Top Scotland Historical & Heritage Tours

Q: Which Scotland Historical & Heritage Tours have Instant Confirmation?

Scotland Historical & Heritage Tours with Instant Confirmation include: The Chocolatarium Chocolate Tour Experience in Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle: Guided Walking Tour with Entry Ticket Edinburgh Castle Guided Tour Tickets Included Edinburgh Castle Tickets and Tour - Local Expert Guide In a Kilt St Andrews Must-Sees Daily Walking Tour (11am & 2pm) View all Tours with Instant Confirmation →

Q: Got any more Scotland trip ideas?

We sure do. Check out our curated lists of hand-picked Scotland Tours. Top 10 Scotland 2026 Senior-friendly tours Scotland The best tours and activities for culture lovers in Scotland Top Day Trips from Scotland Things to do in Scotland this summer View all Scotland Trip Ideas →

Q: What are the most popular styles of Tours and Activities in Scotland?

Based on our sales data over the past year, the most popular styles of tours and activities in Scotland are: Scotland Cultural & Theme Tours Scotland Luxury & Special Occasions Scotland Luxury Tours Scotland Historical & Heritage Tours Scotland Tours & Sightseeing View all tour styles in Scotland →

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

Edinburgh, Scotland

4.6 (66)

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...

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

Edinburgh, Scotland

4.9 (6,710)

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...

12 hours 30 minutes Free Cancellation

4.9 (6,710)

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$65

Go for a gander on a tour which reflects the energy and welcoming nature of Glasgow itself. All tours are conducted by myself, Johnny -- …More

Glasgow, Scotland

5.0 (608)

Gander Walking Tours in Glasgow

Go for a gander on a tour which reflects the energy and welcoming nature of Glasgow itself. All tours are conducted by myself, Johnny --...

3 hours Free Cancellation

5.0 (608)

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$20

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

Edinburgh, Scotland

4.8 (2,391)

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...

1 hour Free Cancellation

4.8 (2,391)

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$33

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

Edinburgh, Scotland

4.8 (2,179)

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...

8 hours 30 minutes Free Cancellation

4.8 (2,179)

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$71

Loch Ness & the Highlands Day Tour from Glasgow Including Cruise

Includes a 50 minute cruise on Loch Ness in the tour price Take the high road to the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness on a …More

Glasgow, Scotland

4.8 (1,172)

Loch Ness & the Highlands Day Tour from Glasgow Including Cruise

Includes a 50 minute cruise on Loch Ness in the tour price Take the high road to the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness on a...

12 hours Free Cancellation

4.8 (1,172)

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$117

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

Edinburgh, Scotland

4.7 (1,320)

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...

9 hours Free Cancellation

4.7 (1,320)

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$72

Skye and Eilean Donan Castle Small-Group Day Tour from Inverness

Sharp geological formations, crumbling coastlines and wind-swept valleys: Skye is mother-nature at her dramatic best. And on this day-tour you explore the best of it …More

Inverness, Scotland

4.9 (850)

Skye and Eilean Donan Castle Small-Group Day Tour from Inverness

Sharp geological formations, crumbling coastlines and wind-swept valleys: Skye is mother-nature at her dramatic best. And on this day-tour you explore the best of it...

12 hours Free Cancellation

4.9 (850)

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$83

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, Scotland

4.8 (693)

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...

2 hours Free Cancellation

4.8 (693)

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$43

INVERGORDON PORT Tour of Culloden, Cairns & Cawdor Castle

Come join us for an adventure where you are personally guided around the highlands by fun, friendly experienced highland lassie's. (Avril or Lorraine) IMPORTANT PLEASE …More

Invergordon, Scotland

5.0 (218)

INVERGORDON PORT Tour of Culloden, Cairns & Cawdor Castle

Come join us for an adventure where you are personally guided around the highlands by fun, friendly experienced highland lassie's. (Avril or Lorraine) IMPORTANT PLEASE...

7 hours Free Cancellation

5.0 (218)

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$177

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

Edinburgh, Scotland

5.0 (918)

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...

