"Ghosts of Christmas Past"
Ghost Tour
Queen Victoria & Prince Albert with the family Christmas tree
Santa Claus? Reindeer? Mistletoe? Six White Boomers?
How did all that happen - and what happened when suddenly people of European descent found themselves on the other side of the world where the seasons were suddenly "upside down"?
The "Ghosts of Christmas Past" Tour is a Historic Ghost tour where we reveal how the traditions we follow today came to be, and how they evolved over time to become what we now recognise. There is a whole hidden history of Sydney that we reveal. You may never be able to look at many of Sydney's major landmarks quite the same way again!
Like all of our walking tours, this tour is a Historic Ghost tour .
We call ourselves Australia's most authentic ghost tours for a reason. All of our tours have to talk about what happened when people were alive, so that when we talk about what happened after they died, it actually makes sense. Nearly all paranormal activity is usually associated with traumatic events that took place when people were alive. So we have to explain this, within the context of the time in which these events took place. What was normal, and taken for granted in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, is very, very different to today.
As a result, 70% of all of our tours are documented fact, 10% are our "joining the dots" from many years of research and the " local legends" or paranormal parts of our tour make up the remaining 20% . However, most of what we have to talk about is taken from original documentation, contemporary to the time. Not academics passing opinions on other academics opinions. Most of these documents have never been available to Australian historians up until very recently, and most are still not aware of them even now. They were only recently found in archives, scanned, and been made available. It is gritty, real, absolutely mind blowing, and completely changes what we thought we knew.
We start our tours explaining the context of the reality of early aboriginal and colonial life - and get darker and darker into the physical and then into the paranormal as the tour progresses.
This tour begins at the entrance of Stocklands Mall Cammeray Square, on the corner of Amherst and Miller Streets in Cammeray (5 to 7 minutes drive north of North Sydney) at the family friendly time of 6.15pm, and returns at 8.00pm.
While this tour is designed primarily with teenagers in mind, and has some mature content, it is suitable for ages 9 and up.
As with all of our tours, our standard terms and conditions apply, with the requirement that all participants under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Booking in advance is absolutely essential, as this tour is only available for a limited time, and numbers are strictly limited for OH&S reasons. We currently allocate people to tour dates manually. If you would like come along, please select the appropriate ticket choice from the drop down menu, then hit the yellow "add to cart" button below. Once you have done this - please shoot us an email via the form below to let us know when you would like to come, and I will call you back and confirm your time!
starting location marked on google maps below
