15 Outlander Tours from Edinburgh Worth the Day

1.The Outlander Experience Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,821 reviews · 8 hours · from $62Our pick

Spend eight hours with an English-speaking driver-guide visiting Outlander locations around central Scotland. See Falkland as Inverness, Culross as Cranesmuir, Doune Castle as Castle Leoch, Linlithgow Palace as Wentworth Prison, and Midhope Castle as Lallybroch. Guides such as Ian, Bob, Brendan, and Brandon add Scottish history, humor, and show trivia along the way.

“Excellent trip, excellent guide/driver called B dog! he was a little different in a nice way, thoroughly enjoyed the day.”

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2.Outlander Film Locations Day Trip from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,776 reviews · 9 hours 30 minutes (approx.) Top rated

Travel by air-conditioned coach from Edinburgh with an English-speaking guide to five major Outlander locations. See Midhope Castle, Doune Castle, Culross, Falkland, and Blackness Castle, with optional entry fees for the castles. Guides such as Wendi, Connor, Sophie, and Alistair add Scottish history, filming facts, music, and humor.

“We had a great day seeing key Outlander filming sites on our day trip from Edinburgh. Our guide Wendy was informative and funny. Paying the castle admission fees in advance may entry so easy.”

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3.“Outlander” Filming Locations Explorer Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,270 reviews · 9 hours · from $64

Join Highland Explorer Tours for a nine-hour Outlander day trip from Edinburgh. Visit Midhope Castle, Doune Castle, Culross, Falkland, and Blackness Castle, with optional castle entry and an English-speaking guide. Guides such as Connor, Louise, Graeme, Dusty, and Karis bring the show, Scottish history, folklore, and filming stories to life.

“our tour guide torven was really nice and had alots of interesting facts about each location we visited. overall a really good experience for any outlander fan”

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4.Outlander Adventure Day Tour with Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,206 reviews · 8 hours · from $73

Follow Jamie and Claire’s filming trail from Edinburgh with Rabbie’s on an 8-hour Mercedes mini-coach tour. Visit Blackness and Doune castles, explore Culross as Cranesmuir, pause at Midhope Castle, and see Linlithgow Palace. English-speaking guides such as Ewan, Chaz, Jim, and Mia add Scottish history, filming stories, music, and humor.

“Kim was a great and kind guide and told.us very I retesting facts about the show. I recommend it to all Outlander fans!”

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5.Outlander Locations Tour Including Admissions from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,116 reviews · 8 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $77

Spend about eight hours visiting Outlander locations around Edinburgh, from Jamie’s Lallybroch to Castle Leoch at Doune. You’ll travel in a 16-seat Mercedes mini-coach with an English-speaking guide, stop for lunch in Linlithgow, and hear Scottish history alongside filming stories. Blackness and Doune Castle admissions are included, but Midhope and Linlithgow Palace cost extra.

“An incredible tour and our definite highlight of the entire Scotland trip! Our guide Andrew was spunky, hilarious, and knowledgeable. He did a great job engaging with everyone and including the history to the locations we were going to see. He even put on some awesome music for the drive. I’m an Outlander fan, but definitely not a fanatic, and we mainly chose this tour because it allowed us to see the most castles around Scotland, and I’m thankful the tour didn’t feel isolating as a “you MUST know Outlander to get everything I’m saying or everything we’re doing”, it was quite the opposite actually, we saw incredible filming locations…”

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6.Outlander, Palaces, and Jacobites Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 937 reviews · 9 hours · from $83

Spend nine hours tracing Outlander locations from Edinburgh with Timberbush Tours. See Claire’s herb garden in Culross, Fort William at Blackness Castle, Wentworth Prison at Linlithgow, and Lallybroch at Midhope. Guides such as Paul Santa, Shafiq, Linda, and Jamie add Scottish history, Jacobite stories, music, and plenty of humor.

“The tour was simply amazing! Our guide was very fun, attentive, and made sure everyone felt comfortable throughout the experience. The vehicle was super comfortable, which made the journey even more enjoyable. Everything was very well organized and exceeded my expectations. Next time, I will definitely book a tour with this company again. Highly recommended!”

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7.The Outlander 1 Day Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 581 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $81

Spend about eight hours tracing Jamie and Claire’s world from Edinburgh by coach. Visit Falkland, Culross, Doune Castle, Linlithgow Palace, and Midhope Castle, with Scottish history and filming stories from a trained driver-guide. Entry fees are extra at Doune and Linlithgow, and Midhope operates mainly from April to November.

“This tour covered everything and had ample time at each stop. The next day one of the stops was closed due to filming. This is not the fault of the tour company, but to compensate we were taken to Stirling Castle at no extra charge. This was an unexpected but excellent experience. I’m thankful for the opportunity to visit this magnificent castle. It was a fantastic substitute. Thank you.”

