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MELBOURNE: Hidden Ghosts, Murder & Mystery + Best Insta Spots

By Lantern Ghost Tours
8.6 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 113 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

Venture into the dark heart of old Melbourne, where the shadows of the past still linger in every alleyway.

Step back to a time when the sweet scent of Chinatown’s spices masked the bitter smoke drifting from hidden opium dens, and the city’s poorest were sacrificed in the name of “science”—their bodies sold from poorhouses to medical schools under the cover of night.

Visit the very alleyways where Jack the Ripper is rumoured to have hidden from the Metropolitan Police, his dark legacy trailing him across continents and through time.

Hear the haunting tale of famed opera singer Frederick Federici, who gave his final and most chilling performance at the Princess Theatre—vanishing beneath the stage as he plummeted to his death before a stunned audience. Some say he never left.

Uncover a Melbourne most will never see—one of betrayal, tragedy, and restless spirits still calling from beneath the cobblestones.

Activity location

  • Young and Jackson's Hotel
    • Cnr Swanston & Flinders Sts,
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 1 Swanston St
    • 1 Swanston Street
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Check availability

Ghost Tour

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English

Ghost Tour

Language options: English
Starting time: 20:30
Price details
RM 112.61 x 1 AdultRM 112.61
Total
Price is RM 112.61
Until Thu, 6 Aug

2 Course Dinner & Ghost Tour

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English

Ghost Tour & Dinner: Meet at Young and Jackson hotel for dinner at 6:30pm followed by 830pm tour

Language options: English
Starting time: 20:30
Price details
RM 256.99 x 1 AdultRM 256.99
Total
Price is RM 256.99
Until Thu, 6 Aug

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Dinner (if option selected)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks, unless specified
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please wear comfortable walking shoes

Activity itinerary

Young and Jackson's Hotel

  • 10m
Visit the infamous Chloe- a painting that made grown men blush

Hosier Lane

  • 15m
Explore graffiti alley, not only famous for its artwork but also home to the infamous Jack the Ripper

Collins Street

  • 15m
Learn about the dark side of Melbourne's Parisian quarter

Princess Theatre

  • 15m
Catch a glimpse of Melbourne's most famous ghost- Federici

Chinatown

  • 15m
Explore the hidden opium dens of the past

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Young and Jackson's Hotel
    • Cnr Swanston & Flinders Sts,
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    1 Swanston St
    • 1 Swanston Street
    • 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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