Tour guide in Edinburgh John M.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

German, English

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Since Feb 5, 2018

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I'm John M., your private tour guide in Edinburgh

Guide #24980

5.0 (51)

Welcome to Scotland, and to Edinburgh in particular! Edinburgh is a wonderful place to explore and discover, shimmering with the life of the present, glowing with shades of the past, full of visual surprises and stunning views. I am a native Scot, and have lived my whole life here in Edinburgh. I have been showing friends, family and visitors to my beautiful city and country for many years, and love introducing guests to what makes Edinburgh such a fascinating and many-sided city. I am a graduate in history from Cambridge University, with a Scottish legal training. I am deeply interested in the history, architecture, literature and culture of my native land, and really enjoy sharing this with others of all backgrounds and ages. It is my constant pleasure to share my enthusiasm and show visitors old and young both what it is like to live in contemporary Scotland, as well as what life was like here in the past, what has made us what we are. My tours are designed to entertain and inform travellers not only about the best known places, but also the quirky and unexpected. When I am not guiding visitors, I am an enthusiastic reader of history and literature and enjoy walking, landscape and fishing. I have extensive experience in guiding individuals, family groups, and shore excursions both on short, whole day and longer tours in Edinburgh and throughout Scotland. I look forward to showing you the sights and sounds of my native place. I am a graduate in History (M.A. Cambridge), and in law (Ll.B., Edinburgh), and a lover of Scotland's and Edinburgh's culture and history, with many years' experience of showing visitors round my home country and city. I do not have any restrictions in regard to my guiding, I can offer a full range of experiences.

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  • Charles S.
    May 2026

    We asked John to focus our tour on history and stories about the development of Edinburgh and Scotland. My son is a life long student of history and culture and he thoroughly enjoyed the time with John. We walked with John most of the day even though the tour was scheduled for only 3.5 hours. I would put this as one of the best tours we have had ever and John as one...

    Replied from John M.

    Thank you so mich for those appreciative words. It was a good day!

  • Janet D.
    October 2025

    John was so much fun. We were impressed with all his knowledge and side tidbits of the history Edinburgh. We highly recommend John for this tour or any tour he does!!

  • Rick W.
    September 2025

    Just back from a tour of the U.K. & remembering what a wonderful time we had with John in Edinburgh. John was an amazing guide, erudite, thoughtful, a good storyteller...he clearly loves his native city & knows it well. John is not only deeply versed in history, literature, architecture, and many other subjects, but has a sense of humor as well! He took us around...

  • David S.
    September 2025

    John was a wealth of knowledge and we had a great time. We flew in from the US that morning and he adjusted the start time so we could fit everything in. He also didn’t push us knowing that we’d be tired from traveling. Absolutely a great tour.