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There’s so much to see in the Scottish Highlands, but it can be challenging to work out the best route to navigate the region alone. On this small-group full-day tour, let your guide handle the itinerary as you explore traditional villages, rugged landscapes, and sights seen in movies such as the Harry Potter and James Bond series’.

Set off on a magical tour of Edinburgh with our fun Potter-head guide and see the places that inspired JK Rowling to create her wizarding universe! Then, enter the incredible Edinburgh Castle with tickets included! Starting at Tron Kirk on The Royal Mile, we first head to historic Waverley Station. Then head to Edinburgh University Old College - a famous old campus which provided lots of inspiration for JK Rowling’s creations. We continue through the atmospheric Old Town, stopping at Greyfriars Kirkyard which inspired Tom Riddle's Grave and passing by the Elephant Café where JK Rowling sat for many hours dreaming up the world of Harry Potter! Get amazing views of Edinburgh Castle on our way to Victoria Street - said to be the inspiration for Diagon Alley - and we finish near Edinburgh City Chambers where you’ll learn about JK Rowling’s impact on the city. After the tour, you'll be given your tickets to explore the beautiful Edinburgh Castle!

Discover the stories behind Game of Thrones with a studio tour and round-trip coach transfer from Dublin city center. Board an air-conditioned coach in Dublin and admire views during the journey to Linen Mill Studios in Banbridge, Northern Ireland. Go behind the scenes at this Game of Thrones filming location and learn about how the popular TV series was made. Return transportation back to Dublin is included.

Depart Belfast for a full-day tour of Northern Ireland's spectacular Antrim Coast and the Giant's Causeway. Stop at the cliff-top ruins of Dunluce Castle and learn the history of this former medieval stronghold. Visit the distinct geologic formations that form the Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland's only UNESCO-listed site.

Enjoy a seamless way to experience the magic of Harry Potter™ at the Warner Bros. Studio on this full-day, round-trip excursion from London. Pick from a range of start times, board a climate-controlled bus, and head straight to the attraction; tickets are included, so you can head straight in. Enjoy ample time to visit the Hogwarts Great Hall, Diagon Alley, and other enchanted sets and scenery from the Harry Potter movies.

"Outlander" fans are sure to want to book this full-day tour that combines the hit TV show's filming locations with Scottish history, without the worry of figuring out logistics. Join this small-group tour from Edinburgh that visits key sites, including Culross, Doune Castle, Blackness Castle, Midhope Castle, and Linlithgow. Travel comfortably in a 16-seat Mercedes mini-coach while exploring the real settings behind the popular show.

Avoid piecing together a Beatles-era-inspired route in London without direction; this private walking tour has a guide that'll do it for you. Stroll through central areas to see key sites such as Carnaby Street, Abbey Road crossing, Denmark Street, and other Beatles landmarks. As you walk, your guide shares stories behind Paul, John, Ringo, and George—both as individuals and as a group.

Edinburgh is notoriously one of the most haunted places in the UK, making it a prime destination for ghost-hunters. Dare to discover the city’s dark side on this evening tour and visit the eerie Blair Street Underground Vaults, follow in the footsteps of the infamous Edinburgh Mob, then settle your nerves with a dram of Scotch whisky in Megget's Cellar.

Check out Northern Ireland's must-see sights on a day-long shore excursion. Start at the UNESCO-listed Giant's Causeway with its thousands of basalt rock columns. Learn about Irish whiskey at Bushmills Distillery before heading to the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, which connects the mainland to a tiny island. Spend time at the Dark Hedges, a tunnel of beech trees that was featured in Game of Thrones, before ending with a city tour of Belfast.

Learn about a different, macabre side of the UK's capital city on this evening ghost tour. Follow your guide as you listen to haunting tales of London’s hidden history that most tourists miss out on—spanning crime, murder, and mayhem. Check city landmarks off your sightseeing list at the same time, including St Paul's Cathedral and more.

Trade the city’s bustle for a magical day in nature on this Harry Potter-themed excursion into the Scottish Highlands. In the morning, set off from Edinburgh and enjoy sightseeing stops en route, including the fishing village of Mallaig. Then, board the Jacobite Steam Train (a double for the Hogwarts Express) and travel along the Glenfinnan Viaduct, made famous in the films. Finally, see Glencoe’s dramatic scenery before your return trip.

With eight movies to cover, researching your own Harry PotterTM London itinerary would take a bunch of time. Whether you’re Hufflepuff or Slytherin, follow in the footsteps of everyone’s favorite boy wizard on this curated tour of the key London hot spots. Please note that public transportation costs are at your own expense, and you should take any Platform 9 3/4 photos before the group meets up.

