Edinburgh Super Saver: Skip-the-Line Castle Tour and Darkside Walking Tour

Meet your guide at 124 High Street in front of Starbucks to join the Castle Tour. Skip the often long entry line and proceed directly into the castle for your 1.5-hour walking tour. During the walking tour, learn the secrets of this famous castle, including seeing one of the world’s few official dog cemeteries and the smallest shrine in the world. Walk through Crown Square, the main courtyard of the castle. See the Crown Jewels of Scotland, including the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish monarchs. After the conclusion of your walking tour, you are free to stay and explore the castle independently for as long as you like.
In the evening get ready for the second part of your Super Saver package: Your ghostly adventure starts at 18:30 in front of Frankie & Benny's on 130 High Street (by Tron Kirk). Meet your local guide and steel yourself for a walk through the dark recesses of Edinburgh’s haunted history, hearing stories of murder, monsters, cannibals and other local oddities. Cross your fingers that you’ll encounter (or not encounter!) a spooky character at one of the venues to come. You’ll first wind through shadowed alleys and cobbled streets to North Bridge and Calton Hill, where you’ll get panoramic views of the city and a dose of gruesome history. Explore the monuments perched high above the city and learn about the grisly witch trials that occurred here. Still a sacred area for many, Calton Hill continues to host pagan rituals like the Edinburgh Beltane Fire Festival. Afterwards, continue to one of Edinburgh’s famous cemeteries. Stop at the 17th-century Canongate Kirkyard cemetery or Old Calton Burial Ground, where David Hume is buried. Hear about his fabled deal with the devil, as well as the history of Burke and Hare, body snatchers who made a killing (so to speak!) by selling corpses to medical science. Between stops, hear other creepy stories of execution, murder, torture and hauntings. Your 2-hour tour returns to the Royal Mile at a local pub. Pop inside for a drink to help warm your chilled soul (own expense)!