Edinburgh Hop-on Hop-off City Tour with Live Guide
Recommended by 93% of travelers
Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1 day (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- WiFi on board
- Attraction entry fees
Meeting and Pickup
Operating hours
- 04/15/2026 - 03/20/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Departure Point
- You may start this tour at any of the stops listed.
Ticket Redemption Point
13 Waterloo Pl, Edinburgh EH1 3BG, UK
Itinerary
LIVE guided Edinburgh Tour
13 Stops
7 Points of Interest
Duration: 1 day
Operating Schedule: Summer ( April - October) 0850 - 1750 every 15 minutes Winter ( November - March) 0850 - 1550 every 30 minutes
1
Princes Street Suites
2
St Andrew Square
3
Regent Terrace
4
Carlton Terrace Brae
5
Abbeyhill Crescent
6
Whitefoord House
7
Canongate
8
Museum of Childhood
9
National Museum of Scotland
10
Grassmarket
11
4 Princes St
12
West Register House
13
Frederick Street (Stop GE)
Points of interest passed by on this route
Edinburgh Castle
Grassmarket
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Charlotte Square
National Museum of Scotland
Johnnie Walker Princes Street
Georgian House
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Your voucher will be validated once and a paper ticket issued - the paper ticket is what gets you on and off the tour buses.
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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
4.6
based on 95 reviews
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Jackie_C, Jul 2026
Very nice tours. The city tour had a live tour guide which is preferable as you get constant commentary and personal experience. Highly recommend hop on/off tours as you can see the city and choose your experiences!
Denise_T, Jul 2026
Exceptionally pleased with this company as a train delay prevented us from using our tickets on the day we had reserved them. We were able to exchange our tickets for the next day and enjoyed a city tour after which several in our multigenerational family group added on an additional route for a reduced fee.
Amanda_S, Jul 2026
Absolutely amazing! Would definitely recommend this live tour to family and friends. The live guide were great, we rode twice and loved both guides.
Claire_M, Jul 2026
Best money we spent in Edinburgh. Would highly recomened, tour guide was interesting and knowledgeable and the hop on hop off was perfect for us travelling with a buggy and a 7 yr old saved a lot of crying about walking and sore feet (and this was just me lol) and were able to see so many more sights.
SheilaKeys, Jul 2026
Informative. The guides interjected humor to add to the experience. Suggest riding entire route to determine which stops interest you.
Jim_V, Jul 2026
Have done many a hop on hop off buses, but never found one with a live guide. Not only were the guides knowledgeable, but also slightly different. If you repeat a section with a different guide, you get additional information. Plus they can point at what they are talking about. Much better experience.
Pat_M, Jul 2026
We had 2 tour guides on the buses. As there was an accident with a patron, and we had to be evacuated off of the bus. Both tour guides were very personable. John was the first one, and Tori was the second, and she was very entertaining. And very knowledgeable about Edinburgh.
Would highly recommend
Lisa_M, Jul 2026
Did the Green Loop twice. Two different live guides, learned new things each time. Friendly, approachable, highly recommend.
Jody_R, Jun 2026
Very good tour of Edinburgh. Live narration and extremely informative and friendly. You can get off at any stop and get back on in 15 minute intervals. Questions are encouraged.
Daphne_H, Jun 2026
It was very useful to take a tour around the city and to get our bearings. We were able to then decide what we wanted to see. We had two different guides who were knowledgeable, funny and articulate. We cannot fault this experience.
BarbaraAnne_M, Jun 2026
The experience is very informative with a guide giving you huge amounts of info about the city’s history and buildings
Zenaida_C, Jun 2026
Take the entire loop, but hop off at mile and Castle to explore. Then join again at grass area to continue continue full loop. Our ship schedule was very tight. Had to take a bus or taxi to get to center of town. Extra expense. The narrated guide was excellent. Gave you a full view and explanation of city. Wish our ship had more time there!