2 hours Free Cancellation

5.0 (918)

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$24

Discover Aberdeen through a local's eyes, discovering local history and culture on this 1.5 hour walking tour with your guide every day at 2pm. Discover …More

Aberdeen, Scotland

4.8 (284)

Aberdeen City Centre Walking Tour

Discover Aberdeen through a local's eyes, discovering local history and culture on this 1.5 hour walking tour with your guide every day at 2pm. Discover...

1 hour 30 minutes Free Cancellation

4.8 (284)

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$19

Glasgow; The Highlands & Loch Lomond Hour Private Tour

A private tour that takes you from the rugged beauty of Loch Lomond to Argyll with its castles and mountains. Enjoy viewpoints across sweeping Highland …More

Glasgow, Scotland

5.0 (10)

Glasgow; The Highlands & Loch Lomond Hour Private Tour

A private tour that takes you from the rugged beauty of Loch Lomond to Argyll with its castles and mountains. Enjoy viewpoints across sweeping Highland...

8 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation

5.0 (10)

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$475

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

Edinburgh, Scotland

5.0 (870)

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...

5 hours Free Cancellation

5.0 (870)

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$132

Edinburgh: Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe & Fort William Guided Tour

A perfect tour for Harry Potter fans; visit Glenfinnan Viaduct, famous for the Hogwarts Express, and take your iconic photo as the train crosses the …More

Edinburgh, Scotland

4.8 (1,271)

Edinburgh: Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe & Fort William Guided Tour

A perfect tour for Harry Potter fans; visit Glenfinnan Viaduct, famous for the Hogwarts Express, and take your iconic photo as the train crosses the...

12 hours 15 minutes Free Cancellation

4.8 (1,271)

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$77

Isle of Skye and Eilean Donan Castle Day Tour from Inverness

We leave behind the ‘Capital of the Highlands’, for a full-day small-group adventure to the magical Isle of Skye. We drive along the world-famous Loch …More

Inverness, Scotland

4.9 (2,278)

Isle of Skye and Eilean Donan Castle Day Tour from Inverness

We leave behind the ‘Capital of the Highlands’, for a full-day small-group adventure to the magical Isle of Skye. We drive along the world-famous Loch...

12 hours Free Cancellation

4.9 (2,278)

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$88

Just three miles from the birth place of founder John Dewar, the Aberfeldy Distillery is the only distillery built by the Dewar family. Your experience …More

Aberfeldy, Scotland

4.8 (351)

Aberfeldy Distillery Tour

Just three miles from the birth place of founder John Dewar, the Aberfeldy Distillery is the only distillery built by the Dewar family. Your experience...

1 hour 30 minutes Free Cancellation

4.8 (351)

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$34

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

Edinburgh, Scotland

4.8 (717)

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...

9 hours Free Cancellation

4.8 (717)

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$75

Edinburgh: The Kelpies, Stirling Castle, Loch Lomond & Trossachs

Your first stop is The Kelpies, two iconic 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures near Falkirk that celebrate Scotland's industrial heritage and the mythical water spirits of Scottish …More

Edinburgh, Scotland

4.9 (508)

Edinburgh: The Kelpies, Stirling Castle, Loch Lomond & Trossachs

Your first stop is The Kelpies, two iconic 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures near Falkirk that celebrate Scotland's industrial heritage and the mythical water spirits of Scottish...

9 hours Free Cancellation

4.9 (508)

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$61

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

Edinburgh, Scotland

4.9 (749)

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...

12 hours Free Cancellation

4.9 (749)

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$121

Frequently Asked Questions

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What are the best options for Scotland Historical & Heritage Tours?

What are the best kid-friendly options for Scotland Historical & Heritage Tours Tours?

According to verified reviews on Cool Shore Excursions and TripAdvisor, the best kid-friendly Scotland Historical & Heritage Tours are:

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Which Scotland Historical & Heritage Tours have Instant Confirmation?

Which Scotland Historical & Heritage Tours have Free Cancellation?

Scotland Historical & Heritage Tours with Free Cancellation (in most cases up to 24 hours in advance of your tour date, check the specific tour page) include:

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I need a ride! Which Scotland Historical & Heritage Tours have Hotel Pickup?

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