FAQ

Once you have selected the tour of your choice, select the option Private Tour by clicking on the "BOOK THIS TOUR" button in the given section. This will bring up a new screen with a group size selection and a calendar of available tour dates and start times. The first step is to select the size of your group. To do this, first make sure all group options are set to ''0''. You can then select the size of your group by clicking the ''+'' next to the option you have chosen. The number ''1'' next to your option indicates that you have successfully selected a group size. If you decide to choose a different group, click the "-" button to delete the number "1" from the first group and then select a new group option in the same way as you selected the first group. You can book a private tour according to the specified group range (e.g. if your group consists of 38 people, you must select the option "Private group of 36-40 people"). The maximum number of people on a private tour is 60. If your group is over 30 people, we will assign you 2 guides, meaning the group will be split in half at the starting point.

If you cannot see the calendar menu, it means that you have selected more than one private group size. Check that you only have one of the group size options set to ''1''. You also shouldn't have selected a number greater than 1. If you are still having problems, please follow the steps in the "How do I book a private tour?" section.

If you don't see your preferred date listed as available, this means that we have stopped the sale for this date. This may be because we already have a large number of the same private tours on that day and cannot meet the demand. It may also be that we do not have a suitable guide on the schedule for that day. Occasionally the date will be closed due to temporary closure of the site where part of the tour is taking place. In some cases, however, we can accommodate requests for dates that are closed on the calendar. If you are unable to attend any of the alternative dates available, please contact us at info@mcgeesghosttours.com and we will see if we can accommodate you.

Private tours start from the same location as their public counterparts.

For Ghosts & Legends of Old Town and Alchemy & Mysteries of Prague Castle it is in front of the building Týnská 627/7. For Psychiatric Hospital & Abandoned Cemetery it is in front of the hospital gate at Ústavní 91.

You can find more information about the starting point on the product page of each tour or here in the FAQ section Tickets under the question ''Where is the starting point for our tours?''

This depends on the tour you choose, as it varies from tour to tour. But please be assured that your guide will gladly show you the way back to your hotel or the bus parking lot. If you need this information before the tour, please contact us at info@mcgeesghosttours.com.

Once the tour has been booked and paid for, the invoice will be sent to your email address, along with the ticket.

In general, the times shown in the reservation process are all the times that tours can be arranged. For some tours, the start times are limited by external suppliers or the opening hours of the facilities. There is of course the possibility to adjust the times to a certain degree (e.g. start at 18:30 instead of 18:00). This can be arranged on an individual basis. In this case, please do not hesitate to send us a request by email to info@mcgeesghosttours.com.

Private tours can be booked up to 14 days in advance. The tour must be paid for by this date. This rule is set so that we have enough time to organize the tour. It is also in line with our cancellation policy.

Our cancellation policy is 14 days. We cannot accept a refund request less than 14 days before the tour. If you wish to cancel the tour and contact us before this time, you will receive a full refund.

If you want to book a tour well in advance and don't want to pay now, but still want to be sure of the availability, you can make a reservation by email. Send your request to info@mcgeesghosttours.com. We will reserve a place for you on your preferred day and time, and you can then make a reservation and pay online up to 14 days before the tour.

We run tours in English and German. Some tours are only available with an English-speaking guide. You can choose your language during the online booking process once you have entered your contact details.

The content of both tours is the same. Private tours are exclusively for your group, there will be no other participants on the tour. This allows you to have the undivided attention of your guide and to ask any questions you may have about the tour or life in Prague and the Czech Republic. You can also choose your preferred tour start time and day, which is an advantage as not all tours have public tours every day. You can also benefit from group discounts if you have a large number of participants.

If for any reason it is not convenient for you to book a tour online, please email your request to info@mcgeesghosttours.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Ghost tour is a very popular activity for visitors of Prague. It is a walking tour that is a combination of entertainment and history. It will take you to hidden places in the Old Town where you will hear legends about ghosts, murderers, and other outcasts of society. All this in the magical and sometimes eerie evening atmosphere of the city.

