Edinburgh Private Walking Tour provided by Iconic Tours
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Edinburgh Private Walking Tour
Edinburgh Private Walking Tour
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Personalize your experience of Edinburgh with this private walking tour
Duration:
2h 30m
Taking Covid-19 safety measures
Wheelchair accessible
Ticket type:
Mobile
Free cancellation
- Duration:2h 30m
- Taking Covid-19 safety measures
- Wheelchair accessible
- Ticket type:Mobile
- Free cancellation
About
Gain a personalized insight into the Scottish capital of Edinburgh from your guide on this private Edinburgh walking tour that’s perfect for couples, families, small groups, or anyone who wants a personal guide to the city. Explore Greyfriars Kirk, the Royal Mile, and Old Town, and leave with restaurant recommendations tailored to your travel style.
Know before you go
- Duration: 2h 30m
- Mobile tickets accepted
Cancellation policy
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Available languages
English
Highlights
- Hear tales of history, royalty, and murder—all tailored to your interests
- Enjoy recommendations for restaurants and bars to visit after your tour
- Get a local’s view of the city’s hidden spots from your guide
What to expect
Greet your private guide at St. Giles’ Cathedral and get introduced before you set off on your walking tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As you stroll, your guide tells tales of characters who have left their mark on the city, inspired books, or shaped the city’s rich history.
Visit spots around the Old Town, the notorious Royal Mile, and the 17th-century church known as Greyfriars Kirk. Your guide takes you to a mix of big-ticket attractions and off-the-path gems.
As this is a private tour, you can ask as many questions as you’d like, including recommendations for drinks or dinner later.
You finish in a central Edinburgh location: Your guide will ensure you know where to go.
Know before you go
- Duration: 2h 30m
- Mobile tickets accepted
Available languages
English
Cancellation policy
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Highlights
- Hear tales of history, royalty, and murder—all tailored to your interests
- Enjoy recommendations for restaurants and bars to visit after your tour
- Get a local’s view of the city’s hidden spots from your guide
What to expect
Greet your private guide at St. Giles’ Cathedral and get introduced before you set off on your walking tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As you stroll, your guide tells tales of characters who have left their mark on the city, inspired books, or shaped the city’s rich history.
Visit spots around the Old Town, the notorious Royal Mile, and the 17th-century church known as Greyfriars Kirk. Your guide takes you to a mix of big-ticket attractions and off-the-path gems.
As this is a private tour, you can ask as many questions as you’d like, including recommendations for drinks or dinner later.
You finish in a central Edinburgh location: Your guide will ensure you know where to go.Need help booking?
Call the number below and use the product code: 8616P3
Important information
Inclusions
- Professional guide
Exclusions
- Gratuities
Duration
2h 30m
Departure details
- Saint Giles' Cathedral Cafe, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh EH1 1RE, UK We meet at the main steps to St Giles Cathedral which is on the Royal Mile just across the street from Royal Mile Whiskies.
Additional information
- Tours leave from the main entrance of St Giles' Cathedral on the Royal Mile. You will recognize your guide from the name badge around their neck
- Please arrive at least five minutes early
- Please dress for the Edinburgh weather, which can be very irregular
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travellers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Inclusions
- Professional guide
Exclusions
- Gratuities
Departure details
- Saint Giles' Cathedral Cafe, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh EH1 1RE, UK We meet at the main steps to St Giles Cathedral which is on the Royal Mile just across the street from Royal Mile Whiskies.
Duration
2h 30m
Return details
- Returns to original departure point
Additional information
- Tours leave from the main entrance of St Giles' Cathedral on the Royal Mile. You will recognize your guide from the name badge around their neck
- Please arrive at least five minutes early
- Please dress for the Edinburgh weather, which can be very irregular
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travellers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Travel safe during COVID-19
Last updated: 5 Jan 2022
A note from Edinburgh Private Walking Tour
We keep up to date with the Covid mandates and make any changes accordingly, but we always go above and beyond to keep everyone safe. Guides are fully vaccinated, have boosters, test for covid before tours and will wear masks whenever it is deemed necessary.
What you can expect during your visit
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
What you can expect during your visit
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Itinerary
- You'll start atSaint Giles' Cathedral CafeSt Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh EH1 1RE, UKWe meet at the main steps to St Giles Cathedral which is on the Royal Mile just across the street from Royal Mile Whiskies.See address & details
- 1St Giles' CathedralStop: 15 minutesSee details
- 2Royal MileStop: 20 minutesSee details
- 3Greyfriars KirkStop: 30 minutesSee detailsPass byGrassmarket
- 4Advocate's CloseStop: 5 minutesSee details
- 5Deacon Brodie's TavernStop: 5 minutesSee details
- You'll return to the starting point
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Cajun_traveler405
New Orleans, LA100 contributions
Spent the day with Will touring the city of Edinburgh. We covered old town in the morning and new town after lunch. Had been to the city many times before, but had never taken tour. Found the day fascinating. Learned a lot about the history of Edinburgh, but also about what it is like to live there now. Will did a great job. Was a pleasure spending day with him. Highly recommend.
Written 1 March 2020
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Dear Cajun_traveler405,
Many thanks for taking the time to write a review and I am really happy you got to see a different side of Edinburgh and learn more about our great city and it's people despite the fact you have visited several times before. I look forward to meeting you again and showing you more of Scotland next time.
