Haunted San Diego Tour: Discover City's Spooky History
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417 Ratings
San Diego
Embark on the Haunted San Diego Tour and uncover the city's spooky history. Experience spine-tingling stories, authentic history, and the proof that ghosts exist. Join us now!
Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House - You will enter the house that the San Diego Ghost Hunters, tell us is currently the “most active”, location in SD. Even more active then the more famous ones. Entry is included!

This is the house where people would come to die as it was a hospital of sorts with a dramatic history. Our guests have experienced being pushed around the house with a hand on their back when there is no one behind them and catching mysterious shapes on camera, lots of orbs here as well. Bring your camera! While we can’t employ ghost or guarantee something will happen, things can and will occur we just don’t know when.

  • Horton Grand Hotel - You will enter this location, we do a presentation in the bar and lobby. Famous for room 309 and room 209, which are both active. One of the ghosts maybe someone you have already heard of, an infamous gunslinger, can yoYou will enter this location, we do a presentation in the bar and lobby. Famous for room 309 and room 209, which are both active. One of the ghosts maybe someone you have already heard of, an infamous gunslinger, can you guess who that might be? Visitors still experience mysterious cold chills, footsteps, and glowing orbs.u guess who that might be? Visitors still experience mysterious cold chills, footsteps and glowing orbs.
  • Villa Montezuma Museum - You will go on the premise of the Villa, a museum that is closed at night. But don’t be fooled, if you read our reviews, this location is one of many people’s top, our presentation there is very well received and plus lots of eerie things have been captured by our guest lens.

You will see this location, which is haunted by 2 people who once lived there. Strangely enough, they say, it is the first person to live in the house and the last to live in the Villa Montezuma. Perhaps you will hear music from beyond or see a haunted artifact move.

  • Whaley House Museum - You will go on the premises of the Whaley House. Find out how it all began with Yankee Jim and it’s other doomed occupants. Get the, for lack of a better word, “Greatest Hits” tales at this location.
  • El Campo Santo Cemetery - What is a haunted tour without a graveyard? You will enter this location and be told the stories among the tombstones.

Back to where it all began. Old Town San Diego, El Campo Santo Cemetery has a long history of the macabre. Ghosts there are disturbed as their burial grounds have been disturbed many times. Strange figures still appear seemingly to glow and float above the ground.

What's Included
  • Intimate Tour with Limited Seats
  • World-Class Storytellers and Trained Thespians
  • Historically Accurate Ghost Stories
  • Spooky and Haunted Locations
  • Disembark at All Locations and Enter the Majority of Them
  • Experience the Ghost Coach, our Coffin on Wheels
  • Haunted San Diego Ghost Tour
What's Not Included
  • Due to our bus size and the older nature of our locations we are not wheel chair accessible. If you have a member with ambulatory challenges, please call us (619.255.6170) to go over it.
  • Children under 10 are not recommended. If you have a child under 10, please call us (619.255.6170) to make sure this is a good fit.
Additional Information

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On our OFFICIAL Haunted San Diego Ghost Tour, you’ll listen to chilling tales about real individuals, past events, fables, and the spirits that make San Diego one of the most ghost-filled cities in the west.

We rank #1 in terms of the most reviewed SD ghost tour on TA, Yelp, Google & Facebook.

Our approximately 2-hour journey by bus and light walk, makes history of San Diego come alive… one spectral tale at a time. Get set for a blend of factual heritage, genuine spine-chilling moments, and lighthearted gags to ease off the tension. Be open to going through a spectrum of feelings and gain knowledge about SD’s hidden aspects as well.

Be a part of our trip, and you’ll encounter:

Our evidence of supernatural presence
Enthralling past unfolded theatrically
Professional dramatist narrators in costume
The phantom coach, our mobile theatre shaped like a coffin
Spooky incidents sometimes occur during the tour (it’s scarce, but it does happen)

It’s about time you sign up and embrace the eerie!

