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City of the Dead's Double Dead Tour: Explore Edinburgh's Underground Vaults and Greyfriars Graveyard
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669 Ratings
Edinburgh
Experience the ultimate ghostly adventure in Edinburgh with the Double Dead Tour. Explore the haunted South Bridge Vaults and the Covenanter's Prison in Greyfriars Graveyard. Book now!
Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- City of the Dead Tours - The worst of both possible worlds. This tour goes into two of the most haunted places on the planet
- the South Bridge Vaults AND the Covenanter’s Prison in Greyfriars Graveyard.
What's Included
- Local, expert guide
What's Not Included
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
Still choosing between the Underground City of the Dead Tour or the Spooky Graveyard Tour? No need. Experience the spine-chilling thrill of both with our Double Dead Tour.
A skilled guide will accompany you into two of the world’s most supernaturally-active locations – the South Bridge Vaults and the Covenanter’s Prison in the Greyfriars Graveyard. The Covenanter’s Prison is infamous for the Mackenzie Poltergeist – the most convincingly recorded ghost in history and only City of the Dead Tours hold the key!
- A 1 hr 45-minute walk tour navigating Edinburgh’s underbelly vaults and the Covenanter’s Prison in Greyfriars Kirkyard, led by a knowledgeable local guide. Visit cityofthedeadtours.com for additional details.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
During peak season, tours may be labeled as SOLD OUT despite available spaces, to prevent overbooking. If the tour you wish to join is marked as SOLD OUT, reach us at +44 (0)131 225 9044 or info@cityofthedeadtours.com as there might still be openings.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Language: English only
- Age: Minimum 12
Location
St Giles' Cathedral
High Street
All tours leave from the "Tree of the Dead" outside St Giles Cathedral on the pavement facing the Royal Mile. Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes prior to departure.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Andrsclo
Jun 28, 2024
Brilliant - The tour is great, it’s the only one to have access to cool places, but the guide Ryan is the one who makes it amazing ! He gives life to the stories and makes the whole tour instructive, fun and spooky.
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V9638zmjessiej
Jun 27, 2024
Peak Scottish Humour - Ryan was hilarious and an absolute delight. Easily the most entertaining walking tour of the trip so far. Highly recommend!
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Zelda_the_legend
Jun 17, 2024
MUST-DO for lovers of the paranormal! - As the only tour with access to the Covenanters Prison in Greyfriar's Kirkyard, this is THE ghost tour to do in Edinburgh if you are a lover of the paranormal & dark history. Xander was an incredible and engaging guide; he is a talented storyteller as well as passionate & knowledgeable about the history. He even let me ramble at him about ghosts for a bit after the tour. If I'm ever in Edinburgh again, I would absolutely re-book this tour just for the thrills, chills, and unprecedented access to some of the city's most haunted spots!
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Claire
Jun 15, 2024
Great evening - Ben was such an amazing tour guide, a good balance of humour with history - something different to do in Edinburgh - highly recommended. Xx
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Sherra_m
Jun 11, 2024
Fun experience with our two teens. - We had a great time with Ben! He made sure that everyone was safe, and he was very engaging with his storytelling. We loved having access to the vaults and graveyard that others didn’t have access to, and it was a wonderfully fun experience with our two teens.
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Kjkwit
Jun 4, 2024
Superb tour! - With this being the only tour to go into the site of the Covenanter’s prison, it was a must-do for me! Sarah was our guide and she kept us enthralled throughout the entire tour. Her stories were engaging and spine-tingling. She was so personable and charismatic, she made the places on the tour resonate with history and tragedy. I would love to tour with her again!
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Pje4887ik
Jun 2, 2024
Excellent tour - Our tour guide Natalie was excellent - a really good sense of dramatics, and a lot of interesting knowledge. It was great to see parts of the city not usually accessible.
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Joleenm544
May 25, 2024
EXCELLENT - Xander was awesome! He was very knowledgeable about the history and the ghosts! Would recommend him and this tour to everyone.
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Veronicahj5393br
May 25, 2024
Would definitely book again!! - Ryan was the absolute best tour guide! Even though it was the last tour of the night he was super energetic and entertaining and overall made it an amazing experience. He was also super knowledgeable about the gory history of edinburgh while being hilarious at the same time. I would 100% book another tour with Ryan!
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Penguin12272021
May 22, 2024
The town has a wicked past and this tour brings you to a few of those place - We liked this tour. We had a hard time picking which nighttime tour to do. this one tours the southvaults and the cemetery. The vaults are gruesome The cemetery has some wicked stories and this tour brings you into a gated section a lot of people would love to get into. It is certainly creepy and has an air of evil in both areas. The tour guide was very knowledgable and fun
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