Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
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Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour

from A$34
1 hour 30 mins
Circular Quay

Walk Sydney Harbour's foreshore after dark and hear the crimes hiding behind its postcard views. Starting at Circular Quay, your guide leads you past the Sydney Opera House and into the Botanic Gardens, unpacking razor gangs, serial killers, a love quadrangle and missing lawyers. Allow about 90 minutes for this evening stroll along the water.

  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour
  • Sydney Harbour’s True Crime Walking Tour

Quick read before you book.

  • The crimes, mysteries and scandals hiding behind Sydney's prettiest views
  • Razor gangs, serial killers, a love quadrangle and a killer with a startling secret
  • The harbour and the Opera House sails lit up at night
  • A side of Sydney most visitors never hear about

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What could be better?

Honestly, not much. There's a fair bit of walking between stories, so wear comfy shoes and be ready for a few hills and stairs.

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Included in this tour.

  • Guided true crime walking tour of about 90 minutes
  • A Dark Stories guide for the full walk
  • Meeting point at Circular Quay, between Circular Quay Train Station and Wharf 4
  • Walking route from Circular Quay past the Sydney Opera House and through the Botanic Gardens

Commonly asked questions.

You meet at Circular Quay, between Circular Quay Train Station and Wharf 4. Trains, ferries and buses all stop at the Quay, so public transport is the easiest way in, and arriving a few minutes early gives you time to find your guide.

This is an evening tour, and the exact start time shows when you choose your date. The walk takes about 90 minutes.

This walk follows the harbour shoreline from Circular Quay past the Opera House and into the Botanic Gardens. The Rocks tour meets on Parbury Lane and winds through cobblestoned laneways with different stories, so each one shows you a different side of Sydney's dark past.

Yes, tours run in most conditions, including light rain. If the weather is likely to affect your tour, Dark Stories will contact you by SMS or email at least 90 minutes before the start time, and they make the final call on whether it goes ahead.

Each tour needs a minimum number of guests to run. If that number isn't reached, you'll be offered a new date or a full refund.

Child tickets are available, but the stories cover real murders and violent crimes told after dark, so it's best suited to teens and adults. Planning a family trip? Our guide to Sydney with teens has more ideas they'll love.

Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a raincoat or umbrella if showers are around. A light jacket helps on cooler harbour evenings.

Let Dark Stories know about any access needs when you book so your guide can be briefed before the night.

Yes. Dark Stories gift cards can be used on any of their true crime tours in any city and stay valid for three years from purchase. For more ideas, browse our Sydney tours.

More about this tour.

Sydney Harbour is the city's favourite postcard, and this walk shows you everything the postcard leaves out. Dark Stories takes you along the foreshore after dark, where the same views that fill holiday camera rolls once framed some of Sydney's most shocking crimes, mysteries and scandals.You meet at Circular Quay, between the train station and Wharf 4, then follow the water past the Sydney Opera House and on through the Botanic Gardens. Along the way your guide unpacks razor gang violence, serial killers, a love quadrangle, missing lawyers and a killer with a startling secret, with a sinister tale waiting behind every scenic stop.It's a different walk from Dark Stories' tour of The Rocks. This one stays on the harbour shoreline for about 90 minutes, trading cobblestoned laneways for the lit up sails of the Opera House and the quiet paths of the gardens at night.Keen to see the same harbour in daylight? The Sydney Harbour Luxury Cruise leaves from Campbells Cove, just around the Quay. Heading north later in your trip? Dark Stories runs the same style of storytelling walk on Brisbane's True Crime Tour.Spaces are limited and bookings are essential, so check availability for your evening and lace up your most comfortable walking shoes.

Additional info.

  • Tours run in most conditions, including light rain. If the weather is likely to affect your tour, Dark Stories will contact you by SMS or email at least 90 minutes before the start time and makes the final call on whether it goes ahead.
  • Each tour needs a minimum number of guests. If that number isn't reached, you'll be offered a new date or a full refund.
  • The stories cover real murders and violent crimes. Child tickets are available, and parents are best placed to judge whether the content suits younger children.
  • Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a raincoat or umbrella if showers are forecast.
  • Guests who are disruptive, or affected by alcohol or drugs, may be refused entry or asked to leave the tour.