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Which tour of the Vaults in Edinburgh is the best?

Howya?? Heading to Edinburgh end of Feb and want to do a tour of the vaults, looking on line there seems to be a few operators. Can anybody recommend one. I want the s**t scared outta me!!! Also, where's good for grub and pints?(NO KIDS). We'll be there for a Saturday and Sunday..THANKS IN ADVANCE

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1. Hi - Have researched and best seems to be Edinburgh Ghost Hunter Night Walking Tour call Mercat Tours in Edinburgh on 0131 225 5445 www.mercattours.com/the-vaults-tour.asp Good Gohst Hunting !!
2. Mercat Tours of Edinburgh provides the best Ghost and History tours in Scotland. They specialise in walking tours around Edinburgh’s Old Town featuring the most haunted locations, the scariest stories and most spectacular candlelit underground vaults. http://www.mercattours.com/home.asp For the best food & beer in Edinburgh try the Kenilworth in Rose Street, just behind Princes Street. There are a number of good pubs in Rose Street; ideal for a mini crawl. Or if you fancy something a bit more upmarket try any of the pubs in George Street. The next street up from Princes Street.
3. Mercat tours have a few late night ghost tours and the Haunted Underground Tour could be the one that may satisfy your requirement for an impromtu bowel movement. Royal Mile Tour The tour focuses entirely on the history of the Royal Mile and its myths and legends. The guides use anecdotes and humour to turn dry history into interesting tales. The Royal Mile is the backbone of the Old Town of Edinburgh and no other part of Edinburgh is as rich in folklore and historic significance as this ancient street. The guided tour presents aspects of life in medieval Edinburgh, events that marked the city's history, stories of famous figures of the past as well as many religious and architectural aspects. Edinburgh Vaults Tour A tour to Edinburgh's underground vaults is a unique opportunity to see one of Edinburgh's most hidden places. Two centuries left their print on the vaults where people once lived and merchants once traded. An account of medieval life in such terrible conditions is an enlightening revelation to any tourist. Haunted Underground Tour Visiting the South Bridge underground vaults is a unique opportunity to see why it's 'possibly the most haunted place in Britain' according to the BBC. This tour tells the tale of ghostly characters still lingering in the vaults and eerie tourist experiences recorded by Mercat Tours for years. Ghosts & Ghouls Tour The first of two late night tours, the Ghosts & Ghouls walk gives a complete account of the Royal Mile's long history of hangings, torture, plague and murder. In an Old Town of Edinburgh that was once horrendously overcrowded, it's no wonder that folklore and legends of ghostly apparitions still walk its streets. This tour also takes you to the vaults and continues with late-night storytelling in an atmospheric tavern. Ghost Trail Tour The second in Mercat Tours' series of late-evening walks tells macabre stories of ghosts and dead in the atmospheric setting of Canongate cemetery and the underground vaults. The Standing Order in George Street is pretty good for food and ale. Reasonably priced for Edinburgh, and in the city centre.