Private City Kickstart Tour: Edinburgh
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Private City Kickstart Tour: Edinburgh

By Withlocals.com Private Tours in Edinburgh
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Ages 0-99
Duration: 1h 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Private Tour
  • Local Guide
  • Local Tips and Tricks
  • City Orientation
What's not included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
  • Food & beverages
  • Entry/Admission - St Giles' Cathedral
  • Entry/Admission - Edinburgh Castle


Start:
  • 192A High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RW, UK
    Outside the main entrance Burgers and Beers Grillhouse.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 24380P849

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Most travellers can participate
    • Private tour: only you & your local guide
    • Post Covid-19 regulations are applied to this product with regards to the number of participants, delivery methods of the tour and content of the tour.
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 24380P849

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    • 192A High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RW, UK
      Outside the main entrance Burgers and Beers Grillhouse.
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      Pass by
      Writers' Museum
      Grassmarket
      Greyfriars
      National Museum of Scotland
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    • Withlocals.com Private Tours in Edinburgh
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      Edinburgh, Scotland
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    • LarKir
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Edinburgh Old Town Tour
      Very informative and thought provoking tour with Alec. Lots of history (naturally) laced with plenty of good humour. Real privilege getting to see the Thistle Chapel in St Giles Cathedral.
      Written 8 February 2025
    • taniasM6463JZ
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Family Fun Tour
      We had a wonderful time on The Hidden Gems of Edinburgh Tour with Alice as a family of 4 with 2 school age kiddos. Alice told wonderful and engaging stories for everyone while taking us around to local spots! We would definitely suggest her for a tour.
      Written 27 January 2025
    • Inspiration247985
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Walking tour of Edinburgh
      Alec was amazing very informative lite humor Took us a little off the beaten path and gave us a lot of history We couldn’t be happier with what we learned from Alec
      Written 1 January 2025
    • SquidJamHead
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A lovely person to tour the city with!
      Alice was a fantastic tour guide and very engaging. We very much enjoyed our tour with her and learning about this wonderful city. Her stories were captivating and she has a lovely way about her. Would definitely recommend Alice!
      Written 27 October 2024
    • Rexicorn
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fantastical Edinburgh
      We had a fantastic tour with Alice. She was knowledgeable, funny, and accommodating throughout our tour. We learned so much about Edinburgh and Alice gave great recommendations for places to visit. The amazing stories really made our experience there all the more magical! Thank you, Alice!
      Written 20 October 2024
    • drlp300
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fun foods with Alec.
      Alec was a friendly and knowledgeable guide. He was flexible when it came to what we were interested in eating. Highly recommend you spend some time with Alec in Edinburgh.
      Written 13 October 2024
    • 974birgittat
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Knowledgeable and fun
      My daughter and I had a lovely time with Alec despite the not so welcoming weather (rain and hail). He had answers to all our questions and was pleasant to listen to. He was very knowledgeable with a good sense of humor. We highly recommend him.
      Written 13 October 2024
    • DaveandDenise83
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Very last minute cancellation
      Extremely disappointed. We booked our tour eight months in advance. We received notification at 7:30 the day of our scheduled tour that was cancelled by the host. No stated reason. Company stated in the email that they tried to find a replacement but could not.
      Written 7 October 2024
    • lizac864
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Brilliant experience
      We booked Alec for a food tasting tour around Edinburgh old town on a busy Saturday. Alec was extremely friendly, polite, approachable and knowledgable. It was great to hear tales of bygone era as well as from Alec’s own childhood in the town. Many of the historical sites we visited we may have just walked on past and not fully appreciated but Alec really brought the history to life. I wouldn’t recommend eating anything prior to your tour as we were well fed (the Greggs lorne sausage being a highlight). Thanks Alec for sharing your knowledge and for being a top tour guide.
      Written 7 October 2024
    • 112lauraleem
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Wonderful Historical Tour
      Our tour guide was wonderful! She was able to tell us all the Scottish history relating to the castle as well as Scotland. She answered all our questions and spent as much time as we needed with her. Highly recommend!
      Written 6 October 2024
    • susanwC5180KC
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Somewhat disappointed
      We had a three hour private tour with a storyteller who was entertaining, but did not provide a lot of information nor did we cover much territory. A good thing to do, if you haven’t read the guide books.
      Written 5 October 2024
    • Fearless37748329210
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      Best tour ever - Thanks Svend!
      We had a wonderful tour with Svend on the morning of Sept 17. We were staying at the Hilton, so it was less than a 2 minute walk to the start of the tour. We've been to Edinburgh before, but Svend showed us things and told us stories that we had never heard or seen before. We spent 3 days in Edinburgh and based on all the great new information he provided us we need to plan another trip. We walked up most of the Royal mile, stopping off at several of the closes with good stories in each. We then went up to see Bobbie the dog and went into Greyfriars church yard. We ended up at the National Museum where the tour ended at the milleninum clock. The best part was that Svend modified the tour on-the-fly based on our conversations during the tour. I cannot recommend him high enough.
      Written 30 September 2024
    • MomoB4665
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Excellent time!
      Alec was a few minutes late but all was forgiven when it was because the King was in town (and last minute road closure) as his procession went right past the meeting point! Alec was a informative, intelligent, articulate and funny- a good time was had by the 3 of us!
      Written 29 September 2024
    • tarabM2268CG
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Thank you Neil!!
      Neil was incredibly knowledgeable and kind. He was able to answer every question we had on the tour. He even took us to spots that we requested that were not on the original itinerary. Neil also gave us many tips for things to do in Edinburgh as well. Thank you Neil!!
      Written 21 September 2024
    • Nancy M
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      HIGHLY recommend Alice
      We were a group of eight who absolutely loved our tour with Alice! She was very lively, had a great grasp of all the history of the area, and knew so many hidden gems to direct us to. Her storytelling was exceptional and vivid, and I would highly recommend her!
      Written 17 September 2024
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    Lucia C
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2024 • Family
    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!
    Written 6 April 2024
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    Heike F
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2024 • Business
    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!
    Written 7 May 2024
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    Simon H
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2024 • Couples
    We took a 90 minute tour with Alec which was a great introduction to the city
    Alec has an amazing depth of knowledge relating to the history of the city and he was happy to share this with us.
    I would highly recommend him and will certainly book him again on my return.
    Written 16 December 2024
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    Elizabeth Z
    5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2024 • Family
    We only had an hour and a half tour booked with Alec, which he extended an extra 15 minutes......yet the wealth of information that was intriguing, enlightening, and comical in that brief time was so extensive and interesting that I wrote probably my longest ever Facebook post describing our experience. If you have only a short time, Alec will give you a jam packed experience. We were only there for one day as a cruise ship port, but Alec showed us such a taste of Edinburgh's rich history and colored past that it is the one port we want to return to and spend a week....and when we do we'll book Alec again and do a much longer tour!
    Written 3 September 2024
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    Pascal Vermeulen
    Laren, The Netherlands22 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Alec is simply amazing and a real source of information! We really enjoyed our walk along the Royal Mile, looking at lots of details and getting funny and interesting insights about Edinburgh sights. We absolutely would not have missed this and we would book him again immediately for a next time. In fact, we will definitely do that when we come back to visit the Highlands!
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    Written 19 December 2024
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    Larry G
    Vancouver, Canada5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2023
    would recommend this tour with Laura at the outset of your time in Edinburgh as it helped shape the rest of our stay in very positive ways. Laura was not only very knowledgable and sharing she was also a great resource to bounce ideas off of and to get tips on where to go and how long to allow for the visits. She definitely made our experience in the city both better and more memorable.
    Written 3 June 2023
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    Sally W
    5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2020
    We booked this tour at short notice in view of the uncertainty around
    travelling at this time. We asked Paul for a warts and all tour of
    Edinburgh and this is what we got. Paul was a great guide with so much
    knowledge to share as well as anecdotes about Edinburgh and the people
    who made it. We certainly saw a lot of small things with a story to
    tell that we would have walked past without a second glance if Paul
    had not been there to point them out and talk about them. When
    everything has settled down, I will be back with our daughter and if
    Paul is available I will book him again.
    Written 23 March 2020
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    Mona O
    San Francisco, CA224 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2022
    These things come down largely to your luck (or lack thereof) with the tour guide assignment.