Living in a city like Prague, it's hard not to encounter ghosts, both on and off the tour. The long and complex history of this region has seen many violent changes over the centuries: religious wars, pogroms, plagues, the rise and fall of empires and nationalist wars in more recent times, the Nazi occupation followed by half a century of totalitarian dictatorship... Just as these events have had tangible effects in the visible physical world, they also cause massive disturbances in the less visible realms of energy, leaving behind a multitude of chaotic spirits. Prague is saturated with these energy currents, especially the area where McGee's Ghost Tours operates in the old medieval center. We cannot guarantee that you will be fortunate enough to see a ghost during your visit. However, many guests have captured interesting phenomena on our tour that resemble orbs and vortexes, similar to those confirmed by paranormal experts as manifestations of ghosts. If you are curious to see these images, please visit our Instagram page where we share these customer photos. And who knows, you might be the next lucky one!

Some companies like to do this, but at McGee's we never engage in this kind of practice. We'd rather raise the hair on the back of your neck with our storytelling than with cheap tricks and costumed actors.

It's hard to say which city is the most haunted in the world, as all have their own legends and tales of lost souls that still haunt them today, especially the oldest ones. But because of its ancient character and the number of disturbing historical events that have taken place here, Prague is definitely one of the most haunted cities in the world.

Over the centuries, Prague has been the scene of plagues, pogroms, countless wars, invasions by foreign armies, mass executions, and political and religious repression. Many people believe that such traumatic events leave energy traces or echoes in time. And Prague certainly has plenty of them. The energy currents of the city are strongly felt by many residents and visitors alike. This is probably the reason why so many legends and ghost stories have originated here.

Some of the eeriest spots are probably the following:
● Towering over a narrow side street in the Old Town is the massive and immensely haunted Church of St James. There are dozens of legends surrounding this eerie place, including one that explains the blackened human arm hanging from a chain on the wall of the sanctuary.
● A short distance from the church are 27 white stone crosses set into the pavement of the Old Town Square, in front of the Town Hall. They mark the exact spot where 24 rebellious Czech noblemen had their heads chopped off and another 3 were hanged by the Holy Roman Empire on 21 June 1621, known locally as the "Day of Blood". Every year at midnight on the eve of the summer solstice, these 27 dead men return to the place of their execution…
● Out on the Charles Bridge, surrounded by the cold, misty night and the cries of river birds in the darkness, stands the statue of St John of Nepomuk, near the spot where he is said to have been tied to a wheel and thrown from the bridge into the black waters below, after being mercilessly tortured by King Wenceslas IV, who wanted to learn the secrets of his queen's confessions from St John, her confessor. Nearby, the ghost of a poor abandoned child, whose sinless mother was sent to hell by a trick of the devil, hovers, and occasionally the child can be heard sneezing in the darkness.
● The most important building for Czech alchemists during the reign of Rudolph II in the 17th century - a great supporter of occult science and alchemy - was the Powder Tower at Prague Castle. Built in 1496, the tower was first used as a cannon bastion, later as a bell foundry, then for storing gunpowder, and also as an alchemical laboratory. It's said that the alchemists found it difficult to breathe in the poorly ventilated tower. They rebelled and demanded to be allowed to breathe the fresh air of the deer moat below the tower. Emperor Rudolph II refused their request, but they continued to protest, cutting off their hair, throwing pots from the Powder Tower into the moat below, and, worst of all, threatening to stop making gold. Rudolph was furious and had them taken to the deer moat, where they were thrown into iron cages and hung from trees. They all died of hunger and thirst, and the menagerie in the moat lived off the flesh of the wise men…
● At the end of today's Dlouhá třída street, a place full of bars and clubs, stands the house where the plague is said to have broken out. The building is guarded by a woman whose son was abducted, found and later executed. But her ghost haunts the window for a much more sinister reason. You can find out more about this story on our Ghost Tour.

One of the most famous statues on the Charles Bridge is that of St John of Nepomuk, and people believe that touching it will bring them good luck. The Catholic Church recognizes St John as the patron saint of the confessional. He's also the national saint of Bohemia. He was the confessor of the queen in the 14th century. Because her husband, King Wenceslas IV, was a jealous man who suspected his wife of indiscretions, he demanded that St John reveal everything his wife had said in the confessional. When John refused, the king had him arrested and tortured.

