Lantern Ghost Tour: Port Arthur's Haunted Past

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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

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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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Yasminet456

Jun 4, 2025

Absolutely AMAZING!!!! - The tour guide had me hooked onto every single word! The site was amazing to see and the stories were so interesting! Would definitely do it all again :)

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Bobby

Mar 23, 2025

Best ghost tour ever. - The absolute best ghost tour I’ve done, by far. Port Arthur is an eerie place in the daylight . At night it is really spooky. Our tour guide Glen really made the tour. His knowledge of Port Arthur’s history was outstanding & his stories were told to perfection.

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Donna_b

Mar 9, 2025

Awesome tour go on it... - Awesome tour go on it guide made the tour enjoyable with the right amount of spookiness and facts loved it

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Colleen_c

Mar 8, 2025

Port Arthur Ghost Tour - Lots of interesting information and stories. Friends from the US came with us to do the day visit & the night visit. They had a great time. Thank you for having us.

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Marieanne_w

Feb 12, 2025

Intriguing and investing tour - Some of the walkiing was fast paced so wear comfortable shoes to walk in and a light jacket. The walking didn't effect us, but if your elderly I felt the walking was a bit fast, with some slight hills( maybe a little more time is required for this) Overall it was a great experience and a fun tour. Definitely worth doing!

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Natalie

Jan 25, 2025

Fun ghost tour - The tour was fun and something a bit different. The guide also did not try to scare us. We laughed more than screamed. It was a good way also to be orientated to the site before seeing it the next day.

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Simon_j

Jun 11, 2025

Creepy and informative,... - Creepy and informative, our host gave us a ghoulish experience with her unique voice and interpretation

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Corey_s

Jun 8, 2025

Port Arthur tour by night- rather than a ghost tour. - More of a night tour of Port Arthur, with some stories of ghosts. Didn’t go into the dissection room, which was a major disappointment. Was also advertised that we would get a “bravery certificate”. Never got one of these. Quite disappointing really.

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Rohanw165

Feb 15, 2025

Underwhelming - Guide was a little hard to understand. Weather was perfect on a very warm night. Stories were a little disappointing. My wife was really looking forward to doing the ghost tour. However unfortunately it didn't meet our expectations.

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Fiona

Mar 19, 2025

Boring - Very underwhelming. Felt like a guided tour during the night. The tour guide reduced the eerie atmosphere that the tour could have been through the use of jokes. Sadly this is definitely not the memorable ghost tour I attended 20 years ago. Unlike my previous experience there was no pre-warm up photos of paranormal encounters that had happened on other tours on display to amp you up and the entire feel of the tour is commercial. Disappointing at best. Feel free to go if you’re between 10-13 years of age.

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From $23

up to 9 guests

1 - Adult