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"Marvellous Edinburgh city and its history introduced by highly educated and friendly local Alec - highly recommended! Jana and Lukas"

"We really enjoyed our morning with Alice exploring Edinburgh and hearing stories. Although it was foggy and misty, we really feel like we had a great tour of old town and learned a lot of history and tales. "

"I can not recommend Alec and his hidden gems tour enough. He had the hard task of impressing my three teenagers and deftly managed to balance impressive broad historical points (including a sense of scale that resonated with the kids) with fun quirky facts and personal anecdotes which captivated the teens. I’m already recommending Alec to fellow travellers planning their next edinburgh trip! Thank you Alec! "

"Alex is the best. His deep knowledge of the area, especially the history, is without peer. We had a great time. DO NOT eat before tour. The food was plentiful and delicious. Highly recommend. "

"Alice was such a fantastic guide!! She is such an amazing storyteller and made our introduction to Edinburgh so enjoyable. She has so much knowledge about local stories and hidden gems and is a natural in presenting them that it made our 3 hour tour fly by despite the weather not always cooperating. I would highly recommend Alice to anyone traveling to Edinburgh. She was the best!!!!"

"Alice is the type of person that you think you’ve known for a long time. Her ease with conversation is a gift. She listens as much as she story-tells. The tour was a delightful way to learn about the many characters of the city. We learned so much from our three hours with Alice. There’s no way we could have learned all that we did without her. Booking her was the highlight of the trip! David & Michael -Connecticut "

"I recently experienced a delightful private food tour in Edinburgh, Scotland, and it exceeded my expectations. The knowledgeable guide led us through charming streets, introducing us to hidden culinary gems. From traditional haggis to artisanal Scotch whiskies, each tasting was a sensory delight. The personalized attention and insider stories made the tour truly memorable. Highly recommended for anyone seeking a unique and flavorful journey through Edinburgh's culinary landscape."

"Monica was super nice and really knew allot of the history of the spots she showed us. She even took the time to stop at one of the shops so we could ask the merchant about their wool jumpers (we later went back and bought one). She gave us some great recommendations about which pubs had the best music and gave us great advice on some good restaurants to go to. We highly recommend her, she helped make our trip to Edinburgh a memorable one!"

"Sara is a gifted story teller and the tour was amazing. We had some good laughs. Listening to one of her songs at night is an event in itself. She told us a lot of detailed stories about some famous Edinburghians. Don't want to spoil too much here, you need to take the tour! She also reacted to our questions and interests and spontaneously changed the tour a bit to make it fit even better. Also, the places we visited are really worth to see them at night and hear the stories about some famous and some notorious Edinburgh poets, misfits as well as about the lucky and unlucky ones, not to forget the development of the city and its underworld. Also, if you are interested particularly (as we were) into the stories of body snatching and grave robbery, this is your tour! Also, Sara patiently waited at all sites we went to, to give me a chance to translate for my dad, who also very much enjoyed the tour. So, overall, that's a tour, which also gives you a lot of inspirations to come back to the places and explore them in more depth (as we did the day after). Highly recommended! "

"Sonny is a great person and an engaged guide, very friendly, courteous and reflective in what he is doing. He showed us a lot of sites, which you would usually ignore as a tourist (although a couple of famous places were also part of the tour). The whole tour helped us to better understand the city with regard to its social aspects and the everyday life of quite a lot of people living there and trying to purely survive. Moreover, Sonny is also entertaining, while keeping the balance between great legends of the city and serious stories about the hardships of life. He patiently waited at every stop, giving me the chance to translate for my dad, who was also glad to be on that tour and enjoyed it. We would do similar tours with "invisible cities" in other cities again, if there is a chance. It is a fantastic project und worth to support it. "