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Edinburgh Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self-Guided Tour

Edinburgh Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self-Guided Tour

Use clues at each attraction to find your next destination and challenge yourself to use logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to complete the game. Uncover local information and facts about the city as you explore. Discover hidden gems and narrow streets. Without a schedule and at your own pace, pause anytime and continue later or even another day. Work as a team or compete with each other. A unique team-building activity perfect for couples, families, companies, students and groups of friends.
Price form: £2.58
Edinburgh: Old Town's Highlights Walking Tour

Edinburgh: Old Town's Highlights Walking Tour

Embark on a journey through the heart of Edinburgh with our captivating Old Town's Highlights Walking Tour. Your adventure begins on the iconic Royal Mile at 130 High Street, where the past meets the present. Traverse the enchanting cobblestone streets as we guide you to Edinburgh's crown jewels, including the renowned Greyfriars Kirkyard, home to the legendary Greyfriars Bobby, and the vibrant Grassmarket. This isn't just a tour; it's a narrative woven with threads of madness and genius. Delve into Edinburgh's colorful past as our expert guides regale you with stories that defy belief. Immerse yourself in the literary legacy of Scottish greats at the Scottish Writers' Museum and, don't miss the heartwarming story of a loyal local dog who etched its name into the annals of Greyfriars Kirkyard. Your Old Town's Highlights Walking Tour promises not just sightseeing, but a journey through the soul of Edinburgh. Are you ready to walk the path of legends?
Price form: £3.44
Self Guided Royal mile Audio Tour in Edinburgh

Self Guided Royal mile Audio Tour in Edinburgh

Explore amazing Royal mile of Edinbourgh at your own pace with a self-guided audio tour. The map guides your route, and engaging audio commentary acts as your personal guide. You'll experience the best: Palace of Holyroodhouse, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle, narrow medieval lanes, grave of the Scottish Hachiko, unique double-level street, and more! 23 audio commentaries was written by a professional historian, lifting the veil of mystery over the history, legends and culture of Scotland. Enjoy the tour at your own pace without a tour group. Be free to pause the audio guide at any point to rest in a café or buy souvenirs. You can turn down any pretty alley and get back on the route, skip something you're not personally interested in or listen to the recording again. The walk ends infron of Edinbourgh castle. You can visit its museum or continue your walk around the city.
Price form: £4.30
Ayr: Burns' Hame Toun Escape Game Adventure

Ayr: Burns' Hame Toun Escape Game Adventure

Scotland’s poet Robert Burns has returned to his ‘hame toun’ of Ayr to revisit some favourite landmarks from his lifetime and he needs your help to find them! Make your way around Ayr town center with Burns, taking in sights, solving clues, and perhaps meeting some familiar characters who will help you and the poet in your quest.In Burns's own words ‘Auld Ayr wham ne’er a toun surpasses, For honest men and bonnie lassies’. Join Burns today and take a stroll around Burns Hame Toun! As you solve challenges, the story unfolds and exact directions on your phone will guide you to the next location. After your booking, you will receive an email with instructions on how to download and play the game on your phone. We recommend that each user purchases a ticket for an optimal experience, although several people can share a phone.
Price form: £4.72
Skip-the-Line: Botanic Garden Entry Ticket

Skip-the-Line: Botanic Garden Entry Ticket

The Garden is committed to plant conservation, research and education for people of all ages, with more than 80,000 visitors coming to enjoy every year. The Garden is laid out by a series of global habitat themes, from Scottish landscapes, to Australian or Chinese woodland glades which you can travel through in an hour or two. There are plants of interest every month of the year with something of interest for all ages, while the restful setting benefits the visitor as a wellbeing walk that takes you some place else.
Price form: £5.00
Rebels, Romance & Raisins St. Andrew's Walking Audio Tour

Rebels, Romance & Raisins St. Andrew's Walking Audio Tour

Mary Queen of Scots, Hilary Clinton and Alice in Wonderland - just a few of the people who have visited St Andrews to extraordinary consequences. Follow in their footsteps as I take you round some of the town's best known sites and tell you some of the lesser known stories. You'll find out why Prince William was almost turned down for his first flat, where the last relics of St Andrew can be found and why the people of St Andrews spent £5,000 on a statue of a cat. Along the way, you'll get a sense of what makes this sleepy seaside town tick and why there is something rotten at its core. This audio tour takes you on 3.5 km walk around the highlights of the town. It takes just over an hour without stopping but you can pause the tour whenever you choose. The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
Price form: £5.42
Gateway to the Highlands: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Inverness