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8.The Outlander, Palaces & Jacobites Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 444 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $77

Spend about nine hours visiting Outlander locations near Edinburgh, including Culross, Doune Castle, Linlithgow Palace, Blackness Castle, and seasonal Midhope Castle. Your driver-guide handles the roads and adds Scottish history, filming stories, music, and humor. Castle admission, meals, and Midhope entry cost extra.

“This was a good tour with a bit of history, some interesting castles and an Outlander theme. Our guide, James, was great. We listened to Scottish music en route and learned some interesting historical facts. The town of Culross and Blackness Castle were the highlights for us, and Midhope Castle (Lallybroch in the series) was a perfect end to the tour. Even the people on the tour who had not seen the series or read the books enjoyed the tour. It’s a leisurely tour with stops for a tea and lunch, and we did it on a rainy day which worked well. You need to pay at the castles and…”

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9.“Outlander” Filming Locations Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 308 reviews · 9 hours · from $64

Spend nine hours with a live English-speaking guide visiting Outlander locations across central Scotland. See Midhope Castle as Lallybroch, Doune Castle as Castle Leoch, Culross as Cranesmuir, Falkland as 1940s Inverness, and Blackness Castle as Fort William. Entry fees and meals are extra.

“I had a fantastic experience on the trip to Outlander places. The transportation was very comfortable, and our guide, Alistair, shared captivating stories about the history and culture with a great sense of humor.”

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10.Outlander Full-Day Tour in Spanish

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 191 reviews · 9.5 hours · from $70

Spend 9.5 hours tracing Outlander filming locations from Edinburgh with a Spanish-speaking guide such as Blanca or Fernan. Visit Blackness Castle, Midhope Castle, Linlithgow Palace, Doune Castle, Culross, and Falkland. Transport is included, but entry fees, meals, and hotel transfers are not. Midhope may be replaced seasonally.

“La guía es una crack, la neta súper buena y más porque había una friki obsesionada con la serie y casi nos caga el tour haciendo sus cosas, la guía lo supo manejar súper bien.”

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11.Outlander Experience 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 151 reviews · 33 hours · from $312

Travel with an English-speaking guide in a group of up to 16, visiting Midhope, Blackness, Doune, Clava Cairns, Culloden, the Highland Folk Museum, Falkland, and Culross. You get one night in Inverness, breakfast, transport, and selected entry fees. Guides such as Kenny, Rob, and Stephen are known for lively history and show-related stories.

“Amazing and Stephan couldn’t have been any better. He was friendly, funny, knowledgeable and helpful when there was a glitch with my overnight accommodation. He went out of his way to make sure that everyone on his bus enjoyed their tour. I am certain that everyone would agree with me on that.”

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12.4-Day Outlander Trail From Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · 4 days · from $969

Follow Outlander from Edinburgh through the Highlands and historic Fife with a small group of up to 16. Visit Doune, Urquhart, Culloden, Blackness, and Midhope Castle, plus Glen Affric, Loch Ness, Culross, and Clava Cairns. Guides such as Martin, Lizzie, Alistair, and Mac bring the filming sites and Scottish past to life.

“Martin (our guide) know a lot about Outlander and the Scotland! It’s was very interesting and it’s a good way to see the Highland! I loved it! I prefer the B&B in Inverness than the Mercure hotel, Angie was lovely!”

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13.Outlander Series and Jacobites Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 12 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $22

Walk Edinburgh’s Old Town with an English-speaking guide such as Melanie, Catherine, David, Jen, or Jule. Follow the Royal Mile, see Bakehouse Close, learn about the Jacobites, Gaelic, Celtic folklore, and Outlander filming locations, then finish near Holyrood Palace. The tour costs $22 and runs rain or shine.

“Saimme todella paljon tietoa Scotlannin historiasta ja kuvauspaikkoja Outlander-sarjasta.”

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14.Outlander film locations and Jacobites in Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $20Best value

Join David for a 1.5-hour small-group walk through Edinburgh’s Old Town. See Bakehouse Close, the setting for Jamie’s printshop, trace Bonnie Prince Charlie’s 1745 footsteps, and hear about Outlander’s real historical and folklore inspirations.

“Rigtig fin. Guiden var super til at fortælle.”

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15.Private Outlander location tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 9 hours

Travel from Edinburgh in a private car with English-speaking guide Scott, building a 9-hour route around Outlander sites, historic villages, castles, St Andrews, family history, or even hairy coos. You can adjust the plan on the day, though entry fees and food are extra.

“Scott was great! Extremely knowledgeable about the area and Outlander as well as accomodating of our physical abilitiesl . We had a customized trip to visit some Outlander sites as well as some places related to our family history.”

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