Edinburgh - Old Town Stories: Discover Hidden Gems and Famous Landmarks

Uncover the secrets of Edinburgh’s Old Town with a knowledgeable guide. Explore famous landmarks and hidden gems, and learn the fascinating stories of the city’s history.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Edinburgh Old Town - The perfect introduction to the history of Scotland and Edinburgh in particular. Wander around Old Town Edinburgh in the company of an expert guide, and hear about the origins of Scotland and its capital.
  • St Giles’ Cathedral - Walk around St. Giles Cathedral and hear about its history, John Knox and the Reformation, and…
What's Included
  • In-person guide
Additional Information

An ideal way to get to know the city.
A guide will escort you around Old Town Edinburgh, acquainting you with not just the popular landmarks, but also with some lesser-known yet unique features that give our adored city its character.
You’ll gain knowledge about how Scotland and Edinburgh came into existence, listen to the narratives of our celebrated…

Location
West Parliament Square
Find us across the square in Front of St. Giles Cathedral. Search for the white umbrella with the logo of All-Star Guides.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Barry_m
Oct 4, 2024
Old town tour of not so old - Our guide was a great storyteller. He took us many places in a short period of time .hihly recommend this tour
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Craig_s
Oct 4, 2024
Cemetery and all of... - Cemetery and all of Robert’s knowledge of the many characters of Edinburgh Cathedral is spectacular along with the architecture of the city as a whole
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Deanne
Sep 23, 2024
The perfect day in Edinburgh - We had David as our guide and he was full of interesting information on the history of Edinburgh and some of its important residents over time. My husband and I both enjoyed it, and learned so much about this beautiful old city. Coming from Australia that isn’t quite 240 years old, the history that dates back 7 and 8 hundred years is so interesting. Although the tour went for a few hours, there isn’t a great deal of walking. We also did the castle tour with David in the morning, and with lunch fitting between the 2. We had only a day and a half in Edinburgh, this worked very well. Between the 2 tours, other than Arthur’s Seat we ticked off everything on our must see list in the day. We would definitely recommend both tours.
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Mario168
Sep 22, 2024
Unparalleled tour of Edinburgh's Old Town - Knowledgable guide, entertaining stories, excellent walking tour. The guide's knowledge of history and historical figures was superb. Told in an informative way, with amusing anecdotes.
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Parislennox
Sep 11, 2024
Excellent - varied and interesting - Kieran gave us a well-informed and amusing historical tour with some personal interesting and honest asides! We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this tour, which was excellent value.
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05_rita_mm
Sep 6, 2024
Forget the other tour companies take your Edinburgh walking tour with All Star Guides. - James was absolutely fabulous. Very Interesting, funny and even added a few extra stops for us as one of the ladies on the tour was interested in Harry Potter connections with Edinburgh. I would absolutely highly recommend this tour. Thank you James.
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320annakarinw
Aug 17, 2024
Interesting and fin - Really interesting, a little bit of everything, we truely recommend this tour! Nice with a walk instead of going by bus.
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Trevor_j
Aug 15, 2024
Great taste of Edinburgh - Learning interesting snippets of history were enjoyable for us. The whole process of booking and finding our guide was simple. David, our guide, handled the noise and bustle of Fringe week very well and kept us entertained with lots of wonderful stories. Thank you.
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George
Aug 10, 2024
Best tour guide off all time - we had robert as a tour guide he was incredible ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. he was a funny guy he knew everything about scotland and all of the old town stories . Lastly, robert deserves 100% a 5 star rate from me and all of my family
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Antonisa417
Aug 10, 2024
ROBERT DA GOAT🐐🐐🐐😤😤😤 - We had tobert through our entire tour on the old tower of endiburgh he told us every story about the old city and explained everything very clearly he is honestly the GREATEST TOUR GUIDE THERE IS and he needs to come to Greece🐐
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From $19
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).