Ghost Encounters Adelaide

Did you know that the center of Greater Adelaide, was once home of the world’s most notorious crimes since its inception in 1836?
On this tour, we’ll travel back in time as we take you through the ravishing streets of Adelaide CBD.
We’ll visit Hindley Street, where Arthur Hines murdered his 23-year-old wife inside a certain building in 1910; and visit the spots where Spadge left some of his victims. We’ll show you the building in Cumberland Park where Mrs. Webster jumped to her death; and check out the office in Currie Street where Hilda Beryl Jones was shot.
Hear John Balaban’s story, who tied up, stabbed and mutilated 29-year-old Zora Kusic. Listen to the tragic story of a British Army Sergeant Major who served with distinction, who received several medals and awards for his distinguished career, and how his mangled body was discovered with his arms broken, his head completely smashed and his brains scattered.
Hear about the haunting in the Adelaide Town Hall, as well as the haunting of an old tunnel under King William Road, located behind the Government House.
If you have a great passion for history and excitement, book an Adelaide CBD ghost tour today!


DUE TO THE CONTENT OF OUR STORIES, AND LOCATION OF OUR EVENTS, CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16 ARE STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED TO BOOK AND ATTEND. OUR GUIDES MAY ASK FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION AND IF YOUR CHILD IS UNDER THE AGE OF 16 THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE AND YOUR BOOKING FEE FORFEITED ACCORDINGLY.
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Experience a tour like no other as Ghost Crime Tours take you to scariest corners of Adelaide’s oldest and most actively haunted prison––The Old Adelaide Gaol!
Get to know the gaol’s most notable inmates like Elizabeth Woolcock, the only woman executed in South Australia, John Balaban who was convicted for killing Kora Kusic and a series of murders including his wife, stepson, mother-in-law and a waitress; and Glen Sabre Valance who was convicted for shooting his former employer, Richard Strang in his sleep and for raping Strang's wife.
Travel back in time as we take you through the pantries and the exercise yards where violence was common, to the gallows and the hangman’s noose, to the prison graves and down to the trapdoors that sealed the fate of the condemned individuals.
We’ll explore the areas where on-duty night guards would refuse to watch, investigate the tales of footsteps and rattling keys. So, you better be prepared to see actual ghosts! Who knows, you might bump into Elizabeth Woolcock and John Balaban’s troubled spirits along the corridors.
Are you ready to explore South Australia’s most haunted establishment? Book now and secure your spot on the next Adelaide Gaol Ghost Crime Tour!


DUE TO THE CONTENT OF OUR STORIES, AND LOCATION OF OUR EVENTS, CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16 ARE STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED TO BOOK AND ATTEND UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH US. OUR GUIDES MAY ASK FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION AND IF YOUR CHILD IS UNDER THE AGE OF 16 THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE AND YOUR BOOKING FEE FORFEITED ACCORDINGLY. THERE IS STRICTLY NO DRINKING OR SMOKING ALLOWED WHILE ON TOUR AND IF OUR GUIDES FIND YOU TO BE INTOXICATED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE TOUR THEN YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE.

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Ghost Crime Tours and Fancy That on Beach Road have collaborated to bring a very exciting theatrical history and paranormal tour of the Old Adelaide Gaol.
Travel back in time as actors dress up and portray the lives of the Old Adelaide Gaol characters. Meet Gaol Governor William Ashton, inmates Elizabeth Woolcock, William Francis, Glen Sabre Valance, John Balaban and the executioner, Benjamin Ellis.
On the tour, we will share the details of everything that happened inside Adelaide Gaol. From the prison’s amazing history, structural design, renovations, budget crisis, down to the prisoners daily routines, to the gloomy stories of the inmates and how the workers were like inside the prison walls––you will never miss a thing!
What’s more exciting? The tour is done during night-time. Once you’re in, it’s gonna be a whole new level of experience!
Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted on the tours due to coarse language and graphic violence.
Adelaide Gaol ‘Comes Alive’ Tours is exclusive with Ghost Crime Tours only, and is run once every couple of months with limited group sizes. Once tickets are made available for sale, tickets are quickly sold out.
Start booking now or contact Ghost Crime Tours now.



DUE TO THE CONTENT OF OUR STORIES, AND LOCATION OF OUR EVENTS, CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16 ARE STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED TO BOOK AND ATTEND. OUR GUIDES MAY ASK FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION AND IF YOUR CHILD IS UNDER THE AGE OF 16 THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE AND YOUR BOOKING FEE FORFEITED ACCORDINGLY.
We strongly advise you read our terms & conditions prior to booking any tickets to this event - https://ghost-crime-tours.rezdy.com/terms

If you are a team of professional paranormal investigators or just a group of friends who enjoy ghost hunting, then Ghost Crime Tours is happy to give your group an exclusive access to Australia's most actively haunted establishment—the Old Adelaide Gaol!


