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Edinburgh Budget Per Day: How Much Does a Trip Cost?

Castle on the rock, closes off the Royal Mile, ridges you can walk before lunch. What a day in Edinburgh costs — meals, transit, top attractions, and the bookable activities worth adding to the budget. Real-time prices from Viator so the numbers stay current.

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1h 30m

The Chocolatarium Chocolate Tour Experience in Edinburgh

A chocolate experience to remember!

  • Top-rated · 5.0★
  • Bestseller
From $44 a person
The London Ghost Bus Tour
1h to 1h 15m

Ghost Bus Tour of Edinburgh

Prepare to be scared silly on a 75 minute ghost bus tour around Edinburgh’s ghoulish haunts.

  • Bestseller
  • Free cancellation
From $29 a person
Edinburgh Castle Walking Tour
2h 15m

Edinburgh Castle and Royal Mile Walking Tour - Ticket Included

Make the most of your time in Edinburgh with our guided walking tour that combines a walk on the historic Royal Mile and a guided visit inside Edinburgh Castle (entry included).

  • Top-rated · 4.9★
  • Bestseller
From $72 a person
1h

Underground Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh Old Town

Journey along Edinburgh's Royal Mile hearing some of Edinburgh's darker history before visiting the infamous hidden and supposedly haunted vaults beneath the South Bridge in...

  • Top-rated · 4.7★
  • Bestseller
From $29 a person
1h 30m

Edinburgh Castle Guided Walking Tour - Entry Tickets Included

We pre-collect your tickets so that our Castle Tour gives you easy access into Scotland's most iconic fortification.

  • Top-rated · 4.9★
  • Bestseller
From $53 a person
1h 15m

The World Famous Underground Ghost Tour

Experience the world's most haunted city on a ghost tour of Edinburgh and be spooked by one of the city's most infamous sons as they lead you around the dark side of the Old Town.

  • 4.7★ · 10135 reviews
  • Bestseller
From $26 a person
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5h

The Royal Tour: Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood & Royal Mile

Enjoy a tour of Edinburgh’s old Town and its royal highlights in 5 hours.

  • 4.9★ · 54 reviews
  • Free cancellation
From $131 a person
Guided Tour
2h

Old Town Walking Tour History and Tales in Edinburgh

This walking tour is designed to give you a broad understanding of Edinburgh, it's history and culture.

  • Top-rated · 4.9★
  • Bestseller
From $25 a person
1h 10m to 1h 15m

Edinburgh: Witches & Haunted History Walking Tour

Step into Scotland's rich and mysterious past on this captivating walking tour, as you explore haunted locations and uncover chilling stories and secrets hidden along the closes...

  • Top-rated · 4.9★
  • Free cancellation
From $25 a person
1h 30m

Edinburgh Castle: Guided Walking Tour with Entry Ticket

Scotland’s second-most-popular tourist attraction as you learn about the bloody history including stories of the kings and queens who lived in this castle.

  • Top-rated · 4.8★
  • Bestseller
From $53 a person
1h 30m

Edinburgh Castle Guided Tour - Tickets Included

Join us on an unforgettable journey through millennia as we explore the iconic Edinburgh Castle on a walking tour that will bring Scotland's rich history to life!

  • Top-rated · 4.9★
  • Bestseller
From $53 a person
Kilt-man included in ticket price
2h

The Mountebank Comedy Walk of Edinburgh

Mountebank the original and best comedy walking tour of Edinburgh and the only tour of the city led by a professional, award winning stand-up comedian and historian with a Master...

  • Top-rated · 5.0★
  • Bestseller
From $35 a person
25 min

Ice Cream Dessert Affair at Edinburgh Stockbridge Market

Join us for a fun ice cream desserts morning: a celebration of bold flavours, creative flair, and morning indulgence.

  • Free cancellation
  • Instant confirmation
From $19 a person
1 min to 2h

The Edinburgh Dungeon Entrance Ticket

Make your way to the Edinburgh Dungeon and allow yourself to feel immersed in Edinburgh’s narrow cobbled closes and wynds (small side streets).

  • 4.6★ · 734 reviews
  • Free cancellation
From $26 a person
6h

Pub Crawl in Edinburgh

Filled with back-street 'hidden' bars and cocktail venues as well as popping clubs and character-full pubs, Edinburgh has a nightlife scene that matches its diverse city culture.

  • Top-rated · 4.8★
  • Free cancellation
From $20 a person
9h

Edinburgh: The Kelpies, Stirling Castle, Loch Lomond & Trossachs

View The Kelpies, located in The Helix park near Falkirk.

  • Top-rated · 4.9★
  • Free cancellation
From $61 a person
1h

Haunted Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh

Dark as the devil's heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings,...

  • Top-rated · 4.8★
  • Bestseller
From $33 a person
50 min

The Scotch Whisky Experience Guided Whisky Tour - An Introduction to Whisky

This 50-minute guided tour, ideal for whisky novices and families, is the perfect introduction to the world of whisky.

  • 4.7★ · 1634 reviews
  • Bestseller
From $35 a person
1h 45m

Edinburgh Ghost Tour: Mysteries, Legends and Murders

Learn about the alleys where the 17th century people lived in the city of Edinburgh, but especially how they died during the Black Death, and the doctors who tried to cure them...

  • Top-rated · 4.9★
  • Free cancellation
From $25 a person
Mercat Tours History Walk of the Royal Mile inc Edinburgh Castle
2h 15m

Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle - Small Group Walking Tour

Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond your...

  • Top-rated · 4.8★
  • Bestseller
From $72 a person
City Sightseeing Edinburgh
1h 10m

City Sightseeing Edinburgh Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour + Kids Go Free

Explore the historic and vibrant city of Edinburgh in your own time, with an award-winning unlimited 24 hour hop-on hop-off bus tour.

  • Bestseller
  • Free cancellation
From $27 a person
Old Town
1h 30m

Old Town Historical and Underground Tour

Led by either the holder of a PhD in Scottish history or a guide with decades of experience providing historic tours in Scotland’s capital, this 90-minute tour is a fascinating...

  • Top-rated · 4.8★
  • Bestseller
From $27 a person
2h

Edinburgh - Dark History

Ah, Edinburgh! They don't call it "The Jekyll & Hyde City" for nothing.

  • Top-rated · 5.0★
  • Free cancellation
From $25 a person
9h

Scottish Highland Games Day Trip from Edinburgh

Don’t miss the opportunity to experience the color and energy of the unique Scottish Highlands Games on a day trip from Edinburgh.

  • 4.6★ · 85 reviews
  • Free cancellation
From $158 a person

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