Puffin Adventure: Explore Scotland's Isles

Explore Scotland’s west coast, meet puffins, and enjoy scenic drives, wildlife, and whisky on this 4-day adventure from Edinburgh.

Duration: 4 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Edinburgh to Tobermory

Luss - We leave Edinburgh in the early morning and enjoy a ride through scenic lowland Scotland, making our way to Luss where we make a short stop. Renowned for its stunning setting on the shores of Loch Lomond. This picturesque village is known for its well-preserved traditional cottages with charming gardens, surrounded…

What's Included
  • Transport by air-conditioned midi-coach
  • Wildlife boat tour to Staffa and Treshnish Isles
  • 3 nights accommodation in 3-star hotels
  • Breakfast
  • Local English Speaking Guide
  • Whisky distillery tour
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Join this small-group tour to meet Scotland’s most whimsical and inquisitive birds while exploring the stunning west coast and the picturesque isles of Mull, Staffa, and Iona.
Marvel at the beauty of Loch Lomond, have your cameras ready for the Instagram-worthy, colorful houses of Tobermory as you ferry in, and keep an eye out for Scotland’s wildlife,…

Location
Highland Explorer Tours
High Street
This tour will depart at 8:15 am from 60 High Street, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 1TB. Meet 15 minutes before departure and look for the check-in staff wearing blue high-visibility vests there to greet you.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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P1262remichellel
Aug 7, 2025
Amazing trip to Mull, Iona & Staffa - I've thoroughly enjoyed this tour even though we were affected by Storm Floris. Our guide Dusty made sure we had an enjoyable trip with his skilfull driving and interesting commentaries. The sceneries on Iona and Staffa were absolutely stunning. Highly recommended!
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Roving68197241678
Aug 7, 2025
A very informative and interesting tour - The driver/guide is very friendly and helpful and it's a very informative tour. Although the 1st day had a very bad weather, Dusty did his very best to find alternative way or route to suit the bad weather.
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Thataussietraveller
Aug 7, 2025
Dusty 10/10 Guide - I had a great time on this tour. Although with the difficult weather conditions making the beginning unpredictable, Dusty our guide kept us updated at all times on where we were going. I felt like I was able to see so much and experience so much and I am very grateful for my time on this tour. Accomodation, activities were all amazing and well thought out. Thank you to Dusty for being an amazing guide and assisting us with our exploration both in present and teaching of the rich history of Scotland.
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663keiraf
Aug 2, 2025
Mull, Iona and Staffa tour - FABULOUS - Wonderful trip to experience the islands. Beautiful Iona, the joy of seeing puffins and dolphins - wonderful memories! Staffa and Lungs are not very accessible which I would have liked to know in advance as I was travelling with older people who couldn't do all the walking required, but our driver Laurie was a star and took great care of them - and all of us. Cannot recommend highly enough.
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547arildt
Aug 2, 2025
Many highlights, such as the puffins on the Isle of Lunga. - This was my third time traveling with Highlander (the 3-day Isle of Skye and the 1-day Alnwick Castle trip last year). This year, we were well taken care of by Louise and her colleague Laurie. Louise was approachable, took the time to listen, and shared her experience and love, which I truly appreciated. She also took responsibility and was very helpful in offering suggestions (e.g., the Tobermory lighthouse hike or finding a store that sold power banks). We traveled with a lovely group of 16 people, had 99.9% sunny weather, and the entire trip was an unforgettable experience. We had two children with us, aged 11 and 7, and can definitely recommend the trip despite it being a bit scary in some places on Lunga and Staffa.
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47idiliab
Jul 26, 2025
Trip of a life time! - What an amazing trip! Departing from Edinburgh seeing the Highlands, staying at Mull, visiting Staffa- fingal’s cave, Lunga - saw hundreds and hundreds of puffins, Iona - beautiful abbey to Glen Coe, visiting the oldest working whisky distillery in Scotland - Glenturret. We just saw so much in 4 days!! Amazing!! Everything was taken care of and Tim our tour guide was so knowledgeable, fun and very friendly. He was the perfect tour guide!
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Somasundarama2025
Jul 24, 2025
- The trip was too good We had opportunities to spot many wildlife like deer, kite, eagle, dolphins and of course puffins The stay was good The breakfast served at Tommermory was delicious The driver cum guide Tim was excellent. He is quite knowledgeable and friendly and supportive. Soma
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T2132affedericab
Jul 24, 2025
Top Experience from Start to Finish - An incredible tour: from the guide to the perfectly timed organization, everything was spot on. We saw so many amazing places. Tim, our guide, was very professional, attentive, always on time — and also really fun! The agency booked fantastic accommodations for the overnight stays in Tobermory and Oban
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Mikeme1887rf
Jul 18, 2025
- Louise & Laurie made a great tour in excellent weather absolutely perfect. They clearly enjoyed the trip as much as we did and we really enjoyed their company, all the stories, legends and magic. Excellent playlist and singalong! Next time we are in Edinburgh we will do another trip with Highland Tours. Mike & Jenny
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563ckl
Aug 7, 2025
Great Tour in Scotland - It's a great and wonderful experience. Our tour guide Dusty was fantastic, shared with us the history of the places throughout, suggestions of the food around and take good care of everyone.
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