Itinerary
Day 1: On the road
Stop At: Loch Lomond, Stirling Scotland
One of the most stunning location in Scotland. Drive along the bonnie, bonnie banks.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Inveraray Castle & Gardens, Inveraray PA32 8XF Scotland
Time to explore the quaint little town of Inveraray
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kilmartin Glen, Kilmartin Scotland
Step back to Scotland's ancient past.
Duration: 40 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight: Oban
Day 2: Over the sea to Skye
Stop At: Glencoe National Nature Reserve, Glencoe Visitor Centre, PH49 4HX Scotland
The haunting majesty of this stunning glen will astound you. Hear stories of murder and massacre.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ben Nevis, Fort William Scotland
The UK's highest mountain towers above our lunch stop in Fort William
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glenfinnan Lodge A830 Rd, Glenfinnan PH37 4LT Scotland
Departures between 6th May - 26th September departures include a 1-way journey on the Jacobite Steam Train. On other departure dates, we will see the famous viaduct, as we travel through the West Highlands in the vehicle with your driver-guide
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight; Skye
Day 3: The Misty Isle of Skye
Pass By: Black Cuillin, Scotland
The stunning Cuillin Hills on Skye
Stop At: The Old Man of Storr, Scotland
See this strange rock formation
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kilt Rock, IV51 9JE Scotland
Watche the waterfall tumbling over the cliff face
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Portree Harbour, Quay St, Portree IV51 9DE Scotland
Enjoy a stroll around this charmng little town
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight: Skye
Day 4: Back to the mainland
Stop At: Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh IV40 8DX Scotland
The most photographed castle in Scotland awaits this morning
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Loch Ness, Scotland
Time for some monster hunting. There will be the chance to enjoy a cruise on the loch to try and find "Nessie" The cost of castle admission and the crusie are included in April and October departures.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Urquhart Castle, A82, Drumnadrochit IV63 6XJ Scotland
Explore the ruins overlooking Loch Ness
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight: Inverness
Day 5: End of the trip
Stop At: Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Culloden Moor IV2 5EU Scotland
Walk the battlefield or explore the exhibition of the last battle fought on British soil
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Clava Cairns, Balnuaran of Clava, IV2 5EU Scotland
For Outlander fans this is a must see. It is here that the inspiration came for Clare's trip through the stones.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Dalwhinnie Distillery, General Wade's Military Rd, Dalwhinnie PH19 1AA Scotland
Time to discover how whisky is made and taste the finished product. You may visit Dalwhinnie, or it may well be another distillery; your driver guide will let you know.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
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Caffè Nero, 1 Parliament Square, 192 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK
08:30 AM
5 days(approx.)
Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1, UK
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Luggage restriction: 1 suitcase 55x40x20cm - 15 kg & 1 backpack/handbag per person
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Minimum age 3 years old
If you are travelling alone, please choose the ‘Single Room’ option or we may not be able to accept your booking
Double/twin room: these rooms are for 2 people. If 3 people choose this option, you will be allocated a family room for 3, subject to availability. If you prefer 2 rooms, you must choose ‘Single Room’ for one person
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 32 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : 384kerynd
Just returned from the 5 day ultimate Scottish Highlands tour run by Highland Experience. It was absolutely the best! Our driver/guide - Iain - was awesome ! So knowledgeable, made it all so much fun and was the best tour I have been on in many years. The itinerary and stops were all fantastic, with incredible stories and information timed just perfectly before arrival at each stop. Iain is a very proud born and bred Scot, who was so happy and excited to be showing us his beloved Scotland including many stories of his family trips at many of the locations! Also, staff in office are also amazing - go above and beyond in communication, assistance and even assisted me with a passport issue (I left it behind in Inverness and didn’t realise for 2 days. The office organised one of their tour drivers to pick it up and bring it back to Edinburgh for me!) cannot speak highly enough of the whole organisation! I’ll be back and would recommend this company to everyone !
