Private Edinburgh Sightseeing and History Tour
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 8 hours
Tour guide Alan has worked in the Scottish tourist industry since 1991. He has a first class degree in Scottish History, and loves nothing better than showing small groups around the many fascinating wonders of "Auld Reekie". Alan says, "We Scots are a people who are bound to our ancestors. Though we cannot look into their eyes or hear their voices, we can walk in their footsteps and be where they once stood".Join this tour to discover the highlights of Edinburgh and learn about the history of the capital.
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Tour guide Alan has worked in the Scottish tourist industry since 1991. He has a first class degree in Scottish History, and loves nothing better than showing small groups around the many fascinating wonders of "Auld Reekie". Alan says, "We Scots are a people who are bound to our ancestors. Though we cannot look into their eyes or hear their voices, we can walk in their footsteps and be where they once stood".Join this tour to discover the highlights of Edinburgh and learn about the history of the capital.Edinburgh has been the Capital of Scotland since the 15th Century and stands proudly on seven hills, creating the dramatic skyline of this lively cosmopolitan city. Compare Edinburgh’s Old Town, where families lived in cramped conditions and rubbish was thrown out of the windows, to the elegant Georgian New Town with its three main streets and a square at either end.
Join this and hear about the hangings that took place in the Grassmarket as you marvel at the impenetrable Castle Rock above you and hear about the attempts to capture Edinburgh Castle. See the Royal Mile which joins Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyrood House. This tour will highlight all the things to do and see in Edinburgh as you tour through the city streets.
Learn about body-snatchers, witch hunters, firebrand priests and philosophers all living on the side of a dead volcano. During your tour you will cover all the main sights of the Old & New City of Edinburgh. Starting on the famous Royal Mile, your guide Alan will lead you through the windy streets and up the hills to sites of executions, cloned sheep and the birthplace of Harry Potter.
Highlights include: New Town, Old Town, Grassmarket, Edinburgh Castle, National Museum of Scotland, Palace of Holyrood House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh Castle, St Giles’ Cathedral, The Royal Mile, Mercat Cross, Greyfriars Bobby, Scott Monument, Site of Witch Burnings, Covenanters’ Prison and The Mound.
Join this and hear about the hangings that took place in the Grassmarket as you marvel at the impenetrable Castle Rock above you and hear about the attempts to capture Edinburgh Castle. See the Royal Mile which joins Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyrood House. This tour will highlight all the things to do and see in Edinburgh as you tour through the city streets.
Learn about body-snatchers, witch hunters, firebrand priests and philosophers all living on the side of a dead volcano. During your tour you will cover all the main sights of the Old & New City of Edinburgh. Starting on the famous Royal Mile, your guide Alan will lead you through the windy streets and up the hills to sites of executions, cloned sheep and the birthplace of Harry Potter.
Highlights include: New Town, Old Town, Grassmarket, Edinburgh Castle, National Museum of Scotland, Palace of Holyrood House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh Castle, St Giles’ Cathedral, The Royal Mile, Mercat Cross, Greyfriars Bobby, Scott Monument, Site of Witch Burnings, Covenanters’ Prison and The Mound.
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