As of 28/05/2023, 321 of our 326 Tripadvisor reviews awarded us five-stars!
JACOBITE EDINBURGH ONLINE EXPERIENCE
Explore the lives of Edinburgh’s forgotten Victorian poor with a live guide on this interactive virtual tour of Edinburgh.
Our five-star rated Slums of Victorian Edinburgh tour has now been taken online. Discover the people, places and events which have been almost erased from Edinburgh’s history as we take you on an interactive ‘virtual tour’ of the Victorian Old Town!
We’ve used our extensive archive, which included 360-degree images. These let your guide control the image and ‘look around’ just as if we were actually in Edinburgh. In addition, he’ll share archive images that give you a ‘then and now’ idea of how the Victorian Old Town once looked. Where possible, Robert can even tailor aspects of the tour to best suit the group's interests.
Historic Edinburgh Tours has been rated five-stars through our reviews on Tripadvisor. The reviews for our virtual tours have also averaged five-stars. Robert will lead this tour, he is a multi-award-winning Edinburgh tour guide.
Our Edinburgh virtual tours run from October to April. Message us to set up your private virtual tour.
PRICES
£50 total price for a tour for up to 7 devices
£75 for 7-10 devices
This tour is a virtual version of a tour which has been rated five-stars on Tripadvisor. Robert will lead this tour, he is a multi-award-winning Edinburgh tour guide.
Thoroughly well thought out with use of Edinburgh’s imagery. Very well photographed, always wondering what interesting item was going to come next. Both relevant to people who had or hadn’t been to Edinburgh before. Robert has a thorough knowledge of everything that happened all down the ages’
Jean M - Wellington Grange Nursing and Residential Care Home - January 2022
DETAILS
This tour runs via 'Zoom'. You will need to run this via a free download or your browser
Please contact us to discuss a suitable start time
1-hour duration (approx). You can ask questions on this tour and your guide has the ability to be flexible with your tour
Because you'll be taking a private tour, you don't have to worry about not being able to access the tour in time. We will wait and help!
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Here are five of the places we can visit on your private tour. There are more! How long we spend on each story and how much walking we do is up to you!
The Flodden Wall;
Your tour will take you to one of the best-preserved sections of the city's defensive wall, the Flodden Wall. We'll look at how the city had prepared its defences and discuss the options Charlie had available to him.
Sneakily does it - the Netherbow Port;
The 'attack' on Edinburgh is one of our favourite stories. You'll walk in the footsteps of one Jacobite detachment sent out to take Edinburgh for Prince Charles. It might not be quite the story you expect!
Off the beaten path;
We will take you into more than one of the famous closes, courts and wynds that come from the Royal Mile. In this little courtyard, you will learn about the Battle of Prestonpans.
The famous heroine - Flora MacDonald;
Susannah, Countess of Eglinton is one of the many important women you will learn about on this tour. You'll also learn of a link to Flora MacDonald. You'll also learn about her reason for helping Prince Charlie escape from the island of Skye.
Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Mercat Cross;
We'll show you the Cross today AND the original site. You'll stand (virtually) at one of the most significant 'high points' for the Jacobite Army, and also one of the lowest moments of the entire '45 Rebellion. Both of these are truly special Edinburgh stories...
FIVE THINGS TO LOVE ABOUT THIS JACOBITE THEMED VIRTUAL TOUR OF EDINBURGH
A tour tailored to your own interests
We've carefully designed this virtual tour of Edinburgh to be just like our 'real' tours. We have some flexibility to focus on different aspects of the story of Edinburgh in 1745.
Visit without visiting
This is a great tour for anyone wanting to visit the city and have a pre-visit understanding of the history of the Old Town.
Walk in the footsteps of Jacobites and Hanoverians
On this tour, you'll visit places once known to some of the big names of this period in our history. Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Duke of Cumberland, Flora MacDonald, Provosts George Drummond and Archibald Stewart all feature in this tour.
An authentic Scottish experience
We couldn't do a tour, even a virtual tour, without explaining the kilt! Robert, your 'live guide' is as local as possible. He has lived here and even went to university on the Royal Mile!
Archive images help you see Edinburgh as it once was
Don't just see the (virtual) city as it looks today; our archive images will reveal what Edinburgh looked like when Bonnie Prince Charlie was in town!
TRUST US WITH YOUR TOUR
Certificate of Excellence award winner 2017 and 2018.
Tripadvisor Traveller's Choice award winner 2020 and 2023.
As of December 15, 2022, 99.6% of our reviews have been five stars.
We've been leading Edinburgh tours for ten years.
GUEST REVIEWS
"A new and exciting virtual experience"
“Since our personal trip was, once again, postponed, this tour was a wonderful opportunity to spend a very informative 90+ minutes strolling thru Old Town. His time with us was full of information, wonderful antidotes and incredible stories.”
Janet H - Tripadvisor - April 2021 (REVIEW OF OUR OLD EDINBURGH VIRTUAL TOUR)
F.A.Q. SECTION
Q: Can we use more than one device to access this tour?
A: Absolutely! You can have friends and family members across the world join this tour! We've done that before and we loved how it brought people together! You can have up to seven devices in one house, or use seven devices across the entire planet!
Q: What happens if it we have tech problems?
A: Don't worry, we will be there! We want you to have a good tour. If things are causing problems on your end, we can look to reschedule or fully refund your fee.
Q: What happens if we are running late?
A: Since we now only do private tours, your guide is only there for you. Sometimes things happen and you know you will be running late. Within reason, and with some warning, we can try to accommodate this.
Q: Do we need expensive software to run this?
A: No! We use Zoom. This is a free-to-use software. We can also, with notice, look at running the tours on Microsoft Teams.
Q: Can we use smartphones as devices?
A: Absolutely! You might find that our tour looks better on a larger screen, but we can run the tour and you can view it on a suitable smartphone.
Q: Isn't this just like watching a documentary video?
A: No! Robert, our award-winning Edinburgh tour guide will run this 'live' for you. You can ask him questions and he has some flexibility with what stories we look at and places we visit (virtually).
Q: Are your private tours 'child-friendly'?
A: Our tours are usually what we would describe as more 'adult' tours, however, your guide is a qualified primary school teacher and knows how to pitch our stories appropriately. He can also provide appropriate alternatives. If you let us know well in advance, we can offer more flexibility.
We do require that children under 16 attend with an adult.