Brisbane Dark Stories True Crime Tour

About this tour

Take a Walk on the Dark Side...

Don’t be fooled by the bright lights and bustling city streets. This city has a past…a dark past…

Enjoy a leisurely guided walking tour retracing the steps of the city's most infamous men.

Transport yourself back in time to a seemingly lawless world of brawlers, fraudsters, and love triangles gone wrong.

Uncover the dark secrets that lurk behind every historic building and alleyway.

Wander the city streets with your tour guide and experience firsthand the rich history that once reigned supreme around every corner.

Book your ticket now for a unique investigation into the criminal underbelly that once plagued this fine city.

The glamour of current day Brisbane tried to hide its brutal and bloody past, but there is only so much the bright lights of Bris-Vegas can mask.

Forget what you think you know about Brisbane and join us for a jaw-dropping trip down a memory lane you never knew existed.

...stories the city tried to forget...

Why we list this tour

We're an independent backpacker guide to Byron Bay. This tour is part of the broader Viator catalogue we list to give you a complete picture of what's bookable in the region — beyond our hand-picked editorial directory of local operators we know personally.

When you book through the link on this page, the price you pay is the same as booking direct on Viator or via the operator. We earn a small commission from Viator (currently 8%), which funds the site without changing the price for you. We don't pick tours based on commission — we list them based on whether they're relevant to backpackers visiting the region.

For more context on tour-booking economics + how we work with operators, see our operator partnership page. For the local-operator alternatives we know best (Soul Surf School, Go Sea Kayak, Cape Byron Kayaks, Sundive, Aunty Delta Kay's Bundjalung walks), see our editorial things-to-do directory.