You can buy tickets up to the day of the tour itself. The cut-off times for sales are as follows -

  • Early afternoon tours - midnight the day before.
  • Late afternoon tours - 12 noon on the same day.
  • Evening tours - 4pm on the same day.

After these times you can continue to buy tickets in advance from -

  • Our on street sales representative at the Mercat Cross, the large eight-sided monument on the High Street, just downhill from St Giles Cathedral.
  • Mercat Tours' office which closes at 6.00pm.
  • The Tourist Information Centre at Princes Mall, Princes Street.

When you buy tickets online you will receive a Confirmation Email after you have placed your order. Please bring a note of your unique booking reference number with you to gain your tickets at the Mercat Cross.

Please note all tickets are non-refundable and not transferable.

All tours begin at the Mercat Cross, the large eight-sided monument on the High Street, just downhill from St Giles Cathedral.

To ensure your tour begins on time we ask everyone to arrive at the Mercat Cross fifteen minutes before the tour is due to begin.

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