Gateway to the Highlands: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Inverness

Kilts, bagpipes, Gaelic, clans and hot Jacobites (I'm looking at you, Jamie Fraser) - so many of our Scottish stereotypes come from the Highlands. Inverness has always been the capital of the Highlands, the gateway between the Highland and Lowland communities. Yet Inverness has a complicated relationship with its Highland heritage. On this tour, you will delve into that relationship through ancient legends, invented traditions and a battle about a cheese. This audio tour takes you on a 3km walk around the highlights of the town. It takes an hour without stopping but you can pause the tour whenever you choose. The audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smart phone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
Price form: £5.42
A History of Witchcraft in Edinburgh: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

A History of Witchcraft in Edinburgh: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Taken in Edinburgh’s famous sites while hearing the history and folklore of witchcraft on this affordable self-guided walking tour. • See where the Wizard of West Bow lived and walk in the footsteps of the women sentenced to death for witchcraft • Hear from producer Katrina Milne who’s lead over 2000 clients on our tours since launching Travel Kat Tours in 2018 • Do it all in 75 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before and after your booking date • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline. Please note that this is a hilly walk.
Price form: £6.19
Mary Queen of Scots: Edinburgh Old Town Self-Guided Walking Tour

Mary Queen of Scots: Edinburgh Old Town Self-Guided Walking Tour

On this self-guided tour, you'll unravel the mysteries and murders surrounding Scotland’s most famous monarch. Experience the magic of GPS playback on this immersive stroll through Edinburgh's old town. Have you ever wondered what life was like in Edinburgh during the reign of Mary Queen of Scots? On this walking tour, we’ll explore the hidden corners and the major landmarks in Edinburgh’s historic Old Town through the eyes of Scotland’s most famous monarch. You'll find a new story on every corner while weaving in and out of the narrow, closed, and cobbled streets. I’ll tell you about the murders and mysteries surrounding Mary and how these tragic events unfolded right here in Scotland’s capital. Along the way, I’ll tell you about two of Mary’s three husbands, Lord Darnley and the Earl of Bothwell, and her lover, David Rizzio. I’ll show you the John Knox House, where the leader of the Reformation is buried, outside St Giles Cathedral. You’ll also hear about his conflict with Mary.
Price form: £6.19
Harry Potter’s Edinburgh: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Harry Potter’s Edinburgh: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Come with me Muggles on a self-guided audio tour and explore the Edinburgh that inspired J.K. Rowling’s global phenomenon! We'll explore the secret alleyways of the Old Town, starting at Edinburgh Castle, then we'll wander down to “Diagon Alley” and find the gravestones of Voldemort and some other well-known characters from the Harry Potter series. We'll spot “Hogwarts School of Wizardry” along the way too, and if you like, you can stop in at the famous and not-so-famous cafes where J.K. Rowling wrote before Harry Potter became a best-seller. Our journey will include: • A fantastic view of the Edinburgh Castle from the esplanade in front of it • The Royal Mile, Old Town’s most famous street • The Writer’s Museum, a literature fan’s heaven • Victoria Street, one of Scotland's most photographed streets • The Grassmarket where you’ll hear a story of one very lucky lady from the 1700s. • Greyfriar’s Graveyard
Price form: £6.96
Glasgow through the ages: An audio tour discovering the city's humble beginnings

Glasgow through the ages: An audio tour discovering the city's humble beginnings

Join me on this self guided audio tour through the oldest part of Glasgow. We’ll start at Glasgow Cathedral, where we’ll meet St Mungo, the city’s patron saint, and learn about Glasgow’s humble beginnings 1,500 years ago. We’ll bustle along Glasgow’s High Street next, where a small city had started to take shape 900 years later, in the 1400s. It was busy with the thousands of pilgrims who came to worship at the shrine of St Mungo. In the 1700s, there were Tobacco Lords on the High Street, and Glasgow had become “the cleanest and beautifulest and best built city in Britain,” according to one English visitor. (He did add, “London excepted,” but in Glasgow we like to forget about that.) On the way, you’ll see: A herb garden filled with medicinal plants Street art that tells the story of the city A roundabout on which stands the steeple of a building once used as a prison A greenhouse of exotic plants in the shape of an upside down ship
Price form: £6.96
Discovering Inverness: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of the Capital of the Highlands

Discovering Inverness: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of the Capital of the Highlands

