Despite the compactness of the city centre, open-top bus tours are big business, with several companies taking slightly varying routes around the main sights. All cost much the same, depart from Waverley Bridge and allow you to get on and off at leisure. There are also several walking tours, many of which depart from the central section of the Royal Mile near the High Kirk of St Giles; ghost tours and specialist tours are also available. Advance booking is recommended for all tours, and for the specialist tours in particular.
Spine-tingling night-time tours around the Old Town.
Good specialist tour that mixes a pub crawl with extracts from local authors acted out along the way.
Guided walks up Arthur’s Seat in the company of a qualified geologist.
The most engaging bus tours, using a fleet of vintage buses.
Reliable operator for walking tours and Old Town ghost tours.
Trace the footsteps of Inspector Rebus, hero of Ian Rankin’s bestselling detective novels.
A tour that takes you to places made famous from Irvine Welsh’s novels.
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