15 Walking Tours in Edinburgh We Would Book Again

Edinburgh: Harry Potter Magical Guided Walking Tour - Price and Time: The $19 Value for a 2-Hour Story Walk

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11,944 reviews · 2 hours · from $19Our pick

A 2-hour guided Harry Potter walking tour in Edinburgh for $19, with Hogwarts House sorting, a quiz, and Tom Riddle’s grave.

“We had Xander as our tour guide today.. and it was amazing! Cannot thank Xander enough for his knowledge on not only the city but also for my Harry Potter enthusiast daughter. This was a trip on her bucket list before she emigrates to Australia. We even won the quiz :) Thanks again Xander (apologies if spelt incorrect) you made the tour outstanding.”

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Edinburgh Castle: Guided Walking Tour with Entry Ticket

2.Edinburgh Castle: Guided Walking Tour with Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 11,699 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $49

Guided Edinburgh Castle walk with entry ticket. Outdoor narration, Castle Rock views, then time to explore museums, prisons, and palaces.

“I thoroughly enjoyed experiencing the tour around Edinburgh castle. The tour guide Joe was very informative, knowledgeable, friendly and I liked his comedic presence. He covered many areas of the castle and was very clear in all areas. Would highly recommend to other people. Daniel M Petty”

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Underground Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh Old Town

3.Underground Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh Old Town

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8,506 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $33

Join a 1-hour guided walk through Edinburgh Old Town, then descend into the South Bridge underground vaults for spine-tingling 18th-century stories.

“The first 20 minutes is above ground, the whole hour is not in the vaults. If Louisa the guide had not been as good at her job as she certainly was then visitors would be looking around 4 damp cellars. Louisa was wonderful we have to say a credit to the company.”

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Edinburgh Castle: Guided Walking Tour with Entry Ticket

4.Edinburgh Castle: Guided Walking Tour with Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,540 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $51Top rated

A guided walk with guaranteed entry to Edinburgh Castle, built around stories, great photo time, and free exploration after the tour.

“Raj our tour guide was fantastic. So much information and humour added in. Excellent tour. Would definitely bring a friend and go on tour again”

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Edinburgh Castle Guided Walking Tour in English

5.Edinburgh Castle Guided Walking Tour in English

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,214 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $52

Skip the queue at Edinburgh Castle on a 90-minute Royal Mile walk with a guide in English, then explore the grounds at your pace.

“Started late as waited for others that were running behind. Wasn’t told we couldn’t get into Castle until later we wouldn’t of booked if we had know this as we were on a tight schedule”

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Edinburgh Darkside Walking Tour: Mysteries, Murder and Legends

6.Edinburgh Darkside Walking Tour: Mysteries, Murder and Legends

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,862 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $29

A 2-hour Edinburgh Darkside walk at 6:30 pm through Old Town alleys, Calton Hill views, and night cemeteries, with murder and legend stories.

“If you're into gruesome history stories this tour is for you. We done it in the typical Scottish weather, heavy rain and wind and yet still had a great time. The tour guide was really funny and knowledgeable. You get to see the real edinburgh and hear stories you probably wouldn't usually hear. It's a fun tour and definitely worth the money.”

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Edinburgh: Old Town History and Tales Walking Tour

7.Old Town History and Tales Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,361 reviews · 2 hours · from $24

Take a 2-hour guided walk through Edinburgh Old Town, hearing Auld Reekie tales at key landmarks and spotting Harry Potter inspiration spots.

“Excellent tour with a really good tour guide, Koffe. Highly recommend!”

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Haunted Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh

8.Haunted Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,183 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $33

Haunted Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh: guided underground vaults, a torture exhibition, and eerie paranormal tales. About 1 hour, English.

“Lots of steep steps. Some graphic historical torture things. We learned about edinbourghs darker side.”

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Old Town Walking Tour History and Tales in Edinburgh

9.Old Town Walking Tour History and Tales in Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,168 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $24

Two-hour guided Old Town walk in Edinburgh with a pro guide, big landmarks like St Giles and Mercat Cross, and castle views.

“Jule was a great story teller and showed lots of places of interest! Its been a great experience and would have given a 5-star rating if she was Scottish, speaking Scottish. Its a personal thing and not against Jule, again I think she did great and derserves 5 stars! When signing up it would help setting the expectation if the tour guide is a Scottish native or not.”

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The Mountebank Comedy Walk of Edinburgh

10.The Mountebank Comedy Walk of Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,813 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $36

Mountebank Comedy Walk in Edinburgh: a kilted comedian leads you through the Royal Mile, Castle views, and Greyfriars with big laughs.

“It was a fun time and Daniel was informative about Scottish history and also very entertaining.I will do the tour next time with my girlfriend”

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Haunted Vaults and Graveyard Walking Tour in Edinburgh

11.Haunted Vaults and Graveyard Walking Tour in Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,702 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $36

Nighttime Edinburgh tour through Greyfriars Graveyard and the South Bridge vaults, guided by night, with spooky stories and practical tips.

“It was really good and interesting and the tour guide who’s name was Darren was really good at telling the stories of the graveyard and vaults had a great time”

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Edinburgh: Dark Secrets of the Old Town Ghost Walking Tour

12.Dark Secrets of the Old Town Ghost Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,671 reviews · 2 hours · from $24

A 2-hour Edinburgh ghost walking tour through Canongate Kirkyard, witch trials, the Black Death, and Burke and Hare, ending at Old Calton Cemetery.

“The tour is very interesting, they told us a lot of stories about the city and its inhabitants in previous centuries. I would like to do it again in some future”

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Edinburgh: Harry Potter Walking Tour

13.Harry Potter Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,646 reviews · 2 hours · from $24

Harry Potter fans get a 2-hour guided walk through Edinburgh's wizarding inspirations, from Diagon Alley to Hogwarts and Voldemort.

“The guide was the cutest, funniest and had so much knowledge about Harry Potter, we loved it and a big recommendation to anyone! Thank you Kristal you were so much fun and we loved the tour with you :)”

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Royal Mile and Old Town Walking Tour

14.Royal Mile and Old Town Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,596 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $48

A small-group, 3-hour Royal Mile and Old Town walk in Edinburgh, with guided stops from Usher Hall to Scott Monument and local stories.

“This was absolutely AMAZING!!!! We had such an amazing time!!!! We got to ask as many questions as we wanted and focused on topics we were most interested in learning. This tour was better than I could’ve imagined. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!”

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Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle – Small Group Walking Tour

15.Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle – Small Group Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,523 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $70

Small-group Old Town walk on the Royal Mile plus skip-the-line Edinburgh Castle, with expert guides, close-up views, and extra time to explore.

“We took the Royal Mile and Castle tour and it was amazing. Our guide Nicola guided us with great enthusiasm. She is very knowledgeable and very friendly. I would highly recommend this tour!”

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