Join your professional guide, Andrew Baxter, as he takes you on this self guided audio tour through ancient history. Go back to a time when an almost mythical tribe made Inverness their capital, before following in the footsteps of a Celtic saint who stopped the Loch Ness Monster in her steps. Discover the strange soothsayer with an obsession with bridges as you wobble across the river, avoiding the sinister clutches of wee fairies. Enjoy the myths and legends of Inverness, whilst exploring this great city's amazing past, on this tour around the Capital of the Highlands.
Price form: £7.74
Private Walking Tour in Fort William Town Centre

Private Walking Tour in Fort William Town Centre

You can have a fun filled private tour with a local lad and some of his family (especially his Mum). I have researched lots of information on the local area and am always learning and adding more every day. The tour is operated by a 13 year old with assistance from mum. We offers a unique youthful perspective on the history of the town of Fort William. I will lead you through the entire High Street giving you a tale or two of what happened here in the past and how life looks here now. We stop at some of the iconic buildings and monuments and I have a story or two that is not so well known! Fort William has been a trend setter in its day and houses quite a few artefacts that can only be seen in 2 or 3 places in the whole of Britain! We can’t wait to share it all with you.
Price form: £8.00
Glasgow Private Self-Guided Tour

Glasgow Private Self-Guided Tour

Forget about crowds, schedules or lines! With Pandemic Tours' self-guided experiences your smartphone is your new private guide. In this incredible experience, Alex will guide you through the centuries of history around Glasgow. You'll have the chance to stroll around the city at your own pace, the opportunity to take astonishing pictures and enter any attraction you fancy. Glasgow has its humble beginnings with the arrival of St. Mungo, the founder of this vibrant city, who will be our constant companion throughout the tour. Discover astonishing places such as Glasgow Cathedral, the Medieval city centre surrounding it, the Old Tolbooth Steeple (a really instagramable spot), our Merchant City and our innumerable painted murals. If you are into Outlander, you're in luck! we will see some filming spots. Please note: when booking, you will get an email with instructions on how to download our app and redeem your unique code (this code is different from your booking reference number!).
Price form: £8.99
Edinburgh Self-Guided Audio Tour - Its History and Secrets

Edinburgh Self-Guided Audio Tour - Its History and Secrets

Explore Edinburgh and walk through this charming historic city as you discover the winding, hilly streets of this glorious and ancient town!  On this self-guided tour narrated by an expert historian, we’ll visit the most famous historic buildings and architectural highlights. We’ll hear about the ancient tales that live in this city, as well as what it’s like to be a student at Edinburgh!   We'll visit the most iconic spots such as Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, Victoria Street, the National Museum and Barrie’s Close. Learn about the famous people that have lived in Edinburgh, and finish the tour by visiting Advocates Close to cap off this cultural adventure in this must-see picturesque city.  Note: This is a self-guided audio walking tour and does not include entrance tickets
Price form: £9.99
The Late Show @ The Comedy Attic

The Late Show @ The Comedy Attic

Welcome to Edinburgh's only Late Night Comedy Club! Are you ready for a night you’ll never forget? Come down to The Comedy Attic where we promise one hysterical MC, a couple of hours of booze-soaked laughter, and three amazing acts! Remember: What Happens in the Attic, Stays in the Attic! We bring in some of the UK's best comedians, so you’re sure to see an amazing show almost anytime you decide to join us for some post watershed antics. Whether you’re going out with your friends or that special someone, looking for someone to roast the Stag on his last night of freedom, our fun atmosphere and good vibes guarantee you’ll have a fantastic evening
Price form: £10.00
Gander Walking Tours in Glasgow

Gander Walking Tours in Glasgow

Go for a gander on a tour which reflects the energy and welcoming nature of Glasgow itself. All tours are conducted by myself, Johnny -- so if you have read a good review, you will know that that is the tour that you will be getting! I will provide you with a memorable introduction to this stupendous city, and at the conclusion of the tour, will be delighted to email you as many Glasgow recommendations as you can handle, tailored to your personal interests. Walk with the self-styled Glasgow Gander around Glasgow City Centre, from Royal Exchange Square to Glasgow Cathedral, taking in the city's famed Victorian architecture, and drinking deeply of its vibrant atmosphere. Learn the fascinating story of Glasgow in the company of a passionate guide.
Price form: £12.00
The Magnificent and Mysterious History of Glasgow

