Edinburgh 3 Hours Walking Tour English Tour Guide

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Edinburgh, Scotland

3 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Ideal for first-time visitors, this walking tour covers all of the most-important sights in Edinburgh, from the cobblestones Royal Mile and majestic Edinburgh Castle to the lively Grassmarket and haunting Greyfriars Kirkyard. As you stroll the ancient and atmospheric streets, you'll learn all about the history, myths and legends of Scotland's beguiling capital.

Walking tour of Edinburgh: Ideal for first-time visitors
See all the major attractions in just one tour: Great for those with limited time
Learn about Edinburgh's history and culture from your guide
Explore famed sites from Edinburgh Castle to Greyfriars Bobby

What's Included

Professional Guide

Food & Drinks
Pick up and Drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

190 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1PE, UK
190 High Street. Please look for our guide with the 'LochNessBus' umbrella, at the top of Old Fishmarket Close, between Burgers&Beers and @pizza restaurant.

End point

The Vennel Viewpoint Edinburgh Castle
11, 1 Vennel, Edinburgh EH1 2HU, UK

Operating hours
.10:00 am

Itinerary

Edinburgh City Chambers

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mercat Cross

8 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Statue James Braidwood

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St Giles' Cathedral

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Heart of Midlothian

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Estatua David Hume

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Makar's Court

13 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Edinburgh Castle

7 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Hub

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Victoria Street

12 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Grassmarket

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Greyfriars Kirk

12 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

National Museum of Scotland

7 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Medical School (Old Medical School), The University of Edinburgh

7 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Meadows

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Vennel Viewpoint Edinburgh Castle

8 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

based on 38 reviews

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Don’t use this tour!

Paul_F, Aug 2023

Don’t book this tour! We arrived and the tour cancelled because of lack of interest. Very frustrating and dissatisfied with poor customer service and last minute cancellation. Don’t book with them or you could be left abandoned in a foreign country. Viator should remove them, we will see if we get a refund!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Please Paul, accept our apologies regarding the cancellation. However, as you could read before booking, we need a minimum number of people to run the tour. Again we are really sorry about the situation.

Walking tour of the Royal Mile

Stuart_G, Jul 2023

Very good details on the history of everything. He made this tour fun and engaging. He has excellent communication skills.

Amazing guide

Kathleen_O, Jun 2023

Paul was the best guide we have had. He added humor to his extensive knowledge of the Scottish history loved this tour.

Great tour to learn about Edinburgh!

Ren_H, May 2023

Leo was an excellent tour guide! He was friendly, knowledgeable and funny. This tour was 3 hours compared to others that were only 1.5 hours. I am glad I did not book the shorter tour because this tour was more comprehensive especially with Leo’s additional stories. Thank you!

They cancel our tour due...

Sharon_M, Apr 2023

They cancel our tour due to the lack for interest. WE were very disappointed. We are not home but when we get back to the US we are going to apply for a refund.

Great way to explore the city!

Ruby_C, Dec 2022

Pablo was awesome! Very knowledgeable and made the walking tour fun. We truly enjoyed it. Would definitely recommend taking it.

Tour of Edinburgh

Lori_S, Oct 2022

This tour was a great introduction to Edinburgh and James is an excellent guide. Loved getting an insider’s perspective at a relaxed speed. James answered all our questions and personalized our experience. Would recommend.

Not happy!

Nathan_P, Nov 2021

Absolute rubbish. Missed the tour completely despite turning up in bad weather. The tour guide said we could rearrange for the next day and would receive confirmation by email. This was never received and ended up not getting to do the tour at all. Viator also very unhelpful. Total waist of money.

Response from Host, Nov 2021

Dear Nathan, thank you for your review and raising this concern. We apologise for the inconvenience caused, but as informed previously, the tour would go ahead despite the rain. We are sorry it could not be rearranged as we were told that you would be leaving early on the next day. It could have been a misunderstanding and for that we are sorry that you missed the opportunity to do the tour on a different day. We will put our efforts to avoid this kind of situation in the future and we thank you for helping us to improve.

Serena was an absolute...

Tracy_A, Oct 2021

Serena was an absolute delight. Very informative , warm and quite obviously loves her job and Scotland. A real asset

Excellent walking tour.

BRENDAN_H, Sep 2021

Excellent, informative given by Serena who was delightful. You'll see and learn about aspects of Edinburgh and its history you would miss without a knowledgeable guide.

Serena who walked us...

David_S, Sep 2021

Serena who walked us around was very knowledgeable and any questions she new the answer. Lovely scenery and you learn a lot about the history of Edinburgh

Nice experience

Inessa_C, Sep 2021

Our guide Selina(not sure if her name spelling is correct) really nice and professional. We did enjoy our walking tour.

Serena super guide

Stefan_K, Sep 2021

Lovely walk around Edinburgh’s old town. Even though I’ve done this before, I still learned loads of interesting history.

Enjoyable walking tour

Adrian_N, Sep 2021

We both enjoyed the walking tour with Serena. She was very friendly and knowledgeable. We found it very interesting and would recommend it to others.

Great Tour with so many interesting facts

Ruth_S, Aug 2021

Really interesting and Informative tour. Apologies but I have forgotten our Tour guides names but she was able to answer all questions and was very enthusiastic.

Well worth it

Angela_D, Aug 2021

Serena was a fantastic tour guide. We really felt that we got to know a lot about the city’s history

Highly recommended.

Osama_S, Jul 2021

Sierra was a pleasure to be around and quite knowledgeable and helpful with not only the tour but also other bits of Edinburg we could explore.

A tour well worth doing

Carolyn_G, Jul 2021

Excellent tour, our guide (Sophia) was very knowledgeable and informative, we learned so much about the history of Edinburgh. All in all, great value for money.

Faultless

Abigail_B, Jan 2020

We had a fantastic tour around Edinburgh Old Town with Xavier, who was so informative, friendly and flexible. Although we were joining a 'group' we were the only ones booked on at this time, which enhanced the experience even more. Would highly recommend!

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