Lantern Ghost Tours
Lantern Ghost Tours
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Saturday
8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Sunday
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
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Be incarcerated in a Lunatic asylum, visit an abandoned morgue or be a ghost hunter for the night. Lantern Ghost Tours run award winning tours to Australia's most haunted locations. 2014 Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence 2013 Telstra Australia Business Awards Finalist2013 RACV Tourism Awards Finalist 2013 Melbourne Fringe Festival 2013 Midsumma FestivalAs seen on Postcards, Coxy's Big Break, Eat Play Stay, Herald Sun, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald
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Ly D
1 contribution
Jun. 2023 • Friends
Timea was very informative and made the night fun!
What a great night couldn’t be happier.
Amazing history of the town.
Thank you again Timea, definitely be coming back for more tours!!!
What a great night couldn’t be happier.
Amazing history of the town.
Thank you again Timea, definitely be coming back for more tours!!!
Written 26 June 2023
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Dan
Rockingham, Australia2 contributions
Mar. 2023 • Solo
Did the ghost tour of Williamstown and our guide Hannah had great knowledge of the local history and was passionate about paranormal investigation.
Enjoyed hearing about the many ghost sightings at various locations across town.
Enjoyed hearing about the many ghost sightings at various locations across town.
Written 6 March 2023
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barbara a
1 contribution
Dec. 2022
Booked a Tour of Pentridge Prison D Division, on Sat 10 Dec 2022 tour operator DID NOT SHOW UP!
The building owner told us the tour had been cancelled 5 weeks back and that the operator should not have booked tours on that night.
We booked for 4, two of our friends came up to Melb from Castlemaine!! Terribly disappointed and angry.
Trying to get a refund now.
The building owner told us the tour had been cancelled 5 weeks back and that the operator should not have booked tours on that night.
We booked for 4, two of our friends came up to Melb from Castlemaine!! Terribly disappointed and angry.
Trying to get a refund now.
Written 11 December 2022
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David O
Melbourne104 contributions
Mar. 2020
Went to Point Cook Homestead for the ghost tour. Since the Covina new rules re numbers and distancing have just come in, we were advised when we arrived that the tour would be conducted outside the homestead. About 30 people on the tour, so it would have been too crowded inside.
So Ken took us for a wander around the grounds in the dark, telling us all sorts of historical information about the property, Williamstown, Altona, etc, etc. very little about the ‘haunted’ homestead, we played with his divining sticks ( mostly a fail, well a 95% failure rate) and generally had a mildly entertaining evening.
At the end of the tour, we were invited into the house ( all bare rooms) for a few minutes in small groups.
Talking with other disgruntled members of the group during the night, many of us had checked during the week that the tour would be going ahead. All had been told it would, but no one was told that we would be virtually excluded from the house. It either should have have been cancelled, or visitors advised of the changes beforehand.
Very disappointing for all of us.
So Ken took us for a wander around the grounds in the dark, telling us all sorts of historical information about the property, Williamstown, Altona, etc, etc. very little about the ‘haunted’ homestead, we played with his divining sticks ( mostly a fail, well a 95% failure rate) and generally had a mildly entertaining evening.
At the end of the tour, we were invited into the house ( all bare rooms) for a few minutes in small groups.
Talking with other disgruntled members of the group during the night, many of us had checked during the week that the tour would be going ahead. All had been told it would, but no one was told that we would be virtually excluded from the house. It either should have have been cancelled, or visitors advised of the changes beforehand.
Very disappointing for all of us.
Written 21 March 2020
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Customer S
Good morning David , thank you for letting us know you felt the tour should have been cancelled . We do try not to cancel tours due to people traveling just for the tours. At this time we did our best to make all guests feel comfortable attending the tour , we are sorry you did not enjoy this tour.
Written 21 May 2020
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L G
2 contributions
Mar. 2019
Did both the Williamstown tour and the Pentridge tour. Lantern Tours is NOT for those who are serious about the Paranormal. These tours or investigations are usually always attended by gigglers. Pentridge was the worst fail as this was considered a Paranormal Investigation Event and not your typical light hearted "ghost tour". The night was wasteful and had much of a comical tone all throughout. It was also presented by a professional comedian who thought EVERYTHING was just so hilarious and a bit of a joke. Absolutely killed it for the serious paranormal investigators attending. Not much walking around either as we spent most of the night in the one location of the gaol; terrible. Perhaps advertise on your website that your tours cater for comical fun only rather than misleading your paying customers to believe that they are attending legitimate Paranormal Investigations.
