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Explore the city by black taxi on this private 2.5 hour Christmas Lights tour of Edinburgh. Travel through the ancient streets of Edinburgh by black...
2 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Edinburgh's dramatic setting gives the Christmas season a character all its own. Historic streets, festive markets, seasonal traditions, and winter celebrations come together to create...
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There’s just something about wrapping up warm over Christmas to really get you in the festive spirit! Edinburgh is a fairytale city year round, but...
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Recent tour reviews
nikitakM2249TQ, Sep 2026
Great tour, great tour guide
Fantastic tour of Scotland highlands.It’s an arduous long trip that takes the entire day, but our guide Ryan kept it engaging and entertaining the whole way through.I had a lot of tours in my time here in Scotland, and Ryan’s been the only one able to keep me engaged the whole tour with his storytelling and knowledge of history.Would recommend.

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Port of Leith Distillery Tour and Tasting857gastone, Sep 2026
Great tour in a really special distillery
It was really nice to go through the process of making whisky in such a particular distillery with an awesome view. Izzy was super nice and the hole tour was perfect.

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Port of Leith Distillery Tour and TastingvalentinapT3483SG, Sep 2026
Amazing distillery
The experience was amazing, Izzy is super nice and very much interesting all about she told us! So recommended! 😁♥️
584kirar, Sep 2026
Awesome!!
Mohammed was exceptional! He spoke clearly. He was funny and polite. He checked in to make sure we were all doing ok as it was a longer tour. He also made sure we got to see everything of interest! Great tour host!

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Islander Harris Tweed® Mini Satchel Making WorkshopKY76, Sep 2026
Perfect end to a delightful week in Scotland
I thoroughly enjoyed my Harris Tweed satchel making workshop. This took place at the end of my trip to Scotland, after I’d seen many of the Harris Tweed products available for purchase throughout the country. At the workshop I was able to choose a shape not available in any of the other retail shops and tailor the flap and strap colors to my liking. The guides were friendly and helpful, and it was a fun experience that resulted in a beautiful, unique, and useful souvenir.
IniaB, Sep 2026
Excellent historical experience with a terrific guide
Our guide, SJ (short for Sjoukje) was superb, telling us lots of information liberally spiced with humor and local tales. Learning about and walking in the steps of the historical Edinburgh Castle made it worth the crowds and mountaintop wind.
Suki_E, Sep 2026
Wonderful, informative, fascinating
Wonderful, informative, fascinating tour of the Royal Mile and Old Town Edinburgh area as well as time around and in the Edinburgh Castle. Our guide Ben was excellent!

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Edinburgh Castle: Guided Walking Tour with Entry TicketKathryn_W, Sep 2026
Our tour with G was...
Our tour with G was amazing! He’s a wealth of knowledge about Scottish history. It was great to get a tour from a native Scot! He also had amazing recommendations for the rest of our trip. Thank you!
Olga_L, Sep 2026
A wonderful way to learn...
A wonderful way to learn about the city then you can hop off to the location you want then hop on the bus and off to the next stop. But a word of warning don’t loss your ticket lol CT

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Edinburgh: Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe & Fort Williamsona03, Sep 2026
Highland tours experience awesome
Scott was really good guide, he was very thorough throughout the tour and since the tour was in English it was awesome. We enjoyed the trip and stories throughout the trip.

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Edinburgh: Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe & Fort WilliamBrendan_M, Sep 2026
Highlight of our two weeks in the UK
If you have any interest in visiting the highlands, HP connections or not, this is a terrific way to do it. Despite the EARLY start for us night owls this was the absolute highlight of our two weeks in the UK. We had rain, wind and sun and loved it all. The views are absolutely stunning. Muhammad (driver/guide) was full of knowledge, a great communicator, and full of jokes. Train ride was an easy transfer to/from the coach and great fun. We packed ourselves breakfast and lunch which we ate on the coach but also picked up refreshments at some of the stops (coffee, soda) and on the train (scotch, coffee, and an IRN BRU - which our seat mate and the trolly cart staff were thrilled to watch us Americans have one for the first time). Speaking of stops there are enough breaks for photo ops and leg stretching to feel refreshed but we still felt like we made great progress throughout the day that it flew by and we joked maybe we should book again for tomorrow! Book this trip you’ll be glad you did (and hope you get Muhammad!)
Jennie_P, Sep 2026
Fun!!
John was a great driver and tour guide with fun stories and bad jokes. Lol!!
If you have good weather do the loch cruise.
It was a Great day out with Timberbush

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Edinburgh Castle: Guided Walking Tour with Entry Ticket
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Islander Harris Tweed® Mini Satchel Making WorkshopJanet_W, Sep 2026
A Great Fashion Piece to Remember Scotland
What a great way to have fun, use your creative juices, and come away with a very fashionable souvenir of your trip to Scotland. Instructors Connor, Claire and Imogene were so helpful and encouraging in helping us through the creation of these satchels. It was so enjoyable and I was happy to walk away with a beautiful remembrance of my trip.
beckyhusker, Sep 2026
Authentic
Alister was fabulous! Answered all of our questions and provided history with context. Highly recommend!
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