15 Best Edinburgh Castle Tours

“Jen was the perfect guide, made the tour great fun and extremely informative. It’s a must do activity and highly recommend.”

“We had such a nice and fun tour with Georgia and her little babygirl Serin. Georgia was very knowledgeable and told the story with great interest. She was funny and told everything in a good and understandable way. This tour was one of the highlights…”

“Terrific tour with an even better guide. Angus made it a very personal, entertaining and informative time and really enjoyed it. And coming all the way from Australia, it was very worth it, a most incredible castle with amazing history.”

“Great stories from Scottish History. Wonderful guide. Even explained the expansive views Would do this again. Really enjoyed it”

“Charlotte was lively and theatrical definitely made it interesting!”

“Our tour guide was absolutely brilliant, he was knowledgeable, funny but serious when needed, he paid attention when our group had any questions he answered quickly and precisely in a way we could all understand. We are so glad that we had Jack as our…”

“Our guide Mark was superb. Amazing knowledge. We were on a smaller bus which was better I think. Small enough group to keep track of. Enough time at each stop. You could add bits on if you wanted like boat trip but didn’t have too.…”

“There is a lot of walking on this tour, and a significant part of it is uphill. But I would retake the tour, because the guide was very knowledgeable.”

“Despite the change of plans because of the holy island being inaccessible, our guide, Linda, took us to another location which was a great surprise! Throughout the day she was explaining the stories behind the villages and buildings and we got to explore more of…”

“Our guide Willie was amazing and very knowledgeable. We enjoyed the tour of the castle and the quaint little village we stopped in. Good value for the sights we were able to see.”

“Our guide Alasdair was excellent. He’s been to the castle over 500 times. He had so much knowledge of just the castle and Scottish history. Can’t go to Edinburgh without seeing the castle.”

“We had the 10 am tour with James. It was my family, including two young adult daughters. I would greatly recommend this tour as it gives nice context around the castle and it's history. Tour guides are not allowed to lead tours into the interior…”

“Overall it was a good experience for our family, covered main attractions as mentioned in the itinerary on time. Our guide Alastair was good.”

“We wouldn’t have a tour guide by any other name…Rose was fantastic. She was passionate, knowledgeable and entertaining. Her authenticity was very refreshing. The history she told was often not so savoury but she told it truthfully and delightfully. We highly recommend this tour because…”

“Paul’s “tall” tales about Scottish lure started as soon as we departed and didn’t stop until we arrived back at our starting point. I would highly recommend Paul for your tours.”