Full Day Edinburgh City Tour

Start in the Old Town on the famed Royal Mile, which joins Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyrood House. Travel through the winding streets and up the steep hills to sites of executions, cloned sheep, and the birthplace of Harry Potter. Hear stories of the murderers, geniuses, body-snatchers, witch hunters, firebrand priests, and philosophers who have all lived on the side of an extinct volcano. Hear about the hangings that took place in the Grassmarket and see the eerie site of witch burnings as you marvel at the impenetrable Castle Rock above you and learn about the many attempts to capture Edinburgh Castle. Pass by the Scott Monument, as you drive from Old Town into New Town. Compare Edinburgh's Old Town, where families lived in cramped conditions and trash was thrown out of the windows, to the elegant Georgian New Town with its three main streets and a square at either end. Enjoy undivided attention and let me lead the way as this tour highlights all the things to do and see in Edinburgh.