Austin was an excellent tour guide and as a history and theater major - had skills in the delivery of an excellently narrated tour. We learned a lot of the local lore and sightings of the paranormal in the Colonial Williamsburg area. It was a very entertaining and fun evening! We will do this tour again the next time we are here! read more

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I purchased two tickets. My child and I were going to do the WE SHALL OVERCOME TOUR today 12/30/25. My child was running a fever the night before so I took them to the nearest hospital. Of course we wouldn't be able to do the tour today as my child is ill. I reached out via email to the company. They informed me no refund would be given per their policy (even with sickness). I even inquired about a partial refund, being it was a last minute cancellation, although sickness is never planned. I let them know I can send them hospital records for proof and reference it was still a NO. They even had the nerve to inform me they can reschedule the tour to a later date for a $10 charge. Moving forward I will NEVER purchase anything from this company again. If you choose to please beware of their CANCELLATION POLICY, AND TRY NOT TO GET SICK . read more

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We toured with William for the Ghost Hunter and Pub Crawl. William with his first hand experiences and historical knowledge of the area made the tour so worth our last night here and it was a fantastic experience. read more

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This is my third time taking my students on this tour. Patrick was our guide tonight, and he was by far the best guide we have ever had. He totally engaged and enthralled the students through the entire tour. read more

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Patrick guided us down Glouster St, around the courthouse, a good stop at the Randolph house, and back. I appreciated that we had a small group so he was able to answer lots of questions and tailor the tour. Was happy with the length and how Patrick told his stories. read more

Austin our tour guide was great at telling the local stories and very knowledgeable of the colonial area. This was a fun tour that any horror fan will enjoy. I remember when I was leaving I felt like I was being watched by the spirits. He just told me about. read more

Ended up having a private tour for our girls group. Our guide was very respectful, knowledgeable and sweet. We ended up having a few detours due to venues closing unexpectedly but she rallied and still presented an intriguing and informative tour. read more

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It was alright. Hard to hear the guide as she was soft spoken. She moved quickly 7 it was a little hard to keep up with her. No scary stories really, and bland history stories. Would be nice to have stops near benches to rest a minute. Since it was in the evening, there were no shops open except an ice cream/candy shop. read more

What a great tour! Lots of great stories. It was fun but spooky walking colonial Williamsburg at night. Patrick was a fantastic guide. read more

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I did the tour of Colonial Williamsburg the black experience and it was very informative. Discussed the history of enslaved and freed black americans from the area. read more

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We had a great time. Thomas Perry did a wonderful job and kept us entertained. A late night and everyone else was gone from the streets which was good. A great way to see the town at night. read more

Vincent made our final night stay an amazing ending to a great vacation. His knowledge and experience was well worth the tour. We strongly recommend this company. It was extremely dark out for being after 7 pm. Many thanks to his professionalism. P.S. thank you for your service, sir GEORGE read more

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Steve was our tour guide. Steve debunked almost everything that had occurred and as our guide that is unacceptable. Tour guide was not informed about the stories he would tell and couldn't give straight answers to questions. He did not know any years or any basic facts about it. He did not even add any type of dramatization or entertainment. He walked away from the group and extremely fast. There were 3 kids under the age of 13 that were talking over the guide, talking over the devices, disturbing those that were actually trying to make a connection, and all around disrespectful without any type of warning to stop from the tour guide. I (not the parent or tour guide) had to ask the children to please be respectful of the spirits we wanted to speak to. The kids (who weren't old enough to be there) truly ruined the tour due to their disrespect and their ignorance to the others in the group. It was billed as a 13 and over experience which is disappointing to have kids (not even old enough to be there) be a huge reason the paranormal investigation went poorly and the guide not stepping in made it 10x worse. We had spirit boxes, EMF detectors, and a laser type monitor that the tour guide himself said was "angry at him" as his reasoning for it not working. The devices that we did have were either dead or dying and we had to share since there wasn't enough for each person. The path we walked was the Market Square, a church, governors house, Randolfs house , and some type of market where they did amputations. This is not a listed path choice on the Ghost Hunt page on the company's website. Not sure if the website isn't updated, but I did a lot of research before going on this hunt so that was a little disappointing. read more

