Top Scotland Sightseeing Tours - page 2

This walking tour of Edinburgh is a great choice for first-time visitors who want to get their bearings of the city and learn more about its history. By exploring the city with a guide, you’ll be able to stop looking at a map and focus on enjoying the sites around you. Your guide will teach you about secret places locals love, as well as the Old Town’s most famous sites. Highlights include St. Giles’ Cathedral, the Mercat Cross, Edinburgh Castle, and much more.

Check off all of Glasgow's highlights without feeling rushed by a fixed tour itinerary. This private walking tour takes you to the People’s Palace, GoMA, Necropolis, Glasgow Cathedral, and more. Get a taste of local life and learn about Glasgow's rich culture and history from your guide while you explore.

Experience the best of Scotland on a full-day tour to the Highlands, Glencoe, and more. Ditch crowded bus tours for a more personal adventure in an air-conditioned vehicle with a sunroof for unbeatable views. Listen to insightful commentary from your guide—and chat to fellow travelers—as you learn about Scotland’s rich history. Each tour is customizable, ensuring a personalized adventure.

Why Choose Outer Hebrides Tours? OHT "Personalised Tours. Timeless Landscapes. Unforgettable Memories." Outer Hebrides Tours pride ourselves in offering an authentic, personalised experience that goes beyond standard sightseeing. Led by passionate local guides with in-depth knowledge of Lewis’s rich history, culture, & stunning landscapes, our small-group tours ensure you receive individual attention & a truly immersive journey. Offering you places not shown by other tour guides with Gaelic spoken. We focus on creating meaningful connections with our guests, sharing captivating stories, hidden gems, & breath-taking scenery that you won’t find in generic tours. Emphasis on small group sizes ensures a more personalised experience, greater interaction & the ability to tailor the tour to the interests of your guests. OHT offers tailored tours or flexible itineraries. OHT stands out because of its deep local knowledge, personalised small-group experience & cultural authenticity.

Comedy club meets history class on this walking tour. Explore Old Town Edinburgh’s highlights and ask anything you want to know about Scotland. Your guide is a local, professional, stand-up comedian with a Master’s degree in Scottish history, and is guaranteed to make you laugh yourself silly.

Famed as the birthplace of the boy wizard, Edinburgh is home to many Harry Potter-themed tours. While big group tours can leave visitors feeling rushed with questions unanswered, this private tour guarantees a personalized, and customizable, experience that goes at your own pace and gives you plenty of opportunities to ask the entertaining guides all of your burning Potter questions.

This bike tour is the perfect way to save time and check off lots of Glasgow highlights. Instead of walking around the city, speed up your sightseeing and ride between sights instead. Conveniently, a guide leads the way, so there’s no need to study a map as you pedal past Glasgow Cathedral, the Clyde Arc Bridge, and the Drygate Brewery.

See both the highlights and hidden gems of Edinburgh on a private tour that reveals Scotland’s capital through the eyes of a local host. Designed with first-time visitors in mind, this private tour promises the undivided attention of your guide and gives you the chance to compile tailored recommendations to last the rest of your vacation.

Experience Edinburgh’s vibrant nightlife on a large-scale pub crawl through Old Town’s hidden pubs and lively bars. Visit seven bars with six shots and one bomb included, enjoy drink discounts, and skip cover charges with VIP entry. Led by local guides, this tour offers an authentic Scottish night out where you can meet new people and discover the city’s best-kept secrets.

Discover Edinburgh, Scotland in your very own black cab to help you get around town on this private tour of the city. Don’t worry about public transport, because this experience includes convenient hotel pickup. Sample classic Scottish sweet treats while you see the sights and learn about the city’s history and culture from your guide.

If you prefer some independence to being driven around on a tour bus, create your own itinerary and explore Edinburgh at your own pace with a hop-on hop-off bus tour. You can board and disembark the bus anywhere you like along the route for the duration of your 48 hours ticket is valid. Your combined two-tour ticket can be used on both routes: the Edinburgh City Tour and Edinburgh Britannia Tour.

Discover the best of Edinburgh without the stress of public transit and massive crowds on this hop-on hop-off bus tour. With your 48-hour pass, hop aboard the double-decker, open-top bus for a panoramic sightseeing excursion. Great for kids and adults, this tour encompasses three route options with dozens of strategically placed stops. Have the added bonus of free entry to royal sights including Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Yacht Britannia.

