Top Edinburgh Self-guided Tours

Discover Edinburgh at your own pace with a flexible treasure hunt around the city. Follow cryptic clues and maps sent to your phone via a WhatsApp-style interface that requires no downloads or printing. Uncover hidden gems and interesting stories while you explore. Turn it into an exciting pub crawl if you like. By the end of this adventure, you'll have an overview of all that Edinburgh has to offer.

Join the hunt for hidden treasure on this interactive game played out in the wilds of Scotland. Take your bag of clues and head out around Edinburgh and its green spaces to discover the true history of Scotland’s pirates and hear myths about their lives and the booty they stashed around the city. Will you solve the clues and find the treasure?

The Best Way to Discover Edinburgh: Scavenger Hunt & Self-Guided Tour. Play, learn, and walk! Explore at your own pace with a 100% self-guided activity. Start anytime (24/7) with no guides or schedules. Pause for a dram of whisky in a historic Royal Mile pub or a photo at a scenic viewpoint and resume whenever you're ready—even the next day. This unique team-building activity is perfect for couples, families, and groups. The "Complete City" Package - Everything you need in one app: Interactive Game: Solve puzzles and discover 10+ major attractions, plus hidden gems revealed along the way. Learn the history/legends of each site. Insider Tips: Access hand-picked local restaurant and shop recommendations. What you will visit: Scott Monument, Royal Scottish Academy, Esplanade, Edinburgh Castle, The Hub, Grassmarket, Greyfriars, St Giles, Canongate Kirk, Burns Monument, and Calton Hill.

Swap the bustle of Edinburgh for the serenity of surrounding coastal routes around Edinburgh and the ancient kingdom of Northumbria on this tour to Holy Island, Alnwick Castle, and Northumberland. Navigating this rural part of the UK can be tough without a car, but this tour takes care of transportation, allowing you to focus on sightseeing at attractions such as Lindisfarne Castle and the Priory.

Check off Stirling Castle, the Kelpies monument, and Loch Lomond on this day trip from Edinburgh. Have a photo stop at one of the largest equine sculptures in the world—The Kelpies, then travel through Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Finally, visit Stirling Castle, one of Scotland's most important landmarks (upgrade to include admission).

Start or end your visit to Edinburgh in comfort. Rather than crowding onto a bus or waiting for a taxi, book this private door-to-door transfer service that takes you from your Edinburgh accommodations directly to Edinburgh Airport, or vice-versa. Your driver will assist with your luggage to ensure a smooth experience.

Explore Scotland's rugged countryside and sample the nation's favorite beverage on this guided Highlands and whisky tour from Edinburgh. Make photo stops in quaint villages and at natural attractions including dense forests, sparkling rivers, and tall waterfalls as you head north toward Dewar's Aberfeldy Distillery for a tour and taste.

Experience parts of Scotland most visitors to Edinburgh don’t normally think to visit, during this private, one-day Highland Tour. Benefit from the local knowledge of your driver-guide and stop by hidden destinations and key attractions, such as Doune Castle, Glencoe, and the highest whisky distillery in Scotland: Dalwhinnie. Cover far more ground, far more comfortably, than you would be able to alone.

Discover Northumberland’s fascinating past on a stress-free, small-group day trip from Edinburgh. Avoid the hassle of navigating buses or tide schedules as you cross into England and visit the island of Lindisfarne (also known as Holy Island). There, explore its ancient Christian roots and Viking history. Continue to magnificent Alnwick Castle, famed for its real-life royal heritage and film appearances in "Harry Potter™" and "Downton Abbey"—and return to Scotland having checked off two fascinating historic landmarks.

Travel from Edinburgh to St. Andrews and Fife on this day trip from Edinburgh. Cross the Forth Road Bridge into the Kingdom of Fife and pass by the coastal villages of East Neuk. Then pay homage to the town of St. Andrews, home to Scotland's oldest university and the Old Course, where golf is routinely played. Driving in a top-of-the-range, 16-seat Mercedes mini-coach, see Falkland and the Lomond Hills. Enjoy a small-group tour for a memorable and personalized experience.

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.

This Edinburgh city sightseeing tour offers a 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus experience with an open-top double-decker bus and audio commentary in multiple languages. Hop on and off at key stops including Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, and the Royal Mile. Buses run every 20 minutes with tickets valid for 24 hours from first use, providing flexible sightseeing at your own pace.

There’s no need to coordinate your own visit to the blustery Scottish Highlands, Lochs, and whisky distilleries, when you can explore in luxury on this full-day, comprehensive, and customizable tour. Your local driver will tell stories as they transport your private tour group between attractions in comfort and style, freeing you up to enjoy the scenery and experience the best Scotland has to offer.