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We can't review because we couldn't find our guide & group when we booked! We are going to reschedule and try again but we drove 2 hours total (one to W-burg and then home) for no tour. I was very disappointed but we're going to try another time in a couple of weeks. Fingers crossed!! A couple of things about the general area. One way streets, walking only areas and lots of buses. Stay aware because the traffic can be dicey and there are lots of pedestrians . Make sure you get there super early because parking is a beast. Also, public bathrooms aren't the easiest to locate by just looking around so use your maps to get to one if you need one. We still had a nice night but I can't wait till we can update this with an actual review of the tour. read more

Despite the temperature we really enjoyed ourselves. The host was very enthusiastic and shared a lot of information about the history of Colonial Williamsburg and the monuments. read more

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I went on the daytime version of the Colonial Ghost Tours, which is called "Secrets of Colonial Williamsburg." Vincent was our tour guide and he was excellent. Vincent provided the history of the occupants of the various houses in Colonial Williamsburg. His knowledge was superb, and his stories were fascinating. He provided information that would have been hard to know without his assistance. read more

I did an earlier review, but after getting home my wife and I were downloading the photos from our trip. In my photo it was a normal front of a brick building, there was a glare from the streetlight in the bottom right window. In my wife's photo, taken standing next to me at the same time, that same window has what is clearly 2 hands and a young face in the window. When I showed a coworker-she asked if it was one of my kids-not realizing it was from a ghost tour/empty building. Photos attached for fun & sharing. So fun trip, fun stories, and a spooky surprise when we got home. read more

This tour was super fun, plus it was just a lovely evening walk. My 10 and 7 year old loved it. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and the history was all interesting. Would definitely recommend, so glad we went! read more

Sad waste of $. We arrived at the assigned location and time, but the tour did not occur. Although we provided a selfie at the assigned place and time, we were refused reimbursement. I have gone on two tours previously and am disappointed by the poor treatment that we received. Zero stars. read more

We booked this walking tour after spending the day in colonial Williamsburg. I have to say, I learned more about the history of the city during this hour long tour than I did walking around the town all day on my own. My wife and I always enjoy booking ghost tours in the cities we visit. We were led by William and he was great. He was energetic, engaging, and told great stories. He seemed like he really enjoyed facilitating our experience. We loved that his stories were based on verified history (trust me we spent the night doing google research after we left)! Our group was about 25-30 people large and they split use into two smaller groups. We met right downtown near the College of William and Mary. It's a great spot to do some shopping and/or grab a bite to eat before your tour. Great tour, highly recommend! read more

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We did the tour and the extended tour with the EMF Detector and our guide was Jimmy. Jimmy was very knowledgeable abut the place we did see on the tour and he also did his creativity on the end with lyrics that went with the stories. The EMF Detector was going off constantly at the Church and the house on which was labeled the most active. The stories on which are very true was told really well. My wife and I was totally entertained and next time we are back, we will be doing other tours if they are available. Awesome job and definitely worth it. Oh and we was using a spirt box on the tour using our earbuds and what was coming through was spot on with the locations. read more

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It was just ok. I think for the price it was lacking. I can definitely see how it's all about the guide you have. We visited 3 spots and the story telling was lack luster. It was informative but it seemed more about the history of the area and less about the ghosts. We had fun because we did it as a family and was a beautiful night for walking but for over $100 I wouldn't do again. And think you can do better for your money. More like a $5 tour. Not $20 plus fees read more

My daughter and I were in Williamsburg on our annual Mother Daughter trip. She loves history so she chose Williamsburg and she has always wanted to do a ghost tour! I chose this company because they had good reviews and we loved our tour! Erica was our guide and was very knowledgeable and personable. She is a history teacher and really knows her stuff! The history and stories were fascinating! read more

