6 Self-Guided Tours in Edinburgh to Build a Trip Around

1.Edinburgh Harry Potter Self-Guided Private Tour

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

A self-guided Edinburgh Harry Potter walk from Greyfriars to Hogwarts-like spots, with human audio by Jule, big photo moments, and free stops.

“This tour takes you to all the wonderful Harry Potter inspired spots. It has a brief summary at each location followed by directions to the next. However, I would definitely recommend starting at point one as that is where the directions are written from. We tried to do a few out of order and it was very difficult finding certain spots due to the spotty GPS thru Edinburgh. Also the Elephant Shop was under construction and they had a temporary one on Victoria Street. We were not able to go in because it had 45min wait. The tour itself was informative and could be stop and started if you want…”

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2.Edinburgh Old Town Private Self-Guided Tour

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

Self-guided audio walk through Edinburgh Old Town’s Royal Mile to Castle views and the Writers’ Museum, paced your way via the app.

“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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3.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

Self-guided VoiceMap audio tour of Edinburgh Old Town, from Royal Scottish Academy to Scottish Parliament, with offline maps and lifetime access.

“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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4.Edinburgh Outlander Self-Guided Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★2.5 · 4 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $12

Walk Edinburgh’s Old Town with an app-led Outlander audio tour by Jule, from writers, Jacobites, and filming spots to Holyrood.

“The Outlander series was mentioned in passing with a summary of the different sites we stopped at. What the tour needed was a mention of which scenes from which episode the significance of each site had.”

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

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

Follow an audio walk through Edinburgh’s witchcraft sites, with offline VoiceMap guidance, sensible storytelling, and a finish up at Castlehill.

“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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6.Edinburgh Self-Guided Murder Mystery Tour by the Royal Mile

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $10

Solve a 1968 murder on a self-guided walk through Edinburgh Old Town, starting near Tron Kirk and ending in Grassmarket. English only.

“Exploring the city while solving intertaining tasks! I will def, try other Mystery Hunts. Highly recommendable”

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