This experience is strictly for over-eighteens, involves a high entrance step and further stairs, and includes potentially distressing content. 4.66 from 447 reviews at €31 per person for 1h 15m.
In our comparison: #32 of 33 in Walking Tours, by rating weighted by review volume (see the comparison).
One price for every traveller: €31 per adult.
Child prices by age band are shown at checkout. Option texts and prices come from the operator's listing; prices checked on Viator on 1 October 2026.
91% of ratings with a star breakdown are 4★ or 5★: 409 of 447
Star breakdown of all 447 ratings
Reviewers praise the storytelling and eerie vaults, though some expected more scares from the terror theme.
Written by Guidekin from the 100 most recent English reviews on Viator & Tripadvisor (15 February 2025 to 28 September 2026). Refreshed as new reviews arrive; last checked 4 October 2026.
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This is a special 75 minute over-18's only exploration of Edinburgh's darkest history and paranormal secrets. You will be taken on a journey down into the infamous underground vaults. Who were the infamous characters that once roamed these areas, leaving behind a legacy of legend and notoriety? The South Bridge Vaults has even higher levels of paranormal activity late at night, approaching the witching hour, your tour is the prime time to explore these haunted and eerie locations for yourself. Ask your guide about their own paranormal experiences and hear about some of the reports we regularly receive from visitors, paranormal investigators and mediums. Finally you shall receive free access to a torture exhibition to see the instruments from the “Burning Times”, used to extract confessions, and punish the unfortunate. Dare you join for this celebration of the paranormal and macabre? Who knows what might happen? Will the Poltergeist attack? You have been warned.
1h 15m · Admission includedJoin if you dare! This tour is strictly for over 18's only.
Journey into our network of haunted underground vaults below the South Bridge, you shall visit a torture exhibition to see the instruments from the “Burning Times”, used to extract confessions, and punish the unfortunate. Then bravely enter the haunted vaults, named most haunted place in Edinburgh! Visit the recently used Wiccan Temple, the cursed stone circled vault (as featured on Most Haunted Live) and the Legendary Haunted Vault...
Who knows what might happen? Will the Poltergeist attack? You have been warned. This tour is for over 18s only.
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| Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This tour · #32 of 33 | €31 | 1h 15m | 4.66 (447) | shared |
| Edinburgh Old Town: Historical Guided Walking Tour | €24 | 2h | 4.97 (1671) | shared |
| The Mountebank Comedy Walk of Edinburgh | €31 | 2h | 4.96 (2008) | shared |
| Private Old Edinburgh Tour - Walk in the footsteps of Royals and Rogues! | €131 per group | 2h | 4.99 (242) | private |
Ranked #32 of 33 in Walking Tours by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). Prices here run from €4 to €114, median €31; typical length 2h. 9 of 33 are private. Figures are live from the tour cards; the rubric is our handpicked set, not the whole market. Compare all 33 Walking Tours