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Who knows Edinburgh better than its cabbies? What better way to tour the city than in a black cab with one of our qualified Tour Guide Drivers.

Choose between a bespoke route or let yourself be guided around our historic city and regaled with anecdotes about Edinburgh’s famous characters.

All of our taxis are wheelchair accessible so our tours are ideal for passengers with limited mobility.

Tours within Edinburgh start from £48 for 1 hour with an 8 hour day tour costing £384

Please note trips outwith Edinburgh city are charged at £60 per hour.

Prices for bespoke tours are available on request with 5 and 6 seat vehicles available.

These tours are for example purposes, if you want a custom tour please contact us or use the form below.

St Giles’ Cathedral

Holyrood (Scottish Parliament)

Gleneagles – National Golf Academy Scotland

The Forth Bridges

Greyfriars Bobby

Half Day City Tour - £192 (Duration 4 hours)

(viewings and photo stops unless stated)

  1. Britannia
  2. Leith Links Oldest Golf Course
  3. Holyroodhouse
  4. The Scottish Parliament
  5. Dunbar Close Garden
  6. Canongate Kirk (internal if open)
  7. St Giles/ City Chambers/ Advocates Close/ Parliament Hall/ Supreme Court (the best bit of any Tour) (internal)
  8. Writers Library (internal)
  9. Castle Hill – pax go to esplanade for view
  10. Grassmarket
  11. Victoria St
  12. BoS
  13. Mound /Galleries/Scott Monument
  14. George St
  15. Dome (internal)
  16. 36 St Andrew Sq RBS Dome ( internal)
  17. Princes St and Castle
  18. Charlotte Sq/ Bute House
  19. Dean Village

Full Day £384 (Duration 8 hours)

Same as Half Day City Tour Plus

  1. Medical School
  2. Heriots
  3. Botanics
  4. Fettes
  5. Daniel Stewart’s
  6. Dean and Modern Art Galleries
  7. st Andrews House
  8. Calton Cemetry – Lincoln Statue and Martyrs Memorial
  9. Regent Road/ Carlton Hill
  10. Prestonfieldhouse Hotel – Coffee stop
  11. Elephant House – Harry Potter
  12. Greyfriars Church/ Greyfriars Bobby
  13. National Museum of Scotland
  14. North Bridge city Views

All Day out of Town

  1. Hopetoun House and the Bridges
  2. Linlithgow Palace
  3. Kelpies
  4. Falkirk Wheel
  5. Bannockburn
  6. Stirling Castle
  7. Gleneagles – coffee
  8. Distillery – (Crieff  -Glenturret is recommended!) home via the Bridges

Edinburgh and Golf and Distillery - £360 (Duration 6 hours)

  1. Royal Mile and Old Town
  2. Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
  3. Glenkinnchie Distillery
  4. Hailes Castle East Linton
  5. Preston Mill East Linton
  6. North Berwick – Harbour/Beach/Tantallon
  7. Archerfield/Muirfield
  8. Coast Road back to City which is Golf focused

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