Oban Town: Explore Centuries of History on a Guided Walking Tour

Immerse yourself in centuries of history on a guided walking tour of Oban Town. Discover hidden gems, distilleries, shipwrecks, and iconic landmarks with a local expert guide.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Oban VisitScotland iCentre - Meet your local guide and have an introduction to the tour and our wonderful town of Oban!
  • Saint Columba Cathedral - Discover this out-sized cathedral that dominated the north end of tiny Oban
  • Dunollie Museum, Castle and Grounds - Learn about the ancient Dunollie Castle and its historic importance to Oban…
What's Included
  • Local guide with a passion for the area
Additional Information

On this 1.5 hour tour, immerse yourself in the sights and sounds as you travel back through the centuries to discover the history and culture of Oban. Your local, expert guide will bring the gateway to the Isles to life through tales, traditions and stories.
Once hailed by Queen Victoria as ‘one of the finest spots she has ever seen’, you’ll soon see…

Location
VisitScotland Oban iCentre
North Pier
Meet us outside the VisitScotland iCentre, at the North Pier! Your guide will be wearing an orange jacket and/or lanyard.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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499shaundab
Oct 6, 2024
Don’t miss while in Oban! - We thoroughly enjoyed this tour - Ruby was a delight and provided so much information and history along the walk. We have been to Oban several times but did not know about the many historical sites until we participated in this walk.
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Lappiloo
Sep 22, 2024
Great short informative walk - Excellent informative walk. Assists in getting ones bearings around the town centre area. Also lots of information on things to do and places to see. Very easy walking.
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Juliesu8390pw
Sep 15, 2024
Great tour showing Obans hidden history - Views were amazing, guide very friendly and knowledgeable, easy route for those with any mobility issues. Took in most of sights along esplanade to Dunollie castle fee
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341elainev
Sep 2, 2024
Lovely walking tour of Oban - Lovely walking tour of Oban. We visited places that we probably wouldn’t have been able to do on our own. Ruby, our tour guide, was lovely and engaged really well with the group. She had a wealth of knowledge of the local area and added her good humour and stories of local folks tales. We would highly recommend. Thank you Ruby! xx
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Sally_w
Aug 14, 2024
Seeing the black... - Seeing the black guillemots was a real treat. Rosie was a fabulous guide. She was very knowledgeable about Oban and also knew so many interesting things about the local wildlife.
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Maps817283
Jul 11, 2024
Enjoyable walking tour of Oban - We thoroughly enjoyed the Oban town walking tour led by our guide Ruby who was so engaging and informative . We learned so much about Oban and the surrounding area past and present ! It was a lot of fun and so interesting. Highly recommended !
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Ianbe5662ii
Jul 8, 2024
Great Tour - Our Guide, Ruby, was so friendly and knowledgeable. It helped us appreciate all that Oban has to offer and work out where things were. Great value.
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Debbie
Jul 3, 2024
Oban Tuesday walking tour - Informative friendly host Full oh local knowledge Made everyone feel At ease Ruby made the walk interesting and she was passionate about her work
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Whencanwego
Sep 22, 2024
Good, but didn't get the full hour for which we paid - The guide was very informative and knowledgable. At times, she was walking a little too fast for some of the participants to keep up, and the advertised 1 hr walk ended after 45 minutes.
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Y4242yacarolh
Jul 21, 2024
Intro to Oban - We signed up for the walking tour online prior to leaving for our trip to Scotland. Eva met us in front of the visitors centre as scheduled and was very welcoming and friendly. She pointed out the key sites and provided historical information about them along the way. We were pleasantly surprised when Eva introduced us to Oban’s rainforest which we would have unlikely discovered on our own! Eva provided us a wonderful experience!
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