Avoid the crowds, ditch the tourist hotspots, and see Edinburgh 'up-close and personal' with a private walking tour from a local Edinburgh tour guide!
Why join a large tour group or share your experience with strangers?! All my tours are 100% private to you, giving you a truly unique, personal and more intimate way of exploring Edinburgh.

Each tour will showcase highlights and must-sees of the city, along with some hidden gems and a fun and informative commentary...​ ​
​Tours are available all year round, and I offer both fixed-route options or fully customised bespoke tour packages that can be tailored to suit you!

​So for everything from a short introduction to the city to a full day exploring, let me give you an authentic experience of Scotland's capital city, to show you Edinburgh up-close and personal.
"We learned so much about the city and about Scotland in general ... Excellent tour guide!"
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"A wonderful introduction to ​the history of Edinburgh."
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"Hugely informative tour delivered with a real lightness
​and sense ​of fun."
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"A fantastic tour ... Cannot recommend highly enough!"
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​​FULLY CUSTOMISED PRIVATE TOURS
​My fully tailored Edinburgh tour package is customised to your needs and interests - it's simply the best way to avoid the crowds and make your visit to Edinburgh totally unique.
  • ​Fully private tours for your comfort and safety
  • Tours can last from 2 hours up to a full day
  • Meet on a day/time that fits your travel itinerary
  • I can meet you at your accommodation, or any convenient central location
  • Explore specific topics or areas of Edinburgh that interest you​
  • Confirm your tour with a 50% deposit and the balance payable on the day
  • All tours delivered by me - I really take your tour personally! :)
Fully customised Edinburgh tours from £100*
Edinburgh tour guide Gareth Davies
All tours delivered by me!
Fixed Route Walking Tours
If you'd prefer a tour with fixed start and end points, to help with planning your visit to Edinburgh, my four fixed-route options showcase some of the iconic features of the city along with hidden gems and less familiar features - and all presented with a fun and informative commentary to give you the perfect introduction to historic Edinburgh...
​​Explore the backbone of Edinburgh's Old Town with my ROYAL MILE TOUR, focusing on the closes and wynds - the lanes - of the medieval city.
Journey through 250 years of history in Edinburgh's Georgian-era New Town with my NEW TOWN TOUR, with hidden gems ​that many visitors never see.
Contrast both sides of Edinburgh's historic city centre with my OLD AND NEW TOWNS TOUR, as we make our way from Old to 'New'... and back again!
Discover two areas that lay outside of the original city walls as we go BEYOND THE WORLD'S END to explore historic Canongate and Holyrood...
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