Written 9 April 2020
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Ralf H
10 contributions
Aug 2019
There is no better way to get to know Edinburgh. Very knowledgable guide, nice walking, good stories.
Written 17 August 2019
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Dear Ralf,
Many thanks for the kind review. We love showing people the best of Edinburgh and your guide, David, is a real master of that.
Written 18 August 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
TarHeelBorn1
Raleigh, North Carolina175 contributions
Oct 2019
I had a private photo tour with Chris. It was an amazing experience. Chris is a very knowledgeable and talented photographer, a very good tour guide, and great person to spend a few hours with. I highly recommend any type of tour with Chris, but the photography is an extra special adventure. Chris worked with my timing, my interests, and answered all sorts of photography and history questions. Highly recommended!
Written 21 October 2019
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Dear TarHeelBorn1,
Many thanks for your review of your tour with Chris. He is a great photographer, very skilled at what he does and he has a knack of passing that knowledge on. We're very happy this tour was everything you were looking for and more.
We hope you can come visit again.
Will
Written 22 October 2019
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Sarah
3 contributions
Jun 2019 • Friends
Gary Ross from Iconic tours was a PERFECT guide! He was informed, intelligent and full of humor and charm. His walk was so engaging we all lost track of time. You can tell he loves his city and takes pride in Edinburgh. All four of us enjoyed our tour and will definitely come back to Edinburgh and see Gary again. Thank you for all of your kind attention!
Written 4 June 2019
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Dear Sarah H,
Thank you for the kind review, Gary loved meeting you all and as an "Edinburger" born and bred he's the perfect person to give a local view on the city.
We hope you can come back again some day.
Will
Written 5 June 2019
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Heather M
Ladera Ranch, CA655 contributions
Aug 2018 • Friends
I thought the tour was going to take us to all of the popular sights around Edinburgh and give us some basic background on them...but, in actuality, our tour guide, Gains, took us to some very unique spots in the city, including a cemetery and place where you could see Mr. Higgs (of Higgs Boson) hand prints in the cement in the city. We also stopped by statues, the St Giles Cathedral and other unique spots. The walking tour was very informative and interesting.
Highly recommend this tour!
Highly recommend this tour!
Written 9 September 2018
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Dear Heather M,
Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. Gains knows Edinburgh Old Town inside out and adds in special stops suited to everyone's needs so we are glad you had such a good time with him. Many thanks again, Will
Written 30 April 2019
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Leslie E
6 contributions
Although I've been on the bus tours a couple of times, I thought a walking tour of the Royal Mile would add additional details. Our guide, Margaret-Ann from Mercat Tours led a multi-cultural group of around 16, on the Secrets of the Royal Mile, and she certainly knew a lot of them. Welcoming questions from the group, her love of history was plain to see, and her often humorous descriptions were appreciated by all. Beginning and ending with the Castle Mount, it was nicely paced, and a realy pleasurable walk.
Written 9 May 2018
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Dear Leslie E, thanks for the kind review but you have posted this in the wrong place. Your review is for mercat Tours who offer group tours but our tours are only on a private basis. I hope you can post this review there for them as they will appreciate it.
Thanks
Will
Written 28 May 2018
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Robin G
2 contributions
Aug 2020 • Couples
Our guide Gillian was fantastic. A fascinating tour delivered with bags of enthusiasm keeping us all engaged and laughing on occasions as well as wincing at some of the dreadful things that’s happened in the 1700s! We were two Middle agers and two twenty somethings and Gillian got it spot on. Thank you👍
Written 24 August 2020
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Catherine R
St. Albans, UK13 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
Will was very knowledgable, and all the family enjoyed the tour. It was a really personalised, with lots of chances to ask questions. Highly recommended.
Written 8 August 2020
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willrobb77
Dear 464catheriner, many thanks for taking the time to write a review. It was a pleasure to meet you all and I am very happy that the whole family enjoyed the tour.
Written 12 August 2020
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patriciasZ9374MF
Spokane, WA4 contributions
Oct 2019
I requested a tour to catch Edinburgh in the "Golden Hours" and Will Robb was happy to provide me with excellent sites around the city in the beautiful late afternoon light. He not only showed me places to take excellent photos, he showed me how to make better use of my digital SLR. And, along the way, he told me stories about the city I would never had learned without the expertise of a local. I highly recommend this for any traveler!
Written 2 November 2019
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Dear patriciasZ9374MF,
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review, it is very much appreciated.
It was my pleasure to meet you and show you around Edinburgh from just before sunset through to the darker times of night. The photos you got during the Golden Hour were great and thanks for posting up the excellent shot of the Castle from Princes Street gardens.
Many thanks and I hope you come and visit again soon.
Will
Written 7 November 2019
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Pamela A
Minnesota13 contributions
Sep 2019
Our guide, Gillian, was wonderful. Charming, humorous, and she certainly knew her stuff! I wished we had booked more tours after exploring the New Town with her.
Written 7 September 2019
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willrobb77
Dear Paschemacher, thank you for your review of Gillian. She is a lovely, charming, funny and very knowledgeable person and we are so happy you enjoyed yourself so much.
Hope you can come again.
Will
Written 10 September 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
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