Private City Kickstart Tour: Edinburgh - Discover the city with local guides
4.9
45 Ratings
Edinburgh
Discover the hidden gems of Edinburgh with a private city kickstart tour. Get insider tips from local guides and explore the city like a local. Book now!
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • St Giles’ Cathedral - St. Giles Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Old Town of Edinburgh.
What's Included
  • Enjoy exclusive insights with Local Tips and Tricks.
  • Get to know the city with a comprehensive Orientation tour.
  • Experience a Personalized Journey on a Private Tour.
  • Discover hidden gems with an Expert Local Guide.
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
  • Food & beverages
Additional Information

Embrace the charm of Edinburgh on a one-of-a-kind private tour designed to enrich your city experience! In a brief span of 90 minutes, our local guide will give you a comprehensive introduction of the city, ensuring your continuing journey is nothing less than spectacular.

Learn about the best tips and tricks to visit Edinburgh Castle and St. Giles Cathedral sans the thronging crowds. Fancy a unique local dining experience or want recommendations for an awesome local hotspot? Fear not; our local experts are here to help! Refrain from ordinary tourist pitfall; let our city kickstart guide navigate you towards the right path.

The ‘Private City Kickstart Tour: Edinburgh’ is a distinguished tour on offer from Withlocals, available in major cities across the globe. We hire enthusiastic local guides and offer them a decent wage. Our focus on promoting local economies extends to providing local produce exclusively. Additionally, to prevent over-tourism, we accommodate only small, non-intrusive groups. We pride ourselves on offering carbon-neutral tours that deviate from the conventional tourist circuits.

  • Private tour: only you & your local guide
  • Post Covid-19 regulations are applied to this product with regards to the number of participants, delivery methods of the tour and content of the tour.
Location
Burgers and Beers Grillhouse
High Street
Outside the main entrance Burgers and Beers Grillhouse.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Terri_h
Jun 20, 2024
Tour guide with enthusiasm! - Our tour guide Alice was great! She told us history and legends of the city! She included so Harry Potter paces too.
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Paras_s
Jun 1, 2024
Storytelling in Scotland - Alice as a story teller who captivated our imagination through stories of the Royal Mile. From tales of Deacon Brodie’s antics to what went on in the closes around the Royal Mile, this was a lovely tour. Not quite the introductory tour we had in mind, but still a lovely experience if only enhanced by the Scottish rain. Alice was great in accommodating us in the rain and made stops under shelter to avoid us spending too much time in the downpour.
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25heikef
May 7, 2024
Fantastic guide and story teller. - Alice was brilliant and very kind. We had the pleasure of spending one and a half hour with Alice, touring Edinburgh. She has a lot of knowledge about the history of Edinburgh and Scotland. Alice had us gripped up from the very beginning with her enthusiasm and vivid details! We can highly recommend Alice as a guide for an authentic and well-timed experience of Edinburgh's myths, ghosts and legends. Thank you Alice for such a great experience!
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R4242guluciac
Apr 6, 2024
Tour with Laura - We could not recommend Laura enough - Laura’s family have been in Edinburgh for many, many generations, and we knew from the outset that we were in authentic and knowledgable hands. She was engaging, funny, and full of amazing historical facts that we have been repeating since we left, and she made us fall in love with the city and all its wonders. The 1h30 flew past and honestly we would repeat the tour so many times. Do not hesitate to pick Laura!
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274sujitg
Dec 19, 2023
Excellent experience - We had a great informative and lively experience with Alice. She has a very expressive and fun way of sharing her stories and we truly enjoyed our time with her. Highly recommend her!
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Rachael_a
Oct 10, 2023
Book it! - Great tour! Awesome way to start the trip, absolutely recommend doing it as soon as you arrive in town. We got tons of great recommendations!
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Noreen_m
Aug 13, 2023
Enjoyable - We could understand Svend, he was engaging, flexible to our interests, knowledgeable, and a wonderful storyteller. He was funny when he would act out his passions about history, Scottish writers and poetry. Thank you Svend!
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Georgia_p
Jun 6, 2023
Edinburgh Up Close and Personal! - Nick provided a wonderful tour of St. Giles Cathedral, the Royal Mile and much more! Highly recommend!
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Larryg717
Jun 3, 2023
Great time with Laura - would recommend this tour with Laura at the outset of your time in Edinburgh as it helped shape the rest of our stay in very positive ways. Laura was not only very knowledgable and sharing she was also a great resource to bounce ideas off of and to get tips on where to go and how long to allow for the visits. She definitely made our experience in the city both better and more memorable.
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Adrian_w
May 16, 2023
Do this first - If you choose to do this tour on your visit do it first. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable full of tips and facts about the city. Well worth doing but take advantage of the knowledge provided. We did this on our last day but still thoroughly enjoyed it
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