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On this, my second visit to Edinburgh, I really looked forward to finally seeing the famous underground city. For our group of 6 adults, I booked with Mercat Tours and we weren't disappointed!
The company offers different types of tours (historically accurate, purely fictional, legends & ghost stories, etc.) but on this visit we chose "Ghost & Ghouls". At £13.- per ticket (and this includes a complimentary drink in their "private" tavern afterward) we found this great value for money.
Our guide, Jared, was simply fantastic.............
Written Oct 31, 2011
Address: Mercat House, 28 Blair Street, EH1 1QR Edinburgh
Phone: 0044(0)131-225 5445
Website: www.mercattours.com/
Fantastic day out, from leaving at 8.45 am until we returned at about 6.30. Our driver kept everyone entertained with witty banter and tales of Scottish History. We had regular stops to climb to a view point or wander to a loch side to take photos. But nothing more than 10 mins walk away. We were led "off the beaten track" and as the bus only held 25 pax it was nice and exclusive feel. We stopped in a village where we could buy lunch and our driver/guide pointed out the different options from the local pub to the pie deli. The trip is run on an interesting system where it is "free" but you give a "tip" of your choosing. A great idea!!
Written Aug 27, 2011
Address: Edinburgh
Website: http://www.thehairycoo.com/
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The Hairy Coo tour to the scottish highlands was an amazing tour. First of all it's free. Second the tour guide of the trip had a wealth of knowledge about scottish culture, politics, and history, making every stop on the tour more meaningful and enjoyable. I would highly recommend this tour!
Written Aug 26, 2011
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The highlights on the walking tour are as follows:
- The Royal Mile
- Tron Kirk
- Edinburgh Castle
- St Giles Cathedral
- Mercat Cross
- Old & New Towns
- Greyfriars Kirkyard and Bobby
- Grassmarket
- Scott Monument
- Princess Street & Gardens
- And other places!
You learn about the history and legends that are associated with these places such as the Scottish Enlightenment including David Hume; William Wallace and the Stone of Destiny and the real Dr Jekyll & Hyde. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and highly recommend it.
Updated Apr 20, 2011
Address: Tron Kirk, The Royal Mile (11.00am and 1.00pm)
Website: www.newedinburghtours.com
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If you are in Edinburgh and looking to find out a bit more about whisky I’d recommend a visit to the Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre up near the entrance to the Castle. The guided tour takes you through the different stages of the distilling process and there are various displays and talks that chart the history of whisky in Scotland. I found it very interesting and you end up in the bar being able to taste a few drams, and of course the obligatory shop for souvenirs.
It’s open daily from 10am to 6pm (9.30am to 6.30pm in June, July & August) and the last tour leaves an hour before closing. The cost (July 08) is £9.50 per person with group rates available.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: 354 Castlehill, EH1 2NE
Phone: 0131 220 0441
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If you are planning on one thing to do in Edinburgh, except of the mandatory visit to the Whisky shop, it is a visit under the old city to see Mary Kings Close.
This is an really exiting and educational short-trip, that shows you how the lived in the old days of Scotland. The "new" old city is basically built upon the the oldest one, and this is what you are going to see. The guide we had, an actor student, was really entertaining and thought us a lot. Well worth the money.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: Royl Mile, old Town Edinburgh
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Catch a ride with the City of the Dead tours and visit the old Covenenters Prison grounds in the Greyfriars Cemetary.
The tour company is the only company to have access to the grounds and the sight of the hauntings.
Guides are knowledgeable and friendly.
Since 1998, over 420 people have been attacked and the week before I took the tour 3 people were knocked unconscious.
Tours leave no matter what the weather so come prepaired.
Stay close together now, you don't want to be McKenzie's next victim!
Tours last 1 hour and 15 min. and cost 8 pounds (6.50 concessions (students) and 5 pounds for 16 and under).
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Phone: 0131 225 9044
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Edinburgh has a lot of ghost tours but this one is the scariest, since it offers time in a tomb with a genuine poltergeist.
The poltergeist doesn't make an appearance every night but those who have encountered it swear it is real and it is evil. Read more on the City of the Dead website, and go!
I was more than creeped out and highly entertained, even though there were no attacks the night I went. If you want to learn more about the MacKenzie poltergeist, there is a good spooky book about it--"The Ghost That Haunted Itself."
Updated Apr 4, 2011
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If you want to know the real city of Edinburgh join this tour.Is a 3 hours walking tour around the Old and New Town with the best guides.The tour is FREE but guides deserve a good tip at the end and you will see why.They are great!
Find them in front of the pub The Royal McGregor, 154 High Street (The Royal Mile) at 11.00am.
Also they do a ghost tour at 21.30 for £5 where you will visit a graveyard and discover the dark side of the city.
Written Oct 15, 2010
Address: The Royal McGregor, 154 High Street
Website: www.realtoursedinburgh.com
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I'm a big fan of walking tours, especially ghost tours, and I try ro do at least one in every city I visit. To say that Edinburgh has a large selection to choose from is an understatement. It's undoubtedly Britain's ghost tour capital! On my last visit I took four ghost tours, all enjoyable in their own way. I did the free tour that starts outside The Scotsman pub, and had a lot of fun. It's really a historical tour, not a ghost tour, but it was lots of fun. The guide had a lot of comedy props which he kept throwing at us! At the end, I donated £5.00. It was a good laugh, even though I like my ghost tours more serious. I also went on Auld Reekie's tour of the Edinburgh vaults, which was creepy, although some of the stories sounded a little dubious, dare I say made-up? The best two tours were Mercat Tour's Ghostly Underground Vaults tour and the City of the Dead tour of Greyfriars Kirkyard. Both of these were genuinely creepy and highly entertaining. The Greyfriars tour was interesting because a number of people on the tour got freaked out, and ran off screaming outside the tomb of Sir George MacKenzie. The Mercat tour was fun, with a very theatrical guide, great stories and a nice gift shop at the end! All in all, a great trip to a great city!
Updated Apr 5, 2010
Address: The Royal Mile, Edinburgh
Phone: 011 44 131 225 9044
Website: http://www.blackhart.uk.com/
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