Bho'n Luing — from the ship
Your day ashore in Edinburgh, privately.
Private shore excursions from the Edinburgh cruise ports — Leith, Newhaven, South Queensferry and Rosyth. Your own car and driver for your party only, planned backwards from your all-aboard time, and priced per car rather than per person. From £225 for 1–4 guests.
Choose your day
Every option is private and flexible. Tell us your ship, port and time in port, and we'll shape the day to fit.
| Excursion | Time ashore | Fare |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage Edinburgh · Old & New Towns | ≈ 4 hours | £225 |
| Castle & Coo · castle and highland cattle | ≈ 7–8 hours | £345 |
| Your own itinerary · car and driver by the hour | minimum 3 hours | £55/h |
| Port ⇄ city centre or airport transfer | one-way | on request |
How a day ashore works
Met at your port
We collect from all four Edinburgh cruise ports: Leith and Rosyth, where ships dock alongside, and Newhaven and South Queensferry, where you come ashore by tender. We message you on WhatsApp with exactly where the car is waiting.
Planned from all-aboard, backwards
You tell us your all-aboard time; we build the day back from it, aiming to return you to the pier with at least an hour in hand. Tender queues and city traffic are part of the plan, not a surprise.
Only your party
No coach, no numbered paddle, no waiting for forty other people. Stop where you like, stay as long as you like, skip what doesn't interest you.
Per car, not per person
One fixed price covers up to four of you — for a couple or a family, usually far better value than ship-sold excursions priced per head.
What you can see in a port day
From Leith or Newhaven, Edinburgh's Old Town is around twenty minutes away; from South Queensferry, beneath the Forth Bridge, around thirty. That leaves time in a typical port call for Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, Holyrood, the Georgian New Town and the view from Calton Hill or Arthur's Seat — with a proper lunch rather than a boxed one.
With a longer day you can trade some of the city for the countryside: highland cattle in the Pentland Hills on our Castle & Coo day, or Stirling Castle and the Kelpies. We'll always be straight about what fits comfortably into your hours ashore and what doesn't.
Booking from home is simple: send your ship name, date and port, we reply with a fixed price, and you can pay by secure online payment link before you sail. Your driver is the owner of the business, in a licensed and insured Edinburgh private hire car.