Edinburgh built a castle on a volcano and a city around it — this tour connects the old stones to the stories behind them. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Edinburgh on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Follow clues along the Royal Mile past Edinburgh Castle and John Knox House, finishing at the Palace of Holyroodhouse — nearly a thousand years of Scottish history on one walk • Set off whenever you're ready and go at whatever speed suits the weather (it's Edinburgh, plan for variety) • Riddles, photo tasks, and a group leaderboard make this a great day out for families, couples, and groups Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours - any group size. Spot a ghost, solve a riddle, or just blame the weather — Edinburgh always delivers.

Turning Edinburgh Into an Adventure Playground! Get a unique perspective of New Town on this self-guided, interactive treasure hunt. It's the best way to explore the city! On your adventure, unlock a hidden trail by finding clues, solving puzzles and completing challenges, earning points along the way. During your Quest you will not only discover the city's highlights but explore hidden gems, learn some fun facts about the places you visit and see things that most people just pass by. As the activity is all self-guided through the app, you can start your Quest when you want (must be played during daylight hours), there are no set starting/ending times. No groups to follow. You can go at your own pace, stopping for longer in one location, taking a break or having a snack in one of the many cafes and pubs along the trail OR you can make it a race and try to get to the top of the city leaderboard! Instant acess with nothing to print from home. Will you conquer the Quest?

Discover Edinburgh like never before with the Secrets of Edinburgh City Game, a fun self-guided walking tour and city game packed with puzzles, riddles and hidden stories! This GPS-based exploration game lets you experience Edinburgh while exploring famous spots such as the Grassmarket, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Victoria Street, Deacon Brodie’s Tavern, the Scotch Whisky Experience, the Elephant House and the Last Drop. Play solo for a personal challenge or together with friends, family or colleagues. During the game you solve tricky questions, puzzles, riddles and creative photo tasks to score points, unlock extra clues and solve the final mystery. Pause whenever you want and continue later at your own pace. Compete for a place on the leaderboard or play competitively for team building, making this scavenger hunt and walking tour through Edinburgh perfect for every type of explorer.

Go on an adventure in the city of your choice in the United Kingdom with our Urban Escape Games. Stroll through the city with your team (with family or friends) and let yourself be guided by the mobile application. Solve the puzzles and complete several missions. Take a good look at your surroundings to help you! Explore differently: your adventure starts now!

Set off on an exciting adventure along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, beginning at the historic Edinburgh Castle. Dive into a series of intriguing questions as you wind through Old Town, climb its hills, and uncover stories like the famous Time Gun. Along the way, spot Fringe Festival venues, learn what inspired Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, and keep an eye out for a golden postbox. Your journey ends at the grand Palace of Holyroodhouse—please note, this is a one-way route!

Set off on an exciting adventure along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, where history and mystery come together. Solve engaging clues, answer fun questions, and uncover stories from the city’s past. Journey from the iconic Edinburgh Castle to the lively Princes Street Gardens, taking in the sights along the way. Climb a few steps, capture memorable photos, and explore hidden corners tucked throughout the city. This experience blends discovery, challenge, and fun into one unforgettable walk.

Edinburgh becomes the crime scene in this self-guided detective game, where the clues are hidden in plain sight in the streets around you. The case is the murder of Balthasar, and the evidence is scattered across the old centre - past National Records of Scotland, Old College, the Scottish National Gallery and McEwan Hall. You decode messages, photograph what does not add up and press digital witnesses whose stories never quite line up. Every puzzle you crack removes a name from the list of suspects. Play as a couple, bring the children along, or send two or three teams out at the same time and turn the investigation into a race - which is what makes this murder mystery game work as well for a team outing as for a day out. The last answer is waiting somewhere in the centre of Edinburgh.

Go on an adventure in the city of your choice in the United Kingdom with our Urban Escape Games. Walk around the city with your team (with family or friends) and let yourself be guided by the mobile application. Solve the puzzles and complete several missions. Take a good look at your surroundings to help you! Explore differently: your adventure starts now!

Want to spend a fun and friendly time with family or friends? Go out and discover a city while playing? Play an Urban Escape Game: walk around and let the mobile application guide you to the different points of interest where you will have to solve puzzles and/or carry out missions! In a team of up to 6 people, you will only need your smartphone to embark on the adventure. Explore differently: play an urban Escape Game!

Edinburgh itself becomes the puzzle in this self-guided outdoor escape game - no venue, no host, just your team and the streets. Magnus has taken the formulas and scattered the proof across the old centre, past High Street, St Giles' Cathedral, The Mound and Mound Place, and every location holds a code, a riddle or a photo task waiting to be cracked. Roles matter here: one player reads, another looks, and the team moves on only once you agree. Send two or more teams out at the same time and the hunt becomes a contest, which is what makes this city escape game work as well for a team-building afternoon as for a day out with friends. Reading clues while the city moves around you is part of the challenge.