Sanctumoffer van Santa Barbara Ghost Tours

It's a lot of walking but the history that you learn is well worth it just make sure to bring something to drink for some reason near the courthouse the energy that you feel will make you thirsty.

We have been on several of these kinds of tours. This was the only one that was not worth it. The guide knew nothing and was kind of strange. We only hung with it for 30 minutes before leaving.

This was easily the worst tour I’ve ever taken!!! Our guide, Thomas, claimed he had been doing this for two years, but he showed a complete lack of knowledge about the history and supposed hauntings of the locations we visited. At times there was no reference to any haunting at multiple spots. Instead of engaging the group or sharing stories between stops, he just walked in silence. Halfway through, a couple in our small group got fed up and left. To top it off, the tour ended a 15-minute walk away from the starting point, contradicting the description. Extremely disappointing and a waste of money!!!

The ghost tour was a nice experience, heard some amazing stories about Santa Barbara and its ghostly past but it was also full of great information and history about the city and its earliest settlers. The tour was a nice walk so be advised to wear comfy shoes. You get to walk around and in the couryard areas of some monumental buildings and structures as you listen to stories about its history. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about her city of Santa Barbara and she was very engaging with her tour group, which made the tour feel more personal. It was a nice way to explore the city and do something different for 1 hr - 1.5 hrs.

The trip was filled with wonderful anecdotes and bits of history by the extremely knowledgeable guide, Ann. My only critique is that we were not properly advised in advance that it was a walking tour and several people in my party had mobilityissues.

It’s more of a historical tour with some dark facts about Santa Barbara. But still a fun time! I would recommend this tour to anyone interested in the local area

Giving 3 stars only because our teenage daughter enjoyed this tour. The tour was just ok. It began with a very unprofessional list of “rules” that I would’ve thought were a bad joke but our guide insisted they had all happened before. The rules she gave us were “no french kissing dogs we pass”, “no pushing people into the street”, “no hitting on trees”, etc. Our guide didn’t seem confident in her own knowledge of some stories she was sharing. It seemed like she might’ve been making things up at times. At the end of our tour she abruptly told us that our tour was over and the other 2 gentlemen would continue on with her as they had purchased the extended tour. Literally left us standing in the dark streets of a town we are not familiar with, 15-20 walk away from our car. She did ask if she could “point us toward” State street, but that is not where we parked or met her for the tour. There was no information given prior to the tour that we would not all return back to the origin of the tour together. Further, after she left us, she was alone with 2 male strangers in the dark streets of Santa Barbara. Does this company not care about the safety of their employees and customers? Why do they not send guides in pairs? The 2 men on our tour seemed nice but it is appalling that any guide is sent out alone.

We had Thomas as a tour guide, and it was a very low effort tour. We saw five locations and there wasn’t much talking about ghosts or hauntings. It was a lot of slow walking to fill in the time gap of a hour. The tour ended at our last location and did not circle back to the original meeting point.

Had fun! Very entertaining and informative. Be careful where you walk, the sidewalks can be a little treacherous at night.

While our guide was a nice man, this job is not for him. We’ve been on other ghost tours and the guide weaves a story that holds your attention. Everything was kind of matter of fact.