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City of Edinburgh Tours
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11:00 AM - 9:15 PM
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11:00 AM - 9:15 PM
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11:00 AM - 9:15 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 9:15 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 9:15 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 9:15 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 9:15 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 9:15 PM
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Daily ghost walking tours of Edinburgh's Old Town led by a period costumed guide. Lively, outgoing and historically factual. Visit the Royal Mile, haunted Greyfriars graveyard and Edinburgh's famous underground vaults. Year round tours departing every afternoon and evening. Generous discounts for group bookings. Private tours also available. Tours available in English and Spanish.
Edinburgh, Scotland
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2023
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Kerry W
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Dec 2023 • Friends
Absolutely amazing! I loved every single part of it and so did my friends, it does say underground but there is part of the tour which is above ground in a graveyard but it was still amazing! Sawney Beane was the best tour guide and made me feel connected with everything he was talking about, it was absolutely phenomenal
Written 11 December 2023
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Jane E
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Dec 2023 • Couples
Dr Knox was a brilliant tour guide! I’ve been on many tours but this was the best one yet!!! Honestly, so knowledgeable but absolutely hilarious!!! The tour itself self was fascinating but Dr Knox made it epic! He is worth his weight in gold!! 100% recommend you do this! You won’t be disappointed
Written 11 December 2023
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acolley1969
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK136 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
Absolutely brilliant, so funny from start to finish. James made everyone feel part of the tour, very engaging. A great way to spent the evening in Edinburgh
Written 10 December 2023
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Traveler51782054776
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Dec 2023 • Friends
Captain Jock was amazing!!! he was very funny and knowledgeable and took us to amazing places. The underground part was fun
Written 9 December 2023
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Meg P
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Dec 2023 • Friends
Soldier Jock was great ! sold my friends on all the stories and everything. Gave a whole experience !
Written 9 December 2023
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Cameron C
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Dec 2023 • Couples
Soldier Jock kept us all entertained and made the tour as interesting as possible. Learnt a fair amount of history while we were kept on our toes.
Written 9 December 2023
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Jason M
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Dec 2023 • Family
Excellent tour with soldier jock very interesting, informative and jumpy. Great time had by all. Would definitely come again
Written 9 December 2023
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Amy U
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Dec 2023 • Couples
Thank you Dr Knox. Such an excellent tour guide. Entertaining, funny and very informative even in the rain. Keep up the good work.
Written 9 December 2023
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Aleksandra R
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Dec 2023 • Solo
Definitely not what I expected but in a totally good way, Dr Knox made our tour the most entertaining 1,5 h, prepare to laugh and not be bored for one second.
Tour wasn’t so much about ghosts but more scary stories from Edinburgh “dirty” past. Still defo recommend, thanks Dr Knox. Now back to viaducts back at home.
Tour wasn’t so much about ghosts but more scary stories from Edinburgh “dirty” past. Still defo recommend, thanks Dr Knox. Now back to viaducts back at home.
Written 9 December 2023
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Craig M
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Dec 2023 • Family
Our guide Brandon was really good
Very interactive, informative and a good sense of humour.
Kept our tour interesting. Would definitely recommend
Very interactive, informative and a good sense of humour.
Kept our tour interesting. Would definitely recommend
Written 9 December 2023
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Alexbw2008
London, UK83 contributions
Is there toilets facilities before the tour starts?
Sorry we have no toilet. We are unable to tell you if there is any public toilets open. Regards David
1902David
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I had a brilliant time on the pub crawl with Lee as the guide. We went to 5 good bars, with a free shot at each, and the last bar had really good live music. It was a crowd with loads of different nationalities and Lee kept us entertained with all his jokes and stories. He was extremely knowledgeable with his recommendations about the city and his historical stories were very interesting. He needs to work on his Spanish but at least he tried!
Hemos disfrutado de un rato fantástico, divertido, entretenido e interesante en el Tour en español con Ismael. A priori podrías pensar en la típica "turistada" pero nada más lejos es como vivir un documental con amigos bajo la noche de Edimburgo. Totalmente recomendable!
Judeat11
Towcester, UK34 contributions
I was trying to book 'The Alternative Tour' on line but I'm having difficulty as we are just 2 adults and the following message keeps appearing......'We're sorry, this activity requires between 1 and 15 children'. Is this correct? Thanks
kimwillis551774
Motherwell, UK4 contributions
Hi thinking of doing the tour but would come with 2 kids age 9 and 8 do you think it would be ok doing what his with them thanks in advance
Hi, Our tours are kids friendly especially the early afternoon ones at 1.15, 3.15 and 5.15pm.
We look forwards to meeting you.
Iris S
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Natasha, creo que te equivocas de tour, porque el hecho de que a ti te cobraran 20 libras y el precio sea de 12 me huele mal, mal. Quizá antes de hablar deberías haberte asegurado en qué tour comentabas...