Janice_R, Jun 2026
Great tour. We find the live guided tour so much more interesting.
I wish I could remember our tour guides name as she was fantastic.
Paula_M, Jun 2026
Great tour guide, very informative! Helped us better plan future days activities. Perfect rainy weather activity!
John_M, May 2026
Good overview of the attractions and points of interest in Edinburgh with the ability to leave tour at select spots andcexplore area in more detail and then hop back on tour to continue. Pass is good for 24 hours so best to plan whole day around it to take full advantage. There are a few tour options (Red bus or Green bus) so if you know what areas you wish to see then compare routes to buy best option for you.
Julie_M, May 2026
We had a realy enjoyable hour on the tour bus ,The young lady was very knowledgeable about Edinbrough.
Debbie_M, May 2026
We didn’t do the standard tour as a Marathon meant some road closures. It was therefore slightly different. Still very interesting full of facts I didn’t know despite going to Edinburgh previously. Highly recommend.
Gail_H, May 2026
The only hop on with live commentary. Excellent rotating guides aboard. And they have one extra stop on the green bus only
Phy_C, May 2026
This bus is easy to locate and reasonably priced! We learned so much about the city and the views were spectacular!
Doris_G, Apr 2026
We got off and on several times and had different Tour guides. They were all great and we learned something new from each one. I highly recommend doing this tour.
Karen_P, Apr 2026
Informative, good use of an hour to get an overview of Edinburgh’s history. Guide friendly and good humour.
Kyi_S, Nov 2025
We hop- off three place only to visit our favourite place to take photos and have a look around there. It was very relaxing tour for us .All Live Guides were good . It was perfect for Adult couple who would like to go easily to see aruund there.
Emily_B, Oct 2025
We loved having the live guides on these buses. It was also nice that it had stops across both the new town and old town. It wasn’t clear on Viator that you could start on any stop along the path, or where the stops were. It also doesn’t mention that for just £7 more per person, you can add the other two hop-on-hop-off buses in town, to have access to all three (you can “level up” on any of the buses).
Linda_E, Oct 2025
Hop on hop off experience with live guide was fun and convenient to seeing sights in Edinburgh. Natalie and Scott were great live guides. Two thumbs up!
Rochelle_Q, Oct 2025
Upon asking when last bus was - was told 6:45 which is true unless you need to get from Rose street to Grassmarket. We ended up spending $10 in unplanned cab fare. Tour people were hard to hear and not funny at all. Boring which was unexpected and we had three. Try a red one.
Sue_M, Sep 2025
Very good tour guides with loads of off beat information. The drivers were also helpful. I would definitely recommend to friends.
Nancy_M, Sep 2025
Riding all the way around the bus circuit is a great way to learn all about Edinburgh! The guides were so knowledgeable and friendly.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Many thanks for taking the time to share a review of our live guided Edinburgh Tour here . We love hearing how knowledgeable and friendly you found our team.
Huge thanks
Elaine
Wendell_W, Sep 2025
There are at least two possibly three separate tours from same starting point. We were on the Green bus. Tour moderator very good…but in the course of hoping-on and off, we did have one who talked faster than we could hear and digest her brogue. We caught enough to say…both knowledgeable and helpful. Perhaps do the entire route then start again getting off were you wish.
Professional, yet personable…inviting but not intrusive.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
We really appreciate your comprehensive review of your time on our live guided Edinburgh Tour. We agree that taking a complete tour once is a good idea before deciding where to hop off and explore further.
We appreciate your kind words.
Many thanks
Elaine
William_K, Aug 2025
Very convenient and worth every penny if you have never visited the town before. Gives you a good idea and lay out of the town you are visiting.
Janet_E, Aug 2025
The tour was very good. The tickets wouldn’t download (and spent much time trying) had to go to the bus station to sort it out; even with that, problems when boarding the bus.finally got on and enjoyed the tour.
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