We had 2 tour guides: Gracie and Matlock. Gracie is amazing. She has such a fun personality and you can tell she loves doing this. She's a great story teller. If you get her as a guide, you will not be disappointed. I think our other guide Matlock was new. It felt like he was playing a character or role. It may have been the way they chose to split up the night, but his parts felt cheesy. Overall, it was an interesting tour and somewhat what I expected. read more

BLANCO IS THE MAN!!!!!! We had an absolutely amazing time tonight. A family outing that we will be reliving forever. Blanco was a world class awesome guy. Like someone you felt you knew your whole life and were hanging out with to catch up about old times. Thank you so much for a night to remember. Everyone we dealt with in the shop was great as well. So nice and truly helpful. Thanks again everyone read more

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Blanco was awesome , passionate about the tour and st Augustine history in general. Would recommend for sure .

Lord above, I have never wanted to leave a tour in the middle so badly, my wife would not let me be rude, I wished I would've just given him $60 and we go our separate ways. I hate to say it, but I believe this guy loves to hear himself talk, I'm sure that his wife can never get a word in edgewise. read more

We did a Ghost Tour last night with "Ghostly Encounter"...I know, a ghost tour-at Xmas time! Haha! But we've done all the "normal" Nights of Lights tours and so wanted something different to do on this trip. So glad we picked this tour!! We had Ellie as our tour guide/story teller and she was really terrific. We've done other ghost tours-in Savannah, St Augustine, New Orleans, key west...even though we really enjoy them, many end up being very corny. Not the case with this one and was by far the best one we've done. My son said it best-"she was interesting to listen to and didn't try to convince me that ghosts were real!" I love history and I love historical stories-this tour definitely delivered. Not to mention that the stories actually scared me a bit!! #1 tip: book online in advance-they sell out! #travelwiththekirklands read more

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Oh my goodness so much fun it's scary. Our tour guide was Blanco, who is an amazing story teller! We did the 90minute version which takes you to several places with all kinds of history to absorb. We were with a very respectful group which I appreciated. The story's are able to be fact checked and it's really worth the cost associated to hear the history and culture of St. Augustine! read more

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It's campy, it's fun, it's full of history, dead stories and a great evening walk. Madame Jennifer was full of energy, witty, and a great story teller. She was especially conscientious of one of the patrons who was in a wheelchair for this walking tour, her patience was awesome. The tour walked us by 2 historic cemeteries, the fort, down a few alleys and the City Gate area. Lots of history mixed with some local lore made for an entertaining evening. Armed with a green laser light, pirate lamp, her quick wit and a historic script, Jennifer gave us a great 90 minute tour. read more

We had such an amazing time on this tour! Jennifer was our guide, and she perfectly balanced the history of Saint Augustine along with the spirits that linger around! 10/10 will be recommending this to friends and family who visit this city! read more

What a great group. Everyone was super welcoming and friendly. This tour is dog friendly for well behaved leashed fur children. (We had 6 fur kids on our tour.) They all asked to live on each pet and have dog treats. Jan, was a wonderful, knowledgeable historian, who told us with stories from long ago. She was very passionate about St. Augustine and honoring the history and stories of those who have passed, but are still in the city. An excellent way to learn some history and hear about personal encounters. The whole experience was fantastic. read more

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Blanco was the best tour guide we could ask for! He was such a great story teller. He gave so many details and knew how to let the suspense build. Highly recommend! read more

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Our tour guide was Hippie. Not only was he an excellent speaker but you can tell the paranormal is a real passion for him. I've taken a few ghost tours over the years and they've been everything from whimsical to blood curdling tales. Hippie was one of the first guides that explained the different kinds of hauntings from intelligent, residuals, poltergeist to demonic. As we're lead from site to site, Hippie relates the tragedy that takes place, the background of the era in which the incident happens, and the type of haunting based on the manner of death and the characteristics/behavior of each entity. He takes care with each haunting to humanize those people to which tragedy befell them. read more

After the Excellent recommendation after our tour we went to the wax museum and when we came to the Osceola statue the Hair on both arms stood straight up and goosebumps. My wife witnessed this happen as well. We are ready to go on another tour! Can't wait to come back. Thanks Lauren. read more

Had a great experience with Blanco tonight! He was very knowledgeable in the history of the city and a great story teller with touches of humor. Highly recommend this tour. read more

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Matt, our tour guide did a great job in entertaining and explaining the ghostly history of St Augustine. The area has a rich history and it's easily the most haunted place in America. Between plagues, murders, and battles over a 450+ year history, it's no wonder there are so many legends in such a small area here. During our 90 minute tour we walked around several places, including the outside of Castillo de San Marcos and the gates of the city. When it's a smaller group, like mine was, it's much more intimate and interactive. You can purchase either at the store or at the old town trolley stops. read more

