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Things to do over the New Year's Day long weekend in Edinburgh (Updated 2026)

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Outlander Locations Tour Including Admissions from Edinburgh

Entrance to *Doune and Blackness Castles included in tour price. Take this time-travelling adventure through a fantastic array of Outlander sights on a small group day …More

Entrance to *Doune and Blackness Castles included in tour price. Take this time-travelling adventure through a fantastic array of Outlander sights on a small group day...

8 hours 15 minutes Free Cancellation
4.9 (1,206)
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$108
Rosslyn Chapel and Scottish Borders Small-Group Day Tour from Edinburgh

Nowhere in Scotland is more riddled with mystery than Rosslyn Chapel. There’s the connection to the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail. Some even believe …More

Nowhere in Scotland is more riddled with mystery than Rosslyn Chapel. There’s the connection to the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail. Some even believe...

6 hours 45 minutes Free Cancellation
4.7 (684)
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$89
Exclusive Blair Street Underground Vaults Tour in Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond …More

Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond...

1 hour 15 minutes Free Cancellation
4.8 (1,487)
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$38
Stunning Edinburgh E-bike Tour max 10 people small group

With our Edinburgh E-Bike Tour, you’ll be able to see more than any other tour of the city, in less time! The tour is designed …More

With our Edinburgh E-Bike Tour, you’ll be able to see more than any other tour of the city, in less time! The tour is designed...

3 hours Free Cancellation
4.6 (66)
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$82
Edinburgh: Loch Ness, Glencoe and The Highlands

Mythical beasts, tall tales and dramatic scenery: explore the beauty of Scotland in a day on this one day coach tour. Leaving from Edinburgh, we …More

Mythical beasts, tall tales and dramatic scenery: explore the beauty of Scotland in a day on this one day coach tour. Leaving from Edinburgh, we...

12 hours 30 minutes Free Cancellation
4.9 (6,710)
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$65
Old Town Historical and Underground Tour

Led by either the holder of a PhD in Scottish history or a guide with decades of experience providing historic tours in Scotland’s capital, this …More

Led by either the holder of a PhD in Scottish history or a guide with decades of experience providing historic tours in Scotland’s capital, this...

1 hour 30 minutes Free Cancellation
4.8 (1,926)
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$27
Haunted Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh

Dark as the devil's heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of …More

Dark as the devil's heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of...

1 hour Free Cancellation
4.8 (2,390)
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$33
Afternoon Old Town and Underground Ghost Tour 1:15, 3:15, 5:15

Join us for a darkly entertaining, but family friendly, afternoon jaunt through the Old Town of Edinburgh and one of its famous underground vaults. Let …More

Join us for a darkly entertaining, but family friendly, afternoon jaunt through the Old Town of Edinburgh and one of its famous underground vaults. Let...

1 hour Free Cancellation
4.8 (1,714)
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$22
Haunted Vaults and Graveyard Walking Tour in Edinburgh

Your knowledgeable guide takes you to Greyfriar's Kirkyard, home of the famous Greyfriar's Bobby – nice dog – who had cocked his leg where rotting …More

Your knowledgeable guide takes you to Greyfriar's Kirkyard, home of the famous Greyfriar's Bobby – nice dog – who had cocked his leg where rotting...

1 hour 30 minutes Free Cancellation
4.8 (2,114)
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$35
Rosslyn Chapel, Dunfermline Abbey and Stirling Castle Day Tour

This is the undisputed tour for history lovers. We journey through Scottish history stopping at Dunfermline Abbey, Stirling Castle and finally Rosslyn Chapel and tell …More

This is the undisputed tour for history lovers. We journey through Scottish history stopping at Dunfermline Abbey, Stirling Castle and finally Rosslyn Chapel and tell...

9 hours Free Cancellation
4.8 (717)
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$75
Loch Ness and the Highlands Small Group Tour from Edinburgh

Join this very small group tour (average group size of around 12 passengers) for a classic one day tour to Loch Ness. Traveling through spectacular …More

Join this very small group tour (average group size of around 12 passengers) for a classic one day tour to Loch Ness. Traveling through spectacular...

12 hours Free Cancellation
4.9 (749)
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$121
St Andrews & the Fishing Villages of Fife Small-Group Day Tour from Edinburgh

Contrast elegant architecture with sweeping coastal views. Compare the ruins of a wind-swept castle with the curves of an ancient golf course. And visit Scottish …More

Contrast elegant architecture with sweeping coastal views. Compare the ruins of a wind-swept castle with the curves of an ancient golf course. And visit Scottish...

8 hours 30 minutes Free Cancellation
4.8 (2,179)
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$71
Loch Lomond, Kelpies & Stirling Castle Small-Group Tour

Discover the beauty and history of Scotland on our small-group tour to Stirling Castle and Loch Lomond, travelling in comfort aboard a luxury Mercedes minivan …More

Discover the beauty and history of Scotland on our small-group tour to Stirling Castle and Loch Lomond, travelling in comfort aboard a luxury Mercedes minivan...

9 hours Free Cancellation
4.7 (1,320)
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$72
Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle - Small Group Walking Tour

Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond …More

Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond...

2 hours 15 minutes Free Cancellation
4.9 (1,878)
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$71
Evening Ghost & Underground Vaults Tour with Candlelit Whisky

Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond …More

Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond...

2 hours Free Cancellation
4.8 (693)
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$43
Edinburgh - Dark History

Ah, Edinburgh! They don't call it "The Jekyll & Hyde City" for nothing. During the day, a respectable figure, with its astonishing architecture and wondrous …More

Ah, Edinburgh! They don't call it "The Jekyll & Hyde City" for nothing. During the day, a respectable figure, with its astonishing architecture and wondrous...

2 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (918)
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$25
Private Tour of the Scottish Highlands from Edinburgh

This is an exclusive private tour departing from a pick-up point of your choice in and around Edinburgh City Centre, exploring some of Scotland's greatest …More

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Likely to Sell Out

This is an exclusive private tour departing from a pick-up point of your choice in and around Edinburgh City Centre, exploring some of Scotland's greatest...

9 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
5.0 (437)
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$1,005
Edinburgh City Bike Tour - Choice of E-Bike or Manual

NOTE: Please arrive 15 mins before tour start time to set up. Kids under the age of 13 yrs old can join us only on …More

Likely to Sell Out
Likely to Sell Out

NOTE: Please arrive 15 mins before tour start time to set up. Kids under the age of 13 yrs old can join us only on...

3 hours 30 minutes Free Cancellation
4.9 (276)
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$86
Edinburgh Full-Day Tour with Edinburgh Castle included

Join our small-group walking tour and visit Edinburgh in one day. Old Town, Edinburgh Castle, New Town, the National Gallery of Scotland and the inside …More

Join our small-group walking tour and visit Edinburgh in one day. Old Town, Edinburgh Castle, New Town, the National Gallery of Scotland and the inside...

5 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (870)
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$132
Edinburgh and Underground Spanish Ghost Tour

They will be driven by the dark past of Edinburgh and its surroundings including the most enchanted cemetery in the world. The tour will end …More

They will be driven by the dark past of Edinburgh and its surroundings including the most enchanted cemetery in the world. The tour will end...

1 hour 15 minutes Free Cancellation
4.9 (1,390)
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$26
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