4 Edinburgh Audio Tours Worth the Walk

1.Harry Potter’s Edinburgh: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 42 reviews · 40 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $11Our pick

Use the VoiceMap app to follow an English-language, self-guided walk through Edinburgh’s Harry Potter connections. Starting near Edinburgh Castle, the route visits Victoria Street, the Writer’s Museum, Greyfriar’s Kirkyard, and the Elephant House. Pause, shop, or continue at your own pace with offline maps and audio.

“It was tricky to use as no road names in the map. We got lost a lot and gave up Not useful to help navigate”

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2.Edinburgh: Old Town Walking Tour with an APP

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 36 reviews · 5 hours · from $9

Use the Trippy Tour Guide app to explore Edinburgh’s Old Town at your own pace. Follow more than 40 GPS-triggered narration points from Calton Hill along the Royal Mile to Greyfriars Kirkyard, with audio in six languages and no in-person guide.

“Ottima guida che accompagna per le vie del centro città. Aggiungerei una parte più approfondita in merito alla storia (regnanti, rivolta dei giacobiti e così via) in modo da renderla più completa.”

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3.Ghosts of Edinburgh: Bloody Past Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $7Best value

Use your phone to guide a private, self-paced Edinburgh mystery game from The Mound through castle views, St Giles’, Mary King’s Close, Greyfriars, and historic college buildings. Solve location-based clues, pause whenever you like, and play without entering paid attractions or needing mobile data.

“It was interesting to find some things that we wouldn't necessarily have found. Some of the clues were too tricky to decipher.”

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4.Royal Mile, Edinburgh Walking Tour with Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $7

Follow a historian-written audio guide from Holyrood Abbey along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to Edinburgh Castle. You’ll get 23 recordings, an offline map, landmark images, and one year of access. Start and stop as you like, but bring your own phone and headphones. No human guide or entrance tickets are included.

“Didn't get to do the tour but we walked a lot up and down the Royal Mile many many times. Put in a lot of miles.”

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