Darkside Tours
Escape the boardwalk. Experience Halifax from a different perspective
it is your destiny
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Experience Halifax with a local.
1.5 to 2.5 hour Private walking tours and ferry ride.
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As unique as you
Travel like a local, with a local. Hear the stories that you don't get told on the big bus tours. Know where to go and what you'll find with a guide who knows
DARKSIDE TOURS - Halifax Like a LocalDiscover the stories they don't tell on the big bus toursForget the boardwalk crowds.Step into the real Halifax—where bootleggers ran rum, privateers ruled the harbor, and pistols settled disputes at dawn.With a guide whose family has called this province home for over 200 years, you'll hear the sordid underbelly stories that shaped this city.What Makes Us Different:
1.5-2.5 hour intimate walking tours & ferry rides
Tales of contraband shipwrecks and harbor smugglingStories of privateers, bootleggers, and old Halifax scandalsOff-the-beaten-path discoveries where history got messySmall groups big stories
Your guide to the darkside
Jimmy Dalling
My family's roots in Nova Scotia run deep, over 200 years. On my father's side, Dalling family members rest in the Old Burying Ground on Barrington Street in Halifax, while my mother's ancestors have called Dartmouth and the Eastern Shore home since the 1780s. This isn't just where I live; it's woven into my very being.