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1–2 hours
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6+ hours
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Historical Tours
2 days
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10–12 hours
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Museums
50 minutes
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Historical Tours
3 hours
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Walking Tours
3–4 hours
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$220.04
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Historical Tours
2–4 hours
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$103.55
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Adventure Tours
4–5 hours
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Historical Tours
2 hours
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  • QueenCindy
    Spokane, WA1 contribution
    We enjoyed seeing the sights around Edinburgh. Our biggest disappointment was the narration. It didn’t always sync with the exact location of the bus. Also, it would have been helpful if the narrator would indicate if the location he was describing was out the left or right side of the bus. The narrator wasn’t the most entertaining. We are from America and were surprised that your narration hasn’t been updated to refer to your new King, not the former Queen.
    Overall a pleasant experience.
    Review of: City Sightseeing Edinburgh Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
    Written August 10, 2023
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  • Declan J
    3 contributions
    Alisder was a terrific guide. Give that man the bag. Took us to some cool places and told us some horrific history and stories. Spooky as tour so thanks again.
    Review of: Edinburgh Darkside Walking Tour: Mysteries, Murder and Legends
    Written August 11, 2023
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  • Elaine
    3 contributions
    Great experience at Edinburgh Castle. Guide was upbeat and enthusiastic, thanks Ella. Well paced and the kids got lots out of the guided tour too!!
    Review of: Edinburgh Castle Tour: Fast-Track Guided Tour in English
    Written August 11, 2023
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  • jennifer236
    Austin, TX11 contributions
    We loved the two tours we did today: we did the Old Town Tour with Fiona and then the Edinburgh Castle Tour with Jule, and they were both phenomenal. Both tours were informative and interesting-- and both Fiona and Jule were really knowledgeable, and engaging. Definitely helped us get so much more out of our short time in Edinburgh. Highly recommend!
    Review of: Old Town Walking Tour History and Tales in Edinburgh
    Written August 11, 2023
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  • Amanda C
    21 contributions
    Great tour! Love all the history we learned! Perfect group size! Highly recommend! It’s a must see!! Our guide was the best!!!
    Review of: Outlander Adventure Tour from Edinburgh Including Admissions
    Written August 11, 2023
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  • kathleen k
    1 contribution
    Fantastic! Saw wonderful places e likely would not have seen. Our guide told us great stories about the history.
    Highly recommended.
    Review of: Ricky's Ultimate City Bike Tour!
    Written August 11, 2023
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  • Nicole S
    1 contribution
    The guided tour was amazing. We can highly recommend Douglas Graham with his knowledge, his humor and his enthusiasm. We enjoyed every single minute of the 3 1/2 hours. Thank you so much!
    Review of: Guided Edinburgh Private Walking Tour
    Written August 3, 2023
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  • nisha j
    Nottingham, UK2 contributions
    We had an amazing time with the Hop on and off.It was very smooth entry to the Royal Britannia Yatch and Castle.Apart from that we were also able to see many iconic places through bus.
    Review of: Royal Edinburgh Ticket with Hop-On Hop-Off Tours, Edinburgh Castle Admission
    Written August 2, 2023
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  • ShaheenSal
    Boston, MA18 contributions
    We had a great day thanks to our guide, Taimur. We started the day with a visit to see highland cows which my 6 yr old loved. We went on to visit castles and beautiful highland site. Taimur was flexible and gave us great options.
    Review of: Private Tour of the Highlands from Edinburgh
    Written August 8, 2023
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  • Bethanne A
    5 contributions
    DO NOT BOOK WITH ANYONE ELSE!

    Noel picked us up in a new 9 seat van that was so big and comfortable for the six of us traveling (myself, husband and 4 kids ages 21, 19, 16,16). From reading the other reviews we knew he could adjust the tour according to our preferences and that he did.
    We took out seeing Loch Ness as it wasn’t a big deal to us. We spent so much more time actually visiting the local areas because of this. We got coffee and pastries in a small town where Mary Queen of Scots was born, we spent so much time exploring breathtaking Glen Coe (which I believe would have been a drive by if we had gone to Loch Ness) and we had an amazing lunch at a local pub. Noel was so knowledgeable, friendly and funny that we will absolutely book with him again when we come back. When we stopped to see the Highland Coos the giant tour bus stopped after we did, then the 19 passenger bus did as well. They were in and out within 5-10 minutes. We patiently waited for everyone to leave again so we could spend more time with the coos. All four of our kids after seeing the other ways of touring the countryside were so thankful we chose to go with Noel. They all said today was their favorite day in Scotland.
    Review of: Luxury Private Tour of The Highlands & Loch Ness from Edinburgh
    Written August 7, 2023
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  • Annette19m
    Pontefract, UK74 contributions
    Fantastic place to visit. Even though I aren't a fan of whisky! Really interesting. A great guide led us around and we got two samples included.
    They showed a beautiful film about different areas of Scotland.
    The barrel ride wasn't working on the day we went.
    Review of: The Scotch Whisky Experience Guided Whisky Tour - An Introduction to Whisky
    Written August 10, 2023
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  • swatt
    Fife, UK20 contributions
    We are granparents on the Three Bridges and Inchcolm Island tour with our two grandchildren.
    We liked going under the bridges, learning about them and learning about the Abbey on the Island.
    We loved the ease of the whole experience.
    Booking was easy online - with loads of clear information in the confirmation. On arrival at the port staff were very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Register your car at reception for free 12 hours parking. The boat was super clean and good quality. Staff friendly and helpful. On the island great, very well maintained by the stewards who work there. Stewards were knowledgeable, friendly and very patient with our grandchildren when they asked questions - the female steward who was recording what plants were on the island today explained loads to the kids. Perfect amount of time on island - 90 mins- with plenty benches to have a picnic. Ice cream from the wee shop was delicious.
    We had a fantastic day, well worth the money. Would definitely recommend.
    Review of: Edinburgh Three Bridges Cruise
    Written August 10, 2023
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  • Arthur C
    1 contribution
    Very enjoyable and tour guide was very knowledgeable with interesting stories. Difficult to get to all areas due to crowds
    Review of: Edinburgh Castle Guided Tour - Tickets Included
    Written August 6, 2023
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  • Hans H
    8 contributions
    Great tour! The Red Witch led us through the dark past of Edinburgh. Above and underground. Greyfriers graveyard is beautiful and frightening at the same time. Had a lot of fun.
    Review of: Fright Night Tour
    Written August 11, 2023
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  • Mark B
    4 contributions
    Ally did a great job working around some noisy guests and some thumping club music to bring a fun but spooky atmosphere to the Vault. I learned quite a bit about the history of Edinburgh, and how the Vaults came to be. Fun photos as well!
    Review of: Terror Walking Tour in Edinburgh
    Written August 11, 2023
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