City Of The Dead Tours

Spine-Chilling Fun with Fiona on the Double Dead Tour! If you’re in Edinburgh and love a mix of dark history and ghostly thrills, do not miss the Double Dead Tour with the City of the Dead team. Our guide Fiona was absolutely fantastic — equal parts historian, storyteller, and master of the well-timed jump scare. She set the stage brilliantly by giving us the historical backdrop of why Edinburgh is considered one of the most haunted cities in the world. From plagues to executions, she wove a chilling narrative that gave real depth to the creepy locations we visited. The underground vaults and tombs were next-level eerie; just being in those spaces raised the hair on the back of our necks. The atmosphere was thick with tension, and thanks to Fiona’s storytelling and a few surprise scares, we were on edge the whole time (in the best possible way!). And yes… we even captured a ghost photo. No joke. Check your pictures carefully—something might be looking back at you. Highly recommend this tour for anyone who wants something beyond your average walking tour. Fiona made it unforgettable!

This was a great experience!! We had Ben as our guide, and he was knowledgeable, funny, and interactive. The group was large (30 something), but it didn’t impact the overall experience. Ben made sure everybody had time to explore and take photos. This is a cool way to get to learn about Edinburgh’s history and see some areas you might otherwise not think to go to!

My friends and I did two tours whilst in Edinburgh, the Double Dead tour and the Witch tour. For the Double Dead tour, I believe our guide’s name was Lou. He was extremely charismatic and informative and clearly very experienced at giving the tours. He kept us entertained the whole time and made very funny jokes. He was by far the best part of the tour. One thing I would say is that the vaults section of the tour is slightly repetitive as you go from empty vault to empty vault but Lou made up for this by his variety of stories and information! It would be nice to have a bigger gift shop at the end as I feel this would encourage more purchases! I definitely recommend this tour for those wanting to visit the vaults as the addition of the cemetery tour is included! The second tour we did was the Witch tour with Nat. This was much more personal as it was just myself and my two friends who attended and we were told that it is a new, upcoming tour. Nat was evidently very passionate about the Witch tour and we were extremely impressed by her incredible ability to retain information and stories regarding so many individuals and their stories. It was very fascinating and we learnt a lot! Unfortunately Edinburgh doesn’t have many monuments or areas dedicated to their history of witches which meant there wasn’t much to see. However, we believe that Nat did an excellent job to make up for this by detailing so many different stories and detailing the extensive history. Overall, I would highly recommend booking with city of the dead tours- especially if you’re curious to learn more about the history of Edinburgh!

WONDERFUL customer service!!! (Called them and got help with booking any questions we had.) We went on the Double Dead Tour and it was absolutely lovely! Fantastic experience and something fun to do during the evening, packed with history, spooky stories and cool things to see. We had Lou as our guide and he was simply fantastic. Humorous, knowledgeable and entertaining throughout the whole tour, even sharing personal anecdotes and ghost stories. He also had an abundance of good recommendations for restaurants and bars/pubs in the area too. We spent a very short time in Edinburgh and arrived later than expected, but the tour gave us a perfect dose of the city and a nightly activity that wasn’t just hitting a pub!

A great tour though the vaults under Edinburgh and into Greyfriars Kirkyard. Extremely fun and informative tour. Excellent value. Our guide Fiona did a tremendous job offering a tour that was equal parts macabre and fun. Highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in creeping through Edinburgh's underground and dark past.

We bought the Double Dead tour package - South Bridge Vaults and Greyfriar’s including the Covenanter Prison. Ben, our tour guide, was great. He was funny at the right times, was very knowledgeable about the history and claimed paranormal history of the places we saw. All in all it took about two hours - wear good walking shoes and eat a solid meal before you go.

Fiona was AWESOME! Super knowledgeable, funny, and entertaining. Best ghost tour I’ve ever done (and I’ve done many). This one is the real deal. So incredibly cool to have the experience of touring the vaults in addition to Greyfriars Kirkyard. Highly recommend to anyone visiting Edinburgh!

Loved the experience! My guide was Alister, great at story and history telling. I took the double dead tour. It was less scary because the sun is out until 11pm during june, but still managed to make us not be able to sleep at night due to some personal experiences after the mckenzie poltergeist part of the tour.