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Edinburgh Private Tour: Customized City Discovery with Local Guide
4.7
93 Ratings
Edinburgh
Embark on a customized private tour of Edinburgh with a local guide. Explore famous attractions and hidden gems, indulge in local cuisine, and create a flexible itinerary based on your interests.
Embark on a customized private tour of Edinburgh with a local guide. Explore famous attractions and hidden gems, indulge in local cuisine, and create a flexible itinerary based on your interests.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Scott Monument - Embark on a journey to discover the city’s most renowned landmarks in a single day - Explore prominent attractions such as Edinburgh Castle and Scott Monument, along with hidden gems like Dean Village or Dr Neil’s Garden.
IMPORTANT: Since this is a bespoke and individualized experience, the actual locations you explore may vary…
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Scott Monument - Embark on a journey to discover the city’s most renowned landmarks in a single day - Explore prominent attractions such as Edinburgh Castle and Scott Monument, along with hidden gems like Dean Village or Dr Neil’s Garden.
IMPORTANT: Since this is a bespoke and individualized experience, the actual locations you explore may vary from the ones mentioned, as they will be selected by your guide according to your personal tastes and inclinations.
What's Included
- 100% Private and personalised experience
- Walking tour
- Hotel meet-up (optional for central locations)
- 8 hours with a Local host
- 100% Private and personalised experience
- Walking tour
- Hotel meet-up (optional for central locations)
- 8 hours with a Local host
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Tickets to any attractions
- Transportation costs
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Tickets to any attractions
- Transportation costs
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Explore the renowned landmarks of Edinburgh, along with some hidden treasures. Pay a visit to places like the Edinburgh Castle and Scott Monument, as well as less crowded locations like Dean Village or Dr Neil’s Garden. Don’t forget to taste the local cuisine and whisky in Old Town.
A short questionnaire will reach you within 24 hours of your booking,…
Explore the renowned landmarks of Edinburgh, along with some hidden treasures. Pay a visit to places like the Edinburgh Castle and Scott Monument, as well as less crowded locations like Dean Village or Dr Neil’s Garden. Don’t forget to taste the local cuisine and whisky in Old Town.
A short questionnaire will reach you within 24 hours of your booking, asking about your preferences and hobbies. This will help us match you with a host who shares your interests. Your host will then contact you directly, proposing an itinerary that’s tailored to your likes and what makes the city special. A meet-up time and location will be agreed upon. Remember, your itinerary is adaptable, allowing you to modify your plans as you wish during your visit.
- After booking, you will receive a short questionnaire, so you’ll be able to tell us more about your interests and preferences. Based on your responses you’ll be matched with a like-minded Local Host
- Meeting Point
- Your meeting point is flexible, and to be agreed with your Local Host. Meet-up at your hotel or accommodation can be requested, or your Local Host will meet you at a convenient location close to the start of your experience.
Location
Harvey Nichols Edinburgh
Saint Andrew Square
Upon booking your meeting point can be arranged (e.g. your hotel/accommodation), however this MUST be confirmed and agreed by the experience planners in advance.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(93 Ratings)
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Blackmountaintravels
Nov 5, 2024
Outstanding guide. - Gee was great! He crafted the tour to what we had specifically wanted. The pace. The opportunity to learn about whiskey. He had good stories. Helped us learn about some Scottish history. And he was just a delight to spend the afternoon with.
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Wendyg38
Oct 30, 2024
Solo Tour Edinburgh - Colin, did an excellent job showing me around Edinburgh! He was a wealth of info and took me to all the major sights. I really enjoyed my tour, Colin would be great for friends, family, solo, couples etc. Thanks again!
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Karen
Oct 24, 2024
Walking Edinburgh with Cal! - We had a limited time in Edinburgh and Calcedonio Riesi was our tour guide. His love of history and his city and country was evident as he gave us an engaging walk through Edinburgh -full of history, myths, and anecdotes. He offered suggestions for the remainder of our stay as well. Full of knowledge and energy, the time flew by as we talked centuries of royalty, history, renovations and progress. You can’t miss spending some time with Cal!
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Honglil284
Oct 20, 2024
Unforgettable city walk in Edinburgh - Jill was my private tour guide in Edinburgh at the end of September/ beginning of October. I enjoyed the couple of hours city walk tour with her. I appreciate her insights into the city’s history, culture and rich informations about the historic places and museums. It’s a fun and unforgettable experience.
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Iainnm2024
Sep 29, 2024
Edinburgh Tour with James - We had a wonderful adventure in Edinburgh with James as our guide. He was attentive to our desire to not see the typical tourist attractions. He planned our visit so that we were able to experience several different areas of the city, such as Newhaven, Moray Place, Coates, Princes Street and The Royal Mile. We were able to access both, tram and buses, which were very helpful so we didn't have to walk the entire time. James culminated our visit to the Royal Mile and Palace of Holyroodhouse. He shared with us details of the history, culture and modern events of the city. It was a fantastic journey. James put us at ease, as if he was already someone we know. We would highly recommend him to anyone who is wishing a first-hand tour of Edinburgh.
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Andreawo7128uu
Sep 19, 2024
Edinburgh individually - Edinburgh is a fantastic city and Tom is a very sympathetic guide with a lot of historical and current knowledge. We particularly liked the many anecdotes.
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Redingtontodd
Sep 10, 2024
One of the best tour guides we have had overseas! - Tom was the BEST tour guide!! He was so excited about his country's history and knew so many interesting facts, stories, folklore, legends, restaurant recommendations and made our trip to Ediburgh one of our favorite cities!
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Danf175
Aug 31, 2024
Excellent walking tour of Edinburgh's Old Town - My wife and I took a scintillating two-hour of Edinburgh's Old Town with Tom Darling. As we walked around, he gave us a sense of what life was life for ordinary people over the last few centuries, an overview of the city's history, and some entertaining anecdotes. Hard to do all that in just two hours but he made it happen.
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948marthaa
Aug 24, 2024
Great Personalized Tour of Edinburgh Plus Lunch at Local Pub - My husband and I did a tour with Gee for 3 hours incorporating our personal interests in sites in Edinburgh and including a stop at a local pub for lunch in which we were invited to try some local food. We were traveling with another couple who are very good friends of ours and were able to walk the city and see Dean Village, Grassmarket, a quick peak at the Royal Mile (we didn't want to spend tons of time there since it is so busy with tourists), both Old Town and New Town, Outlander site, Calton Hill and points of interest along the way between these spots.
Gee was a wonderful guide and made the whole experience a high point of our time in Edinburgh. He shared many interesting and fun stories full of the history of Edinburgh. At the pub, we enjoyed (even though we doubted we would) Cullen Skink, Boiled Scottish eggs, Haggis Spring Rolls, and Smoked Salmon. Thanks to Gee's gentle nudge we tried them all and loved them.
We highly recommend Gee as this was one of the most fun things we did while there and we loved it that he tailored it specifically to what we had expressed we were interested in through a questionnaire provided prior to our arrival. We felt he went above and beyond our expectations for this tour. Take the tour with Gee and you won't be sorry you did!!
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Longhorn123texas
Aug 19, 2024
Edinburgh History and Gin! - We had a great experience with Tom learning about the history of Edinburgh while making various gin stops.
Tom has an enthusiasm for Edinburgh and that coupled with his knowledge and experience of the city made for a great outing.
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