Explore Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile with a professional historian or other specialist guide, and gain insight into the famous writers and inventors who have called the city home. Hear tales of Scotland's national bard—Robert Burns—and discover top landmarks such as Edinburgh Castle, St. Giles’ Cathedral, Grassmarket, and Greyfriars Kirkyard as well as hidden gems. Get the chance to ask questions in a small-group setting and find out what makes this ancient city tick.

Listen to Edinburgh’s grisliest tales on a haunted evening or night-time walking tour. Experience the ghastly histories of monsters, madness, and murder that cast a dark shadow on Scotland’s capital. See where witch trials, pagan rituals, and executions took place, then visit the chilling Old Calton Burial Ground or Canongate Kirkyard cemetery to learn about body-snatching and some of the infamous individuals interred here.

Experience supernatural chills on this adults-only terror walking tour in Edinburgh. Take a journey along the cobbled streets of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town with a guide and delve deep into the city’s dark past. When darkness has descended on the city, explore hidden underground vaults, and hear stories you’d miss out on otherwise about paranormal experiences.

Skip the typical tourist trail and take a Scottish adventure off the beaten path. This small-group tour (maximum eight guests) from Glasgow takes you away from the crowds and deep into the forest where you'll explore Finnich Glen, carved from red sandstone and home to such atmospheric sites as the Devil's Pulpit and a steep staircase known as the Devil's Steps.

See the historical and natural highlights of the Orkney Mainland all in one day, on this private tour from Kirkwall. Meet your guide at your preferred address, hop aboard your vehicle, and set off. You’ll admire the wild and rugged beauty of locations like Scapa Flow (a natural harbor) before encountering Neolithic cairns and villages, ancient stone circles, Bronze and Iron Age settlements, and other striking landmarks.

Explore Edinburgh in the comfort of an air-conditioned VIP Class Mercedes minibus on this private tour. Admire Edinburgh Castle, perched atop an extinct volcano, and hear tales of attempts to capture it. See the Old Town and hear from your guide about what life was like there in medieval times before contrasting it with the elegant Georgian buildings of the New Town. Includes hotel or port pickup and drop-off.

Ideal for kids, this walking tour of some of the most important places in Edinburg to do with the writing of Harry Potter takes in the history of Edinburgh and the lore behind one of the most famous wizarding worlds ever created. Learn where inspiration was taken to build the Harry Potter franchise, and see where the original books were written—in local cafes dotted around the city. As well as Harry Potter sites, visit Edinburgh Castle, Greyfriars graveyard, and local churches and monuments.

What could be more quintessentially Scottish than lochs and castles? Travel through the photo-worthy West Highlands, visit the haunting glen of Glencoe and stop at Loch Lomond on this day trip from Glasgow by Mercedes minivan. Numbers are limited to 16 passengers to ensure a more personalized experience with an informative guide, who offers insightful commentary at Kilchurn Castle, Inveraray town, Castle Stalker and more.

Art enthusiasts hoping for a cultural experience beyond the traditional gallery setting shouldn't miss this Glasgow street art excursion showcasing the city's intriguing urban artists. Follow your guide through alleys and beneath bridges to discover Glasgow's public murals and hidden artistic gems. As you go, you can learn about the city's artists, uncover Glasgow's culture and creative industries, and see the Glasgow School of Art.

Beat the crowds of Edinburgh's city center and discover off-the-beaten-path locations and secret spots on small-group cycling tour. Traveling on two wheels (either on a traditional or e-bike), you'll be able to access places buses cannot reach. Cycle out of the city, around Arthur's Seat, and to the (sometimes) sunny seaside all while your guide fills you in on fascinating facts about the city.

Skip crowded buses and confusing maps with this private 4-hour Edinburgh tour. Your personal guide reveals hidden stories from Old Town to royal palaces while you travel in comfort in a classic black cab. Enjoy exclusive access, personalized attention, and convenient door-to-door hotel pickup on this stylish exploration of Scotland's capital.

Even if you’ve only got limited time in Edinburgh, it's still possible to see the breadth of the city’s natural landscapes. Cover more sights in less time during a bike ride which takes you from Arthur’s Seat to the beaches of Portobello and the Port of Leith. Plus, you’ll be able to choose between an electric or manual bike, depending on your fitness level.