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Save your money and do something fun. There was no Ghostly encounter. This was at best a history lesson. Nothing wrong with learning a little history - but not when you're expecting a ghost hunt. It was so boring and he could not tell a short story to save his life. One of the teens with us said "I've got $22 and surely I can earn $8 more to pay my mom back so we can leave!" It was really a waste of time, but the hour afterwards laughing about everything was a lot of fun. read more

Every little thing went great my whole family loved it It was a bit hot but it is summertime read more

Hippie was not just the best tour guide ever but an unforgettable part of our family wedding weekend. He was entertaining, funny, fun and edgy...utterly awesome. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! read more

Our tour guide, Madam Jennifer was very informative and fun! Beautiful night tour on foot. Highly recommend read more

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Had an all around great experience with this team. Called a few weeks in advance and spoke with Diane for booking. We were greeted and serviced by Lisa the day of our tour. Our tour guide was Matt - he was great! Super knowledgeable, quick with information, and friendly. Highly recommend this as a family event. Our entire family adults and kids took part and really had fun. Next time, I will make sure my younger kids have a late nap:) Can't say ENOUGH great things about Lisa also. She was A++++++ Thanks so much!!! read more

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We did not do the walking tour. We did the 9:30pm "paranormal" we was the 101 with ghost investigators. They taught us how to take pics and videos. WHAT EQUIPMENT TO USE. They let us use the equipment. He then went to the court yard. In the area of the old school house. We talked to a spirit boy named David. Watch our video on our YouTube channel for free!! https://youtu.be/P7GGn7jN4gU https://youtu.be/P7GGn7jN4gU https://youtu.be/P7GGn7jN4gU read more

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My wife and I have been on a few ghost tours, even one in St. Augustine before. We loved this one the most. Our guide Hippie (not hippy) was the best. Excellent story teller, kind, respectful (of both the living and the dead), and fun. The best part was getting the spooky story we all want and love, but then getting history and and some corrections along the way. He also knows how to work a crowd. We all had fun. We love ghost tours and we couldn't ask for a better guide than Hippie for the first tour with our kids. The cherry on the top of all this is that Ghostly Encounter was the cheapest price in town for a ghost tour. read more

We visited this past summer while visiting St. Augustine and had an absolutely fantastic time. Our guide, Matthew, was outstanding and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him again. Not only was he entertaining, but he was very conscious about keeping our group of out-of-towners safe during and even after the tour-- he really looked out for us. Even without booking ahead, these guys were great about getting us in last minute. If you're interested in the spooky history of the old town, check these guys out! read more

I am so glad we did this experience! We walked by last minute and spontaneously joined the tour group ! It was 9:30 pm at night and we were celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary, this tour made our anniversary so special and memorable! Matt the undertaker was amazing!!! He really knew all about the history of the town and he told very interesting stories. Matt, you don't know how special and talented you are . I highly recommend this tour to anyone. read more

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30 dollars to walk just a little way and stand and listen to stories ... it might be your kind of thing. Not ours . None of our 5 in our group enjoyed it . Do hop on hop off tour or some riding tour. read more

Enjoyed the tour! Very interesting history. We did get two great pictures at the cemeteries. Blanco our tour guide was amazing!! He was very knowledgeable & passionate about the history and personal experiences!! He also was very caring about our safety! Thank you Blanco for a wonderful experience!! read more

Awesome tour! Super fun for all ages, we had Kevin and he was the best! Totally recommend, we went o 4 places and lasted around 90 minutes. read more

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This was not my fist choice ghost tour, but was my second. First was booked out and this one was still available for a 9:40 show. The 90 min tour, to me was very do-able. We had my mom who was turning 80 with us. And got around fine. The tour guide - Jan was very passionate about her informative experience/story with great facts. I appreciated her passion at 10pm she keep me listening for more actually. I would recommend. read more

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This tour was amazing and several people in the group either saw orbs in their pictures or smelled roses in the cemetery. The guide was Jennifer who was very welcoming, knowledgeable and humorous. She was thoughtful to the members on the tour. I think my favorite was smelling roses and hearing about the wall that was shot up by cannonballs and the watchman would cover it up with paint at night The watchman still guards the fort from his afterlife Touching the execution wall I literally turned cold and started shaking. I would go again and again read more