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : TomasG518
We booked, my wife and I, a 5 day trip, departing from Edinburgh. I can recommend you this trip, warmly. Our guide, Alex from the company Highlands Experience Tours was really helpful, friendly, professional as well as knowledgeable, and the hell of a driver; especially on these single tracks on the Isle of Skye. This trip is definitely well designed with truly enjoyable highlights such as Loch Lommond, Glencoe, Glenfinnan, the Isle of Skye (2 days), Loch Ness, Inverness or Pitlochry. Landscapes are beautiful and amazing. Scots we met on the trip are authentic and welcoming people. A truly beautiful and unforgettable experience that I warmly recommend to fellow travellers who want to visit Scotland.
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Posted On : 2024-05-07
Posted By : bettynia87
the trip was so much fun..took so much photo..the accommodation they booked us in is nice..our tourist guide iain was so nice n informative
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Posted On : 2023-10-08
Posted By : harrietb603
Even though we all paid the same amount for the 5 day tour, we had very different experiences. We didn’t know until we were on the bus that our group would be staying at up to 6 different B&Bs each evening. It’s understandable that we would need a number of different accommodations since some of the towns were small, but the quality was vastly different. Some of the accommodations included a full hot Scottish breakfast, some only had cold cereal, power bars and instant coffee for you to make yourself (that happened to us twice) with the final B&B was totally vegan. We were gracious and tried the food, but it wouldn’t have been our choice.
The accommodations were also in several town so the bus driver/tour guide dropped us off at a market so we could buy our dinner and breakfast to take with us since nothing would be in walking distance (several people went without dinner because they didn’t know the circumstances where they were to be dropped off). Some of the accommodations didn’t even have a community room so the night was spent in one’s own room. All of the choices were made for us — without our input.
Some of the people on the bus had received an itinerary and knew which B&B they would be staying in. We didn’t and it seemed those who booked through Trip Advisor didn’t either. I booked several weeks before our friends did, but they lucked out with better accommodations 3 of the 4 nights, so I know they didn’t give the best accommodations to early bookers.
The good parts of the trip were the people and the scenery Our driver/tour guide also was very conscientious and saved us from a head on crash from someone driving on the wrong side of the road. Thank you Brody for your driving attention. He has a ways to go as a tour guide but he saved the day even though he had two jobs to do.
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Posted On : 2023-10-05
Posted By : 92OB107
This tour company deserves more than 5 stars. Our guide Rory was organized, informative, entertaining, patient, and most of all fun. Our group was just 16 people, so we were able to tour with ease. Our accommodations were excellent. We were given ample free time on our stops which were carefully planned for maximum enjoyment and touring benefit I cannot say enough good things about our trip. There were NO downsides.
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Posted On : 2023-10-02
Posted By : RISING S
Our drive, Alex, was amazing. Kind and knowledgeable. We had a comfortable 17-person Mercedes van. A/C , heat no problems. Accommodation was very nice.
Thank you for a wonderful start to my vacation.
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Posted On : 2023-09-14
Posted By : rod_c
The entire experience was well organised & we could not have possibly seen more or organised our Scotland trip better than that which we experienced. We saw so much in the five day tour and it was way beyond our expectations. The tour guide (Brodie Reilly) was very interactive with the group, he was extremely accommodating, patient and knowledgeable about the subject matter. The entire experience was seamless and we are confident that we could not have made a better decision than to choose the Viator tour and we were extremely fortunate to have Brodie as our guide. Most importantly, we were confident in his care and had no stress whatsoever, which allowed us to enjoy our holiday. We spent 5 weeks away on our Europe trip, and our 5 day Scotland tour was the most memorable. Thank you Brodie for making our experience so memorable and one which we will never forget.
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Posted On : 2023-08-22
Posted By : kaylagP6407GD
My husband and I took the 5-day Scottish Choice tour and it was absolutely fantastic. Our tour guide 'Wee Stevie' was amazing - hilarious and super knowledgeable about the places we visited. The pacing of the tour was great - we got to see so many sites with plenty of time to explore each one, never feeling rushed. The accommodations booked by the tour company were all wonderful. Would 100% book another tour with them!
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Posted On : 2023-08-21
Posted By : Gerard_L
Isle of Skye was very scenic. Would have liked to opportunity to do some of the walks.The pace of the tour was very slow.Too many stops at boring castles.Took 8 hours to complete 80 miles one day.
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Posted On : 2023-07-27
Posted By : Harold_T
The Highlands were knock out beautiful and our guide was superb.I would give it 5 stars but I of the accommodations was sub standard.
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Posted On : 2023-07-21
