Private Tour

Glasgow Private Self-Guided Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

Forget about crowds, schedules or lines! With Pandemic Tours' self-guided experiences your smartphone is your new private guide.

In this incredible experience, Alex will guide you through the centuries of history around Glasgow. You'll have the chance to stroll around the city at your own pace, the opportunity to take astonishing pictures and enter any attraction you fancy.

Glasgow has its humble beginnings with the arrival of St. Mungo, the founder of this vibrant city, who will be our constant companion throughout the tour.

Discover astonishing places such as Glasgow Cathedral, the Medieval city centre surrounding it, the Old Tolbooth Steeple (a really instagramable spot), our Merchant City and our innumerable painted murals. If you are into Outlander, you're in luck! we will see some filming spots.

Please note: when booking, you will get an email with instructions on how to download our app and redeem your unique code (this code is different from your booking reference number!).

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

You must download Pandemic Tours app, once your booking is confirmed for you to enjoy the tour: www.pandemictoursapp.com

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

You will get an email with instructions to activate your tour (booking reference isn't the code!)

Audio guide, videos, pictures, recommendations and all the info you need

3 weeks unlimited access to this Self-Guided Tour on the app

Map, directions, GPS route and stops of each tour

Alex will guide you through an audio guide (no computer-generated voice!)

Live Guide

Any entrance fee for the attractions mentioned during the tour

What To Expect

Glasgow Cathedral

This version of Glasgow Cathedral is from 1197 after the original Cathedral fell victim to a fire just after being built in 1136. Since then, however, the Cathedral has never been unroofed and the worship of God has been carried out within its walls for more than 800 years. Discover one of the emblems of Glasgow and all its surroundings alongside Alex in this amazing experience.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

The Necropolis is Glasgow’s most famous graveyard. It was established in 1831, copying the Parisian graveyard Père Lachaise. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, rich inhabitants of Glasgow wanted to present themselves adequately even after their death, therefore the entire graveyard is built to impress. The Necropolis stretches over 37 acres which equals about 15 football (that is soccer) fields, or just about 150.000m2.

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Glasgow Private Self-Guided Tour

Reviews

4.19

21 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Oban, Loch Lomond and Glencoe
valeryr316,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was an amazing trip with John as a tour leader and driver! Stunning views, unique locations and a great history told by John throughout the bus journey. Worth every penny. Thanks!
100% worth it!
JOYCE P,
Sep 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
A wonderful full day in the Highlands. Guide Terry was amazing! Cheerful & helpful to the end of the day, she provided massive amounts of Scottish history, folklore, music & some personal anecdotes, corny jokes too! Gorgeous views on the cruise of Loch Ness. All added up to a superb day.
Fabulous experience
DawnD1065,
Jun 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was fantastic we saw so much of Glasgow we wouldn’t have seen without it . Had we not have used the app we would have just seen the shops and gone home
Bad
Katharina J,
Oct 22, 2024
- Review from Viator
1.00
The speach was boring and not easy to understand. The application we had to use was bad. We had to look at the map for the whole time. The text didn‘t start automatically. We didn‘t finish the tour.
History and pleasure meet in the Highlands
Renee C,
Sep 11, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Grant was a wonderful host on our trip up into the Highlands. His knowledge of history was remarkable and his driving made me feel very safe. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
Didn’t make the tour
Vickie M,
Aug 18, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Didn’t get a chance to make the tour had other plans that day I went to the castle and downtown had to catch the train to Glasgow so we went downtown .
This tour is not “’accessible”.
mikewA5730XS,
Jul 31, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00
I did the tour in my mobility scooter on the basis that the tour was accessible, as it was described. Unfortunately it wasn't accessible. At the first stop, the cathedral, we were asked to go inside, and walk down the steps inside!. Not a good start. The next stop was the necropolis, which was reached down a long cobbled street. My bones were well shaken by the end of the street. The tour then climbed to the top, with the commentary making clear that it was a difficult climb for able bodied people. We did not attempt it, but retraced our steps up the cobbled street. We moved on from the cathedral area, only to find on our route several examples of kerbs which were not “dropped”, and which I could not cross in my scooter. I was forced to cross these roads on foot - which was difficult, leaving my wife to manually pull my scooter across. You are clearly not responsible for the lack of dropped kerbs , but you are responsible for describing the tour as accessible, which it clearly wasnt. Finally, for the last 5 to 10 stops, we could not get any commentary.
Good
Reza M,
Jul 23, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00
The self guide tour was useful in seeing places on our own, specially if one is trying to it at own pace. The content was good as well. The functionality of app was a bit cumbersome as the user has to exit it, get on the map guide and then get back on the app again which would sometimes lose its place and have to start all over on the app. It would have been better if the person narrating can narrate you to the next location so never have to leave the guide app
Lie
Elvira A,
Apr 3, 2024
- Review from Viator
1.00
They lie over the phone that we meeting a person there but was nobody. We called them back and they said we paid for instructions only. ( I cam do that free ) . I called and requested refund!
Great for solos travellers, take your time
Laura B,
Mar 31, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00
It was a very relaxed way to experience the city. I stopped along the way and looked at things that caught my eye. I took about 5hrs to do the tour, meandering and stopping for drams and lunch.