3 VIP Experiences from Edinburgh Worth Booking

1.Edinburgh Luxury Private Food & Drink Tour with Eat Walk Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 223 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $325Our pick

Eat Walk Tours takes your private group through Edinburgh’s West End, New Town, and Old Town, pairing a full meal’s worth of Scottish food with drinks for adults. Guides such as Tom, Wag, Julie, and Anastaziya mix local history with tastings, from haggis to whisky. Hotel pickup, a restaurant map, and discounts are included.

“The guide was knowledgeable, amiable and funny. Also he had earpieces so we could all hear him. The selection of foods and drinks was perfect.”

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2.Luxury Private Tour of The Highlands & Loch Ness from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 147 reviews · 10 to 12 hours (approx.)

Leave Edinburgh at 8:00 am for a private, 10 to 12-hour Highlands tour for up to seven people. Expect castle views, a stop with Highland cows, Glencoe and Loch Ness, plus optional time on the water. Guides include Andy, Nathan, Graham, Donald, Noel and Paul, with time and stops adapted to your group.

“Nathan is a traveling Scottish encyclopedia with a few “legends” mixed in! He made sure we were able to take a boat tour which wasn’t in the original agenda. Recommended fabulous places for lunch and dinner. Can’t recommend enough!”

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3.Luxury Whisky Tasting in Edinburgh’s Underground Vaults | 90min

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 140 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $131Best value

Meet at John’s Coffee House & Tavern in Edinburgh’s Old Town, then head underground to the Lost Close for 90 minutes of whisky and Scottish history. A guide leads a small group of up to 10 through five drams from five distilleries and Scotland’s whisky regions. Guides have included Mark, Eleanor, Sara, and Nicky.

“Great Scotch whiskey tasting down in an underground close. Sarah was our guide, American, and very knowledgeable about whiskey. The tastings were plentiful and a good mix of whiskeys fro all over Scotland.”

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