Historic Edinburgh Tours Ltd

Explore Edinburgh’s historic Old Town with a five-star rated local guide!
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Winner 2017,2018
Traveller’s Choice Winner 2020

Historic Edinburgh Tours will give you a carefully planned tour which takes you to some of Edinburgh’s most historic Old Town locations. Your tour combines archive images, well-told stories and an interesting and scenic tour route which is accessible for most mobility levels. Your guide, Robert, has lived in Edinburgh all his life. He is a local school teacher and has researched and led all of our tours. Robert has appeared as a local guide on international television and has been leading tour groups since 2004.
We have four different tours available to book. Each one offers a very different exploration of Edinburgh’s magnificent Old Town.

PRIVATE OLD EDINBURGH WALKING TOUR
Discover the famous, and infamous, characters who lived, worked and died on the streets of the magnificent Old Town. Robert, your local Edinburgh guide, will take you in the footsteps of Mary, Queen of Scots, the Irish murderers Burke and Hare, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Robert Burns and more!
Perfect for anyone who wants to see the Old Town and learn about the history of Scotland and Edinburgh

PRIVATE SLUM LIFE IN VICTORIAN EDINBURGH WALKING TOUR
Welcome to our favourite Edinburgh guided tour! You’ll get to know a very different side of Scotland’s capital city as you learn about the lives and struggles of Edinburgh’s Victorian slum dwellers.
Perfect for anyone who wants to see the Old Town and learn about an often-forgotten period in our history. Prices start at £40 for up to four people.

PRIVATE GREYFRIARS KIRKYARD TOUR
Come with us as we reveal the stories of some of the people who were buried under your feet. Covenanters, bodysnatchers, murderers and murdered, this graveyard has it all!
Perfect for anyone who wants to discover Scottish history and who wants an Edinburgh guided tour with a smaller amount of walking. Prices start at £40 for up to four people

PRIVATE ROYAL MILE TOUR
Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile was the backdrop for some of the most noteworthy moments in Scotland’s history. Mary, Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Robert Burns – they all knew and lived on the Royal Mile. Your Edinburgh guide will take you to the very places in which history happened. Prices start at £40 for up to four people.