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Finally got to check out the Colonial Ghost Tour in Williamsburg. We purchased the extended tour with an EMF detector added. Our guide Chelsea was amazing! She was very well articulated and spoke loud enough for the whole group. She knew a lot of history with some personal experiences mixed in! We learned a lot we had never known about the area, while checking for readings on the detector and experiencing Colonial williamsburg at night. It was a lot of walking, but not any more than a normal day at Colonial Williamsburg. We had stopped at different historical sites, with a small speech on the history and background, along with notable figures and lore, then had some time to look around and take it all in before heading to the next stop. Guided by a lantern around midnight telling folklore and historical tales was just a whole different level of an experience! My recommendation would be to bring along a bottle of water and some good sneakers for walking. I wish I would have brought a camera just to take some epic night pictures, maybe next time! read more

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The tour was great and the extended tour of william and Mary was amazing and very informative. Our tour guide was great. All the kids kept talking about was going back at night afterwards he even gave them a ghost finder that read energy levels read more

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We had a great time! Our guide was very knowledgeable and fun. Our small group made it easier to split up when using the equipment so there was no interfering with each other. read more

This was an amazing tour with an amazing guide. Alyssa's knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject matter brought the CW history to life. She was very patient with our questions and personalized the tour to our interests. I highly recommend this tour for anyone! read more

As someone who has been on several different ghost tours in Savannah, St. Augustine, etc. this definitely wasn't the *best* tour I've ever been on, but it was still entertaining. The stories were very interesting and our tour guide, Andrew, seemed knowledgeable enough however there were a few pretty basic questions (or at least we thought they were basic) we asked that he was unable to answer. I'm not sure if this tour normally includes entering the buildings (pre-covid), but I feel that it would have been a lot better if this was an option for tourists. I understand there are daytime tours which allow you to enter some of the buildings, but I feel that going in at night for the ghost tour would take it to the next level. Overall, good experience. I'm glad we did it, I would just change a couple of things. read more

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This tour was basically walking through darkened streets and stopping in front of a few different buildings in Williamsburg that were so dark you couldn't see any details of the house and then listening to a college age tour guide who told stories about different hauntings while describing the ghosts as saying things like "screw this" before they proceeded to haunt the house. Then our guide ended each story quoting song lyrics, like "Splish-splash I was taking a bath," after relaying a story about a ghost taking a bath. It really detracted from the entire ambience. We were disappointed with the whole experience, and I would not recommend this ghost tour. read more

I received an email to review the tour. Very strange as if I wanted to leave a review less than 4 stars it took me to another companies link to review. However I tested this out with 4 or 5 stars and it took me to Colonial Ghosts... I'm removing a star because that is pretty shady and immoral. Shout out to the owner of the other company for pointing out I was leaving a review on the wrong tour. Also, we had a great guide, but it's not worth $40 for an hour. While other tours are half the cost with more sustenance read more

Disappointed. Based on many positive reviews and the 2024 award as best Colonial Williamsburg Ghost Tour, I booked an 8pm one-hour tour for my husband and I on Apr 16. The gal who led the tour was nice enough but not at all enthusiastic, engaging or interesting, dare I say boring, and we only had three stops. We arrived at the Market Square meeting point 15 minutes early as instructed, but got started 5 minutes late waiting on final guests and then splitting our large group into two groups. Our first stop was there at the Kimball Theater for 10 minutes. We then began the walk down Duke of Gloucester St, but due to a live performance rehearsal at the Magazine Yard, our next stop was Peyton Randolph House where we spent the next 20 minutes. The guide did say we had to skip two stops due to the rehearsal. Before halfway through, the soft-spoken dull delivery made this tour feel like a waste of money. Seeing and overhearing a couple other energetic ghost tour guides pass by didn't help. Then we walked to the Palace Green for a few more stories, but since we were close to our parking spot, we left at 8:50. While the guide knew her material, her presentation was lifeless. Like good teachers, an interesting guide can make or break a tour, and sadly this one broke it for us. read more

