This was a real treat, even recommended by 30+ years of residence of Edinburgh. We stayed at Wilde Aparthotels, and it was about a 12 min walk. We did an early evening tour. The entry of the tour is off the Royal Mile, google Maps takes you a little bit weird because it is underground. The company is awesome. They send email reminders leading up to the day of your booking that includes great directions, so be sure to keep watch via email.

Our Story Teller guide, Euan, was AMAZING! I hope when you come you get him. He knew the history so well and told the story so incredibly good, the kind of good that gives the memory a reference so you too will know the history like a pro by the time you leave. Present-day knowledge was peppered in. He engaged group participation comfortably, I can go on and on but will save some of the best takeaways with Euan and this tour for you to come experience! Thank you, Euan!!!

There is a cool gift shop to walk around at the end of the tour that has water, coffee, tea, and some snacking. You can not take photos during the tour, but they have cool photos on their website. The photos I added are of landmarks near the entry to check in for your tour.