The Scotch Whisky Experience is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

1. The Scotch Whisky Experience

8.8
354 Castlehill (Royal Mile), Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Museum · Edinburgh Castle · 135 tips and reviews

ibisibis: Great experience! Take the gold tour and enjoy 4 additional whisky at the end. Absolutely recommended.

Joe G.Joe Gauder: Great tour and plenty of scotch whiskey to find a favorite!

AustinAustin: The gold tour is well worth it! Had a great time.

Edinburgh Castle is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

2. Edinburgh Castle

9.0
Castlehill, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Castle · 368 tips and reviews

Tim M.Tim Marques: Excellent view from the top of the castle. Try and get on a guided tour they are free and help you understand a lot about the castle and Edignburgh.

Stephanie A.Stephanie Allen: Touring the castle is very interesting and well worth the money! However, there is no student discount at this time, unfortunately.

Dean M.Dean McVey: You can’t not go! Save this for a clear day of weather if you have the choice. Book tickets and go early! Top tip - join the free hourly guided tour. The war memorial inside is moving and poignant.

Palace of Holyroodhouse is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

3. Palace of Holyroodhouse

8.7
Canongate, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Palace · Holyrood · 49 tips and reviews

Jefe C.Jefe C.Q.: A great self guided audio tour. A tight squeeze in some spots (stairs) but worth the effort. The abbey and the gardens are nice as well.

Jennifer C.Jennifer Cant: Value for money excellent audio tour

Amaury J.Amaury J: Beautiful palace and the Queen's official residence in the summer. The audio tour is amazing as it goes into the details of every room. Many cool original artifacts in here, like Mary of Scott's bed!

The Real Mary King's Close is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

4. The Real Mary King's Close

7.5
2 Warriston's Close, High Street, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Arts and Entertainment · Waverley Station · 48 tips and reviews

RedshoekangarooRedshoekangaroo: We had a great tour guide/ chamber maid. (Katie/Agnus) it is a great look into life in Edinburgh 400 years ago.

KinoKino: I highly recommend you take this tour, to learn the history of Edinburgh's past and to immerse yourself in Edinburgh's historic and abandoned underground.

henrik g.henrik greger: Really interesting tour of Edinburghs past. Our tour guide Chris T. was an excellent entertainer. Really appreciated his engagement.

The Royal Yacht Britannia is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

5. The Royal Yacht Britannia

8.6
Leith Docks (at Ocean Terminal), Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Boat or Ferry · Leith · 44 tips and reviews

Hilary E.Hilary Earnshaw: Enjoy tea and cake on the Royal Yacht and a fascinating tour of the ship, great morning out!

Elena G.Elena Ger: Fascinating tour of the ship. Great!! It has surprised me a lot ;-)

Jim C.Jim Cullen: Great tour and excellent day out. You have to try the tablet from the fudge/tablet shop.

The Royal Mile is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

6. The Royal Mile

8.8
High St (Princes St), Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Road · Old Town · 74 tips and reviews

Dhawal D.Dhawal Damania: Free Tours start at Starbucks at 11 am and 1 pm, totally worth it!

Frankie B.Frankie Bird: Seek out Mile Amusements a free 3 jour tour of the Royal Mile hidden gems. Head to St Giles Cathedral got more info

Onur K.Onur Kucukerdogan: Get a free walking tour, it's the greatest way of learning city history while you are actually seeing it.

Mercat Tours is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

7. Mercat Tours

7.6
28 Blair Street, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Tour Provider · Old Town · 12 tips and reviews

Jo W.Jo Worsfold: Liz was excellent on the late night 'Hidden and haunted' tour, very atmospheric and great stories. I'd have liked it to be longer!

Barbara M.Barbara Miller: Get on Emily's tour. She's awesome.

Mustafa S.Mustafa Sevinç: The most exciting part of a ghost tour is the final 15 minutes that you can see vaults. Remaining is some stories at closes that you can already see without a tour.

Free Tour Edinburgh by SANDEMANs NEW Edinburgh is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

8. Free Tour Edinburgh by SANDEMANs NEW Edinburgh

7.9
124 High St (at South Bridge), Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Tour Provider · Old Town · 4 tips and reviews

Carolina L.Carolina Lauriano: Great tour! It's for free but if you like the tour, you can tip the guide. We loved our tour. Worth doing it!

