EDINBURGH HISTORY TOURS
Every trip has one free morning too few. These 14 edinburgh history tours justify the slot, priced and timed so the decision takes minutes.
Explore Edinburgh Castle with an entertaining English-speaking guide, dramatic views, royal stories, military sights, and free time to wander.
“Our tour with Koffe was fantastic. He is extremely knowledgeable and presents the information in a witty and engaging manner. Booking this tour with Koffe is a must when visiting Edinburgh!”
Taste four Scottish single malts, hear folklore, and learn whisky basics in a cozy Edinburgh lounge near the Royal Mile.
“We had an amazing whisky tasting experience with Ben. There were five other people in the group, and we had a wonderful interaction, sharing our thoughts about whisky and spirits from around the world. Ben shared a lot of history with us, along with Scottish folklore. We definitely recommend a whisky tour — you’ll be visiting the source!”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town on a lively two-hour history walk covering landmarks, folklore, Harry Potter links, and practical local tips.
“Fantastic Old Town Edinburgh Tour with Ben We absolutely loved our Old Town Edinburgh tour with Ben. From the start, he was engaging, knowledgeable, and full of energy, bringing the history of the Old Town to life with fascinating stories, humor, and local insight. The tour felt well paced and never overwhelming, even with lots of historical detail. We were a bit unsure how our 4-year-old would handle a walking history tour, but Ben did an amazing job keeping things interesting and accessible. We learned so much about Edinburgh’s history and it was a great way to explore the Old Town with a knowledgeable local guide. We would highly recommend…”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town with a lively guide, historic closes, St Giles Cathedral, Castle views, and stories for $24.96.
“Max is a superb communicator making some very dry history interesting and even amusing. His knowledge of the subject was comprehensive and his love of everything Scottish and Edinburgh in particular obvious. He gave us some good recommendations among which was Oink, surely the most delicious fast food available anywhere in town. We’ll be back in the summer for the Fringe, another guided tour and another hog roast roll. Peter and Margaret Southerden”
Explore Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, hidden closes, and 400-year-old underground vaults with a lively local historian.
“Thank you, James for a great tour- a really knowledgeable tour guide that taught us so much about the Royal Mile, and gave us a glimpse of what life looked like underground”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town, Canongate Kirkyard, and South Bridge vaults with a lively guide on this small-group history tour.
“Emilee was great, such an amazing storyteller with a vast amount of knowledge. She was our favorite guide so far.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Blair Street Vaults with a small group, vivid storytelling, dark history, and practical tips for this 75-minute tour.
“Had a lovely time in a small group going through he vaults and learning more about the history of old Edinburgh's underbelly.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town, witch trials, haunted closes, and Grassmarket executions on a lively 75-minute history walk.
“The tour guide, Juniper, was excellent. She was interesting, knowledgeable, fun and enthusiastic. I would highly recommend the tour.”
Review of Edinburgh Old Town’s 2-hour guided walk, covering medieval stories, famous sights, local tips, meeting details, price, and value.
“This was a great 2 hour tour that hit the highlights and got us comfortable to explore more on our own. Thanks to Gavin, we were cared for, entertained, and left with great ideas on what to do next.”
Explore Edinburgh’s darker past on a two-hour Royal Mile walk covering executions, plague, body snatchers, and grim city legends.
“Joe was a wonderful guide! He was knowledgeable, funny, and accommodating. Would definitely recommend.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town in Italian, from the Royal Mile and Castle to Greyfriars Kirkyard, with history, legends, and practical tips.
“La nostra guida Alessandra è stata cordiale e disponibile! Tour interessante! Consigliato!”
Explore Edinburgh’s witch trials and haunted past on a lively 75-minute walk from St Giles’ Cathedral to Grassmarket.
“Excellent tour! Our guide, Hazel, was amazing and gave a great tour full of lots of history and fascinating stories!”
Explore Edinburgh’s Blair Street Underground Vaults with a lively storyteller, authentic artifacts, and a 75-minute history tour for $27.
“Excellent, interesting and very well led. Loved the headsets so that the guide could be easily heard.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town on a two-hour history walk covering the Royal Mile, castle, Greyfriars, Harry Potter links, and city legends.
“One of the absolute best walking tours we have ever taken a must do when here the guide was very personal and engaging as well as knowledgeable and took our interest in to account on the tour”
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