SCOTLAND
Scotland's standouts.
The 10 most-booked city tours in Scotland. What each day actually includes, who runs it, and what you can expect to pay.
Hop on and ride an open-top double-decker around Edinburgh. Flexible 24-hour access, great audio in 9 languages, and kids go free.
“What a great way to see the city and learn the history! The option to hear it in different languages is also great.”
Glasgow by open-top bus with hop-on hop-off stops, English commentary, and great city views. Pick the Red or Yellow route for your pace.
“This is a great way to spend your day in Glasgow . If you’re lucky enough to get on the HOHO with a live narrator (Jim) you’re in for a fun fact finding and fun trip around town. Jim takes your worries away. He’s very knowledgeable about Glasgow City.”
A small-group walk through central Glasgow with a local guide, street art stops, and big-hitter landmarks from George Square to GOMA.
“Our guide was exceptional! She was very knowledgeable and helpful even after our tour was completed. Her wit and humor made the experience so much fun!”
A 1h45 guided ghost tour in Edinburgh: South Bridge Vaults and Covenanter’s Prison, $31.90, in English with mobile ticket.
“Our host was very knowledgeable in the history of the places we visited. He told us about fascinating paranormal occurrences that took place there. The indoor tour area was little bigger than I expected and that means more to explore plus the restricted area of the graveyard was included in this tour. I enjoyed it,…”
Small-group Inverness walk with local stories, key landmarks, and a River Ness stop. 90 minutes, great for your first day.
“The guide did the tour verdy. She communicate clearly and understendable. And off course we did learn a lot about the city Inverness. And its history.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Underground City on a 1h20 guided tour in English, touring South Bridge Vaults and Damnation Alley from $27.73.
“A very well organized and entertaining tour. Heather did an amazing job portraying the history of Edinburgh and what it was like to live in the vaults”
Cycle through Edinburgh’s canals, parks, coast, and Leith on a 3.5-hour small-group tour, with optional e-bikes for ages 14+.
“We really enjoyed our bike tour of Edinburgh and saw things we would not have seen otherwise. Ricky and Robby went above and beyond. It was a fairly big group for a bike tour with participants using bikes and e-bikes which resulted in a couple of minor slow downs. Smaller groups perhaps divided by bike…”
Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard haunted graveyard walk with a small group, local guide, and included entry to Covenantor’s Prison.
“Storytelling was fantastic!!! Our guide was a great host!! Great information about haunted Edinburgh!!”
A 90-minute Aberdeen City Centre walking tour mixing street art, granite street history, and the witch-trial tunnels, ending by the Maritime Museum.
“John was an excellent guide - he was a fountain of knowledge. The route was very interesting. The history was fascinating. The street art in Aberdeen was amazing”
A 48-hour Hop-On Hop-Off bus pass covering Edinburgh’s highlights and the Britannia area, with 9-language audio and free headphones.
“This bus got you “close enough to walk” to many sights including Buckingham palace. You couldn’t see the palace on the bus, you had to walk a couple blocks, it was Thursday, the Mall was open i believe. Typically this is my got to first day of any new city so i can identify what…”
