market Square - 560 Johnson St.
What's Included
  • Expert local guide
What's Not Included
  • Ghostly Walks souvenirs (books, t-shirts etc)
Additional Information
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Destination Greater Victoria Visitor Centre
Wharf Street
Ghostly Walks tours start in front of the Visitor Information Centre except during October. The Info Centre is on the Inner Harbour across from the Empress Hotel. Your guide will be wearing black.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Westcoastrestless
Jan 6, 2025
Ghostly and ghoulish - My family of four (two adults, two tweens) did the Christmas themed tour, but I think any of them would be roughly the same experience. We met at the Information booth at the center of town and were brought to five or six "ghostly" spots on the tour. Our guide was interesting and informed. It's a good way to spend an evening with the kids. My youngest did have a nightmare that night, but intense movies also do that to him, so if your child is sensitive you may want to take that into consideration.
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Oscar_c
Jan 4, 2025
100% Recommend this tour! - It was a very immersive tour filled with interesting stories told by a passionate and entertaining guide! Shoutout to Asher for his amazing storytelling abilities, friendliness, and approachability! :D
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Adam_w
Dec 30, 2024
Worth the time and money - Good fun. Had my wife and two teenagers with us. They enjoyed the tales and the experiences with the guide. Gave us lots to talk about.
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D4238gfianf
Dec 29, 2024
Christmas Ghostly Tour - So many stories... so many hauntings! Rodger's Chocolates, Munro's Books, the Empress all share interesting pasts, and apparently have more inhabitants than the register indicates. Thank you for a fascinating hour, and we'll be back for other adventures with Ghostly Tours.
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C6368njlauren
Dec 23, 2024
Ghosts of Christmas - We went on the Ghosts of Christmas tour and thoroughly enjoyed it! The stories were mostly historical with a sprinkle of spookiness, and left us wanting to come back next season for more.
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Ethan_g
Dec 22, 2024
Fun way to spend an hour walking and learning some interesting history - We’ve been to Victoria many times, and this tour was a great way to learn some interesting & unusual history about the city. Fiona was a fantastic tour guide. Really knowledgeable, clearly passionate about history, and did a great job answering questions from adults and kids on the tour.
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Mckinley_s
Dec 9, 2024
Great tour and even better guide - We had such a great time on this tour and learned a ton. Our tour guide was a captivating storyteller. We loved him!
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Dspackman
Dec 4, 2024
Asher is the Best! - We were fortunate enough to have Asher as our tour guide. He was charismatic and so entertaining to listen to throughout the tour, there was never a dull moment! I appreciated the pace of the tour in that walking between venues was not strenuous and Asher ensured that everyone was gathered in close and could hear him with ease. We've done several ghost tours while visiting new cities, and this ranks in our top two! We all greatly enjoyed learning more about Victoria and the intriguing histories of past residents. Be sure and tip your guide!
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I2302eydaniellem
Dec 2, 2024
Awesome tour! So fun! - The ghostly walk was such an awesome tour!! I recommend this tour to anyone visiting Victoria. It was very intriguing to listen to all the ghost stories. Asher was a great guide and his animations in the storytelling made it very engaging to listen too! He was very happy to answer more questions I had at the end of the tour. Asher was very alert of each of us as we walked throughout downtown making sure we were safe, sticking together, could hear hear him and that we were enjoying it. This tour was so different to any other city excursion I have been on and something very unique to Victoria. It was cool walking around the next day and remembering all the places that Asher talked about that had the ghostly accounts– it made me feel closer to the city. It was also a good mix of stories– some were a bit more creepy than others, some just really interesting, some were silly and funny. I went with my mom and we both really enjoyed it! Thank you Asher for a memorable experience in beautiful Victoria! :)
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Bonnie_m
Dec 9, 2024
What a storyteller! - The guide was great. They obviously love what they do. Going during Christmas time with all the lights added a whole different ambiance. Thoroughly enjoyed.
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