EnglishEN
EnglishFrenchSpanishArabicJapaneseChineseGerman
EUR
EUR€USD$GBP£
Edinburgh Castle on its rock above Princes Street Gardens in autumn
Home › UK › Edinburgh

Edinburgh Tours and Highland Day Trips

The castle, the vaults and the Highlands, with the tours travelers rate highest.

Edinburgh Castle Tours, Old Town Walks and Highlands Trips

The best sellers with top ratings, starting prices, sorted by what travelers book most.

Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness and Glencoe Day Trip from EdinburghDay trip
Edinburgh

Loch Ness, Glencoe and the Highlands Day Trip from Edinburgh

13 hours ★ 4.6 (2,986 reviews)
From €67per personCheck availability →
Edinburgh Castle: Guided Walking Tour with Entry TicketGuided tour
Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle Guided Walking Tour with Entry Ticket

1.5 hours ★ 4.8 (6,983 reviews)
From €50per personCheck availability →
Underground Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh Old TownWalking tour
Edinburgh

Edinburgh Old Town Underground Vaults Walking Tour

1 hour ★ 4.7 (9,595 reviews)
From €29per personCheck availability →
Edinburgh: Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe & Fort WilliamDay trip
Edinburgh

Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe and Fort William Day Tour

12 hours ★ 4.9 (6,754 reviews)
From €55per personCheck availability →
City Sightseeing Edinburgh Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour + Kids Go FreeBus tour
Edinburgh

Edinburgh Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus

1 - 1.5 hours ★ 4.3 (2,874 reviews)
From €24per personCheck availability →
Haunted Vaults and Graveyard Walking Tour in EdinburghWalking tour
Edinburgh

Haunted Vaults and Graveyard Walking Tour in Edinburgh

1.5 hours ★ 4.8 (2,166 reviews)
From €32per personCheck availability →
3-Day Isle of Skye Inverness Highlands and Glenfinnan Viaduct Tour from EdinburghMulti-day
Edinburgh

Three-Day Isle of Skye, Inverness and Glenfinnan Tour from Edinburgh

3 days ★ 4.9 (1,708 reviews)
From €219per personCheck availability →
2-Day Outlander Experience Small Group Tour from EdinburghDay trip
Edinburgh

Two-Day Outlander Small-Group Tour from Edinburgh

2 days ★ 4.9 (69 reviews)
From €280per personCheck availability →

Edinburgh Castle Tours and Old Town Walks

Edinburgh Castle sells out in summer and the Tattoo season, so the guided walking tour with the entry ticket included is the reliable way in. Beneath the Royal Mile, the underground vaults tour is the most booked activity in the city, and the haunted version adds the Greyfriars graveyard after dark. The hop-on hop-off bus covers the New Town and Leith for the rest.

Edinburgh Castle on Castle Rock above the Old Town rooftops in warm evening light

Scottish Highlands Day Trips from Edinburgh

Edinburgh is where the Highland day tours start. The Loch Ness, Glencoe and Highlands tour is the most reviewed, a twelve-hour loop through the glen to the loch. The Glenfinnan Viaduct version swaps Loch Ness for the Harry Potter bridge and Fort William. The three-day Isle of Skye tour is the one to pick if you can spare the time.

Outlander Tours from Edinburgh to Filming Locations

The Outlander Experience day tour visits Midhope Castle, Blackness Castle and the other filming locations within an hour of the city.

Blackness Castle jutting into the Firth of Forth at low tide under a moody sky

Edinburgh Travel Tips: Festival Season and Daylight

August is festival month and the busiest time of year. Highland tours run year-round but daylight is short from November to February. Most tours offer free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.