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Santa Barbara Ghost Tours: Uncover Enchanting History and Mystery

4.9

81 Ratings

Santa Barbara

Uncover the enchanting history and mystery of Santa Barbara on our exclusive ghost tour. Hear stories from the Old Spanish Days and experience encounters with visiting ghosts.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park - El Cuartel and the Chapel

What's Included

Experienced guide

Additional Information

Welcome to the town of Benevolent Phantoms!

This exclusive journey is led by your professional ghost and paranormal storyteller - an ideal way to conclude your day while delighting in SB.

Our walking tours span for 1 hour and 30 minutes, featuring handpicked stories from first-hand experiences. Unearth narratives from as ancient as the Old Spanish Era and from the diverse ethnicities that have made Santa Barbara their abode.

Every participant receives a complimentary gift bag brimming with sweets/cookies and a spiritual protection kit.

This is strictly an ‘open-air’ walking tour.

This excursion is a traditional historic and ghost/legend-themed walking tour.

Our guides come from a variety of backgrounds, including tour guide experiences on the Queen Mary at the Old Mission Santa Barbara.

This tour promises an organic and spellbinding experience, not bound by a script. Every tour is distinct and rich in imagination, occasionally marked by visits from transient ghosts. Our spirits don’t linger…they come back (often during your tour) for a nostalgic trip.

Stay home if you are sick
Please keep your distance and remain 6 feet apart at all times

Location

836 Anacapa St

Anacapa Street

We meet on the steps of the downtown post office.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

4.9

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Gisiel_t

Feb 17, 2024

Recommend ! - Knowledgeable and kind ghost tour guide, Allison, made our trip exciting and memorable. My husband and I had so much fun learning the history of Santa Barbara.

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Relax32483011011

Sep 26, 2023

A must for ghost enthusiasts - Julie is an amazing tour guide. Her passion for Santa Barbara history shines through in every ghostly tale. Her enthusiasm is infectious and made the tour all the more enjoyable. Highly recommend!! 👍👍

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Christine_p

Feb 18, 2023

A great experience! I... - A great experience! I cannot recommend this experience enough. The stories were so engaging and the ability to fold the city’s history into the ghostly tour was so so cool!! Loved it!

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887colleenm

Feb 2, 2023

Ghost Stories with an Amazing Storyteller (Plus, there's wine!) - We visited our daughter, who had recently moved to Santa Barbara. She wanted to go on a ghost tour, so we let her choose which one. We couldn't have been more delighted than to do a combo wine tasting and ghost walking tour. Our host, Miss Julie, was superb in her knowledge of the city and in her telling of 'friendly ghost' stories. The details she shares brings the characters to life as we walked through the city, taking in landmarks and sights and sounds where these people once lived and walked these same streets. The tour started with a sit down wine tasting at a very nice location. Miss Julie shared a sweet gift bag with each of us that contained some candy and trinkets, a nice touch and unexpected surprise. We also got to keep a picture of a friendly ghost that she would describe and tell us about in detail. We loved the tour. We felt a connection with Miss Julie and didn't want the evening to end! We highly recommend signing up for one of her tours!

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856matthewq

Dec 28, 2022

Incredible Ghost Tour and History! - Julie was incredible with the history of Santa Barbara and was so detailed with the ghost’s stories as well. We felt very safe even though we were listening to ghost stories at night! The gift bags were such a nice touch, and we were invited back for a time travel tour that we will definitely be back for. My group of 3 definitely felt like we saw, smelled, or experienced something supernatural along the tour and talked about it for days after the tour. I would highly recommend taking any of Julie’s tours and you will love it!

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Ji5683pj

Oct 24, 2022

Great Tour - Really interesting tour covering both some historic sites and history and some more low key ghost stories.

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Lizsp7131uy

Oct 21, 2022

Fantastic! - Julie's tour was fantastic! I would recommend for out of towners but also locals. Being a local it was exciting to hear about all the ghosts in SB but also to learn so much about the historical sites we visited. Julie is so knowledgeable about everything she talked about and has a real passion for SB history and of course ghosts! It was so much fun. I've been on other tours like this in bigger cities and this was by far the best experience I have had. I will definitely be doing it again, especially when friends or family visit.

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Paul_b

Jul 22, 2022

wonderful historic ghost tour - part history, part friendly ghost (for the most part!) tour with a wonderful guide. great for family, couples, groups. very entertaining

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R3458ohdanielc

May 10, 2022

Prof Julie is Awesome! - Professor Julie was super fun and engaging. Additionally, she was flexible about start time m, which was really helpful when our pre-tour massage was delayed. She’s a SB treasure.

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