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Edinburgh: Royal Attractions Tickets + 48-Hour Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Tourists exploring Edinburgh's royal attractions with skip-the-line tickets, enjoying a 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour
Tourists exploring Edinburgh's royal attractions with skip-the-line tickets, enjoying a 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour
Tourists exploring Edinburgh's royal attractions with 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour tickets
Tourists exploring the Royal Edinburgh Tour, featuring iconic landmarks like the Edinburgh Castle, on a hop-on hop-off bus

Dive into Edinburgh's regal wonders with a 48-hour hop-on, hop-off tour and get access to Edinburgh Castle, Royal Yacht Britannia & Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Highlights

  • Step back in time at Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Board the Royal Yacht Britannia for a royal sea adventure – along your HOHO route.

  • Explore the royal rooms, and wander through Mary, Queen of Scots apartments and see how tea areas and intriguing crew quarters were decorated.

  • Hop on and off at your leisure with three routes and 50+ key stops. Visit the Scottish Parliament, Old Town, and Royal Mile with your HOHO pass.

  • Enjoy frequent double-decker buses every 30 mins and listen to the multilingual audio guides or immersive English narration on the green route.

  • Did you know? In 1566 David Rizzio, the private secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots was murdered brutally inside the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Inclusions

Royal Attractions

  • Entry to Edinburgh Castle (Close to stop 6, Red route & stop 8, Green route)

  • Entry to Royal Yacht Britannia (Close to stop 14, Blue route)

  • Entry to Palace of Holyroodhouse (Close to stops 11 & 13, Red route, stops 13 & 15, Green route & stop 3, Blue route)

  • Audio guide in 30 languages (Royal Yacht Britannia)

  • Audio guide in 9 languages (Palace of Holyroodhouse)

Edinburgh HOHO

  • 48-hour unlimited hop-on hop-off tour

  • Access to Red, Green & Blue routes

  • Audio guide in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Scottish & Portuguese (Red & Blue routes)

  • Horrible Histories children’s commentary

  • English-speaking guide (Green route)

  • Headphones

  • Mobile app with a detailed map and live bus tracking

Routes & Schedule

Cancellation policy

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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Guests from United States, Australia, Netherlands and over 15 countries have loved this experience
TAN Yew Kok, John

Tan

3/5

Nov, 2024

My experience on the 1 day trip was fine. My disappointment was the unavailable of the Britannia trip, as it was closed for Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. My visit was Monday. I e. I only visited 2 out of three attractions that I purchased. The free bus services does not cover the trip to the Britannia, as it was way out of the 48 hours limit. Propose do not set the limit of the bus services, since there is possible of venue closure. Thanks for your attention. Cheers. John
Andrei Nabakowski

Andrei

5/5

Nov, 2024

Stop locations were well placed, drivers were informative and polite. Had a live guide providing live commentary on one bus....wish I had got his name since he was great.
Barbara Frigon

Barbara

5/5

Oct, 2024

Was able to visit all the sites we wanted to see .. didn't need to drive our vehicle.. eliminated finding and paying for parking. Drivers were friendly .
K.A. Mannes

K.a.

4/5

Sep, 2024

When you do not have so much time, hop on hop off is a splendid way to see a lot in short time. We did the tour with granted acces to the Edinburgh castle, holyroodhouse and the Brittannia. Validatie the tickets was easy, since the little offucehouse was in front of our building g. Good experience. Enjoyed it.
Daniel Jay Conn

Daniel

4/5

Jul, 2024

Bus tours were great! Informative and funny. Made it to the castle and palace quickly. Only knock I have is the need to make our way to Waterloo Place to validate our tickets. Required a Tram from the Ocean Terminal to St. Andrew's Square rather than catching the Tour at the Ocean Terminal.

Accessibility

Royal Attractions

  • Parts of Edinburgh Castle and Palace of Holyroodhouse are wheelchair accessible.

  • The Royal Yacht Britannia experience is wheelchair accessible.

Edinburgh HOHO

  • This experience is wheelchair accessible.

  • Mobility scooters are allowed if folded and stored as luggage.

  • Your guide dogs and pet dogs are welcome aboard.

Additional information

Royal Attractions

  • Note that the ticket lets you visit Edinburgh Castle and Royal Yacht Britannia within 48 hours. If you need to visit the Palace of Holyroodhouse outside of that timeframe, your ticket will still be valid.

  • Children aged 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult or senior citizen during their visit.

Please display your mobile voucher with a valid photo ID at the redemption point.

How Do I Use My Voucher

  • Your voucher gives you access to Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse, The Royal Yacht Britannia and 48 hours unlimited Edinburgh Bus Tour travel - any or all 3 tours: Edinburgh Tour, The Majestic Tour and City Sightseeing.

  • The ticket could be used for entry to The Royal Yacht Britannia or the Palace of Holyroodhouse after the validity period.

  • After redeeming your voucher, you can board the bus at any designated bus stop. Please click here for a detailed route map of all the 3 tours and their boarding points.

Redemption Point

  • Redeem your voucher at Waterloo Place (Stop ZG).

  • Address: Edinburgh EH1 3EG, United Kingdom.

Get Directions to the Redemption Point

Getting There

By Bus

  • The redemption point is a bus stop.

  • Board bus X24 to get you there.

By Train

  • The closest train station is Edinburgh Waverley. It is a quick 4-min walk to the redemption point.

  • Board trains LNER, ScotRail, and more to get you there.

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