  • Our Haunted Guided Tour is small and intimate. We have only 14 seats available per tour. As such we require at least 8 people/ghost hunter in our to run. If for some reason it looks like the tour will not go (this is rare but does occasionally happen), we will personally call you with a tour update 2-3 hours before your tour is set to go. If your tour does not go, again very rare, we will refund you or move you to another date. Feel free to call (619.255.6170) us or email us with any questions or if you just want an update on how many have signed up so far. If we don’t pick up immediately we will get back to you shortly.
  • Please make sure to be at the plaza 15 minutes before you tour embarks. We operate out of and pick you up from Plaza Guanajuato | 2415 San Diego Ave, San Diego, CA 92110. It is the plaza across the street and down a store front from the Old Town Graveyard (El Campo Santo Graveyard official name). You’ll see our purple bus.

  • Please make sure to use the bathroom before your tour. You will be going to historic locations which have no bathroom access, and your party definitely should use the bathroom before joining us. Bathrooms can be found in the neighboring restaurants and businesses. There is a public restroom at the back of Cafe Coyote a block away. Just walk to the very back of their plaza.
  • If you are driving, please show up early to get parking.
  • Service animals are allowed provided they are small and do not disturb the other attendees. If you have a larger animal like a German Sheppard you would need to purchase an additional seat and may not be able to enter some of the locations as there are antique and very valuable, fragile historic artifacts in them.
Location
2415 San Diego Ave
San Diego Avenue
Old Town Corral Plaza - 2415 San Diego Ave, San Diego, CA 92110 Directions: Tour departs from Old Town Corral Plaza (across the street from the Cemetery, next to the Mermaid Store and the cowboy figures in the plaza). Please arrive 20 minutes before your tour time and use the bathroom before.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(417 Ratings)
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Taylor_f
Jun 1, 2024
Fancy footwear in spooky spots - Our ghost guide was very entertaining, the information was enlightening, the spots were very well put together.
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Raymond
May 31, 2024
What are you waiting for! Sign up! - Al’s story telling and historic depiction of the chilling events of San Diego was incredible!! We went at night which made it super fun. Anyone remotely interested in ghosts are recommended or even if you just want an activity with entertainment to learn about true events that occurred in the area!! Al is a GEM. Highly recommend! A+
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Queen_l
May 29, 2024
Fun - Very interesting, and fun experience. Guide was hilarious and made the tour fun. Enjoyed learning about Old Town SD.
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Cinthya_r
May 27, 2024
Great fun for family - We only had a weekend in San Diego and this was a great way to see inside some of the museums, see a bit of the Gaslamp district and Old Town, and learn a bit of San Diego history entertainingly! We traveled with our kids 18 and 13. We all had a great time!
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Corey
May 24, 2024
Entertaining tour that even a ghost skeptic enjoyed - I 100% do not believe in ghosts and can’t imagine changing my mind. However, this tour was entertaining and was an interesting way to learn some San Diego history. The guide, Sylvia, told stories throughout the entire trip with dramatic flair. That included on the bus, when walking, and in buildings (we got to go into a few locations). The group was also small (~15 people), so it felt manageable for everyone to keep pace and be close enough to hear the stories.
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Judith_s
May 19, 2024
Great time! - Our tour guide Dante was knowledgeable and a really good storyteller. He brought both humor and respect to the stories he shared.
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Shannonz661
May 17, 2024
Great tour, great time! - This tour was super fun and informative! Sylvia was awesome. We loved that we could enter a few of the sites. Would def recommend!
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Sara_j
May 17, 2024
Fun and informative - Mike was our driver, Dante was our guide. We had a blast. Driver did great and was on top of the music cues.😉 Dante is very funny and informative. Loved the info and the opportunity to go in and explore.👻
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Krystal_a
May 4, 2024
N/A - Tour guide Cowboy Pete was great! Very information made it a fun time! Loved all the jokes and voices.
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594graciec
May 3, 2024
Haunted tour- Delighted tourist - So fun! A lot of the places we visited gave me the creeps! Also learned a lot about the history of some really cool buildings. The host was awesome (Shoutout to Dante!!) and really knew his stuff! Highly recommend
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