St. Augustine Ghost Tour: A Ghostly Encounter
Description
Ideal for families, this ghost tour of St. Augustine’s spookiest sites combines light-hearted fun with spine-tingling tales of the city’s past. Alongside a costumed guide, you visit cemeteries, the ground of the Old Fort, and other haunted locations to discover the little-known legends that surround the romantic venue. This tour is limited in order to maintain an atmosphere suitable for the ghost walk. • Haunted ghosts walk around historic St. Augustine • Ideal for families, the tour combines humor with spooky stories. • Visit allegedly haunted spots such as the Old Fort and local cemeteries. • Keep your eyes peeled for restless souls in two cemeteries.
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Our tour begins and ends at 12 St. George St., St. Augustine Florida. Located next door to the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse.
Join us on the oldest continuously operated walking ghost tour in town. Walk the dark narrow streets of St. Augustine and hear tales of those who came before us and refuse to leave. The Castillo de San Marcos, The City Gate, The Tolomato and Hugenot Cemeteries, as well as some of our favorite hotspots.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A Ghostly Encounter’s Storm Policy (as follows)
- 1. A Ghostly Encounter tours operate rain or shine. Florida weather changes rapidly and is unpredictable, and we monitor our weather prior to all tours.
- 2. If lighting is present in the area: we will delay the start of the tour for 20 minutes to give the storm time to pass, then proceed as normal.
- 3. If lightening remains present in the area, management may decide to reschedule the tour. Guests will be moved to the following evening’s tours or to the nearest date convenient with the group.
- 4. If rescheduling is not convenient, each guest will be provided a voucher for a future A Ghostly Encounter tour, subject to availability. For offer to be valid, guest must present the voucher directly to our office staff upon returning to St. Augustine or speak directly with the office staff to reschedule (not through a third-party booking site). Please remember to bring your voucher with you. Lost or forgotten vouchers will not be honored; however, vouchers do not expire.
Reviews(2,478)
Zach was a fantastic guide!! He made the tour so interesting and fun! I would highly recommend this tour to everyone! Thanks Zach!!
We did a team building tour and was really good. My coworkers from outside FL and some have never been before so they enjoined the historic part of the tour with a little of ghost twist.
There is a bit of walking, but very doable. Miss Sadie is an excellent storyteller and weaves a lot of interesting local tales into her tour. You can tell she is a keen student of Saint Augustine history and has done a lot of research over the years and is highly knowledgeable about the area. We thoroughly enjoyed her tour!
Wes was very informative and we learned a lot about St Augustine, we had a great time. Wonderful family event with our college aged kiddos. Fun way to spend the evening after dinner
Our guide, West, was very enthusiastic about keeping our kids involved and engaged. Our group really enjoyed the experience.
Our experience was very good! I would recommend this tour to anyone. Blanco was super knowledgeable and great personality. We were very glad he was our guide!
Great experience! A plethora of knowledge. I knew St. Augustine had a lot of history, but I didn’t realize just how interesting all of it was! Sandy was a great story teller and had the perfect mix of history and ghost stories. I wasn’t scared through during the activity, but I did keep checking my surroundings when walking back to my car in the dark haha. Had a great time with friends and family and would highly recommend this to anyone who loves history and the telling of stories that could otherwise have been lost in time.
Our tour guide MatLock was very passionate and seemed knowledgeable, but the stories that were told did not seem relevant to Saint Augustine's history and half of the stories were not actually ghost stories at all. The first story was just in a random parking lot was about some Bishop that died and it took about 20 minutes of us standing in a random parking lot. Once again, the story had nothing to do with the location we were at and was not relevant to Saint Augustine's history or involved any ghosts at all. For the most part, the tour was kind of boring and drawn out because nothing interesting was going on.
We had a wonderful time with Wes as our guide! He was informative and funny, and he was a great at storytelling and keeping even the kids engaged! Highly recommend!
Isn’t Wes amazing?!? We’re so glad that he’s joined our team, and we’re thrilled that you enjoyed your time on tour with him. Kiddos are our specialty, and we always ensure to give enough details and horror to keep the adults in suspense, but mind the little ears in our presence as well. Family friendly is what we’re all about. Thank you for taking the time to recommend us and for choosing A Ghostly Encounter as your guide. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
I really loved our tour guide! she was awesome, i also appreciated how they didnt rush it, but it wouldve been much cooler to be able to go in the cemetery or the fort, but i liked the stories and how knowledgeable the tour guides were, 10/10!
We agree entirely, Kimberly! It would be such an addition to our tours to be able to enter the cemeteries and the fort, but each location is strictly protected due to the age and fragility of the monuments. Can you imagine what we would hear if those headstones and structures could talk! However, we truly appreciate you taking the time to leave such a glowing and detailed review. We work hard to ensure that our guests see and experience the best of St Augustine and we strive to treat each guest like family. Again, thanks for both choosing our company and for leaving the review. Enjoy the rest of your summer and come back and see us!
