Receive a warm welcome to Edinburgh on a private tour that will kick off your time in the city in the best way possible! In only 90 minutes, a local guide will get you acquainted with Edinburgh to help you enjoy the rest of your stay to the fullest.
Discover where to find Edinburgh Castle and St. Giles Cathedral and how to explore them away from the crowds. And what about that unique family owned restaurant or that amazing local hotspot? We got you covered; the local guides are experts in the subject! Forget about touristy traps; on this city kickstart tour, your guide will point you in the right direction.
Private City Kickstart Tour: Edinburgh is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local produce and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.
Posted By : Kara_B
We had a great tour of the Old Town with Russell. He was extremely knowledgeable and very pleasant. He contacted us before the tour to ask what we were most interested in seeing, and he catered the tour to us. In addition to seeing many of the standard sites, he recommended other museums and locations that we could stop in to visit on our own time, which was great. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 13:06:24 
Posted By : Paulette_S
My adult daughters and I met Monica on June 17th, 2024, for the KickStart tour of Edinburgh, Scotland lasting 1 1/2 hours. Monica was delightful and very enthusiastic. She gave us a fantastic tour beginning in Old Town; relaying the key elements in the history of the city’s development and telling us interesting stories behind the monuments and sites we visited including some places that served as inspiration for JK Rowling’s HARRY POTTER book series. We were flying home that same day and were unable to take a longer tour; however we could easily have spent an entire day with her. Tour is a solid 5 stars. Terry S.
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Posted On : 2024-06-23 19:57:06
Posted By : Ellyn_A
Alec was quite entertaining and a wonderful storyteller. He gave us a walking tour that you'd never have known to do and filled us in on many neat facts about Edinburgh. We visited a couple Harry Potter areas and got some great advice on things to do/not do while in town. Very nice experience.
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Posted On : 2024-06-22 16:29:15
Posted By : Terri_H
Our tour guide Alice was great! She told us history and legends of the city! She included so Harry Potter paces too.
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Posted On : 2024-06-20 10:41:53
Posted By : Paras_S
Alice as a story teller who captivated our imagination through stories of the Royal Mile. From tales of Deacon Brodie’s antics to what went on in the closes around the Royal Mile, this was a lovely tour. Not quite the introductory tour we had in mind, but still a lovely experience if only enhanced by the Scottish rain. Alice was great in accommodating us in the rain and made stops under shelter to avoid us spending too much time in the downpour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-01 01:06:16
Posted By : 25heikef
Alice was brilliant and very kind. We had the pleasure of spending one and a half hour with Alice, touring Edinburgh. She has a lot of knowledge about the history of Edinburgh and Scotland. Alice had us gripped up from the very beginning with her enthusiasm and vivid details!
We can highly recommend Alice as a guide for an authentic and well-timed experience of Edinburgh's myths, ghosts and legends.
Thank you Alice for such a great experience!
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 04:20:08 
Posted By : R4242GUluciac
We could not recommend Laura enough - Laura’s family have been in Edinburgh for many, many generations, and we knew from the outset that we were in authentic and knowledgable hands. She was engaging, funny, and full of amazing historical facts that we have been repeating since we left, and she made us fall in love with the city and all its wonders.
The 1h30 flew past and honestly we would repeat the tour so many times. Do not hesitate to pick Laura!
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Posted On : 2024-04-06 17:25:18
Posted By : 274sujitg
We had a great informative and lively experience with Alice. She has a very expressive and fun way of sharing her stories and we truly enjoyed our time with her.
Highly recommend her!
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Posted On : 2023-12-19 11:39:39
Posted By : Rachael_A
Great tour! Awesome way to start the trip, absolutely recommend doing it as soon as you arrive in town. We got tons of great recommendations!
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Posted On : 2023-10-10 14:12:47
Posted By : Noreen_M
We could understand Svend, he was engaging, flexible to our interests, knowledgeable, and a wonderful storyteller. He was funny when he would act out his passions about history, Scottish writers and poetry. Thank you Svend!
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Posted On : 2023-08-13 04:50:37
