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Love Edinburgh - when I first traveled across the Atlantic (back in the late 80s), I spent the entire summer in the UK. Since my great grandfather emigrated from Edinburgh, I wanted to spend a fair amount of time visiting the area - loved the Fringe festival and was simply blown away by the Tattoo. I adored the city & its people & and have since returned to Scotland multiple times. Edinburgh still remains among my favorite cities in the world!

For the dedicated Americanophile, I would recommend visiting the National Museum of Scotland where you can view the Edison phonograph & interesting A. G. Bell factoids. You can also the family home of Scottish born Alexander Graham Bell on South Charlotte Street in Edinburgh.

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On 2/4/2021 at 12:37 AM, familycruzer said:

Can you give me an idea of how to make it into Edinburgh from where NCL docks?

Where would you suggest for a fresh seafood meal? 

If NCK docks at Nehaven it's a tender port you can then get a bus 20 to 30 minutes direct into the city center from there, you can also get a taxi or Uber. That said most ships do lay on shuttles.

As for sea food there is in fact two excellent sea food restaurants right at the harbour where the tenders are. They are Loch Fyne Fish and The Fish Market both excellent but at a push I would say Loch Fyne. 

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16 hours ago, milolii said:

Thank you very helpful.  We hope to visit in August.  Not a cruise.  

Thanks glad it was of use, August is a great month to visit as its festival month its going to be a quieter this year and as there is no Tattoo its off till 2022 but the Fringe Festival is on in a scaled-down version so city will still have a good buzz to it. Hope you enjoy your visit. 

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On 5/25/2021 at 9:52 AM, DavietheScot said:

Thanks glad it was of use, August is a great month to visit as its festival month its going to be a quieter this year and as there is no Tattoo its off till 2022 but the Fringe Festival is on in a scaled-down version so city will still have a good buzz to it. Hope you enjoy your visit. 

And the Fringe Festival is fantastic.

 

However, no Military Tattoo is a bummer.

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5 hours ago, milolii said:

Thanks everyone,  Does anyone have recommendations for private day tours from Edinburg to other areas in Scotland?  

 

There is a very good tour company based in Edinburgh that covers tours across the country being local I am happy to recommend them as I know they are very popular. 

They are a company called Rabbies Tours they can be found on Google. 

However here  is a link to there site.

 

https://www.rabbies.com/en

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On 5/31/2021 at 10:37 AM, carolkatsc said:

Rabbies Tours

 

And another one! Made the experience really amazing and I'm not so keen on tours, or maybe a typical tour. This was special because Scotland is special and that's what you get.

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On 5/27/2021 at 7:49 PM, milolii said:

Thanks everyone,  Does anyone have recommendations for private day tours from Edinburg to other areas in Scotland?  

I cannot remember the name of the tour company other than they were located about half way from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood House on the Royal Mile. The Tour we took was to Blair Castle in Athol, which had stops before and after the castle, and was very interesting. I still have a bit left of the BlairAthol Scotch Whiskey from my stop at their distillery in Pitlochry.

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1 hour ago, Bigmike911 said:

I cannot remember the name of the tour company other than they were located about half way from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood House on the Royal Mile. The Tour we took was to Blair Castle in Athol, which had stops before and after the castle, and was very interesting. I still have a bit left of the BlairAthol Scotch Whiskey from my stop at their distillery in Pitlochry.

I think that you might mean Mercat Tours, which are located at the mercat cross on the Royal Mile.

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On 6/18/2021 at 4:47 PM, gnome12 said:

I think that you might mean Mercat Tours, which are located at the mercat cross on the Royal Mile.

I would agree from the description given it would be Mercat Tours they have a base there. They specialise in walking tours and tours of Edinburgh but do offer others. 

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7 hours ago, DavietheScot said:

I would agree from the description given it would be Mercat Tours they have a base there. They specialise in walking tours and tours of Edinburgh but do offer others. 

Actually, another possibility is Highland Experience Tours, which are at 1 Parliament Square at the Royal Mile. I did an 8 day land tour with them of Orkney, Skye and the Far North.

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On 6/22/2021 at 10:24 PM, gnome12 said:

Actually, another possibility is Highland Experience Tours, which are at 1 Parliament Square at the Royal Mile. I did an 8 day land tour with them of Orkney, Skye and the Far North.

Noted there a new one on me but highlights there are a few companies offering tours and plenty of choice to suit most requirements. 

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