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‘History is a damn good story.  

What it needs, is a damn good telling.’

Mercat Tours offers 5 star walking tours and storytelling experiences of Edinburgh’s Old Town.  Award-winning storytellers connect guests with the people and places of the past to build remarkable memories of  Scotland’s ancient capital.

Trade Benefits;

  • Safe; ‘Good to Go’ accredited, Tourtalk devices as standard, limited group size
  • Personal; family business since 1985
  • Quality; 5 Star tour, University accredited team
  • Variety; extensive portfolio of FIT and group product
  • Reliable; guaranteed departures, daily, all year
  • Exclusive; Blair Street Underground Vaults, Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse, National Museum of Scotland
  • Ethical; Living Wage Employer, profit share bonus scheme, Green Tourism Business GOLD award

Experiences:

  • History walks

  • Ghost tours
  • Whisky tour & tasting
  • Storytelling evenings
  • Foreign language guides
  • Costumed characters

As a family business and Living Wage employer, you support an ethical ‘Good to Go’ employer embedded in our local community since 1985.  We respect, support and collaborate with like-minded groups and businesses to ensure everyone’s experience of Edinburgh is the very best it can be.

00 44 131 225 5445
info@mercattours.com
Mercat House, 28 Blair Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QR
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