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Edinburgh is a city steeped in history, from its medieval Old Town to the Georgian New Town, and our walking tours are designed to showcase the best of what the city has to offer. Whether you’re interested in architecture, history or folklore, we have a walking tour for you. And if you’re looking for something more tailored to your interests, we offer private tours that can be customized to fit your schedule and preferences.
OUR WALKING TOURS
RUNS:
Daily, 10:00 and 13:00
RUNS:
Daily, 15:00 and 18:00
RUNS:
Daily, 10:00 and 13:00
PRIVATE TOURS
If you see something you like but it doesn’t fit your schedule, or if you’re travelling with a larger group than our booking system accommodates, contact us! We can help. All our public tours are delivered in English, but we offer private tours in Spanish, German and Portuguese.
LOCAL GUIDES, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Our guides are locals who have called Edinburgh home for many years, and have insider knowledge of the best places to eat, drink, and shop. They’ll provide you with expertly researched knowledge, as well as recommendations for things to do and see after your walking tour, ensuring that your Edinburgh experience is unforgettable.
See what our visitors say about us
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Fantastic depth of knowledge, both in new facts and dispelling old myths. Lots of energy and interactive tour guide made for an excellent experience.
Redpathallan
3rd May 2023
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A great tour in an amazing city! - Such an excellent tour of such a majestically gorgeous and historic space! David was our tour guide and I can't say enough about how entertaining, witty, and knowledgeable he was.... read more I would 10/10 recommend this tour to any of my friends who visit Edinburgh in the future! Grateful for this experience.
C9306CAchristopherv
29th April 2023
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An in-depth historical perspective - Have you ever wondered the history aspect of the individuals that once walked the same path you’re currently walking in Edinburgh? Who they were? Their jobs, families, learn facts about... read more strangers that you’d never think about. The great thing about this tour was that we were able to be apart of history, and learn so much more than what we were expecting. The tour guide, Lydia, was friendly with a great sense of humor. She told us of unique places to visit if we wanted to eat great foods and get a real look at some of the bars/restaurants that incorporate the same underground vaults in the 1700’s. For the price, it is hard to beat for a 2 hour tour. If you want to add an extra experience to your visit, it is worth it.
jonjonv354
25th April 2023
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definitely recommend! - We did the tour with the lovely Lydia. We were a group of only five, so it was even more special. Lydia is a great storyteller and was able to... read more answer every question we had. The two hours passed by very quickly - definitely recommend! 🙂
annahO6527AW
23rd April 2023
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Great couple of hours! - Lydia was a super lovely host, really down to earth but professional. Full of knowledge, facts and humour. We had a great time!
Cwinterbot
22nd April 2023
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Great way to spend a couple of hours in Edinburgh - Interesting tour about the dark history of Edinburgh. Sarah, our guide, was engaging and funny and happy to provide extra information when asked. She was very knowledgeable.
It was cold,... read more so rug up warm.
We have done 3 tours over the last 4 days and this has been the best.
natclay
22nd April 2023
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Edinburgh was my birthplace and I think I do know a lot about it, however our marvellous guide Iona Lee provided us with so much more insight into the stories... read more and places I thought I knew.
Her engaging manner and obvious pleasure in imparting her knowledge to us was a joy to behold.
Thanks Iona
Evelyn
evelynz934
20th April 2023
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Edinburgh castle - Lydia was a terrific guide. Her knowledge of the history of the city and the castle was encyclopaedic and she delivered it with a lot of amusing anecdotes. I’d be... read more happy to do another tour with her
D7236SCpeterf
18th April 2023
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Our tour guide today, Iona was incredibly captivating and informative. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with her, she was very kind and even offered her umbrella to people we were... read more with whilst she stood in the rain herself. My boyfriend and I not only learned incredible information about Edinburgh we would have never known, we experienced it with such a wonderful guide. Best thing we have done in Edinburgh, could not recommend the tour and Iona enough!!!!
Fiona_Hyde22
14th April 2023
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Very engaging Dark History tour! - My 12 year old daughter and I loved this tour. We had chosen it carefully as we didn’t want a ghost tour, and this exceeded our expectations! Our guide Iona... read more was a very talented storyteller who brought all the history to life with her engaging “dark history” tales about witch trials, plagues and gravediggers! We learnt so much about the history of Edinburgh and thoroughly enjoyed it. Would 100% recommend this. Thanks Iona for a great tour!
kirstyandkenny
14th April 2023
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