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Edinburgh: Comedy Horror Ghost Bus Tour

4.4  / 5
1874 reviews
Activity provider:The Ghost Bus Tours Ltd
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Guided tour

Edinburgh: Comedy Horror Ghost Bus Tour

Activity provider:The Ghost Bus Tours Ltd
4.4  / 5
1874 reviews

From £21 per person

Experience Edinburgh’s spooks and ghosts on a guided bus tour, riding to the dark side on board an elegantly refurbished vintage double-decker bus. A strange conductor will tell stories of executions, murders and still-occurring hauntings.

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Duration 1 hour
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Live tour guide
English

Experience

Highlights
  • Enjoy a comedy horror sightseeing show through Edinburgh
  • Get spooked, learning about the most haunted city in Europe
  • Explore city sights, where the restless spirits still wander
  • Ride the midnight black Ghost Bus and learn about the legend of Burke and Hare
Full description
Enjoy a theatrical sightseeing tour of Edinburgh onboard the Ghost Bus, a beautifully refurbished vintage double-decker, painted in traditional midnight black. Learn about Edinburgh’s grave robbers, plague victims, and the ghosts that reside in the most haunted city in Europe. Explore the city's gruesome past, while admiring its most famous monuments, including Edinburgh Castle, Grassmarket, Greyfriar's Kirk, Holyrood Palace, and the Royal Mile. As you traverse the Old Town and New Town, visit the sites of murders, tortures, and executions. Hear about the infamous Burke and Hare, and the hundreds of women who were drowned or burned as witches. The bus, which belonged to the Necropolis Bus Company, boasts decorative features that include atmospheric lamps and window curtains. In 1967, the entire fleet was destroyed in a mysterious fire, and only one bus survived.
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  • Admission fees
  • Bus tour
  • Live guide

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The Ghost Bus normally departs from Lawn market, in front of The Heritage of Scotland, next to Deacon Brodie's Tavern. Please arrive on time. The tour cannot wait for late arrivals and they cannot be admitted once the show has started.

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Not allowed

  • Food and drinks
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Smoking in the vehicle
  • Video recording

Know before you go

  • The Ghost Bus can take no responsibility for items left on the bus. Personal items are carried at the owner's risk and The Ghost Bus can take no responsibility for items damaged or lost
  • Smoking, eating, and drinks, other than bottled water, are not permitted on the bus

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Overall rating

4.4 /5

based on 1874 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.7/5
  • Transportation
    4.7/5
  • Service
    4.6/5
  • Organization
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GetYourGuide traveler – United Kingdom8 December 2023 – Verified booking
I absolutely LOVEDDD my tour!!! It was so much fun! The tour guide was hilarious and a fabulous storyteller. The way he used different voices and tones was so captivating. This was a very last minute tour I booked and I’m so very glad I did. I had a grand time. I highly recommend it to everyone!
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GetYourGuide traveler – Canada7 December 2023 – Verified booking
Our guide did do an amazing job keeping in character; however I was expecting the tour to be just slightly more informative. I had taken this same tour in London previously and found it to be a lot more interesting because of the information being shared part of the experience. But this one in Edinburgh, places more of an emphasis on the entertainment aspect of it - which of course is great in all. But would love to hear more history and details about the city itself.
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GetYourGuide traveler – Ireland19 November 2023 – Verified booking
An excellent tour. Our tour guide was Raj and he was friendly and had such a knowledge base it was so informative, he made the trip very enjoyable. I would definitely recommend the trip to anyone who like me did not have a huge knowledge of Scottish history to start with, my partner did have a greater knowledge and also found the trip very enjoyable.
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