With a private tour, you’re the boss!

In addition to offering our daily tours, SANDEMANs NEW Edinburgh also offers two excellent services. Firtly we’ve now gotten really good at developing unique tours that suit the needs of an individual group perfectly. Secondly we’re really proud of the method of educational entertainment we can offer to school groups, allowing both the teachers and the students to become locals in a fun and engaging way.

Whether you represent a school group looking for “the most charismatic and entertaining guides in the business” (Cosmopolitan Magazine UK, 2005), or need to book a guide who is “more than the usual” for a business client (BBC Television), or simply need a “genuinely informative” trip around the city on your quick visit to the Scottish capital (Rick Steves 2006), NEW Edinburgh Tours has the guides you’re looking for.

The advantage of doing a private tour is simply that you have your own personal tour guide. You can decide where the tour starts from, where it should finish and how long it lasts. But the major advantage of this option is that the guide can cater specifically for your area of interest.

Should you be particularly interested in twentieth century history, you could concentrate on that; if medieval history is more your thing, that’s fine too. You choose! Not interested in the sights or history of Edinburgh and just want to be shown around the city or quite simply do some shopping, eating or drinking in the best areas, let our private tour team arrange it for you.

With over 100 tours offered daily and 4 million guests served since 2004, we’re one of the biggest walking tour companies in the world.

We guarantee a memorable tour that is out of the ordinary: all at a reasonable price. Our tours are conceived to show you the best of Edinburgh by foot, but like we say, you’re in charge and we can arrange private cars, busses, boats, and helicopters and almost all of our tours can be done on bike!

Some of our most popular private tours include:

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  Glasgow Tour

  Scotland's biggest city, 'second city' of the British Empire, Glasgow is full of history, architectural gems, humour and civic pride. Easily reachable from Edinburgh it makes for a perfect day trip. More info & Booking

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  Edinburgh New Town and the Scottish Enlightenment

  The modern world was invented in Scotland and we can prove it! The Scottish Enlightenment made Edinburgh an unparalleled centre of science, philosophy and genius. Born out of the cramped Old Town, this era found its expression in the Georgian architecture of the New Town across the Nor’loch. More info & Booking

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  Mysteries of Rosslyn Chapel

  A short bus ride south of Edinburgh in the beautiful Lowlands countryside lies the legendary Rosslyn Chapel – subject of mysteries, books and movies. More info & Booking

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  Whisky and Haggis Tour

  ‘Uisge beatha’ the Water of Life is Scotland’s biggest export, cultural icon and national drink; haggis is the national dish; together they are the unmistakeable taste of Scotland. More info & Booking

Not what you had in mind? If you were thinking about something else, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will tailor a private tour according to your preferences. Anything is possible, and we have a reputation of opening doors that are usually locked shut.

Booking Private Tours is easy and saves you time and money

Just drop us a line and we’ll take care of everything. We’ll usually answer your inquiry within 48 hours (within 2 hours during business hours).

For an immediate response please give us a call at +49 30 5105 0030 or talk to us on Skype. Our Skype name is SNEchristina or use the link below.