First Day Essentials
5.0 (156)

Kickstart your trip to Edinburgh

3 hours English
5.0 (156)
100% Personalized

The perfect 3-hour experience for your first day in Edinburgh. Get oriented and gain tips from your host to make the most of the rest of your visit.

How It Works

Book your date

Choose your preferred date, start time and group size for your experience.

Share your interests

Complete your personalisation form after booking, for a tailored experience.

Explore with your matched host

We match you with a local host who shapes the route around you.

Experience Overview

Time:

3 hours

What to expect:

Fully tailored to your preferences

Language:

Hosted in English (Other languages may be requested)

Meeting point:

Harvey Nichols Edinburgh, 30-34 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2LL

Cancellation:

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience

What to bring:

  • We recommend wearing comfortable shoes and carrying a light bag for your essentials.
  • Public transport may be used during the experience - please bring a travel card or small amount of cash for fares.

What’s Included:

Private and personalized experience
3 hours with a Host
Walking experience
Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

What’s Excluded:

Food and drinks
Tickets to any attractions
Transportation costs
Gratuities (optional)
Mostly walking, with food, drinks, transport and entry fees paid separately unless stated.

Reviews of Our Edinburgh Experiences

We loved our tour! Learned a lot. Our tour guide was awesome! Thank you!

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Patrick
Edinburgh

James was a fabulous guide for our 2 hour walking tour through Edinburgh. Very engaging with many historical and interesting stories about all the different sites. Highly recommend! Would note that the tour did not end back at our hotel even though this was how it was advertised.

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Carl
Edinburgh

Jill is a real pro. Our tour reflected our interests. She took advantage of the beautiful weather by taking us to city vistas and gardens.

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Christine
Edinburgh

Just absolutely fabulous doing the tour with Doug who was incredibly informative, fun, charming and perfectly selected for our age and stage He was also so helpful in advising on our trip going forward. A wonderful few hours, to be recommended!

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Sue
Edinburgh

We walked for about 2-3 hours but at a very easy pace with many stops for learning and discussion. It was perfect.

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Marion
Edinburgh

This specific tour/tour guide was my favorite out of all my tours I experienced while in Scotland! Donald was such a fun and knowledgeable tour guide to have for a 3 hr walking tour through Edinburgh that it felt like the tour flew by too quickly. With he's vast knowledge of the Gaelic language, Scottish historical facts as well as great stories that he seamlessly narrated of certain places we passed by on the tour was incredible! He was so easy to talk to and he was even kind enough to walk me to my next meeting point for my next tour as our tour had a delayed start by the fault of my own doing. The company that runs these tours was also very communicative prior to the date of my tour to confirm what my interests were while in Edinburgh and even when I needed assistance after getting off the train and making it to my meeting point with Donald. This is a tour I will highly recommend to anyone going to Edinburgh and would definitely book again myself!

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Megan
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh, Our Guests Way

Here are our guests exploring on a City Unscripted experience.
Exploring Edinburgh's rich history and architecture on a crisp morning.

Exploring Edinburgh's rich history and architecture on a crisp morning.

Enjoying a sunny day outside Edinburgh's historic museum.

Enjoying a sunny day outside Edinburgh's historic museum.

A sunny day exploring the historic charm of Edinburgh's streets.

A sunny day exploring the historic charm of Edinburgh's streets.

Pausing for a cheerful photo under Edinburgh's striking architecture.

Pausing for a cheerful photo under Edinburgh's striking architecture.

A cheerful moment beside a historic Edinburgh landmark.

A cheerful moment beside a historic Edinburgh landmark.

Edinburgh Castle stands majestically against a clear blue sky.

Edinburgh Castle stands majestically against a clear blue sky.