    Our guide was prompt & friendly - but not a particularly good tour guide, unfortunately. Very little information & historical content was provided. We were walked along a route we could have easily maneuvered ourselves. Very little energy and enthusiasm.
    Written 27 April 2022
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    Hi there, I am Lieke from Withlocals and I am part of the quality and support team. At Withlocals we really want our customers to receive the best experience of their trip so we are very disappointed to find out about your negative experience. As we cannot directly get in touch with you from here, please email us at info@withlocals.com and we will make sure to understand why this happened, to see that you are at least compensated for this bad experience, or to offer you a better experience instead. We really look forward to your email! Thank you and please accept our apology on behalf of Withlocals! Have a great day, Lieke @ Withlocals
    Written 29 April 2022
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    Mary G
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Don’t hesitate if you are thinking of booking the city kickstarter tour. ALEC personalized our tour and it met our needs perfectly. I highly recommend both him and this tour on your arrival to Edinburgh. My granddaughter and myself are thankful to have done this. Thank you again, Alec.
    Written 3 January 2025
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    Mathi
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2020
    Paul is a passionate guide who likes to put emotion and life in the
    secret places of Edinburgh. I had a lot of fun discovering this city.
    Paul will always have more than one story to tell and knows how to
    adapt to the different requests and needs of the person. Thank you
    Written 19 March 2020
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