General information
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
Program details
With 1 Grand Ticket enjoy of 4 Great Tours. This is a chance to explore some of Edinburgh's hidden delights. This ticket gives the oportunity of unlimited travel on all of the following Hop On & Hop Off Tour Buses with different routes throughout Edinburgh on offer: The City Sightseeing Edinburgh, The Edinburgh Tour, The Edinburgh World Heritage Tour, The The MacTour City Tour and Majestic Tours.
CITY SIGHTSEEING An open-top city tour of Edinburgh focussing on its historic Old Town . Hear about how Edinburgh was formed and stories of the people and events that shape the city you see today. From the cramped living conditions of the Old Town to the spacious Holyrood Park this tour gives you an excellent introduction to the City , then use your ticket to hop on and off the buses and really explore all the sights that you have heard about . Multi-language tour offering commentary through headphones in English, French , German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Russian. Celebrate 20 Horrible Years of Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories with our Horrible Histories Children’s Channel – history with all the gory bits left in!
NEW FOR 2013- last departure IN July and August 2100
EDINBURGH TOUR Enjoy the best view of the city aboard an open-top tour bus. Let your tour guide bring Edinburgh’s history to life as you hear about Edinburgh’s past with stories behind the stunning architecture that you’ll see from the best viewpoint in the city. The Edinburgh Tour explores the Old Town before touring the Georgian New Town. Hop off the bus to explore the many attractions along the route before hopping back on a later tour. A fantastic guided overview of the City.
EDINBURGH WORLD HERITAGE TOUR – new route FOR 2013
The Edinburgh World Heritage Tour covers the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old and New Town focussing on Edinburgh as a City of Contrasts Fire and Ice; Past and Present; Rich and Poor; and Urban and Rural. Let your Guide show Edinburgh as a unique city with the contrasts reflecting its geography, people, history and landscape. Live guided in English only. Running every 30 minutes - each tour will take 1h20. Don’t forget your camera. ( 24/3/13 – 2/11/13)
MacTour City Tour An unforgettable experience combining a live guided tour of Edinburgh’s key sights with the traditional style of a vintage Routemaster bus. The tour delves in to Edinburgh’s past as it tours around the Old Town, look out for the stunning view across Holyrood Park and the city’s extinct volcano, Arthur’s Seat as you venture down Regent Road . Hop on and off as you please at the many stops and use your tour ticket to take advantage of discounted admission at many places of interest. ( 24/3/13 – 2/11/13)
MAJESTIC TOURS Leave the city centre behind and head to the coast at Newhaven through the Georgian New Town with stops for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and The Royal Yacht Britannia. This multi-language tour offers commentary through headphones in English, Gaelic, French , German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Russian. The tour returns to the city centre via The Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Canongate section of the Royal Mile.
Meeting/ Pick up point: All tours have frequent departures from Waverley Bridge every day.
Duration: Every tour takes approx. 1 hour. There are 3 options for this ticket: 24 hours ticket, 48 hours ticket and 48 hours ticket with boat trip. Enjoy all 5 city tour routes for 24 or 48 hours depending on customers' choice.
Start or opening time: Time tables of the different Edinburgh City Tours are available in the departure point Waverley Bridge.