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City Sightseeing
What better way to experience the delights of Edinburgh than on our red open-top city tour bus. We’re part of the world-wide City Sightseeing network, the world’s leading open top bus tour operator.
- Commentary through headphones in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Mandarin Chinese and Japanese
- Grassmarket – trading area from medieval times, the site of the Gallows, with its historic hostelries including the five centuries old 'White Hart Inn'
- Historic Royal Mile with its many free museums
- 24 hour ticket
- 9 language headphone commentary
- HORRIBLE HISTORY english language channel for kids (and grown-ups too!)
- Hop-on, hop-off to visit the sights
- Main sights: New Town, St. Andrew Square, Caledonian Hotel, Old Town, Grassmarket, Greyfriars Bobby, George Heriot's School, Lawnmarket (for Castle), National Museum of Scotland, John Knox House, Canongate, Scottish Parliament, Our Dynamic Earth, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Calton Hill, General Register House
Enjoy the Horrible Histories™ Tour of Edinburgh, written and recorded by Terry Deary – author of the best selling wicked, weird and woeful look at history. It gives gory details of Edinburgh's truly terrible past including the grim story of Burke and Hare and the rather unfair witch test! Hear Terry tell you about the tale of the Black Dinner at Edinburgh Castle and of how an Edinburgh Church fits into the Battle of Little Big Horn. Launched in 2007 this tour has proved popular with school groups and families – choose the Horrible Histories channel on our City Sightseeing Tour if you want to explore the darker side of Edinburgh's past – with sound effects!
Horrible Histories™ is now a popular TV show on CBBC
- City Sightseeing – Timetable (operates all year round)
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Tour departs
Waverley Bridge daily at:
(Tour takes approx. 1 hour)FIRST
TOURTHEN AT
LEAST EVERYFINAL
TOURMon to Fri 31 Oct to 23 Dec 2011
Mon to Fri 2 Jan to 30 Mar 20120933 20 mins 1613 Sat & Sun 5 Nov to 18 Dec 2011
Sat & Sun 31 Dec, 7 Jan to 25 Mar 20120922 15 mins 1552 24 December 2011 0922 15 mins 1507 26 December 2011 0930 30 mins 1600 27 – 30 December 2011 0933 15 mins 1722 1 January 2012 1037 15 mins 1722 No service on 25 December 2011 Tour operates all year round.
Our Summer timetable begins 31 March 2012 – details available early March 2012. - City Sightseeing – Tickets
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24 hour ticket
Adult
Senior/Student
Child (5-15)
Family
(2 adults & up to 3 kids)£12
£11
£5
£28
- City Sightseeing – Discounts
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Remember to show your Tour ticket to take advantage of these great offers !
- Auld Reekie Tours (£1 off any Historical/Underground tour)
- Camera Obscura & World of Illusions (10% off normal entry)
- Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World (£1.50 off an adult ticket.)
- Edinburgh Dungeon (2 for 1 special entrance deal)
- National Mining Museum Scotland (£1 off an adult ticket.)
- Romanes & Paterson (10% discount when spending £30 or more – [selected exclusions apply])
- The Royal Yacht Britannia (10% off admission price)
Please note The Royal Yacht Britannia is closed to the public from 1st – 31st January 2012 - Scotch Whisky Experience (10% off any whisky tour taken before midday)
- City Sightseeing – Group Travel
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Groups of 10 or more can receive a discount. Pre-purchase Tickets Only.
Call our Group Hotline in advance on 0131 556 2244 for full details.
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