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DELICIOUSLY DARK: Cockatoo Island launches an adults only ghostyard tour

Ghosts and paranormal activity hover at the heart new adults-only Ghostyard Tour on Sydney's Cockatoo Island.

Ghosts and paranormal activity hover at the heart new adults-only Ghostyard Tour on Sydney’s Cockatoo Island.

For those who don’t know, the UNESCO world-heritage-listed island has a history of paranormal activity stretching back more than a century.

The new tour promises to deep dive into the dark heart of the island’s past, exposing the “deliciously dark encounters of those who roamed long before our time”.

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Cockatoo Island Ghostyard, A paranormal experience, delves into the “unnerving history” that can only be told after dark. Scared yet?

It explores four main types of paranormal activity: Residual Hauntings, Intelligent Hauntings, Shadow Figures and Poltergeists.

The tour will introduce the silent characters who make up the darker side of Cockatoo Island.

It also has the added bonus of getting to explore buildings rarely open to the public while learning more about the island’s history including grisly murders, botched prison escapes, and deadly accidents.

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Testament to just how spine-chilling this tour is, it is an adults-only experience that will test the belief of any sceptic.

Each Cockatoo Island guide will be equipped with a K-II EMF reader, a device used in paranormal detection.

Those brave enough to take the experience even further can also opt for Cockatoo Island’s ultimate Ghostyard Glamping experience.

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Following the 90 minute nocturnal exploration, guests will be able to test their fear threshold and glamp overnight in the comfort of Cockatoo Island’s mini-glamping accommodation.

Cockatoo Island Ghostyard- A paranormal experience tours run every Saturday all year round. Click here for more information.

Would you be brave enough to sleep over?