SANDEMANs N.SANDEMANs NEW Edinburgh: Please check in with us on SANDEMANs NEW Edinburgh start point. The FREE Tour leaves there every day at 11am and 2pm in English and Spanish. We are looking forward to seeing you!

Celia F.Celia Ffrench: Melanie was a great tour guide,lots of fun stories and engaging with the group

City of the Dead Tour is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

9. City of the Dead Tour

7.2
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Tour Provider · Old Town · 6 tips and reviews

daniel g.daniel goslee: Rachel is one of the better tour guides, but I think she mostly does the Underground tours.

Jason V.Jason Vella: Samantha took our tour and she was awesome ... very informative and entertaining. Black mausoleum was super creepy and we had someone pass out while standing in the back :|

jenny M.jenny Muet: We liked the tour and our guide had very good narrative skills. We would prefer a smaller group of people.

Holyrood Abbey is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

10. Holyrood Abbey

9.0
Palace of Holyroodhouse Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Historic and Protected Site · Holyrood · 12 tips and reviews

Edgar E.Edgar E: The Abbey is like an awesome treat at the end of an excellent tour through the palace.

Carlos P.Carlos P: Nice tour. Don't miss the gardens and the Abbey after you visit the palace.

Carl G.Carl Griffin: Lovely place to explore and take in the history.

Edinburgh Bus Tours is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

11. Edinburgh Bus Tours

7.4
Waverley Bridge, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Tour Provider · Waverley Station · 10 tips and reviews

Talented Miss FigleyTalented Miss Figley: If you want to see the top attractions of Edinburgh DON'T join this tour.

Michael B.Michael B.: A perfect way to learn to know a new town. €22 for three different tours was really worth the price. Try to go to The Shore area.

Richard P.Richard Peat: Of the three city tours, the green buses have live guides for a much more interesting tour and a chance to ask questions.

Ensign Ewart is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

12. Ensign Ewart

8.3
521-523 Lawnmarket (Castle Hill), Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Pub · The Mound · 18 tips and reviews

Alex A.Alex Aki: If you took a Timberbush bus tour you have a 10 percent discount here. Be aware that they don't accept cards.

Jiri K.Jiri Kram: This is place where Timberbush tours are leaving. If you haven't done it. It's a must! You can visit highlands, locks and many more with timerbush. Highly recommend.

Brandon W.Brandon West: Good food and Scottish ales on cask. The ploughman's lunch was very good and the Scotch egg sandwich is a beauty.

Camera Obscura and World of Illusions is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

13. Camera Obscura and World of Illusions

8.8
549 Castlehill (Royal Mile), Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Science Museum · The Mound · 79 tips and reviews

F!F!: If you come in the evening around 6pm at winter time, you'll get 10% discount b'coz you can't see the view from camera obscura n if you have city tour bus ticket (hopon hopoff) you'll get 10% discount

Quin R.Quin R: Great view and tour using a cool mirror on the roof. Very interactive with all the different ways to play with link between your eyes and your mind.

Ashlynn R.Ashlynn Rose: Amazing fun place. A must go if you're in Edinburgh.

South Bridge Vaults is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

14. South Bridge Vaults

7.4
Historic and Protected Site · Waverley Station · 2 tips and reviews

Francesco d.Francesco de Virgilio: Amazing historic tour under the city, across 3 centuries of history, deaths and trafficking, starts after lunch in Parliament Square.

Brandon K.Brandon Kirklen: So cool! The tour guides are very knowledgeable as well.

Johnnie Walker Princes Street is one of The 15 Best Places for Tours in Edinburgh.

15. Johnnie Walker Princes Street

8.8
145 Princes St, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Whisky Bar · New Town · 3 tips and reviews

Andrew T.Andrew Talaga: The flavour journey tour was excellent - well worth the money. Go to the 1820 rooftop bar afterwards - a cool cocktail bar with an outdoor terrace and great views.

Vladimir B.Vladimir Bilay: Great view, atmosphere, excellent selection of rare drinks

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