Tour 5 Edinburgh City Highlights

Edinburgh City Highlights Walking & Driving Tour

  • Tour Duration: 8hrs

  • Start Times: From 7:30am - 10am

  • Pick Up Point: You chose

  • Activity Level Range: Low-Moderate

  • Total Drive Time: TBC

  • Accessibility: Some parts of this tour are not accessible for wheelchairs.

 

Edinburgh City Highlights…

Edinburgh is a City which is literally split in two. There is the old town and the new town. We will discuss this more during the tour. On this tour we will walk along the royal mile through the old town. There are many sites and attractions during this 2 mile stroll starting at the Holyrood House Palace (The official residence of the queen in Edinburgh) going up to the world famous castle and returning back to our vehicle to complete the old town tour. We will then head out through the new town visiting attractions such as the Museum of Scotland, the Botanic Gardens, the Royal Yacht Britannia and many more. This is designed as a taster tour but if you want to spend more time at any particular attraction just let your guide know.

From your point of pick up we will head straight into the heart of the city to Holyrood House Palace. From here we will start our 1 mile ascent up the royal mile. This area is full of attractions and historical sites of interest so this is more of a stroll than a walk. When we get to the top of the hill we will be at Edinburgh Castle. If you wish to go in we can arrange this, tickets are just under £20 and are not included in the tour. Doing the castle properly could take a few hours so if this is what you want to do we will have to whisk around some of the other attractions. Depending on the time we spend on the royal mile we may get lunch here.

After returning to the vehicle we will do a quick tour of the rest of the old town including the grassmarket, greyfriars bobby and the new parliament building. We will then head over to the new town. Here we will visit Princess Gardens, George street and Queen street before heading out towards Leith docks to visit the botanic gardens and the Royal Yacht Britannia.

We will then return to your pick up point. There are so many sites and attractions on this tour and you will not get a chance to do them all but we will design a tour around your preferences and we will adapt it on the day to ensure you see what you want to see.