Delve into Edinburgh’s horrific history on this evening ghost bus tour. With your spooky local guide, visit the city’s most terrifying locations, haunted by infamy and restless spirits! From your seat in a double-decker vintage bus, gaze at eerie sites such as Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh Castle, Grassmarket, and the Royal Mile. Throughout the trip, hear anecdotes and facts about Edinburgh’s chilling past, replete with bloody executions, unspeakable tortures, and murder.

Warner Bros. Studios, where the Harry Potter™ movies were made, sits on the outskirts of London, making it a bit of a trek. This full-day tour includes round-trip coach transportation from central London, so you can spend the day exploring spellbinding movie sets independently.

Delve deeper into London’s rich Christmas culture during a small-group walking tour based around Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol." Capture the festive spirit and wander through hidden alleys, historic courts, and centuries-old taverns, experiencing London as Ebenezer Scrooge would have. Visit real locations featured in Dickens’ stories, including a stop at one of London’s oldest pubs, where Dickens and the Hellfire Club once gathered.

Little of 1888 Whitechapel survives in the present street plan, and the murder sites associated with Jack the Ripper now sit behind postwar buildings and modern frontages. A guide marks where each location stood, working from contemporary photographs and case records. The route covers the victims, the conditions of the East End that shaped their lives, and the investigation that followed.

Belfast’s history of conflict can be tricky for visitors to understand. Learn about the Troubles directly from the people that were affected on this private history tour. Hop into a black taxi and set off with your driver-guide to see world-famous landmarks including Falls Road, the Peace Wall, and Shankill, and gain intimate insight into the dark past and hopeful future of the vibrant Northern Irish capital.

This 'Harry Potter' walking tour gets fans closer to spots in Edinburgh that inspired J.K Rowling’s famous books. Walk past key sites that inspired places such as Diagon Alley, and even see the cafes and hotels where the writer wrote her book series. Your guide knows the quickest ways to get around the city on foot to fit more into your time, as well as fun facts about Harry Potter.

See the magical location where the hit fantasy drama “Game of Thrones” was filmed on a full-day tour of the UNESCO-listed Giant’s Causeway from Belfast. Accompanied by a knowledgeable local guide, visit key filming locations while listening to inside stories about popular characters. Ride through the atmospheric, tree-shrouded Dark Hedges Road and marvel at the mystifying rock formations of the Giant’s Causeway.

Ah, Edinburgh! They don't call it "The Jekyll & Hyde City" for nothing. During the day, a respectable figure, with its astonishing architecture and wondrous history. But when the sun sets, it tells an entirely different story... Hear all about the darker history of Edinburgh: murderers, thieves, cannibals, hangings and decapitations, witches, the Plague and streams of human waste. Learn about the most notorious citizens of Edinburgh and how ghost stories are born. This is not a ghost tour: we don't need costumes or people jumping from behind the corners, Edinburgh's Dark History itself is enough to make your skin crawl. And oh, how we love to share it with our visitors...

Venture beyond Glasgow city limits—and explore some of the Highlands’ wildest and most beautiful scenery—on this full-day excursion. In the morning, set off from central Glasgow in a comfortable mini-coach. Spy Loch Lomond before stopping at the village of Glencoe, ringed by dramatic, mountainous scenery. Next, see the Silver Sands of Morar, explore the town of Mallaig, visit the Glenfinnan Viaduct (made famous by the Harry Potter movies), and more.

Combine the magic of Harry Potter with the history of the Scottish borders on this day trip from Edinburgh. Ideal for fans of the world’s favorite wizard, this tour takes care of transportation, leaving you free to admire Bamburgh Castle and Alnwick Castle, a filming location featured in both Harry Potter and Downton Abbey. You'll venture beyond the capital's crowds and visit parts of the country that many first-time visitors often overlook.

Get out of the city and visit several atmospheric attractions, which double as movie locations, on this small-group tour from Edinburgh. Your journey starts at Rosslyn Chapel, a 15th-century masterpiece that appeared in *the Da Vinci Code*. Marvel at the Leaderfoot Viaduct, star of the most-recent Indiana Jones movie, then cross the border into England and see where Harry Potter took flying lessons at Alnwick Castle. Your final stop is the picturesque coastal village of St Abbs, which appeared in *Avengers: Endgame.*

Trace the footsteps of Lady Mary Crawley on a full-day tour of rural "Downton Abbey" locations from London. Rewind to early 20th-century Britain as you tour Bampton—the Oxfordshire village that doubled as Downton—and hear anecdotes about the series and actors. Plus, visit Highclere Castle, the real-life Downton Abbey, to explore its upstairs rooms and gardens independently.