Frequently Asked Questions – do you have a question about Adelaide’s Haunted Horizons Ghost Tours™? Then look for the answer here!
Frequently asked questions can be found below. If you can not find one that satisfies yours, then please contact us so we can give you the answer and add to this list.
WHO IS BEHIND ADELAIDE HAUNTED HORIZONS™ (A.H.H.)
Who is behind Adelaide’s Haunted Horizons? Alison Oborn owns and runs A.H.H. Alison has been seriously investigating the paranormal since 1989 (or over ¼ of a century, as her teammates kindly like to point out!). Over the years, she has become well respected as an author (Ghosts of the Past), lecturer, paranormal investigator, and now a ghost tour operator in the tourism industry. This respect meant she became the only paranormal investigator ever interviewed on ABC Conversations with Richard Fidler and also as a guest on an American TV show, Ghosts R NEAR. Alison also joined FIVEaa Radio to co-host the Twilight Hour with Liz McCaskill and Brad Aldridge.
Now she wants to share that wealth of experience with you!
Alison can occasionally be found taking these tours and is available for questions or book signings. Alison is also available for any other lectures or interviews.
For more on us, please go to About Us
DO WE GET TO ENTER BUILDINGS?
A point of difference with our ‘ghost tours’ compared to other tours is that we don’t just stand around and tell you a few stories; we let you experience them yourself and hopefully go home with a story of your own.
Haunted Horizons™ has been granted exclusive access to some of South Australia’s most haunted historical icons, including the Adelaide Arcade. At these venues, you can take a 2-hour Ghost Tour or arm yourself with the equipment you have seen on the shows, then set off with one of our experienced investigators to discover for yourself whether ghosts are real.
These are more than just a tour, they are an experience (although we can’t always promise it will be one of a ghostly kind!).
WILL WE SEE A GHOST?
Sadly, we cannot promise you this every time you come on our tours… although it would make our job so much easier! It is not like the TV shows, which need something to happen every time for ratings. In reality, the paranormal doesn’t happen every time you walk into a haunted location; it is very random.
If it happened every time, it would not be termed ‘paranormal’ or ‘supernatural’, instead, it would be ‘normal’ and ‘natural’.
It also does not perform like a circus animal on command!
This is the risk of ‘Keeping it Real’… but we refuse to put anything on for you to think you have had an experience.
DO YOU TAKE PRIVATE GROUPS?
Yes, we do. We have taken everything from charity groups and hen nights through to Corporate, as our ghost tours and ghost hunts help with team bonding.
For corporate, we can offer a spot of Ghost Hunting in one of our dark and creepy locations, including the Adelaide Gaol, Tailem Town, Z Ward or the National Railway Museum.
Maybe you just want to take a group of employees for a night out and include a short tour; in that case, we can cater for that too with a 2-hour Ghost, Dark History, or Murder & Madness tour.
To keep any tour private, a minimum number would be needed (20 people), or we reserve the right to add the public.
HOW MANY DO I NEED TO COME ON A GHOST TOUR?
If you come on our public advertised nights, you can come alone or with up to 20 people.
We can organise tours on other nights on request. We would need a minimum number of people for these away from public nights and reserve the right to add others if we don’t reach full numbers.
HOW MANY DO I NEED TO MAKE IT A PRIVATE TOUR?
If on a Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun, we would need a full complement of 20 for our ghost tours, 15 for our Ghost Hunts and 15 for our Dark History Tours, as these are our busy nights; otherwise, we reserve the right to add the public.
On Mon-Weds, we can relax this to fewer in number for certain venues.
DO YOU DO CHARITY WORK?
We are very community-minded and like to help where we can.
We are proud supporters of Beyond Blue and have raised money for this and for the CFS Foundation.
Unlike others, we do not ask you to donate – we choose to donate from our own profits that come from ghost tours, ghost hunts, or special events.
DO YOU PROVIDE TRANSPORT?
No, we don’t. We rely on guests to get to our venues on their own.
DO YOU ALLOW ALCOHOL ON THE TOURS?
No alcohol or illegal substances will be allowed on any of our tours or venues.
Neither Haunted Horizons™ nor our venues have liquor licenses; therefore, allowing drinking and the consumption of alcohol would breach the law.
We also work in darkened areas with uneven surfaces, so consuming alcohol or using drugs would create a safety hazard.
Those who arrive under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be refused entry for safety reasons and no refund will be given. Those who are under the influence of alcohol or drugs and are ruining the tour for other guests will be asked to leave, and no refund will be given.
ARE CHILDREN ALLOWED ON GHOST TOURS?
We state our tours are 15+ for most of our 2hr tours. It is 18+ for investigations.
The reason for this is that we keep our tours very real. These are not your ‘ghost train’ type tours for entertainment or thrills. We often do have activity, and on occasion, it can be very challenging even for adults, as can the subject matter.
For this reason, we have set an age limit, and even then, parents understand that these tours can get very real sometimes. Any person over 15, but under 18 should be accompanied by a supervising adult.
We do NOT relax the age limit for the Ghost Tours or our Ghost Hunts unless it is privately booked, so please do not ask us.
DO YOU PUT YOUR TOURS ON VOUCHERS?
People ask all the time “we have seen other ghost tours on Scoopon, Living Social etc… will you be doing this?”
We never discount our ghost tours or ghost hunts on these voucher sites. We don’t need to. Our tours speak for themselves by being popular and booked out most of the time.
We believe in giving you a quality experience in the most exciting venues we can find. To do that, it costs money: venue costs, wages for the best guides we can find, insurance, etc. Although we strive to keep our prices as low as possible, we would prefer to offer you a quality, professionally run tour rather than a budget tour.
We believe our guests appreciate this more.
WILL OUR TOUR BE CANCELLED?
We run these tours throughout the year and will only cancel if a guide is sick, we don’t reach the minimum numbers, or another unforeseen circumstance arises.
With the weather, we will go ahead with the tour unless there is a severe weather warning and it would be too risky or dangerous to travel or be out in the open. If it is simply raining, then we will go ahead. After all, it is what brollies were invented for!
These are just some of the questions we are asked. If you have any further questions you would like answered… feel free to email me, and I will add them to this list.