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Private Walking Tour: Edinburgh Highlights, including entry to Edinburgh Castle

Join us for this half day tour of Scotland’s beautiful capital city, Edinburgh. Exploring the Old Town on foot, led by your local Blue Badge …More

Join us for this half day tour of Scotland’s beautiful capital city, Edinburgh. Exploring the Old Town on foot, led by your local Blue Badge...

4 hours Free Cancellation
4.9 (18)
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$122
Edinburgh Private Walking Tour

Meeting you at your city centre hotel, we will take you on a private walking tour around Edinburgh with a local and dedicated guide. Not …More

Meeting you at your city centre hotel, we will take you on a private walking tour around Edinburgh with a local and dedicated guide. Not...

3 to 4 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
4.0 (3)
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$129
Scotch Tour Edinburgh with a Local Expert: Private & 100% Personalized

You’ll sip your way around Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of our hosts, a fellow whiskey-lover, of course. They’ll tell you all they know about …More

You’ll sip your way around Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of our hosts, a fellow whiskey-lover, of course. They’ll tell you all they know about...

3 hours Free Cancellation
4.8 (25)
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$130
Edinburgh Gin Tour with a Local Guide: Private & Custom

Love gin? Love history? Love it even more when they both coincide? Then come along with one of our local hosts and find out everything …More

Love gin? Love history? Love it even more when they both coincide? Then come along with one of our local hosts and find out everything...

3 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (9)
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$131
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 Food Tour with 5 Authentic Tastings & Local Scotch

Welcome to the fairy tale of a city that is Edinburgh! Be it sunny, rainy or foggy; this city has captivated every single person to …More

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Welcome to the fairy tale of a city that is Edinburgh! Be it sunny, rainy or foggy; this city has captivated every single person to...

3 hours Free Cancellation
4.9 (1,391)
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$132
The 10 Tastings of Edinburgh With Locals: Private Food Tour

Eat your way through Edinburgh's culinary scene on a private food tour. Go on a delicious journey as you try 10 of the best food …More

Eat your way through Edinburgh's culinary scene on a private food tour. Go on a delicious journey as you try 10 of the best food...

3 hours Free Cancellation
4.7 (80)
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$136
Explore Edinburghs Asian Quarter and Local Scottish Cuisine

As locals who love to eat, we've learned that Edinburgh has a huge amount of diversity to offer on the culinary front beyond just traditional …More

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As locals who love to eat, we've learned that Edinburgh has a huge amount of diversity to offer on the culinary front beyond just traditional...

3 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (31)
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$137
Eating Edinburgh: Old Town Small-Group Food Tour with Drinks

Edinburgh doesn't give up its best stories easily, but it does give them up over food. On this 3-hour small-group tour, you'll move between the …More

Edinburgh doesn't give up its best stories easily, but it does give them up over food. On this 3-hour small-group tour, you'll move between the...

3 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (354)
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$141
The Original Premium, Small Group Edinburgh Foodie Tour

Locally owned and operated, this is not your average food tour. We visit exceptional restaurants and other stops serving superior-quality food. Our guides are some …More

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Locally owned and operated, this is not your average food tour. We visit exceptional restaurants and other stops serving superior-quality food. Our guides are some...

4 to 5 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (193)
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$143
The Best Harry Potter Tour & Whisky Experience

Set off on a magical tour of Edinburgh with our fun Potter-head guide, and see the places that inspired JK Rowling to create her wizarding …More

Set off on a magical tour of Edinburgh with our fun Potter-head guide, and see the places that inspired JK Rowling to create her wizarding...

3 hours 30 minutes Free Cancellation
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$144
Edinburgh Photography Masterclass - Private Photography Lesson

Don’t limit yourself to just the Royal Mile; the Extended Photo tours take in both the Street Tour and the Night Tour so you can …More

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Don’t limit yourself to just the Royal Mile; the Extended Photo tours take in both the Street Tour and the Night Tour so you can...

3 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (44)
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$149
Edinburgh Night Tour with a Local Guide: Private & 100% Personalized

Hold on to your kilts, because you’re about to join one of our local Edinburgh hosts for a night out in this magical city! Enjoy …More

Hold on to your kilts, because you’re about to join one of our local Edinburgh hosts for a night out in this magical city! Enjoy...

4 hours Free Cancellation
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$149
Edinburgh Premium Food and Drink Tour with EatWalk Tours

Explore Edinburgh through food and drink. On this walking tour, your local guide will share the story of the city and you'll enjoy stops along …More

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Explore Edinburgh through food and drink. On this walking tour, your local guide will share the story of the city and you'll enjoy stops along...

3 hours Free Cancellation
4.9 (697)
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$163
Private Food Tour of Edinburgh with Haggis, Scotch & More

Welcome to the fairy tale of a city that is Edinburgh! Be it sunny, rainy or foggy; this city has captivated every single person to …More

Welcome to the fairy tale of a city that is Edinburgh! Be it sunny, rainy or foggy; this city has captivated every single person to...

3 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (120)
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$185
Essence of Edinburgh: Private Half Day Sightseeing Tour

Perfect for first-timers! A half-day drive around the city’s must-see spots: Calton Hill, Arthur's Seat, Duddingston, and the lively Royal Mile. Start on the right …More

Perfect for first-timers! A half-day drive around the city’s must-see spots: Calton Hill, Arthur's Seat, Duddingston, and the lively Royal Mile. Start on the right...

4 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
4.5 (4)
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$190
Highland and Lowland whisky tour - Half day from Edinburgh

The best way to spend a morning or afternoon while in Scotland is a whisky tour from Edinburgh to the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland. …More

The best way to spend a morning or afternoon while in Scotland is a whisky tour from Edinburgh to the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland....

4 hours 30 minutes Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$199
Codebreakers' Choice: Rosslyn Chapel & Da Vinci Code

Join us on a half-day expedition through the Pentlands region, where the pages of history come alive at Castlelaw Hillfort, an Iron Age hill fort …More

Join us on a half-day expedition through the Pentlands region, where the pages of history come alive at Castlelaw Hillfort, an Iron Age hill fort...

4 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$258
PRIVATE Edinburgh Food Tours - Old Town, Leith

Take a deep dive into Scottish cuisine in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. You’ll sample some of the most iconic Scottish dishes along with …More

Take a deep dive into Scottish cuisine in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. You’ll sample some of the most iconic Scottish dishes along with...

3 hours
5.0 (24)
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$259
Private Edinburgh Castle Tour

Edinburgh Castle is one of the most evocative castles in the whole of Britain and has dominated the Edinburgh skyline for centuries. In this 3-hour …More

Edinburgh Castle is one of the most evocative castles in the whole of Britain and has dominated the Edinburgh skyline for centuries. In this 3-hour...

3 to 4 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
4.7 (18)
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$272

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