9 Self-Guided Tours in Edinburgh to Get Right

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 42 reviews · 40 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $11Our pick

Explore Edinburgh’s Harry Potter links on a flexible audio walk through Victoria Street, Greyfriar’s Kirkyard, and the Elephant House.

“Crowds Not finding the spots The speaker was in the wrong language and I couldn’t get it switched to the right language I did find text to read but that made it difficult when walking and very slow I only got through half of the sights in two hours . I wasn’t able to finish the tour”

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Ghosts of Edinburgh: Bloody Past Exploration Game and Tour

2.Ghosts of Edinburgh: Bloody Past Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $7Best value

Explore Edinburgh’s haunted past through a flexible app-led puzzle tour linking the Castle, Royal Mile, Greyfriars, and historic city sights.

“Not a good app, you have to get to an appropriate point before unlocking the next part of the tour , one of the points was Edingburgh castle which to unlock you would have to pay to enter, ridiculous.We asked security if we could just pop in to open , ridiculous. Most of perimeter opening points on the game were a long way of the clues making the game ridiculous. Won’t be using this app again”

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Edinburgh Harry Potter Self-Guided Private Tour

3.Edinburgh Harry Potter Self-Guided Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $12

Explore Edinburgh’s Harry Potter sites at your own pace, from Greyfriars Kirkyard to Victoria Street, with audio guidance and GPS directions.

“Very cool tour, guided by your phone! Allows you to see all of the cool Harry Potter landmarks in Edinburgh AT YOUR OWN PACE, which was perfect for us. It allowed us to go slow, take a lot of pics, and stop for snacks and drinks along the way. We made a whole day of it!”

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Edinburgh Old Town Private Self-Guided Tour

4.Edinburgh Old Town Private Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $12Top rated

Explore Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, castle, writers, and legends at your own pace with this affordable self-guided Old Town audio tour.

“Unable to do due to weather - really wish we could have explore at are own pace but definitely will on our next adventure here.”

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Private Mary Queen of Scots Tour with free self guided MQS Edinburgh Tour

5.Private Mary Queen of Scots Tour with free self guided MQS Edinburgh Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $1,197

Follow Mary Queen of Scots from Linlithgow to Falkland on a private, guide-led day tour with castle visits and a free Edinburgh walk.

“At the end of April my daughter, sister and I enjoyed the BEST Mary Queen of Scots tour with Ann! It was our first full day in the UK and Ann provided a fascinating picture of Scotland's history. She is passionate about this topic and so very persRead more”

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Highlights from Edinburgh’s Old Town: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

6.Highlights from Edinburgh’s Old Town: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $11

Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town at your own pace with an affordable VoiceMap audio tour covering the Royal Mile, St Giles, and more.

“It was our first time using the app. Overall, the experience was relatively good. Sometimes it knew exactly where we were, but sometimes it didn't, which was a bit challening. This particular tour was very focused on the city's architecture, which I didn't recall from the description, so if you aren't as interested in that aspect of the city's history, you may want to try another tour.”

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

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $9

Follow Edinburgh’s Royal Mile on a self-guided witchcraft tour with vivid stories, offline audio, and a flexible route from Holyrood to Castle Hill.

“I had a great time with the narrated tour by Kat. The facts were interesting but not overly dry and "textbook"-focused. Focused more on the storytelling aspect, which I really liked.”

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Edinburgh City of Wizards Exploration Game and Tour

8.Edinburgh City of Wizards Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $8

Explore Edinburgh’s Harry Potter links with a phone-based scavenger hunt through closes, landmarks, clues, and literary sights.

“The adventure was fun, the only negative comment would be that I purchased four tickets to be able to put on four different phones, and with the link we were sent, we were only able to put it on one phone.”

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