The Scottish
Enlightenment Tours
Private guided tours in Edinburgh and across Scotland, led by STGA Blue Badge Guides.
OUR PURPOSE
The story we tell
In the eighteenth century, Edinburgh became one of the great centres of human thought. Philosophers, scientists and writers reshaped the way the world understands economics, science and human nature — within a few streets of each other.
Our tours walk where it happened.
PRIVATE EXPERIENCES
Popular private tours
Edinburgh Castle
A thousand years of Scottish history on one volcanic rock. Our guides bring it to life before you step inside
Scottish History Through Pubs
Edinburgh's oldest pubs, with the history between the pints.
Stirling
Wallace, Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots — a half-day in the place that decided Scotland's future more than once.
The New Town & Dean Village
Georgian Edinburgh and the hidden riverside village the city keeps to itself.
Scottish National Gallery
Scotland's finest collection, guided by someone who has spent years understanding what these works meant.
The Old Town
The closes, the Canongate, the Royal Mile — with the stories that never appear on the signs.
Doon the Watter
Down the Firth of Clyde, following the Victorian tradition of escaping Glasgow for the coast.
Glasgow
Mackintosh, the Merchant City, the Clyde — warmer, louder and less visited than it deserves.
