This company run tours in most of Europe's capitals, with the unique selling point of making them entirely free (sort of). I have particularly fond memories of being on their New Berlin Tour a year or two ago, and trying to find a suitable place to sneak off after 3 hours of cold, rain, and the guide's dulcet tones got just a bit too much.\n\nBeing a less sprawling metropolis, Edinburgh's version is thankfully a bit shorter, yet the cold, rain and dulcet tones are now joined by the biting coastal wind that's a permanent feature of the city, so you'll still spend most of the tour in appalling discomfort. As for content, it's basically just all the usual tourist stops, which are fascinating for actual tourists but less so when you see them every day. It's still nice to learn a bit more about the history of the city and it's landmarks though, and while the guides lack the humour and showmanship of their ghost walk competitors, I have to admire their knowledge and interest in their work.\n\nIt gets a bit awkward at the end when the guide goes cap in hand and sacrifices their dignity to beg for tips. A fiver is fair enough, but I literally couldn't believe the nerve of a few charlatans who tossed shrapnel at the poor girl as if she were a beggar. She sort of was, but that isn't the point. I seriously hope this isn't the only money these people get, as a few coins a day doesn't go too far round about here.