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Weird Canberra Ghost and History Tour
with Tim the Yowie Man
The bizarre,
gruesome, terrifying and sinister side of Canberra - Australia's mystery
capital?
Now it its 5th year!
Tour dates:
Friday 13th June 2008 - sold out
Friday 27th June 2008 - sold out
Friday 4th July 2008 - sold out
Friday 11th July 2008 - sold out
Friday 15th August 2008 special tours for Australian Science Festival –
4
seats left
Friday 22nd August 2008 special tours for Australian Science Festival
– sold out
Friday 31st October (Halloween!) - $79 a head, fancy dress
competition, the winner will get to stay in a haunted hotel room - on sale
soon
Daph and Naz
and a scary ghoul from
NTV7’s The Breakfast Show
www.ntv7.com.my
"Oddly entertaining" - Mark
Dapin, Sydney Morning Herald
“Fascinating insights into the history and mysteries of Canberra” -
Katrina
"A really spooky night of fun” - Leanne
Tour Overview:
This is the history
they don’t put in the guide books, this is a tour that shines a
spotlight into the hidden underbelly of the nation’s capital. A
unique, three hour experience visiting sites of crimes, hauntings and murder in Australia's national capital. Visit the darker
side of Canberra's past. Hear tales of:
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The Canberra
funeral parlour that was once a hot bed of espionage activity.
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A poltergeist that
regularly wreaks havoc in the War Memorial.
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Which Canberra
church used to be a train station at Sydney’s Rookwood Necropolis
(City of the Dead)?
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An Australian Prime
Minister who haunts a popular Canberra hotel.
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Why some security
guards refuse to work at
Old Parliament House.
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The truth behind
tunnels linking the Lodge and Parliament House.
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A $10,000 piece of
art buried deep beneath Commonwealth Park.
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The diplomat who
was turned into a pin cushion by blood thirsty murderers.
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The hidden cave in
Canberra’s CBD.
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Missing coffins in
Lake Burley Griffin.
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The embassy plagued
by screams from the past.
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An old homestead
that makes people’s noses bleed.
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The hidden treasure
yet to be discovered in Yarralumla.
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Light supper (tea,
coffee, hot chocolate and cake slices) in one of
Canberra’s most haunted buildings.
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A visit to the very spooky Air
Disaster Memorial.
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Plus much much
more...
Transport is by
Mini Bus and
therefore suitable for large groups such as schools, work and social
clubs etc.
- Minimum 15 persons
required, maximum 19
- Price is $64 a head, includes light refreshments
- Departs 7pm from Mobil
Service Station, cnr Mort St and Cooyong St Braddon.
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Duration approximately 3 hours
- Special Offer:
Sell all 19 seats, pay with one payment and the organiser travels for
free!
- Dates by
arrangement any night (excluding Saturdays), please enquire.
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Consumption of
alcohol in our vehicles is not permitted and intoxicated or persons
adversely affected by alcohol or drugs will not be permitted on the
tour
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See the Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) here
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Wearing of fancy
dress or just plain black is encouraged!
A shorter version (100
minute) of the tour is available for those on a budget: same as above
but excludes the Air Disaster Memorial and the light refreshments, cost
is $42 a head.
This tour can also be done on your own bus, please enquire for cost.
Tim also caters for the
conference market, and can do half or full day scenic tours or themed
tours, etc for your group.
To register your interest
for Tim's next round of Haunted Heritage Tours of
Old Parliament House,
email
info@oph.gov.au
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Special tours as
part of the Australian Science Festival, 16th - 24th August
2008:
The Spooks, Spies and Stromatolites Tour.
Join Australia’s only
cryptonaturalist Tim the Yowie Man on an
extraordinary tour of
Canberra’s hidden underbelly. Explore the science behind the capital’s
ghosts, poltergeists,
and other mysterious phenomena. Includes a light
supper at a hotel haunted by an ex-Prime
Minister.
2 tours only, Friday
15th August (sold out) and Friday 22nd August 2008. Limited to 19 seats a
night, book
early to avoid disappointment.
Secure online
booking or phone Allan on 02 9943 0167 or
0414 232244 |
All photos on this page
(except that of Tim with hearse below) courtesy
of Mark "Tinny" Flynn, tour assistant and official Destiny Tours
Canberra photographer
Your guide:
Your
guide for the night will be Tim the Yowie Man (click on his picture for more info)
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Well
known Canberra identity
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National
Museum of Australia's Resident Cryptonaturalist
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Mystery
investigator
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Sought
after guest speaker
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Journalist and author
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Tim's new book, Haunted and Mysterious Australia
available
here
Bookings:
This tour is very popular,
therefore it is advisable to book early and secure your booking with a
50% deposit. The first paid deposit gets the booking.
Payment may be made by credit card over the phone or by email, by EFT or
by sending a cheque or money order to our post office box (below).
Alternatively you can check first for an update on availability then
proceed to make a
Destiny Tours Sydney
PO Box 1962
Hornsby Westfield
NSW 1635
 
Left: A sinister history here causes
strange happenings! Right: Some security guards will not work at
Old
Parliament House.
Ghostly Photos from this tour
Media Coverage:
Canberra Times June 2003
The Adelaide Review
Various newspapers
South China Morning Post
January 2005
Sydney Morning Herald February 2005
Australian Traveller May 2005
Get Up and Go June 2005
See Canberra Pt 1Autumn 2005
See Canberra Pt 2
Autumn 2005
Canberra Times
26th March 2006
Adelaide Advertiser March 2006
City News (Canberra) April 2006
Daily Telegraph 30th March 2006
Adelaide Sunday Mail March 2006
Adelaide Advertiser March 2006
Sydney Morning Herald 9th
September 2006
Culture Arts Politics October 2006
The Breakfast
Show
www.ntv7.com.my June 2008
NRMA June 2008
TV:
Southern Cross Broadcasting
Network - State Focus - 2/4/06
Also heard on
radio stations:
2CC, MIX106.3,
FM104.7, 666ABC, Eagle FM, Macquarie Radio Network (Get Lost Travel)
Review of the tour by Paranormal Australia
Been on
the tour and would like to comment on your experience, or incidents and
feelings on the tour? Please sign the
Guestbook, or
read what past passengers have said in the old
Guestbook.
Tim's new book, Haunted and Mysterious Australia,
makes a great present for yourself or a friend. A copy of this book
personally signed by Tim the Yowie Man is just $49.95 including
postage to anywhere in Australia. Details
here
or click on the book.
For all enquiries and bookings, please phone Allan the Hearse Whisperer
on (02) 9943 0167 or 0414
232244 or email:
allan@destinytours.com.au
"DON'T LEAVE THE BEST RIDE
OF YOUR LIFE TILL LAST"
Note:
Details of
tours, times, prices, guides and vehicles may be subject to change. Sometimes
not all sites can be visited due to weather, roadworks and other factors.
Many locations seen on Weird Canberra Ghost and History Tours are
private or Commonwealth property and not accessible to the public. We do not go inside any of the locations. Carriage is in accordance with
the Passenger Transport Act 1990. Passenger Transport (Bus
Services) Regulation 2000 No. 531 sect 32 (1) states "A passenger must not
drink any intoxicating liquor in any bus." No refunds for no-shows or
cancellations less than 24 hours prior to departure.
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