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Real Tours Edinburgh

Meeting point The Royal Mcgregor | 154, High Street ( The Royal Mile), Edinburgh EH1 1QS, Scotland
07835997975
Ranked #15 of 58 tours in Edinburgh
4.5 of 5 stars 106 Reviews
Type: Tours
Description: The perfect way to discover Edinburgh and its secrects.Historical, funny and scary tours. Languages availables: English, Spanish and Italian.
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Milano
Top Contributor
244 reviews 244 reviews
Reviews in 65 cities Reviews in 65 cities
109 helpful votes 109 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 29, 2011
3
people found this review helpful

I did reserve 2 tours with them some days in advance cause I had very short time and wanted to make sure to enjoy the best... I got confirmation via email about the meeting time and point. Just the afternoon before I left, I've been advised via email that the guide was not available anymore, sorry tour cancelled. I spent... More

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March 30, 2011

We are very sorry about having to cancel your italian walking tour.As we adviced you on our cancellation email was a health problem with our italian tour guide that we could not expect to happen, therefore that was the reason why you were adviced with such a short notice.Like health problems are out of our control is not a professional... More

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 14, 2010
3
people found this review helpful

It was freezing out and the weather was pretty bleak but had a lovely time on the tour with our guide - lots of quirky littly local tales and managed to cover a lot of the city in a short time ! More

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madrid
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 31, 2010
2
people found this review helpful

Helen made our days in Edinburgh, she is a wonderful tour guide full of passion, great entertainer and such a great storyteller. Is a Free tour but she deserved the best, go with her and you will see shy. Don't miss the ghost tour we went on a graveyard to know facts about witches, murders, underground vaults and all the... More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2 reviews
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed October 15, 2010
7
people found this review helpful

this tour was quite simply awful, being someone who lives in Edinburgh I thought it was about time i did one of these tours....i wish i'd gone to one of the other companys! bad story telling, inaccurate history and quite clearly set up to jump on the band wagon of ghost tours within the city and taking advantage of tourists... More

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Dortmund, Germany
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 31, 2010
2
people found this review helpful

We were extremely lucky: It turned out to be a private tour. Of ourse, on other days there will be more people taking part. We were a bit faster than bigger groups. Joe was a great guide, showed us everything interesting and important and answered all of our questions. The price of 7 GBP is reasonable for such a great... More

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Bristol, United Kingdom
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 27, 2010
2
people found this review helpful

I had a great tour of Edinburgh the tour guide was friendly and had a great flair, he made me and my family feel extremely welcome. The tour itself was informative and unearthed stories of the city I would never have otherwise known. Even my children who are often hard to entertain, throughly enjoyed it and the guide made sure... More

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Amsterdam
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed July 26, 2010
5
people found this review helpful

Our guide had not the personality, knowledge, or diction to be in such a role. He was plainly following a script but had virtually no breadth of knowledge. The script itself was also weak and did not successfully manage to weave a collection of disparate facts into a compelling and diverting narrative. There were plainly some factual errors: "..the wealthy... More

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say002
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 12, 2010
2
people found this review helpful

Peter was an amazing tour guide and took us all around Old and New Edinburgh. His stories were amazing and rich with history. Peter also gave us the tour in the traditional Scottish kilt! This tour is great for visitors who are only staying for a couple of days and want to explore the city in ways that you wouldn't... More

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Tampa, Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 9, 2010
2
people found this review helpful

We enjoyed a four hour Saints & Sinners tour with Peter, and loved every minute of it. The stories, while rich in history, sprang to new life with Peter's very entertaining delivery! We felt like we got to know some of Scotland's more colorful characters, and also had a new knowledge and respect for some of the rich Scottish traditions.... More

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England
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 9, 2010
3
people found this review helpful

My wife and I really enjoyed this tour, we were looking for a ghost tour and these guys had a day time walking tour and a ghost tour at a great rate so we went on both, and were not disappointed. The guide was really friendly and local and advised us on the best pubs and restaurants around the city.... More

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