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Mercat Tours

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #67 of 248 attractions in Edinburgh
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Attraction type: Art gallery, Tour
Activities: Group tours/city tour
Address: 28 Blair Street Edinburgh EH1 1QR
Scotland
Tel: 44 131 225 5445
Fax: 44 131 225 5443

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Reviews of Mercat Tours

( 1-10 of 18 )
Oct 1, 2008

I totally disagree with the previous reviewer. My girlfriend and I did the tour on the 28th September after spending a great weekend in Edinburgh. The tour was great, and the guide very good. The place is fantastic to see, although a bit dark. But the storytelling of the guide was fantastic and she was obviously knowledgeable. more

Sep 28, 2008

I found this Vault tour so boring!!! The guide obviously was quoting word for word from some dreadful script which meant it was delivered without emotion or passion. I actually found myself going off into daydreams just to pass the time! To be honest if I hadn't wanted to look like an idiot I would have asked to leave. i... more

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2 of 5 stars
Leeds, England
Jul 25, 2008

I booked my boyfriend and I onto this tour before our trip to Edinburgh, as we'd read the reviews for the Edinburgh Dungeons and decided to do this instead. I am a complete wuss with things like this, and so its disappointing that the tour didn't even manage to scare me! Our guide was entertaining, but didn't seem too confident... more

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4 of 5 stars
Rocky Mountains
Jul 23, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

I went on the vault tour and had a lot of fun! It was historical not ghosty stories which was fine with me. I learned a lot about the history of Edinburgh and how it was built. There are large parts where you stand and listen to the tour guide talk which hurt my feet after awhile. But I still... more

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1 of 5 stars
London
Jul 5, 2008

I went on the Ghosts and Ghouls tour after seeing an excellent Tourist Board review and being told by a woman at Mercat Tours that I'd find out about nefarious figures such as Burke and Hare and that it's the best tour on their books Well, I say phooey to that! This tour is essentially 30, no, 20, minutes of... more

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1 of 5 stars
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Jun 20, 2008

Great website, easy to purchase tickets ahead of time online. Sadly we were left dissapointed about the Ghost & Ghouls Tour. Expected more for our money. We were a very small group (7) which was the nice part. We expected an informative ghost tour of some historical ghostly facts of happenings & sightings but instead we got more of a... more

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5 of 5 stars
Stoke On Trent
Apr 30, 2008

Went on the tour on Saturday 26th April. I have to say it was enjoyable and the guide certainly in command of her subject, literally, I won't spoil it for you by telling you what happens to two of the group at the start! The old closes of Edinburgh are truly spooky at night and the stories we were told... more

Mar 8, 2008

William was our guide and told the ghost storys brilliantly,really setting the scenes. The night was a Friday in March so cold, wet and windy and this also added to the ambience. The vaults at the end were really spooky but great value for money and well woth going on. Thanks more

Aug 22, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

Family of 2 adults and 2 children. We enjoyed the vaults/ghost tour immensely, particularly when entering the underground vaults. The tour guide had the balance between historical fact and storytelling spot on and played up to the part of tour guide really well. We paid an extra few quid and had a drink at the end, which was cheap enough... more

Aug 5, 2007

We did the ghosts and ghouls tour in Edinburgh on 30 July 07 and really enjoyed it. Agnes (our guide) was excellent, although you wont get a lot of history of the city itself so would recommend doing another tour of the city itself on top of this one. more

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Mercat Tours Address

28 Blair Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QR, Scotland
Tel: 44 131 225 5445 Fax: 44 131 225 5443