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Nathaniel_K, May 2026
Informative & Fascinating
Our guide Shanna was great - informative, funny, easy to understand, really knows what she’s doing and clearly enjoys doing it. In addition to being an excellent guide, she had very recently studied Scottish history at the graduate level and was very knowledgeable in answering follow-up questions!
Douglas_C, May 2026
I’m from Edinburgh and even I thought this was well worth the time.
Very much a walking tour. Covers interesting historical eras. Mark our guide was excellent. We asked questions outside the tour subject/eras and he answered all with great detail. He was flexible with how the walk developed as official visitor to the castle forced changes. Again, he did this without missing a beat
DANIEL_M, May 2026
Confirm starting point for the tour, even if you receive consistent directions
Somewhere between Viator and Merkat Tours, there was a huge mix-up re starting location of the tour. Mutiple confirmations gave a very precise location for the tour starting location but no one was there at the appointed start time. A group of a half-dozen of folks who had signed up were waiting at the specific place ahead of the specific start time. When no one showed up, we started wandering about. We did find a Merkat representative for a different tour across the street. She advised that the tour is supposed to start at the Merkat offices a couple of blocks away. So we trudged over there to find some others in our group who had somehow received the correct starts Ng location. This was a pretty terrible way to begin a tour but the actual tour itself was really interesting and worthwhile, despite less than ideal weather (rainy). Out tour guide Linda was as a terrific storyteller and made history come alive for us.
Tara_F, May 2026
Georgia Exceptional!
Terrific tour.
We couldn't get tickets directly through the official website. All sold out. So we went with Little Fish Tours. Our guide, Georgia, was exceptional! Her voice was loud and clear, and she had marvelous stories to tell along the way. She made the trip very memorable and a highlight of our time in Edinburgh!!
Martha_P, May 2026
Fun walking tour!
Jess has a passion for her town's history. This was a fabulous, friendly, fun tour. I wish my history teacher expressed as much knowledge and fun stories during class. I would have learned a lot more! Highly recommend this tour. We walked through alleys and around the Royal Mile. We got recommendations for future shops, restaurants, and museums. We had a great tour.
Carol_R, May 2026
Harry Potter Scotland
Our tour Guide Kiernan made our Harry potter tour fun and engaging integrating Harry Potter trivia along with history and fun facts about JK Rowling and thebHarry Potter enterprise. Not to mention he looked so much like Daniel Ratcliffe which made it even more fun!
nicnak73, May 2026
A very theatrically fun...
A very theatrically fun and interesting tour with Captian Jock. He was a fantastic guide, lots of jumps and interesting stories told. I've done another vault tour in Edinburgh but this was a completely different experience, and with the added bonus of the graveyard.
Would recommend and jock was an amazing guide.
Jennifer_H, May 2026
No Wonder David Has Fantastic Legs Under That Kilt!
I had a great experience. David did a great job keeping us together, and making sure we all could hear him. He gave a lot of history, not just of the castle, but of Edinburgh itself. He is a fantastic speaker, and I enjoyed him very much. Just a heads up, though, this tour is a lot of walking…uphill. Some pretty steep. I expected to be walking a lot, it is a walking tour after all, just not uphill. This is true of the city, too, lots of uphill walking. No wonder David has fantastic legs!
Nance_G, May 2026
Edinburgh Walking Tour
James is an excellent tour guide with extensive knowledge of Edinburgh history. Once he learned of my physical limitations, he was able to curate a tour that would accommodate me. We visited several spots that were off the beaten path and thoroughly enjoyed hearing about the everyday life of Edinburgh’s citizens throughout the ages. I would highly recommend this tour with James.
Patricia_R, May 2026
Michael one of the hidden gems of Edinburgh
Edinburgh has a million hidden gems and history that is not easy to find via google.
Michael was born and raised in Edinburgh. He was able to share stories of growing up in the city and found the perfect spot to take photos of the castle. He even reached out to a local wool shop to make sure they were open for us to visit.
10 out of 10 for Michael.
Ruth_R, Apr 2026
Excellent for one day around the city.
Excellent city centre tour. Easy to find bus stops plus comfortable earphones with informative details of the city in multiple languages. Great for those with limited energy to get around the city and its top attractions.
We were informed these tickets covered red and blue route when purchasing, please note they do not. Red route only. There is another company Big Bus (also on Viator) that do the blue and red route. Plus another company that offer a green route.
The red route is perfect for a days exploring, red and blue for 2 days.
Christine_F, Sep 2025
It’s dark, but it’s also interesting and sometimes funny
The guide provided great information about the less pleasant aspects of Edinburgh’s history (some hilarious, some disturbing) as a starter and some background before we even got to the vaults. Once there we learned about what they were and how their use changed over time from practical to more insidious. For those that don’t do well in tight, unfamiliar surroundings like I do, it was a little much for me at the start, however the information and stories are a great distraction and it seems to go by quickly. I was glad I stuck it out to the end. The guide did a good job sharing what he knows of the history and his own experiences having spent decades going into the vaults. Which gives it a current rather than just historical accounting.
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