Edinburgh Castle: Guided Walking Tour

Discover the rich history of Edinburgh Castle on a walking tour. Explore the fortress, learn about Scotland’s monarchs, and visit museums and historic sites. Entrance included.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Edinburgh Castle - Explore one the most important fortresses in the history of Scotland. Walk inside the castle for 1 hour and 10 minutes to enjoy the wonderful royal palace, where Mary Queen of Scots once lived, and admire the Great Hall of the 16th century where parties and feast took place.

After the exploration with a guide, you can spend a free time inside the castle until closing time

What's Included
  • Entrance ticket & Edinburgh Castle Guided Tour
  • Entrance fees
What's Not Included
  • Pet Not allowed. Only guide dog.
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Scotland’s second-most-popular tourist attraction as you learn about the bloody history including stories of the kings and queens who lived in this castle.
There is evidence of a fort here for almost 3000 years, and it has been a royal castle since at least King David I’s reign in the 12th century. The Scottish monarchs continued to use it until 1633,…

Location
361 High St
High Street
Meet in front of the entrance to Advocates Close, opposite (St. Giles’ Cathedral) . Look for the black umbrella with the tour provider's yellow logo.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Heatheraq6445ff
Oct 7, 2024
Valeria is the guide you want! - We’ve been to Edinburgh many times, but we’ve never toured the castle. So today we did, and I’m so glad we finally went. It’s so interesting, and our tour guide Valeria did an exceptional job! She’s very funny, she does a great job relaying the history of the castle, and she keeps it interesting. Would highly recommend!
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Safari19001789448
Oct 7, 2024
Phenomenal Tour! Best way to experience the Castle! - Sonya did an amazing job creating a fun and educational experience! Made sure to stop at all important locations while tying in humor to connect with the group!
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Sallyja5665fc
Oct 7, 2024
Castle Tour - Valeria was fantastic!! Loads of information presented in an engaging and entertaining manner. Highly recommend as a must do!!
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Mishyt
Oct 7, 2024
Edinburgh Castle - Informative walk around with Sonia. An entertaining way to introduce the storys of Edinburgh Castle. Good to hear some facts before exploring on your own. Would recommend
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G9503kamegank
Oct 7, 2024
Absolute must while visiting Edinburgh - This tour is an absolute must! Sonia was an incredibly entertaining and knowledgable guide. We will recommend this tour to everyone coming through Edinburgh.
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Martinst9080iy
Oct 6, 2024
Great visit to Edinburgh Castle - Really interesting tour in spanish. Great and really informed guide. Be careful that in spanish takes around 2 hours if you are planning anything else.
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Seaside16451824711
Oct 6, 2024
Super! - Raj was informative, super clear, great English easy to understand, great narrative of the stories, and information about what to visit inside the castle after the tour.
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Cph-ams-cdg-sfo
Oct 6, 2024
Wonderful tour with Raj! - Wonderful tour with great stories of history and interesting bits of knowledge about the castle. Raj was a great guide and a pleasure to spend our 90+ minutes with! Certainly recommend this tour.
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Pioneer63734053948
Oct 6, 2024
Excellent tour! - Excellent tour, Valeria was very nice, answered all of our questions patiently and has great knowledge of history and the castle. Great spanish as well!
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Doreethym
Oct 6, 2024
Amazing! - Sonia is amazing! Very entertaining tour with really good information about the history of the castle. I highly recommend the tour! Even more if its with Sonia.
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