The Magnificent and Mysterious History of Glasgow

Discover some of the top attractions in the ancient city of Glasgow such as the spectacular City Chambers, the stunning medieval Cathedral and even some lesser-known sites such as world’s oldest, surviving music hall, the Britannia Panopticon. Marvel at the grandeur of the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian architecture and sculpture that can still be found on so many streets. Follow in the footsteps of the merchants, traders and pioneers who transformed the city’s fortunes and reputation and the workers who enabled that transformation. Hear about some memorable moments from Glasgow’s history, including a few scandals and darker secrets.
Price form: £12.00
Glasgow City Centre Daily Walking Tour: 10:30am, 2pm & 5pm

Glasgow City Centre Daily Walking Tour: 10:30am, 2pm & 5pm

SELLS OUT IN SUMMER - book early to ensure you get your spot. We're Glasgow's original tour, with a bunch of incredible local guides. Make sure you join the original and best tour in Glasgow with us. Get your bearings and discover Glasgow through a local ‘weegies’ eyes. A must do on any visit to Glasgow. On our most popular tour, you will witness and learn about our rich, turbulent history and how it has shaped Glasgow into the vibrant city it is today. You'll not only see and learn about the key sites of the city centre, but also an authentic insight into modern life in the city today and hidden gems along the way! From cathedrals to street art, hangings to universities, there’s something for everyone on this city centre experience. Every tour is unique, with each local guide bringing their own stories and perspectives which is what makes us unique. We love Glasgow and can't wait to share it with you!
Price form: £12.00
City Sightseeing Inverness Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

City Sightseeing Inverness Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

See the best of Inverness, the capital of the Scottish Highlands, on a City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off tour with our 24-hour ticket... plus you get to choose from a single route option or if you have longer to explore, book the 24hr All Routes ticket! Sightsee at your own pace aboard an open-top, double-decker bus, by hopping on and off as many times as you like at more than 8 tour stops along the routes. Passengers will be able to discover popular tourist attractions including Inverness Castle, Ness Bank, Castle Street Townhouse and many more!
Price form: £12.00
Harry Potter and Horrible Histories Walking Tour in Edinburgh

Harry Potter and Horrible Histories Walking Tour in Edinburgh

This is a unique walking tour which combines Harry Potter, History and Scottish Cuisine into one, all the while making you laugh. This experience is fun, interactive and educational where we will learn about J K Rowling’s life, delve deep into Edinburgh's dark history, including executions and grave robbers, hear the tale of Edinburgh's most loved dog, walk in the footsteps of Charles Darwin and finish off indulging in Scottish delicacies like haggis and deep fried mars bar?
Price form: £14.00
Stirling Old Town Daily Walking Tour (11am & 2pm)

Stirling Old Town Daily Walking Tour (11am & 2pm)

Immerse yourself in the Old Town of Stirling on this 1.5 hour tour with a local guide. You'll get a full overview of Stirling's history and a sense of the modern city on a leisurely stroll. This tour is a must-do on any trip to Stirling! Discover the secrets of Stirling, from cannons to castles, from local characters to epic heroes of legend. Walk Stirling's streets as the history of the city unravels. Known as the 'Gateway to the Highlands', hear how Stirling events have influenced the course of Scottish history. Enjoy the tales of battles, kings and queens, and the everyday folk who shaped Stirling into the place it is today - a modern, bustling city. Learn about the jails of Stirling, the happenings of the market place, and decipher the secrets of three-hundred-year-old gravestones whilst enjoying the views from Stirling Craig. On the tour you'll discover hidden secrets and local lore that you would otherwise miss on your own - so don't miss out and book a tour today!
Price form: £14.00
Glasgow Street Art Daily Walking Tour: 2pm

Glasgow Street Art Daily Walking Tour: 2pm

Discover a different side to Glasgow on this street art and modern culture tour. On this 1.5 hour walk there’s no cathedrals, grand buildings or monuments, this is the real Glasgow. You’ll meander down alleys and under bridges to uncover some of the city’s most beautiful pieces of art that are taking over the walls by storm. From world-renowned heroes to local artists you’ll hear the stories and inspiration behind each piece whilst learning about how the art scene in Glasgow has developed dramatically over the last decade and beyond. Not only that, you will also hear about modern life in the city today, it’s nightlife, creative industries and much more. The vibrancy of Glasgow is just waiting to be explored and is something you shouldn’t miss out on during your trip to this cultural powerhouse. This tour is available every day at 2pm. Advance booking is essential. Private tours are available on request.
Price form: £14.00
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