Edinburgh Christmas Tour: Private & Custom with a Local Guide
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Edinburgh's dramatic setting gives the Christmas season a character all its own. Historic streets, festive markets, seasonal traditions, and winter celebrations come together to create an atmosphere that feels distinctly Scottish while remaining deeply connected to the city's history and culture.
Whether you're interested in Christmas markets, local festive traditions, seasonal food and drink, holiday shopping, or simply experiencing Edinburgh during one of its most atmospheric times of year, your host will tailor the experience around your interests.
Before your experience, you'll complete an online Personalization Form so your host can learn more about your interests and prepare a personalized route. During your walk, you'll also have the opportunity to enjoy an included hot chocolate, mulled wine, or soft drink while taking in the festive surroundings. Your plans remain flexible throughout the experience, allowing room for spontaneous discoveries and seasonal recommendations.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This is a private City Unscripted experience: real people, real connections
After booking, you'll receive a short online Personalization Form to share your interests, preferences, and must-sees. Your City Unscripted guide will personally reach out to craft a fully customized itinerary that suits your style—whether you love history, food, hidden gems, or cultural experiences.
This private tour is a walking experience. A private vehicle is not included.
Public transportation or local taxis may be used to transfer between sites. Exact transportation costs can be discussed with your host after your reservation is finalized.
What To Expect
Edinburgh
Christmas brings a distinctive atmosphere to Edinburgh, where historic streets, festive markets, seasonal traditions, and citywide celebrations transform the Scottish capital. Before your experience, you'll complete an online Personalization Form so your host can tailor the experience to your interests. Whether you'd like to focus on Christmas markets, festive food and drink, seasonal traditions, holiday shopping, winter illuminations, or discovering how Edinburgh celebrates the season, your route will be shaped around what interests you most. Here are some highlights your host may include during your experience:
Princes Street Gardens
Explore the heart of Edinburgh's festive celebrations, where seasonal attractions, market stalls, and holiday displays create one of the city's most popular gathering places during Christmas.
Options
Christmas in Edinburgh
Duration: 3 hours Pickup included
What‘s Included
Online Personalization Form sent after booking to tailor your experience
A glass of mulled wine, hot chocolate or a soft drink
Get picked up (on foot) at your accommodation if it's central
Private and personalized walking experience with insider tips from a passionate local
Direct communication with your host for itinerary planning and local recommendations
Additional food, drinks and tickets to any attractions
Transportation (primarily a walking experience, public transport may be used at an additional cost)
Gratuities (optional)
Hotel drop off
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
5 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Wander Through the Streets
LaChelle 2304,Jan 25, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00A nice wander through the streets, but be aware that it is a WALKING tour and you will walk from your hotel (or wherever you want to start), there will be no car picking you up. Saw all the Christmas lights that we wanted to see and we went to both Christmas markets. Guide also pointed out plenty of good restaurants and pretty sights we wouldn't have seen on our own.
Lovely Christmas Tour!
E8706HDemilye,Dec 23, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable, and did a great job personalizing the tour based on my interests. Would highly recommend!
Fantastic.
6inarowFTM,Dec 31, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We been here before a couple of year ago and were wowed then but now it's bigger and a lot better than before. The old rides and stuff are there but there's more stalls and santa land at the bottom. Beware everything is 5 pound or above but this place comes to life in the dark. The smells and atmosphere is amazing. It's a must.
bday wkend
Hariboes,Dec 14, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Boyfriend and i found the markets ourselves were fab,plenty of stalls to taste and eat frm,we did alot of tasting than eating as to be honest found it bit expensive for some food aswel as rides! ! beer pub we found was great craic with beer frm £4.50pint not too bad with a great guy singing that pulled in and kept the crowd rightly. Must see visit tho was nice walking around.
Lovely Day Out
Danielle S,Oct 4, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00We had a girls trip from Newcastle via the train. We found the market really easy to find. There were lots of people and found it hard to see all the stalls with all the people pushing each other. We had a buggy with us and it was a bit hard to get it around the market. I would recommend people to visit and make their own opinion.
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