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City Sightseeing Tour Details on the most popular of the four local bus tours.

Edinburgh Tour Also known as Guide Friday, this bus tour is famous for its live guide commentary.

MacTours Complete information on touring Edinburgh on vintage buses.

Majestic Tour Description on Edinburgh's only bus tour to visit the Royal Yacht Britannia.

Bus Tour Comparison Decide which Edinburgh bus tour to take by visiting our comparison page.

Tour Edinburgh by public bus The cheapest and most flexible way to tour Edinburgh is by combining its excellent public transport with walking.

Tour Edinburgh by coach Easy way to tour around Edinburgh on a budget.

Tour Details - Bus Tours Essential tourist information including tour times, ticket prices, directions and contact details for all Edinburgh city tours.

Edinburgh bus touring on the web Links to other web pages related to Edinburgh tours by bus.

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Edinburgh Tour and Trip guide Guide to all tours available in Edinburgh as well as trips and tours to and from Scotland's Capital City.

Edinburgh Bus Travel Guide to public buses in Edinburgh.

Plan the Best Edinburgh Holiday:

Edinburgh Travel Essentials

Coach Tickets to Edinburgh from £15. Guaranteed seats, overnight or daytime journeys. Coach & Buses

Beautiful Photos from Edinburgh

Photograph of Edinburgh city spires from Calton Hill (with the Balmoral Hotel and Scott Monument prominently featured) and the cannon in the foreground. Photo #G3618

View of the abrupt Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park, one of the best vantage points in Edinburgh. Photo #G0709

Picture of Princes Street with Edinburgh's spires (Balmoral and St Mary's Cathedral) at dusk. Photo #G3996

Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. There are hundreds of ways people write it and the most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', 'edingburgh', 'edinbrugh', 'edimburg', 'edinburugh', 'edingurgh', 'edinbrough', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

Some more obscure (and quite funny) ways of writing Edinburgh include: edinburough, edingburg, edinbourg, edinburh, edinurgh, edenburg, edinbough, edinbourough, edinbrgh, edingborough, edenburgh, edinberg, edinborgh, edinborugh, edinburge, edinburhg, edingbourgh, etc.

Edinburgh is spelt Edimburgo in Spanish and Italian and Édimbourg in French.

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