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"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. "

"We did this walking tour with Alec on November 25, 2023. What a fabulous time we had. Alec is very knowledgeable about all of Edinburgh and a great historian. He even added in some recommendations for tastes of Edinburgh we could try later (He does food tours, too). Highly recommend this tour for getting acquainted with Edinburgh and if you are able to select Alec, please do. "

"Alec is an engaging and knowledgeable guide. His historical & cultural stories make you eager to learn more! He customized our tour to accommodate a wheelchair and introduced us to some new and surprisingly delicious foods! We even had leftovers. Thanks, Alec, for a wonderful experience!"

"I absolutely loved being guided on the spooky tour of Edinburgh by Alice. She is a captivating storyteller, with impeccable timing and just the right amount of words in every sentence to keep it interesting, flowing and engaging. She was masterful in navigating the fine line between story and fact, weaving them seamlessly together. In the end, it didn't actually matter whether all of it were true or not, because I wanted to believe it! And isn't that the power of a truly good story? I can highly recommend Alice as a guide for an authentic and well-timed experience of Edinburgh's myths, ghosts and legends. "

"We met Alec on the Royal Mile for a wonderful day of exploration and information gathering. Alec is a lovely soul, who has a great passion for Edinburgh and Scotland. He is charming, communicative and very easy to be with. We booked a food tasting tour, but experienced so much more. If we return to Edinburgh, we will definitely contact Alec. We highly recommend engaging Alec, if you want a real history of Edinburgh and Scotland "

"Monica was an amazing guide. Her love of the city, knowledge of its history and passion for sharing it all with travelers was a real delight. Our tour came at the end of a two week trip and it was by far one of our most loved highlights. Having tea with Monica in a quaint little tea room was simply fantastic. The rain was great fun too and Monica always made sure we were keeping as dry as possible. She capped our walk with an amazing stroll down a charming street where the views of the castle were simply magical. "

"We had a blast with Alice. We had 12 age 50 something golfers do a tour with Alice and everyone of us enjoyed it immensely. She adjusted the tour to fit our needs. As claimed she's a wonderful and colorful story teller and also has an eye for just the right pubs:-) Next time in Edinburg she'll be my first choice as a guide."

"We had the pleasure of spending three hours with Alice, touring Edinburgh. Alice is a person who is genuine and easy to get to know. She is very knowledgeable about the history of Scotland and Edinburgh. The stories she chose to recount were masterfully delivered, varied in their evocative nature, and so interesting. I could listen to her tell stories all day. We were all highly engaged and mesmerized. What a wonderful way to begin out Scottish sojourn. Thank you Alice. You are a great talent."

"Spending a few hours with Svend-Erik touring the streets of Edinburgh was definitely a highlight of our trip to Scotland. He shared - more like, performed! - many fascinating stories about the city. We found him highly knowledgeable and entertaining. Being in Svend-Erik's company was easy and effortless. We laughed often, and when the tour came to an end, we were sorry to say good-bye. We would highly recommend booking a tour with him! "