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Sandemans Edinburgh Free Tour

Meeting point is outside Starbucks | 124 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QS, Scotland
+49 (0)30 510 50030
Ranked #8 of 58 tours in Edinburgh
5.0 of 5 stars 489 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Tours leave at 11am and 1pm everyday from the Royal Mile near the Tron Kirk. For information about additional summer times and other tours please...... more » Owner description: Tours leave at 11am and 1pm everyday from the Royal Mile near the Tron Kirk. For information about additional summer times and other tours please visit our website using the link above.Connecting great guides with smart travelersWe believe in supporting our local communities and are committed to giving a voice to self-employed guides who have chosen Edinburgh as their home. By ensuring that every native English speaking guide represents our unique style of mixing history and story-telling while maintaining their own personality and flair, we’ve become one of the most popular tour companies in the world. Helping superb independent guides connect with thousands of travelers a day, we provide these local freelancers the possibility to inform and entertain you, and they employ us to spread the news about this great concept. « less
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Miami, Florida
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

Excellent tour and excellent tour guide. Completely enjoyed myself and learned a lot about Edinburgh. Would recommend it to anyone. More

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Edwards, Colorado
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

Our guide was engaging, knowledgeable and made the time fly by. The tour gave us a bit of breadth and a bit of depth, just enough so that we had an overview of the city, along with some fun facts about people and history. It left us knowing what else we wanted to see and made us feel connected to... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

Great tour. Guide Jonny was brilliant, he made it interesting. More

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Dublin, Ireland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

We started our visit to Edinburgh with this tour with an amazingly funny and knowledgable guide, Fiona. She was so excited to share historic stories and information. What a great way to be introduced to the city! More

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Hartington, Nebraska, USA
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

We were barely an hour in Edinburgh when we jumped on this tour. It was a great way to get a feel for the city and figure out what sights and where to go while we were there. James was our tour guide, and as well as being informative, he was very entertaining. Just note the tour takes a full... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012 NEW

Jonny was our guide for this wonderful 3-hour walking tour of Edinburgh. We walked through much of what's called the "old town" area. Jonny is a great storyteller which makes it a such memorable experience. He took us to places where people have lived throughout the centuries and talked about day-to-day life in the city hundreds of years ago. He... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012 NEW

The Walking Tour with Fiona was the loads of fun and most memorable. Fiona is an enthusiastic and bubbly guide with many witty and entertaining stories. This is the best way to see Edinburgh and would highy recommend over doing the usual Hop on Hop off Bus. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

We had a great time on the New Europe 3 (and a half) hour tour of Edinburgh's Old City. Our guide Izzy was energetic and funny, filling us in on thousands of years of Edinburgh and Scotland's history. The tour went at a good pace, without making you feel overloaded with information and countless sites and monuments. Izzy was highly... More

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Shediac, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

Did the free tour with Andy as our guide. The tour included places I would ever have gone myself, but with the stories and information, everything was brought to life. There is so much that you just don't know unless you read a nice, big thick history textbook - or have someone tell you the interesting bits on a walking... More

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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

The sandemans tour is a perfect way to start your stay in a new city. The guides are a lot of fun and the tours are very informative. More

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