You can choose your preferred date from:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
and Thursday
Time: Overnight from 11pm to 3am
(Friday and Saturday nights are reserved for official Ghost Crime Tours Paranormal and Lock-in Tours.)


The following conditions apply:
- You are to bring your own equipment.
- Adelaide Gaol tour is excluded.
- GCT staff will be onsite to supervise, but your group is free to investigate on your own.
- Minimum of 5 people (If less than 5, minimum payment still applies)
- Maximum of 25 people
- Your access is strictly for paranormal investigation purposes only.


The GCT team will accommodate your group alone and no other groups or touring public will bother your investigation. You will get full access to the Gaol’s areas such as:
- Elizabeth Woolcocks Cell
- The hanging tower
- The exercises yards
- The Gallows in A, B and C wings (ground floor only)
- The showers and induction centre
- The remand centre (ground floor only)
- The Gaol’s museum
- The execution graveyard and much more!
So, if your group is looking for somewhere unique to investigate, then book an Exclusive Access For Paranormal Teams at the Old Adelaide Gaol now!


DUE TO THE CONTENT OF OUR STORIES, AND LOCATION OF OUR EVENTS, CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16 ARE STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED TO BOOK AND ATTEND. OUR GUIDES MAY ASK FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION AND IF YOUR CHILD IS UNDER THE AGE OF 16 THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE AND YOUR BOOKING FEE FORFEITED ACCORDINGLY.
We strongly advise you read our terms & conditions prior to booking any tickets to this event - https://ghost-crime-tours.rezdy.com/terms

Wanna do something different?
Try getting locked-in for the night inside The Old Adelaide Gaol and investigate the hauntings along its deepest and scariest corners
The old and extremely haunted Gaol was home to some of Adelaide’s most sordid criminals.
Housing around 300,000 inmates, the prison operated a total of 147 years from its inauguration in 1841. A total of 45 of the 66 people executed in South Australia were executed by hanging at the old Adelaide Gaol.
This prison housed infamous inmates like John Balaban, Glen Sabre Valance, the wife-killer William Henry Francis, William Ridgway and Elizabeth Woolcock, the only woman executed in South Australia.
Our tour guides will show you some footage of our previous investigations and share the evidences of afterlife that we have captured within the Gaol!
Ghost Crime Tours will provide you with all the necessary equipment needed during the lock-in such as, EMF detectors, monitors and voice recording equipment. We will make sure that there are experienced investigators to guide you along this unique experience.
So if you think you are ready to visit South Australia’s most haunted establishment, then book now and secure your spot on the next Adelaide Gaol Paranormal Lock-in.


DUE TO THE CONTENT OF OUR STORIES, AND LOCATION OF OUR EVENTS, CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16 ARE STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED TO BOOK AND ATTEND. OUR GUIDES MAY ASK FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION AND IF YOUR CHILD IS UNDER THE AGE OF 16 THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE AND YOUR BOOKING FEE FORFEITED ACCORDINGLY.
We strongly advise you read our terms & conditions prior to booking any tickets to this event - https://ghost-crime-tours.rezdy.com/terms

For a very different type of lockin - try our Psychic Lockin!



The old and extremely haunted Gaol was home to some of Adelaide’s most sordid criminals.
Housing around 300,000 inmates, the prison operated a total of 147 years from its inauguration in 1841. A total of 45 of the 66 people executed in South Australia were executed by hanging at the old Adelaide Gaol.
This prison housed infamous inmates like John Balaban, Glen Sabre Valance, the wife-killer William Henry Francis, William Ridgway and Elizabeth Woolcock, the only woman executed in South Australia.
Follow one of our psychic mediums around the Gaol and listen to what they find. Who knows what they will see or hear from one of the Gaol residents!


DUE TO THE CONTENT OF OUR STORIES, AND LOCATION OF OUR EVENTS, CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16 ARE STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED TO BOOK AND ATTEND. OUR GUIDES MAY ASK FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION AND IF YOUR CHILD IS UNDER THE AGE OF 16 THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE AND YOUR BOOKING FEE FORFEITED ACCORDINGLY.
We strongly advise you read our terms & conditions prior to booking any tickets to this event - https://ghost-crime-tours.rezdy.com/terms