Written 25 February 2020
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Customer S
Hi there , thanks for your review . We are sorry to hear you did not enjoy any part of our tours . Maybe a private tour is more suited to yourself to avoid other guests giggling ect . We offer private tours & investigations for guests to really have it run the way you would like.
Happy Haunting!
Written 21 May 2020
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Aaron M
1 contribution
Jan. 2020 • Couples
Be cautious of these guys. More often than not these tours are history tours not ghost tours and you'll hear about tragic tails. If you're a history buff great. If you want to see ghost, ehhhh.
Anyhow, I have done 15/20 Ghost Tours,
The Rocks Sydney, Adelaide Gaol, Z Ward Adelaide, Beechworth a few times (Mayday and the Gaol), Aradale twice, J ward, Pentridge a few times, Old Melbourne Gaol, Williams Town, and a few cemetery and the werribee one. Bit of a fan.
Last week I was supposed to do the Melbourne tour, but unfortunately my partner who is a type 1 diabetic fell ill. She had a gastric issue that made her pulse fly up, (a number of complications from nerve damage that effects her blood flow, the way she digest food, then blood sugars go crazy, bit of a pain in the arse and hard to plan around) and we werent able to go on the tour, I told the guide, she told me to call a 1300 number, they told me to email, the run around.
My emails have been ignored.
I get told I didn't give enough notice, we need 48 hours, our T's and C's blah blah blah fancy words we just want to screw you over and give you nothing for your money.
Im a reasonable man, I don't think asking for a reschedule is out of the question, the overheads can't be that high that giving a repeat customer a rescheduled your is the end of the world. But apparently it is.
I was planning on the Pentridge tour again, and the Melbourne cemetery, and probably more tours in the coming years, but the experience with Latern Tours Administration has left me with such a bitter taste, I wouldnt waste another cent on this company.
So take the tour, it should be good. Just don't expect Lantern Ghost Tours to be honorable when misshaps of life get in the way and stop you from doing a tour. You're on your own if you don't give 48 hours.
Anyhow, I have done 15/20 Ghost Tours,
The Rocks Sydney, Adelaide Gaol, Z Ward Adelaide, Beechworth a few times (Mayday and the Gaol), Aradale twice, J ward, Pentridge a few times, Old Melbourne Gaol, Williams Town, and a few cemetery and the werribee one. Bit of a fan.
Last week I was supposed to do the Melbourne tour, but unfortunately my partner who is a type 1 diabetic fell ill. She had a gastric issue that made her pulse fly up, (a number of complications from nerve damage that effects her blood flow, the way she digest food, then blood sugars go crazy, bit of a pain in the arse and hard to plan around) and we werent able to go on the tour, I told the guide, she told me to call a 1300 number, they told me to email, the run around.
My emails have been ignored.
I get told I didn't give enough notice, we need 48 hours, our T's and C's blah blah blah fancy words we just want to screw you over and give you nothing for your money.
Im a reasonable man, I don't think asking for a reschedule is out of the question, the overheads can't be that high that giving a repeat customer a rescheduled your is the end of the world. But apparently it is.
I was planning on the Pentridge tour again, and the Melbourne cemetery, and probably more tours in the coming years, but the experience with Latern Tours Administration has left me with such a bitter taste, I wouldnt waste another cent on this company.
So take the tour, it should be good. Just don't expect Lantern Ghost Tours to be honorable when misshaps of life get in the way and stop you from doing a tour. You're on your own if you don't give 48 hours.
Written 7 January 2020
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Customer S
Hi Aron, we are sorry to hear you missed your tour due to your partner being unwell as I added in your reply email with the offer to rebook at 50% off, sorry to hear your did not see your reply email.
Yes we do have T&C's as all businesses do and if you contact us in business hours we are happy to offer date changes.
We hope your partner is feeling better soon
Written 7 January 2020
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Emma C
Melbourne, Australia6 contributions
Sep. 2019 • Family
I took this tour with my husband and teen daughter. An excellent tour guide, our host took us on a journey of Williamstown and gave a history of its former residents. With opportunity to take pictures and use equipment, and access to otherwise inaccessible buildings, it made for an interesting night! Topped by a visit to Melbourne’s oldest morgue!
