Australia has a long history of penal colonies and aboriginal witchcraft legends that have lead it to become a magnet of great ghost stories. Ghost tours are available in most of Australia’s large cities but to finding ones that are family friendly are hard. Sydney offers special ghost tours which are suitable even for children aged 9 and up however at last one adult chaperone is a must.
So if you are tired of hearing your children complain and state “Mommy I’m bored!” every time you take them out to some interesting and historic place? Then try taking them out on an eventful evening on a Sydney Ghost Tour instead! They are bound to remain captivated by the real ghost stories and learn much about history in the process! So book your cheap flights to Sydney and plan ahead for any one of Sydney’s amazing ‘family-friendly’ ghost tours!
These entertaining ghost tours will take you and your family out to some allegedly cursed aboriginal sites, some historic Sydney landmarks with grim pasts, Victorian era haunted mansions, meet resident ghosts at historic cemeteries, visit the penitentiaries that held the most notorious criminals and much more. Feel the chills and thrill of finding out about the aboriginal curses places on the Cammeraigals who were the first residents here. And the alleged stories of cannibalism in some of the tribes. Find out about the playground that is haunted by the spirits of the two little girls who are buried underneath. And this is just the surface look at what you can expect to find in these spine chilling tours.
The tours run between 5:50pm to 8:00pm on Tuesday till Sunday nights. The tours for 16 and above run much later at night and feature much more grim details while the family friendly tours allow room laughs and jokes to keep the atmosphere reasonably light and provide a good learning experience for the children as well. Children are encouraged to dress up as their favorite grim character for effect and dinner options are available too. People are advised to dress warmly as it can get chilly at night and wear comfortable walking shoes as graveyards are rather unforgiving on dress shoes and high heels.
The family tours generally begin at the entrance of Stocklands Mall Cammeray Square. This is opposite the Wild Sage Restaurant, right on the corner of Miller Street and Amherst Streets in Cammaray. Advance bookings are a must and family pricing is available. So get set for an electrifying and spine chilling experience with the spirits that roam Sydney!
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