The king was so enraged that he went into the torture chamber himself, took a torch from the wall and plunged it into St John's side. He held it there for some time, sure that under the torture of the flame John would give up the queen's confession. But the nobleman never opened his mouth. So the king had him tied to a wheel and thrown from Charles Bridge into the Vltava. Legend has it that on 20 March, the night of John's murder, five stars were seen as a halo over the spot where he was drowned.

After the execution, one of the arches of the bridge collapsed and no one could repair it. Local masons came and rebuilt the arch, only to see it collapse again and again as if it were under a curse. Then a builder came from far away and said he could easily fix it because he had a lot of experience. But he also tried everything without success. One night, the devil appeared to the builder and offered to help him. In exchange, the devil wanted the first soul to walk over the repaired arch of the bridge. The builder readily agreed because he had a plan to trick the devil. He decided that as soon as the bridge was finished, he would let a rooster walk across it. Then the devil could take the bird's soul to hell.

The arch was strong and held up well, but no one was allowed to set foot on the bridge until the day of the ceremonial opening. In the meantime, the builder hid the rooster in the tower of the Old Town Bridge. But the devil was more cunning. He took the form of a builder's helper and went to the builder's house and found his wife, who was pregnant with a child. He told her to run to Charles Bridge to help her husband who had been injured in a terrible accident. The poor woman ran hysterically. At the gate, the guard knew her, so he let her pass.

When the master builder saw his wife running across the bridge, he understood that he had been tricked by the devil. The next night, the builder's wife died, along with the child she was expecting. Legend has it that the ghost of the child can still be seen hovering over the bridge in the darkness, and now and then it can be heard sneezing softly in the cold, damp night.

We currently run three different main tours. Our tours are (to date):
- Ghosts and Legends of Old Town
- Alchemy & Mysteries of Prague Castle
- Psychiatric Hospital & Abandoned Cemetery
Some of these tours run only at certain times of the year (see individual tour pages for details). Some run daily, like Ghosts and Legends of Old Town, and others on certain days of the week, like Alchemy & Mysteries of Prague Castle. All of our tours can also be arranged on other days for private customers.
In total, we conduct about 1200 tours annually, which adds up to about 12,500 customers each year.

The number of people varies according to the time of year and the tours can be quiet at times, but on average there are about 10 to 20 people in the group.

In general, our tours are suitable for all ages. However, our target audience are not children. Some of the legends are quite complex, therefore we welcome young visitors who are comfortable listening to a narrative without any special effects throughout the tour. Some of the stories on our Ghost Tour also contain stories involving blood or violence, so it is up to each parent to decide whether they feel the tour is suitable for their child. Please note that some of our tours visit historical sites and therefore may not be suitable for pushchairs/strollers. If you would like further information, please email us at info@mcgeesghosttours.com.

Some require more than others. Alchemy & Mysteries of Prague Castle involves more walking as we cover stories and history related to the large complex of a former empire and the tour itself lasts 3 hours. The same goes for the Psychiatric Hospital & Abandoned Cemetery tour. The Ghosts & Legends of Old Town tour is not a long walk - more like walking in a park. And people say that the tour seems to pass quickly as ghost stories seem to keep people on their toes in anticipation of the next story.

Everyone is welcome on our tours, however, some of our tours visit historic sites and therefore access may be restricted. If you require any assistance or information, please contact us at info@mcgeesghosttours.com.

Yes, we run tours at any time of year and in all kinds of weather conditions.

Some of our tours run all year round, others are seasonal. See each tour page for details. Please note that we do not operate tours on 24th, 25th and 31st December.

We have the reputation of being the original ghost tour in Prague. Our tours are informative and entertaining. Our guides are passionate about the subject. We also have a few personal stories about ghosts to share with you. Have a look at the testimonials of our clients, many of whom are also customers of our competitors. Not only do we hear time and time again that we are the best tour in Prague, but some of our clients tell us that our tours are the best they have ever been on.

Lots of good information about the paranormal; stories told in an entertaining way; a nice overview of the architecture and history of the city; memorable sights of ancient towers and landmarks; specific stories of alchemists and much more. Our clients tell us that our tours have that special ''wow'' factor.

If you need more information, please send an e-mail to info@mcgeesghosttours.com or call us at +420 723 306 963. You can find other ways to reach us in the CONTACT US
section.