Accessibility & Companion Cards
Accessibility – Tours
We want everyone to discover Australia’s criminal history! Crime Tours Australia is committed to making our tours as accessible as possible, but unfortunately some heritage sites pose significant safety hazards and access difficulties.
We have created this page to help you make a decision about which of our tours may be the most suitable.
– Many tours are wheelchair and mobility scooter accessible.
– Most tours are not suitable for customers who cannot move or walk long distances.
– Walking tours provide no seating, tours require the ability to stand or be stationary during each story
– Coach Tours require the ability to move or walk approx 50 metres from the vehicle to hear stories.
– If you are reliant on a walking aid – frame, stick, crutches – our tours may not be suitable.
– Tours do not have on site access to toilet facilities. Please plan to use facilities prior to your arrival.
– Due to health and safety, it is not possible for customers to leave the tour group once the tour has started.
Each walking tour consists of the group moving short distances (avg 150-200 metres) from one site to the next. At each site the guide will tell historic information and tales delivered through storytelling. Each story is approx. 10-15 minutes in duration.
The Bloody Brisbane CBD Crime Tour includes:
- Lower light areas during evening tours
- Road side drains and gutters
- Occasional uneven pathways
- Road crossing
- No seating
- No on-site toilet facilities
- Approximately 1.5 KM round trip
– This tour requires the ability to stand or be stationary during each story.
– This tour may not be suitable for those reliant on a walking aid – frame, stick, crutches
– This tour is wheelchair and mobility scooter accessible.
The Fortitude Valley Moonlight State Crime Tour includes:
- Road side drains and gutters
- Occasional uneven pathways
- Road crossing
- No seating
- No on-site toilet facilities
- Approximately 1.5 KM round trip
– This tour requires the ability to stand or be stationary during each story.
– This tour may not be suitable for those reliant on a walking aid – frame, stick, crutches
– This tour is wheelchair and mobility scooter accessible.
South Brisbane Cemetery Crime Tour includes:
- Steep hills
- Uneven surfaces
- Steps
- Narrow and limited pathways
- Grassed areas to navigate
- Drains and gutters throughout the site
- Some exposed tree roots and stumps
- Darkness and poor lighting during evening tours
- Graves, grave stones, grave markers may be a tripping hazard.
- No Seating
- No on-site toilet facilities
- Approximately 2 KM round trip
– This tour requires the ability to stand or be stationary during each story.
– This tour is not suitable for those reliant on a walking aid – frame, stick, crutches.
– This tour is not wheelchair and mobility scooter accessible.
All Coach Tours
Tours are suitable for those using mobility aids, however please note that all coach tours require customers to be able to ascend/descend a minimum of 5 steep coach steps frequently.
– Coach Tours require the ability to move or walk approx 50 metres from the vehicle to hear stories.
– This tour is not wheelchair and mobility scooter accessible.
Companion Cards
Please note that all companion cards will be checked for validity at the beginning of the tour. If the card is deemed not valid OR cannot be produced, the customer will need to purchase the apporopriate ticket through the guide or may be refused entry.