Santa Cruz Haunted Tours

I went on a paranormal investigation with the Santa Cruz Ghost Hunters recently and I had an amazing time. They were great people who seemed to really know what they were doing and made my friend and I feel very comfortable.
They picked us up in their hearse and drove us to the first location. We were told the history of the spot we were at and then began to investigate, they even let me use one of their pieces of equipment which was going off like crazy. We had flashlights turning on and off on cue when no one was touching them. I didn’t go in expecting to find any evidence or experience anything because I know how unlikely that is, so I was pretty excited when that happened.
We went to two other locations that were pretty quiet but we were told the history of those places as well. Overall I had a great time. After I got home I checked the videos I took and I found that I’d caught an EVP. That’s the best souvenir I could have ever gotten.
These tours aren’t for people just looking to feel spooked or creeped out. If you appreciate the paranormal and can take it seriously, then this is something you’d enjoy.

I went on the Haunted Santa Cruz tour with a few of my girlfriends wanting to get really spooked since Santa Cruz has such a macabre past. Our tour guide Aiden (sp?) seemed a little nervous but with a few more tours should be good to go! We were a little disappointed in the content of the tour. It was more history then haunted. The tour starts off with some really spooky stuff but once you get passed the convalescent home story it goes from haunted to just history. The stories were interesting but I guess I just wished there was more stuff about actual hauntings. The tour ends at the mission so you have to walk all the way back to the Wharf so bring comfy shoes.
I love that the company was started by a local girl with a passion for the history of Santa Cruz and the stories felt well researched and authentic. I do feel though that in order to claim to be a haunted history tour there needs to be more stories of documented hauntings.