Edinburgh Highlights & Hidden Gems: Private City Tour

Discover the best of Edinburgh on a private tour with a local guide. Explore the city’s highlights, uncover hidden gems, and indulge in a local treat. Avoid the crowds and experience Edinburgh from a unique perspective!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Edinburgh Castle - The edifice known as Edinburgh Castle was built during the 12th century and sits on an extinct volcano which is called Castle Rock.
What's Included
  • Private Tour
  • Local Guide
  • 1 local drink/tasting
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
  • Food & beverages not listed as inclusions
  • Entrance to the attractions - we will visit them from the outside
Additional Information

This isn’t just any ordinary city tour; this is the cream of the crop of Edinburgh from a different viewpoint! Get acquainted with Edinburgh through a city excursion that provides an ideal summary, featuring city highlights, concealed treasures, narration, and a local delicacy - this trip covers everything!

Say no to large tourist-filled groups and…

Location
57 High St
High Street
In front of Cafe Edinburgh.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Annediamo
Mar 15, 2025
Great tour with enthusiastic, knowledgeable guide - Alice was extremely knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and tailored the tour to our interests. She was a great storyteller and made the past come alive. Highly recommend.
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Taniasm6463jz
Jan 28, 2025
Family Fun Tour - We had a wonderful time on The Hidden Gems of Edinburgh Tour with Alice as a family of 4 with 2 school age kiddos. Alice told wonderful and engaging stories for everyone while taking us around to local spots! We would definitely suggest her for a tour.
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Squidjamhead
Oct 27, 2024
A lovely person to tour the city with! - Alice was a fantastic tour guide and very engaging. We very much enjoyed our tour with her and learning about this wonderful city. Her stories were captivating and she has a lovely way about her. Would definitely recommend Alice!
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Maria_g
Oct 25, 2024
Great experience - Learning about the history in Edinburgh. Our tour guide Monica was fantastic. She covered so much in a short amount of time. Very accommodating to our needs.
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974birgittat
Oct 13, 2024
Knowledgeable and fun - My daughter and I had a lovely time with Alec despite the not so welcoming weather (rain and hail). He had answers to all our questions and was pleasant to listen to. He was very knowledgeable with a good sense of humor. We highly recommend him.
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Fearless37748329210
Sep 30, 2024
Best tour ever - Thanks Svend! - We had a wonderful tour with Svend on the morning of Sept 17. We were staying at the Hilton, so it was less than a 2 minute walk to the start of the tour. We've been to Edinburgh before, but Svend showed us things and told us stories that we had never heard or seen before. We spent 3 days in Edinburgh and based on all the great new information he provided us we need to plan another trip. We walked up most of the Royal mile, stopping off at several of the closes with good stories in each. We then went up to see Bobbie the dog and went into Greyfriars church yard. We ended up at the National Museum where the tour ended at the milleninum clock. The best part was that Svend modified the tour on-the-fly based on our conversations during the tour. I cannot recommend him high enough.
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Momob4665
Sep 29, 2024
Excellent time! - Alec was a few minutes late but all was forgiven when it was because the King was in town (and last minute road closure) as his procession went right past the meeting point! Alec was a informative, intelligent, articulate and funny- a good time was had by the 3 of us!
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Nancy
Sep 17, 2024
HIGHLY recommend Alice - We were a group of eight who absolutely loved our tour with Alice! She was very lively, had a great grasp of all the history of the area, and knew so many hidden gems to direct us to. Her storytelling was exceptional and vivid, and I would highly recommend her!
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Larkir
Feb 9, 2025
Edinburgh Old Town Tour - Very informative and thought provoking tour with Alec. Lots of history (naturally) laced with plenty of good humour. Real privilege getting to see the Thistle Chapel in St Giles Cathedral.
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Susanwc5180kc
Oct 5, 2024
Somewhat disappointed - We had a three hour private tour with a storyteller who was entertaining, but did not provide a lot of information nor did we cover much territory. A good thing to do, if you haven’t read the guide books.
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