Sydney’s beginnings weren’t so glitz and glam like the city that it is today. It was quite dark and ghastly, and stories of its beginnings make for some of the most riveting tales to be told under the cover of darkness. More so when the tales you’re being told happened on the very same streets of the city you call home.
Discover the Haunted Sydney Ghost Tour here and delve into a darker past.
Sydney’s historic quarter is now a thriving hotspot for tourists and locals but shortly after the formation of the colony, The Rocks was the first point of call for many arrivals. It didn’t take long for the area to become known as a slum and was soon frequented by sailors, prostitutes and eventually the bubonic plague.
It’s the foundation of many of our most sordid stories, where crime runs rampant, poverty is rife and people lose their lives.
On the Haunted Sydney Ghost Tour walking tour, you will be taken down shadowy lanes, cobblestoned streets and past haunted pubs and houses as well as the most haunted hotel in Sydney too.
There’ll be stories of ghosts, ghouls and gallows, as well as slums, mass burial pits and opium dens.
Discover the stories of murder and betrayal as you stroll through Sydney’s oldest and most historic neighbourhood. As the streetlights turn on and the shadows grow, the Haunted Sydney Ghost Tour 69 George St The Rocks Sydney and takes place every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and lasts for 90 minutes.