Sydney Preview:
We’ll
stop at the hotel with the forbidding cellars for a free drink, and see
where drunken sailors were shanghaied through secret tunnels to wake up later
on board a ship bound for who knows where. Maybe the resident female
ghost who walks the stairs at night knows...
We’ll
tell you about the ghosts of the Sydney Opera House. A fairly new
building, but already 4 ghosts call it home.
Who
feels like a quick trip through the streets where bubonic plague broke
out in 1900? Oops, was that a rat we just saw?
Cruise down beautiful Macquarie St. Historic yes, but also our most
haunted, the buildings full of tormented souls (and we’re not referring
to the living ones in Parliament House).
We’ll
show you the former convict-built gaol (see their markings still in the
sandstone) where the gallows has been turned into a toilet block, the
morgue is now an electricity sub-station, the cells are classrooms and
the women’s cell block is now a theatre. Hear the story of the hideously
ugly and hated hangman who despatched over 400 offenders, including 70
at this place. Whatever you do, don’t wander around here alone at night.
Check
out the street life on Sydney's "Rodeo Drive" and watch those heads turn
to check out the hearse! What a giggle, you'd think they've never seen a
hearse drive down that street before, or maybe it's because they're not
expecting to see live ones in the back! Hey wasn't that....? You know
who I mean!
Explore the back alleys of world famous Kings Cross. Look at all those
ladies on the main street waiting around to meet their friends.
Did
you know that the cost of Sydney’s internationally known Harbour Bridge
also included 16 lives? One construction worker’s body was found
standing upright in the mud at the bottom of the harbour! And if you
think that’s bizarre, wait ‘til you hear what happened to some of the
other workmen.
We’ll
show you the impressive, sandstone Victoria Barracks and learn about its
resident ghosts, including the private who hanged himself in the
barracks prison while awaiting court martial – for murdering his
sergeant.
We’ll
point out where the 23 explorers of Bridge Street live – silent
sentinels in their carved sandstone niches high above the busy traffic -
wondering why the remaining niches are still empty.
We’ll
take you down the elegant, tree-lined length of Victoria Street – saved
from high rise development, and a legacy to one of Sydney’s greatest
unsolved murder mysteries.
See Sydney’s best-known brothel hiding behind dense
shrubbery because they don’t have a discreet rear entrance. Sorry, it’s
not a stop-off, however
we will stop for an optional inside look at
The Kastle, Sydney's leading
bondage parlour! (Adults only). See a naughty side of Sydney that you
wouldn't normally get to see. For many passengers this is the highlight
of the tour! (Not included in the mini bus version of this tour).
You’ll hear of the 3 remarkable women who ruled Sydney’s underworld in
the 30s and 40s. Between them they had 384 convictions. See where they
lived, fought and drank.
See
where the Beatles stayed in 1964; see an ex-Prime Minister’s haunted
house; homes of the rich and famous, crime scenes,
sites of suicide, sex, suffering and scandal.
We’ll
give you a feeling for the culture of Victorian-era Sydney at the
impressive, gothic-style Mortuary Station, the 1869 purpose-built train
station for the recently departed on their way to Rookwood Necropolis
(city of the dead).
And
we have heaps more to intrigue and entertain you as we take you on a
trip through Sydney’s brutal, bizarre and bloody past.
Left: An innocent looking house
but with links to one of Australia's great unsolved murder mysteries.
Middle: This doorway now leads to a brick wall, but what used to be
there?
Right: The Beatles stayed here in 1964!
Left: A magnificent
building in its day, and still is.
Right: What is the connection with this place and Mad Max?
Left: Trains using this
former station used to terminate at the cemetery.
Right: Stories of press gangs, smuggling and a female ghost in the
cellar are the feature of this famous hotel!
Left: What's in the box?
Right: Beautiful photographic opportunity
A former high flying
business man's mansion now looks a little like Dracula's Castle.
Left: Over 70 people were
hanged here... hear their gruesome stories.
Right: Why does this Sydney establishment hide behind the bushes?
The adults only part of the
tour at the Kastle B&D parlour! (No participation required)
More fun at the Kastle!
Left: Which famous people
have eaten pies at this Sydney icon?
Right: Why do things go bump in the night here?
Take a souvenir
picture of your group in the hearse! If you don't survive, we sometimes
have our coffin trailer with
us!
"Sexy, sleazy, fun and
factual, this tour in Elvira - a converted, talking, 1967 Cadillac
hearse - uncovers all of Sydney's slime and crime. If murders 'n'
mayhem, convicts 'n' crims and seedy secrets tickle your fancy, this
will have you howling (with laughter and horror)." - Lonely Planet
Sydney condensed 2nd edition June 2002 page 44.
"Quirky as all hell, this company offers night time ghost and history
tours in a black Cadillac hearse named Elvira. Discover the unwritten
side of Sydney while rattling some skeletons in the city's murky
closets." - Lonely Planet Sydney City Guide 2006 p.50.
"The tour
was excellent, I saw more than I expected to" - Penny from Adelaide
"A really fun tour, we enjoyed the expansive info" - A. G. from Canada
"Allan, are you single?" - Wendy from Sydney (yes, I am!)
"Best tour we've been on" - Mr and Mrs B. from Adelaide
"Learnt lots of things I never knew about" - Chris from Sydney
"It was fantastic, so original, a must! - J.O. from Sydney
"It was worth it just to watch the reactions to Elvira"! - I.M. from
Sydney
"The tour was fantastic! A very unique experience" - Kristin from Sydney
"We've been on hundreds of tours, yours is the best! " - Mr and Mrs R.
from Birmingham, England
"Thanks for a great tour, it was the highlight of our Sydney holiday" -
Paul and Rachel from New Zealand
Full review of our tour by Paranormal Australia.
Full review of our tour by Castle of Spirits.
Article by Jeff and Karen.
Comments in our guestbook.
Multi media
story by SMH.
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. Many locations seen on Weird Sydney Ghost and History Tours are
private or government property and not accessible to the public.
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.
Weird Sydney Ghost and
History Tour