Excellent day tour and experience - Brody and Neil were fantastic tour guides and we are so glad we did the Rosslyn Chapel, Dunfermline Abbey and Stirling Castle Day Tour with them. They provided insight, context and historical background to the locations we visited. They also took an interest in our trip beyond the tour providing recommendations and advice on things to see and places to go during our remaining time in Scotland. I wish we had time to book additional tours with them and we definitely will the next time we visit. Excellent experience!!

Fun and history - We enjoyed the knowledge of the areas we visited as well as the stories we were told. Chris and J.R. were thoroughly entertaining and we would recommend this tour.

A must! Explore and see. - The castle’s and the churches were priceless. The view breathtaking. Paul the driver was fun, informative, and kept us safe. Neil a worker who was with Paul was kind and compassionate. My wife died 10 weeks ago and He helped me enjoy the trip through my tears. I found a friend.

Interesting tour with great sights - This tour with the great sights was a total success. This is also thanks to the three guides Mohamed, Neil and Mike. They took us on a great journey into the past and entertained us with many exciting stories. Dunfermline Abbey ist such a great place and also the battlefield of Bannockburn is very interesting. The visit of Stirling Castle was also a great experience and Rossly Chapel is always worth a visit. A big thank you to the three guides. They really did a great job!

Fantastic tour and tour guide - This trip was amazing! I could have spent all day at all of the places, particularly Stirling Castle and Rosslyn Chapel. I highly recommend doing the free guided tour of the castle, as the guides are really knowledgable. Also, our Highland Experience guide Keith was FANTASTIC! He was so knowledgable of Scottish History and also gave us great recommendations for food, coffee, and Scottish delicacies. He was also very personable and really made the day very smooth. Could not recommend him highly enough.

Treated as friends not just passengers! - Keith was our tour guide for the day with his partner Mike on board. We had an amazing experience, they are very knowledgeable and provided us with facts on the history and cultural aspects, told us amazing stories. The tour its self was wonderful, however what I enjoyed most was the personal aspect they provided. They took the time to learn about us and spoke to my husband in length about things he had was interested in ( Football or Soccer). Seeing my husband open up, and get to see him and I get treated as friends and not someone who just paid them to drive us around and tell us facts. They him recommendations on places to go, gave him personal opinions, even gave him a little sassy banter back and forth or many subjects. All around an amazing trip.

Fascinating place to go - Absolutely fascinating. Stone carvings on every surface, it seems. There’s a 20 min talk by one of the guides every 90 minutes or so which is well worth listening to. Also, they are very knowledgeable and also helpful in pointing out the location of some of the smaller carvings. Sadly, photography isn’t allowed inside the chapel. Good, modern visitors centre. Cafe looked good but we didn’t use it.

Excellent tour of historical and pretty sites with not too much time in the van. - Turned out to be a perfect tour. Not too much time in the van. Dave the driver was very entertaining and a great driver. Rosslyn Chapel is incredible, could sit inside and study the decor all day. Museum-like castle Stirling Castle is a nice complement to our visit to royal palace Holyrood in Edinburgh the previous day. Interesting hearing how the dreadful English colonisation of Scotland and Mary queen of Scots’ revenge with her son James I sitting on both thrones. Wish we’d seen more of the highlands or a loch.

Dunfermline, Stirling and Rosslyn - Great sites, lots of interesting stories and information, and we would totally recommend the tour! This was the best way to learn area history and see multiple sites in one day.

Stirling Castle & Rosslyn Chapel MUST DO Amazing Places, Good 1 Day Trip; Tour Co & Driver-OK - DRIVER/GUIDE & HIGHLAND EXPERIENCE TOUR CO -STEVEN B was a good driver and did a pretty good job of giving us the history of the kings & the significance of the castles & battles. HIGHLAND EXPERIENCE TOUR CO. answered our pre-tour questions. -Mini Bus was clean and comfortable. 9hr tour, 16people max on tour -Pick up was on the Royal Mile inside the CAFFÉ NERO at Parliament Sq by St Giles Church. Checkin is in a kiosk inside Caffe Nero. Very central meeting spot so easy to find. -Should GET STIRLING CASTLE TICKETS online before going, 12:30pm time slot; Tix NOT INCLUDED in the tour -Tour Co reserves spots at Rosslyn Chapel but you still have to pay entry into Chapel @ ticket booth; Tix NOT INCLUDED in the tour -Dunfermline Abbey was closed when we arrived since they are on Winter break -Timing for each was Ok, Wish had a little more time at Stirling Castle & could have skipped Dunfermline since it wasn’t even opened, but did enjoy the Carnegie Museum at Dunfermline -Drop off was near Deacon Brodie Tavern at the Heritage of Scotland store on Royal Mile around 6pm. There are several Caffe Nero so be certain you have the correct one for pickup/check in & drop off location wasn’t made clear that it would be a different place than the pickup spot. -first stop is a lookout to take pic of Queensferry Bridge -Also while at Stirling Castle, went to the mini bus earlier than return time and didn’t see the van in the parking lot, almost had a heart attack thinking had taken off without us. All in All I just didn’t feel the tour company was as organized as it could be. It really did feel like we just had transport rather than a tour since the driver even said Stirling Castle & Rosslyn Chapel both had their own excellent docent guides & he didn't feel he needed to contribute. DUNFERMLINE ABBEY, STIRLING CASTLE, ROSSLYN CHAPEL SITES All of the sites were amazing & beautiful. Especially Rosslyn Chapel. -DUNFERMLINE ABBEY was about Robert the Bruce (look atop the main tower & the stone work spells out his name). We didn’t get to go inside because it was all closed in the winter. Impressive on the outside. We did have enough time to go to the Carnegie Museum (Andrew Carnegie was born & lived here) which was 50ft away & enjoy the small museum & had a coffee. -BATTLEFIELD OF BANNOCKBURN – statue & plaques explained what happened and approximately where it happened. - STIRLING CASTLE – Consists of 5 buildings built by different kings over the years. Impressive architecture spanning many centuries & styles as it was a castle built over and over again after being attacked multiple times. Definitely take the Guided Tour, expert castle staff were absolutely excellent & very knowledgeable going through the history and pointing out significant features (statues) in the King’s Building, Great Hall. Learned so much. The guided tour is mostly outside. Then definitely go through each of the buildings especially the King James V Palace -the King & Queens Bedchamber & most definitely the King’s Inner Hall with all the painted Stirling Heads on the ceiling, Then go to the adjoining museum to see the real wooden discs with hand carvings of important people. As noted, the furnishings, murals, even tapestry are all reproductions since the castle was attacked, rebuilt & changed hands many times over the centuries. If you have time check out the ARGYLLS’ Museum too, very interesting history of elite unit. Then have lunch at the Unicorn Café. -ROSSLYN CHAPEL – NO PHOTOGRAPHY INSIDE the Chapel. What a jewel of a place. The Docent Staff here are so amazing (especially the older gentleman & lady). They explained the significance of features & helped us find the interesting little carvings. Definitely sit down for the Talk as they go over the history of the place & point out the hidden gems in the carvings. The stained glass, the intricate & overwhelming carvings & the columns & the stories were gorgeous stunning and riveting. Look around & then go downstairs to see where they filmed the Da Vinci Code, if you have time walk around the garden outside of the chapel too. Magical place.