SCOTLAND
Scotland's standouts.
The 10 most-booked historical tours in Scotland. What each day actually includes, who runs it, and what you can expect to pay.
2-hour guided Old Town walk in Edinburgh with stories and sights like St Giles and Mercat Cross. Mobile ticket; $24.96.
“We had the best tour with Alastair. He was very passionate about his city and told us stories to explain the history of old town, Edinburgh, and Scotland. Perfect introduction to Edinburgh!”
A 90-minute Old Town walk with exclusive vault access, Tron Kirk and Canongate Kirkyard, led by top storytellers.
“Great tour with Morven. Really interesting content. Learnt lots and kept my interest. Good balance with more dark & disturbing history, and more light content. Found it all fascinating. Plenty of opportunity for photos of the beautiful architecture, too!”
Experience Edinburgh’s underground vaults on a small-group, multi-sensory guided walk with stories tied to South Bridge and Burke and Hare.
“The tour was brought to life by Joe who’s commentary made you feel as though you were being taken back a hundred years or more and were actually experiencing life in the vaults. The best experience in Edinburgh for me.”
2-hour guided Edinburgh Old Town walk with a pro guide, medieval-to-modern stories, and a handy orientation from High Street to Greyfriars.
“Very informative. Now I see the city with different eyes. History and places were a good match. There were also many tips.Auto-translated”
A 2-hour Royal Mile walking tour of Edinburgh’s darker courts, executions, plague-era streets, and churchyard stories, led in English.
“Amazing tour about real facts which occurred in the city. The dark history of an extremely old city. Lydia our tour guide was wonderful and knowledgeable about the history of this old city. Definitely worth taken if you want to hear real facts which occurred during the history of Edinburgh. Cheers.”
Walk Edinburgh’s dark corners on a fun, respectful witches history route with famous streets, grim tales, and a great one-hour pace.
“It was fun and very informative. You learn things you wouldn’t learn if you just walked around by yourself. It’s always nice to know some background.”
Small-group Old Town walk plus beer tastings. Brewing heritage, 3 pub stops, and Edinburgh stories for a 2-hour history-meets-beer outing.
“Iain our tour guide was full of historical facts and helpful tips. We had a blast, bouncing around a few hidden gems of pubs and had a sampling of some very interesting & spectacular beers. My husband was very excited to sample quite a few cask beers, which he was in pursuit of and having…”
Edinburgh Old Town history walk covers the Royal Mile, Greyfriars, Grassmarket, and St Giles. Small group, 2 hours, strong stories.
“Kieran was great! We had a fabulous time. He was funny and knowledgeable. Interesting information and great views.”
Walk key Old Course spots with Richard, a retired Old Course caddie, plus included Swilcan Bridge photos. Small group, big golf history.
“He tied legend into reality, which was an amazing attribute or amazing thing to hear about Saint Andrews. Highly recommend it was a wonderful tour. The chance of a lifetime and our guide was wonderful.”
St Andrews town and Old Course history with a local author, starting at T-Squared Social and ending at Swilcan Bridge.
“We needed to use a restroom During the tour and our guide refused to accommodate us. While we understand there were others on the tour, he could have at least directed us and told us where to meet back up. Instead he was rude. We left and never were able to rejoin the tour. Disappointing.”