Written 11 October 2019
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Customer S
Hi Emma, we are pleased to hear you found your ghost host to be an excellent guide and you enjoyed the journey through Williamstown's hidden history.
Happy Haunting!
Written 13 October 2019
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Jo R
3 contributions
Oct. 2019 • Friends
My friend and I attended a tour together.
Although the first half was conducted outside walking around Point Cook in the freezing pouring rain, it really didn’t matter as our guide made our experience fascinating, if you love history this tour is for you. we weaved around the town learning about various inhabitants who still linger, even reported UFO encounters.
Then the best bit onto the homestead which although small was very eerie, I heard a clicking noise coming from behind me in the children’s bedroom from the direction of the cot, and an overwhelming uncomfortableness the entire time I was in that room.
Thoroughly enjoyed this tour which has a perfect balance of history and spooky going ons
Highly recommend
Although the first half was conducted outside walking around Point Cook in the freezing pouring rain, it really didn’t matter as our guide made our experience fascinating, if you love history this tour is for you. we weaved around the town learning about various inhabitants who still linger, even reported UFO encounters.
Then the best bit onto the homestead which although small was very eerie, I heard a clicking noise coming from behind me in the children’s bedroom from the direction of the cot, and an overwhelming uncomfortableness the entire time I was in that room.
Thoroughly enjoyed this tour which has a perfect balance of history and spooky going ons
Highly recommend
Written 11 October 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Customer S
Hi Jo, thanks for joining us on tour & we love to hear our guests have experienced some paranormal while on tour , hope to see you again soon on another Lantern Ghost Tour.
Written 13 October 2019
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lisa b
1 contribution
Oct. 2019 • Couples
Very disappointing, unfortunately the information provided by the guide was quite incorrect although glimmers of fact they were lost amongst the embellishments, as a local it was very hard to listen to the stories she recited knowing she was incorrect on many of the so called facts. As far as seeing or feeling ghosts if you want to rely on 2 metal rods crossing as evidence that’s all we got! Save your time and money!
Written 5 October 2019
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Customer S
Hi Lisa, sorry to hear you did not enjoy any part of this tour, maybe an investigation is more suited to yourself.
Happy Haunting!
Written 13 October 2019
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John E
9 contributions
Sep. 2019 • Friends
My wife, friend Kenneth and especially myself had a wonderful experience in J Ward. Tour Guide was so knowledgable and ghost hunters very helpful and experienced. I myself as a first time ghost hunter and being repectful bought my own equipment and got so much activity, esecially with the matron there and was scratched. Yet saying this they had equipment you could use and after touring you could explore on your own which i did capturing other paranormal phenomena. I will go again for sure and just want to finish with truely empathise with what occured there and glad we have come out of that age and have better treatment.
Written 21 September 2019
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Customer S
Hi John, thank you for joining Lantern Tours at JWard Lunatic Asylum in Ararat, Victoria.
That's great to hear you all had a great night and thank you for bringing along your own equipment,
We are all truly thankful for better treatment today.
Hope to see you again soon on another Lantern Ghost Tour.
Written 26 September 2019
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meetoo2010
Bacchus Marsh, Australia1 contribution
How much per person is it to do the lantern ghost tour we're u have dinner and sleep over and dates available
Lantern G
Melbourne, Australia28 contributions
Hi Meetoo, you can access all this information on the Lantern Ghost Tour's web page,
Happy Haunting!
TripAdviser04
Melbourne, Australia5 contributions
Is there anyway we can organise a tour midweek over the holidays September holidays on a Wednesday night? If there's a minimum number of attendees, let me know the limit & will see if I can organise a group booking.
Lantern G
Melbourne, Australia28 contributions
Lantern Tours offers private tours for guests with 15+ guests. Private tours are made up of full paying adults, (no vouchers or children's pricing)
Please contact our office 1300 390 119.
Rose800
Melbourne, Australia
Hi,
Would it be possible to book for 17 guests?
Lantern G
Melbourne, Australia28 contributions
Hi Rose, yes booking for 17 guests to join our ghost tours is no problem at all, you are all welcome to join our scheduled public tours or with a minimum of 15 adults you may book your own private tour when it best suits your group.
For more information please call 1300 390 119