John is the most knowledgeable guide my husband and I have EVER had the pleasure of touring a site with in our many, many years of traveling. He began the tour by offering his credentials, explaining the tour process, and allowing everyone to break the ice by introducing themselves, and he did this all quickly, expertly, and somehow making everyone in the group feel welcome and comfortable. And he’s definitely the FUNNIEST tour guide ever! Very important, especially in the rain, which we didn’t mind, oddly. He gave us all the information we needed, and more, at each stop. My husband remarked more than once afterwards that we never would have known many of the facts John shared with us had it not been for his amusing stories that sounded straight out of a Hollywood script. He was so entertaining I twice saw people from other tour groups watching and listening to him instead of their own tour leader, which made me a little proud and possessive of John. Cannot recommend him more!!!

The tour was excellent. John, our guide, was extremely knowledgeable about the castle, Edinburgh and Scotland. His history details were superb. It was about the right length at 2 hours and he stayed behind to answer questions. John was knowledgeable, passionate and very entertaining.

This was a wonderful tour. John provided so much historical information in an easy to understand way with a bit of humor sprinkled in. I really appreciate how he paced all the info provided so we weren't overwhelmed. I highly recommend EDI Tours and when I return to Scotland I will definitely sign up for another EDI Tour.