SCOTLAND
Scotland's standouts.
The 10 most-booked walking tours in Scotland. What each day actually includes, who runs it, and what you can expect to pay.
Walk Edinburgh’s Old Town to hidden underground vaults under South Bridge, hearing grisly 18th-century stories in about an hour.
“Stewart was very informative, the vaults are great for an hour especially on a rainy day! 100% would recommend”
Edinburgh Castle guided walking tour with entry ticket: royal palace stories, Great Hall history, photo stops, and time to explore.
“Our guide is a man with immense passion and knowledge of Scottish history. Ask any questions you like. Use your mobile phone to learn more. An informative and exciting experience.”
Edinburgh Castle skip-the-line walk on the Royal Mile with a local guide, then time to explore on your own after 90 minutes.
“Kofee was great! Really knowledgeable and delivered a great tour of the castle. A lot of history…….what an experience!”
A 2-hour evening walk on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, with murder, witch trials, and cemetery stops plus Calton Hill views.
“Great fun! Charlie was knowledge and entertaining. The tour was a great way to see parts of the city you wouldn’t normally.”
1-hour Haunted Vaults tour in Edinburgh: guided underground history, a torture exhibit, and paranormal stories, starting from $33.29.
“James was an amazing guide, he was funny, informative - the experience was overall really great and accompanied by our guide really recommendable for everyone interested in dark history, ghosts and witches”
2-hour guided Old Town walk in Edinburgh with stories and sights like St Giles and Mercat Cross. Mobile ticket; $24.96.
“Max is a superb communicator making some very dry history interesting and even amusing. His knowledge of the subject was comprehensive and his love of everything Scottish and Edinburgh in particular obvious. He gave us some good recommendations among which was Oink, surely the most delicious fast food available anywhere in town. We’ll be back…”
Comedy meets Scottish history on an Old Town walk with Daniel Downie and his dog Braan, stopping at key sights including Edinburgh Castle.
“Informative and very funny an excellent way to spend a couple of hours in Edinburgh. The dog was an added bonus”
Edinburgh at night: Greyfriars graveyard and underground vaults with a live guide. Spooky, story-driven, great value.
“Our tour guide Brendan was great! So friendly, knowledgeable and entertaining! The stories told were really interesting and we would thoroughly recommend the tour.”
Royal Mile and Old Town walking tour in Edinburgh with a small-group guide, 3-hour route from Usher Hall to Scott Monument.
“We toured with Craig and it was a fantastic morning. He is a wealth of knowledge and my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our tour with him!”
Small-group Royal Mile walk with skip-the-line Edinburgh Castle, guided stories in closes and wynds, plus big views from Castlehill.
“Great overview of the city and its rich history. Charles was a great guide and made the walk very enjoyable.”