My family attended a one-hour tour in July 2024. The tour guide was a college student that acted like a wanna-be ghostbuster. His stories seemed embellished and not authentic especially when he was talking about his personal experiences. Several facts he stated were fact checked by our 13 year old daughter and could not be validated. We were looking for some kind of an exiting end to the final tour story and it fell flat. Fun to walk the streets of Williamsburg at night, but seemed made-up for entertainment. As a side note, my husband did seem to capture an orb on a live pic taken of the Randolph house. read more

My husband and I love ghost tours. While visiting Williamsburg, we went in the ghost tour with the tour guide, Adonis. She had great stories to tell and was knowledgeable and friendly. We would recommend this tour. read more

Excellent tour and tour guide, Rob. We went with the hour tour but ended up wishing we added on the extension. Must do when in Williamsburg.

Booked this tour as a fun family night with my husband, sister, and brother in-law. Overall, it was fun and entertaining, but at times it was hard to follow the guide's stories as she seemed to forget what she was trying to tell us. She was new and inexperienced so I won't hold that against her. Reason for the 4 stars is I hoped we would be able to tour the inside of some of the buildings, especially since we paid extra for the extended tour of The college of William and Mary. The tour experience was informative and I would like to do it again, preferably with a more experienced guide. PS: the ghost plushie is adorable read more

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We were looking for some fun things to do during our trip to Williamsburg and decided to book this tour last minute on our last night of our trip. The tour itself was ok, some in our group were chatting and loud so it was hard to hear the tour guide, Kate. Kate also had a quieter voice anyways so with the mix of both it kind of ruined the tour experience. We walked to a few different sites. We did do a fact check on some of the sites and couldn't find really any of the stories told about the locations besides the Randolf house. Overall I wouldn't go again. We were also told no smoking during the tour and someone on the tour was smoking. I would recommend in the future the tour guides use a megaphone to help when there are large tour groups. read more

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Last night we had a large group go on the tour with Colonial Ghost tours. About 30 of us all went on the tour. They all came back saying what a great time they had. They found the tour very spooky and filled with some wonderful information and fun. As for me, I was taken ill last night and could not attend. I was concerned about being able to get a refund. Lance called me today and we spoke and he he gladly refunded the money that was paid by me and my family. It was greatly appreciated and shows what a quality person Lance is and what a quality group Colonial Ghost tours are. They see to it that your night is filled with spooky stories, exciting moments, much information and lots of fun. I've used this group on the past and will continue to on the future. In addition, of few of my friends went on the extended tour afterwards.......They said it was really cool. Great job!!!, read more

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We booked on a misty night and were blessed to get William as our tour guide. There are certain people that you get the vibe about, that you know will be entertaining to be around. William def gave off that vibe and did not disappoint! He is full of facts, a local whose family has been there for a very long time, and incredibly entertaining! This is not a scary tour. If you are looking to be frightened or get a jump scare, this is not for you. This is more of a historical tour that gave you a bit of the people and how they lived from centuries ago, that seem to have not gone to the other side. William made it fun and interesting to hear of these poor peoples demise and how they still impact the area today. If you and your group are looking for some local ghost stories and getting to know the area in a different light, this is a worthwhile excursion. read more

Colonial Ghosts Tours - Gravesite at Church that depicts a skull and dog underneath. Fascinating story behind this. - Historical Tours Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

It was a good historical tour of the area. I felt like the price was a bit steep (the only reason not 5 stars), but our guide Jared was excellent. We went on the 8 o'clock tour which was crowded with a lot of other competing tours. I would imagine if you want a 'spookier' experience wait till the latest hour. read more

It was very fun and our tour guide (Kathrine) was super sweet. The stories were very beautifully presented and she was super sweet and cared a lot about our group. read more