Tour would be great for teenage girls on a camping trip but not adults. I love ghost tours more than anything but this one was cheesy. Tour needed some humor, more history and less high school drama performances. Every time the girl giving the tour yelled, everyone was rolling their eyes.

Interesting tour with great tour guide who showed a lot of knowledge and interesting facts about Edinburgh and the vaults. Access to the vaults was cool.

I went with a friend of mine to this original tour of the city. The guides were really on point and set the mood by telling us terrific, horrific tales and ghastly ghosts stories ! We also learned about the history of the city and who were the most famous "body snatchers" of Edinburgh at the time. We had a good time even if their stories haunted me a little, the days after... Thank you for this amazing experience ;)

Did the doomed dead and buried tour. The young lady leading us was very very good. I can't remember her name but she had her hair dyed various shades of purple and great makeup. We went into the Blair street vaults, into some Close's and graveyards. Her story telling was flawless and sometimes theatrical, and the headset was a good help to stop any background noise spoiling it. (Edinburgh was very busy and noisy when we visited) The tour wasnt set out to be terrifying, the stories were mainly about historical atrocities which occured, and she deliivered them clearly. I'm into history so it was"right up my street"

Marina was an excellent guide, and interspersed humor about Edinburgh while making sure we understood the historical impact of the Vaults. Would recommend for any historian or really anyone visiting Edinburgh.

Michael was a wonderful guide. We had a great time exploring the vaults and then listening to ghost stories while having a dram. Totally recommend!

We really enjoyed the Historic Underground tour on Thursday. Nicola was entertaining and very knowledgeable. She got us all safely through the dimly lot and spooky underground rooms. On Friday, Marina was our guide for the Secrets of The Royal Mile with admission to Edinburgh Castle. Marina pointed out a lot of things on the Royal Mile the we never would have noticed otherwise. I chose Mercat Tours because I had read about their commitment to lead responsible tours and to give back to the local community. We really appreciated the small group sizes and the use of headsets so we could hear everything our guides said. I was especially grateful for the care they took with my two elderly friends, including providing them with collapsible stools. Thank you. We all had a wonderful time - two times!

My friend and I managed to squeeze onto one of these last minute, and god was it worth it! Our lovely guide Emma was incredible, really put everything into her storytelling and had us hooked! The stories were interesting and gory, the vaults were incredible to see and overall we just had a brilliant time! Big thank you also to Rory in the Mercat Tours shop - we stopped by the day after to purchase hoodies to commemorate our tour, and he was kind enough to open up the discovery room for us to have a look at whilst we were there. Thanks to all the guys at Mercat Tours, was definitely a highlight!

We did the Hidden & Haunted evening tour (no children). The guide was very knowledgeable and a great storyteller. The tour was informative and entertaining. The guide was loud enough that the headsets were not necessary the whole time, but was a nice to have for those hard of hearing.

A guided tour by an excellent guide with an excellent historical knowledge who introduced us to part of this historic city in the vicinity of the Royal Mile! It was really worth it and especially the included visit of the castle without going through the small queue.

Whistle stop tour meant we only had a day in Edinburgh.... & it was WET! The highlight was the brilliant Doomed, Dead & Buried walking tour with our amazing guide Michael. History blended with ghoulish tales, delivered with Michael's noteable theatrical performance. Spooky, funny & although I've visited Edinburgh often, was a whole new perspective. Thoroughly recommend

This was a fascinating and FUN tour - 02/09/2024. Our host, Michael, was extremely knowledgeable, enthusiastic and brought the tour to life. If this tour was anything to go by I would also thoroughly recommend all their other tours although I've not participated in them. Many thanks Michael for a great evening, from Guy (Bluebeard) and Lauren 😁

Hidden and Haunted Adult Tour. This was a really interesting tour, Sarah our tour guide really made it fun and interesting. She was brilliant, getting everyone involved. There was a talk above ground for 30 minutes then a 30 minutes tour in the vaults. The vaults were fascinating! We didn’t see anything ghostly though! The ground can be quite uneven so need to take care, but you are made aware of this. Worth a visit especially if you are interested in old history.

Outstanding experience! One of many great tours taken in Edinburgh and each added learning and entertainment to our trip.

A highly entertaining and informative tour through the “Closes” and vaults of the old bridge In Edinburgh. Michael was a fantastic storyteller and truly conveyed a deep understanding of the times we visited.