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How Ironic, I went on the Ghostly Encounter almost 6 years to to the day. Didnt even realize this until I was looking for my reviews. First, let me tell you, it was a positive experience from the getgo. I had booked this tour for my bestie as she is a history buff for our girls trip because I had remembered how fun it was for me and my daughters. On this visit, looking at the weather report, we were in for some serious bad weather about an hour into our 8:40 start time.. I called and spoke to Lisa about the tour possibility of being cancelled..I explained we were from out of town and staying about 1/2 hour away. She tentatively put my name on two earlier tours so depending on how long I took to get there, I'd have a spot at either one. Talk about putting me at ease that our plans didn't have to be canceled. Wow sooo glad we got on the 8 pm tour. Matt the undertaker was our "Ghosty Hosty". He apparently has been doing ghost tours for 17 years and he is definitely passionate about the after life stories surrounding St. Augustine and enjoys sharing with all ages the history of the town. He kept the content G rated as there were families with young children. This definitely is a tour suitable for all ages. This guy even fits the part of an "undertaker " with his tall hat and lantern ..creepy in a good way... he was very concerned with our safety and he and his lantern acted as a crossing guard the entire evening. As I saw other tours around and listened to the guides , I was assured by what I was hearing, that after all these years, this tour is still number #1 in my books and my friend thoroughly enjoyed her first ghost tour and I'm sure highly recommends it to others. Thank you Lisa, Matt and Ghostly Encounters for not making our visit a total washout because of the weather. read more

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Morgan was our tour guide and she was amazing! What a great storyteller and a great sense of humor. We took her tour 6/9 and learned so many interesting tales. I think I photographed a ghost at the Castillo de san marcos! The one on the left is a close up. You can see it on the original if you zoom into the left side of the photo. What do you guys think? read more

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Samantha was very informative and answered all questions! Very fun and interesting to hear stories about the city. read more

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We love Matt, the Undertaker! His knowledge and love for St. Augustine came to life before our very eyes - as we walked through the city at night! As Matt delivered his ghostly stories to us at night, I couldn't help but feel a shiver run down my spine! It was a excellent balance of spookiness and comedy that made my trip to St. Augustine! read more

We booked this tour last minute and were so glad we did. Hippie was so personable and really made the whole tour worth it. He had a great personality who took his time really explaining stories and making sure we had time to take pictures and look around. While I wish we had gotten to actually go in the paranormal spots or see paranormal experiences, it was a really busy night and he explained why the spirits energy wouldn't be as prominent, which I really appreciated. I really enjoyed this tour and learning about the history of Saint Augustine. read more

A Ghostly Encounter - Walking Tours Near Me - St Augustine, Florida

I did send an email directly to the company, but they haven't responded. We went on a ghost tour on Saturday May 21 at 8pm. Booking itself was easy, however on line it prompted me if I wanted to upgrade to these meteors and ghost stuff, which it sounded fun, so I added. Well, we get there were ushered off not given the 10 dollars of upgrades I paid for (I thought maybe we get those later) ,only to go on the most convoluted and confusion "ghost tour". Our guide kept losing her place in stories and apologizing and just moving on. Wished I would have booked literally any other tour, also noticed at least 2 people opted to not even complete the tour. Would love my upgrade fees refunded. read more

Everyone was great. It was lots of fun. They gave a real informative tour about the area and local spirits still frequenting the area. Our Guide was lots of fun and we really made the tour enjoyable. My Two teenagers also really enjoyed it. read more

Had a great tour with Clay! We took a tour over the holiday weekend and had such a great time. It was just the right length and we visited a number of spooky spots. My favorite was the graveyard. Clay was a great storyteller and had style to boot. Thanks for the great experience! read more

We were disappointed in the lack of historical accuracies (the Huguenots we're not a Native American tribe, and the Castillo's moat held water for several decades not 7 days, etc) and the lack of storytelling technique. The guide's yelling at pedestrians and passing cars was distracting and his complaining about being tired from working all day was unprofessional. We were really looking forward to be regaled with stories of such an interesting city; we left feeling like we had wasted our money. read more

Yes, Yes, YES book this tour. We did the 8:20pm with Morganne & she was such an amazing ghostie tour guide!!! Teenager approved and you know parents, that is saying a LOT! Thank you for a fun evening :) read more

We happened upon this great little Hidden Gem in st. Augustine. We were actually walking to do a different ghost tour and found this great little shop off the side street. Art tour guide Dusty gave us a great history of various locations throughout St Augustine. Spooky stories and locations throughout the city were plentiful. The tour lasted an hour and a half and we got to see plenty of locations throughout the city. Our favorite part was at the end of the night when we went into the ghostly encounter shop with all the lights out and heard about the ghost stories from the cemetery next door. This was by far the most affordable ghost tour we found and one of the best ones we have taken. You can't go wrong! read more

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I booked a ghost tour for my teenage son and I as a new adventure on our recent St Augustine trip. Our guide Kevin was very informative and entertaining. He is a great storyteller! During the 1.5 - 2 hour walking tour, we visited two graveyards, an old well, and the fort. Kevin encouraged us to take pictures with our phones to capture ghostly images. Several people in our group did just that. Our tour ended at their office, which is a very old house in this ancient city. Inside, Kevin told about some ghostly residents of the house and used some rods and meters to measure the spirits. St Augustine looks and feels completely different at night. Did we encounter ghosts? Not really a believer of all this but the tour was very entertaining. read more