Scotland · HISTORICAL TOURS
Nine hundred years of siege, plague, union and clearance, most of it still standing. These 15 cover the castles, the closes and the battlefields, priced by length, with a note on which ones ask for a lot of walking.
Explore Edinburgh Castle with entry included, panoramic views, royal stories, military history, and an entertaining English-speaking guide.
“Our guide Angus was cheerful, easy to hear and very informative. But best of all, he was absolutely hilarious. I guffawed my way through the tour. Thank you so much for the lighthearted presentation.”
Taste four Scottish single malts in Edinburgh while hearing folklore, whisky lore, and lively stories in a private Royal Mile lounge.
“Naomi was an incredible and entertaining guide/narrator. Full of entertaining stories, making the time to respond to questions, and pointing out interesting things on the whiskeys as well as Scottish history. The Hot Toddy as location also very well setup, catering for an awesome mood and evening. Truly an amazing experience.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town with lively guides, medieval tales, Harry Potter links, St. Giles Cathedral, and the Grassmarket.
“Ben was a great guide! He was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Edinburgh. His stories brought the history to life … and were very amusing. Gave us some tips of places to visit later which we did ….and a good coffee shop recommendation”
Review of Edinburgh’s Old Town walking tour, with castle views, dark tales, lively guides, practical tips, price, and honest drawbacks.
“Jule was a great story teller and showed lots of places of interest! Its been a great experience and would have given a 5-star rating if she was Scottish, speaking Scottish. Its a personal thing and not against Jule, again I think she did great and derserves 5 stars! When signing up it would help setting the expectation if the tour guide is a Scottish native or not.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, hidden closes, and 400-year-old underground vaults with a lively local historian in 90 minutes.
“So glad we did this history tour. Was my kids fav thing. Great history and our guide Morvan was excellent”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town, Canongate Kirkyard, and South Bridge vaults with a lively guide on this small-group history tour.
“Chihon was an excellent guide. He was very engaging, knowledgeable and had us laughing throughout the tour. Our 10yo loved hearing about the history of Edinburgh just as much as we did. Highly recommend!”
Explore Edinburgh’s Blair Street Vaults with a small group, vivid storytelling, artifacts, and dark tales beneath the Old Town.
“I booked this as a birthday present for my husband. We had limited time in Edinburgh, but I knew he would enjoy the historical vaults. WOW!!!! It was better than anything we expected. Loved hearing the stories and history. As well, Veni (our lovely and brilliant guide) was beyond wonderful and made the exploration a complete highlight for us. I appreciated her narration and care of travelers so much. Excellent tour!!”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town, witch trials, haunted closes, and Grassmarket executions on a lively 75-minute walking tour.
“Great general tour of edinburgh specialising in the witch trials from 16th century. Angelica was very knowledgeable and very engaging all round!”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town on a two-hour guided walk covering medieval legends, modern history, landmarks, and local tips.
“Very informative. Now I see the city with different eyes. History and places were a good match. There were also many tips.Auto-translated”
Explore Edinburgh’s darker past on a two-hour Royal Mile walk covering executions, plague, body snatchers, graves, and grim city lore.
“James was phenomenal. The tour was insightful and entertaining highly recommend it to anyone visiting.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town in Italian, from the Royal Mile and castle views to Greyfriars Kirkyard, myths, monarchs, and Harry Potter lore.
“La nostra guida Alessandra è stata cordiale e disponibile! Tour interessante! Consigliato!”
Explore Edinburgh’s witch trials, grim tales, and haunted corners on a theatrical 75-minute walking tour led by guides such as Juniper and Hazel.
“In spite of the rain was a nice tour. We were running late with our Uber and got a quick response in how to handle delay. The guide was amazing with her theatrics! In spite of her trying so hard to speak to everyone her mic couldn’t keep up. All in all was a fun tour.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Blair Street vaults with a master Storyteller, authentic artifacts, museum displays, and 75 minutes of vivid Old Town history.
“Naomi was a wonderful and knowledgeable guide, she really brought the history of the underground to life. Highly recommend Mercat tours.”
Walk Edinburgh’s Old Town with a local guide, from St. Giles’ Cathedral and the Royal Mile to Greyfriars Bobby and Harry Potter lore.
“One of the absolute best walking tours we have ever taken a must do when here the guide was very personal and engaging as well as knowledgeable and took our interest in to account on the tour”
Trace Glasgow from Saint Mungo to the Victorian age on a lively 2.5-hour walk covering grand buildings, murals, scandals, and hidden corners.
“Interresting information, entertaining. Our guide was genuine and directed us to great pizza dinner as well.”
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