Lantern Ghost Tour: Port Arthur's Haunted Past
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208 Ratings
Port Arthur

Explore Port Arthur’s haunted history on a lantern-lit ghost tour. Discover chilling tales and paranormal encounters in Australia’s most haunted site.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Port Arthur Ghost Tours - This 90-minute guided Ghost Tour spans approximately 2km of the Historic Site, offering exclusive access after dark.

Accompany an expert guide through buildings and ruins, and listen to captivating tales of mysterious occurrences that have puzzled and startled convicts, free settlers, soldiers, and visitors alike.

What's Included
  • Certificate of Bravery and Courage at completion of tour
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Any other additional tours onsite
  • Site Entry, this tour is evening Ghost Tour access only
Additional Information

Embark on a lantern-lit ghost tour at the Port Arthur Historic Site, renowned as one of Australia’s most haunted places. Listen to authentic stories of mysterious happenings and eerie paranormal experiences from the convict era to today, all while exploring Port Arthur’s atmospheric grounds and buildings after hours.
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Location
Port Arthur Historic Site
Tours depart from the foyer at the Port Arthur Historic Site Visitors Centre. The Visitors Centre also offers cafe/bistro, free parking, and visitor information.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(208 Ratings)
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Shanee379
Oct 24, 2025
Worth doing. - Bloody awesome tour. Definitely worth doing. Staff were fantastic, very accomadating, David our tour guide made the experience fun. Sue the reception went above and beyond with helping us out. Value for money...
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Carlene_t
Oct 9, 2025
Dave out your guide was... - Dave our tour guide was excellent, very informative but his general vibe made it exciting. 10/10 would do it again.
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Nikki
Sep 4, 2025
A fun ghost tour. A great way to see some of the historical buildings in Port Arthur. - A fun and enjoyable ghost tour. A look through some interesting old buildings and a very informative guide. I particularly loved the church and the story about the lady in blue. The gift store had some lovely items and all staff were great. Definitely rug up in the colder seasons as most of the tour is outdoors. Thankfully the rain held off.
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107kynanc
Aug 10, 2025
Port Arthur Ghost experience - Incredible experience with a fantastically enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. Definitely more presence in the grounds than just the tour group and at 8pm, that’s a very funny feeling. If you open yourself up for a true experience and look and listen to the hidden secrets, it won’t be an experience soon forgotten. From knocks down hallways to cold breezes inside buildings, it’s definitely one to experience for yourself. Thanks so much to the team for putting on such an delight of a night!
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Daniel_m
Jul 19, 2025
Ghost tour - Our guide was Nat. She was fantastic in every aspect of the tour. She was very informative and made the night more interesting as the night went on thanks 4 a hairy tour Daniel and Tracey from Melbourne
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T7208eqsamm
Jul 12, 2025
Amazing!! - My partner and I went on the ghost tour and had an enjoyable night. It was interesting learning about the stories and history of the place. Our guide was interactive and a great story teller, and made the tour fun. We will definitely come back to do the tour again next time we are in Tasmania.
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B138877
Jul 8, 2025
Great time - Very good. Go on the tour. I would suggest it. Great stories. Great information. Very fun. Great opportunities to have a look
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Kup0x
Sep 27, 2025
Ghost 👻 tour disappointed - The tour guide rushed people along and walked off leaving people behind in the dark and did not notice. We wanted to hear about the history of the place but instead heard about everyone else's ghost stories that had visited in the past 10 minuted of that was on the builders and his apprentice that were working on the Pasters house. The scenery was amazing, you would not realised the horrific time people of the past experienced.
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Flyer605595
Sep 21, 2025
Ghost tour - The history is good to hear and experience but otherwise it was boring to stand in cold and hear the stories which is easier on line nowadays.
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Duranddean
Jul 27, 2025
Wish you got more time in buildings - I will start off by saying our guide Simon was a very good guide and story teller, that did not resort to cheap scare tactics. Why I gave an average rating is simply down to the factor that you spend the vast majority of the tour outside, and only visited two building interiors. The site has stopped going into the underneath of the surgeons cottage, and in the separate prison we got no time to explore, or experience the building.
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