Scotland Small Group Tour from Edinburgh: High-Castles, Mountains, Lochs, and More
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157 Ratings
Edinburgh
Experience the best of Scotland on this small group tour from Edinburgh. Explore castles, mountains, lochs, and more. Perfect for nature lovers and history enthusiasts.
Duration:
9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Dunkeld Cathedral - Stroll through quaint narrow streets and/or visit Dunkeld Cathedral (free of charge).
- Blair Castle & Gardens - Lunch is available in the castle restaurant.
- Queen’s View - Stop at Queen’s View with its much-admired Highland vista along Loch Tummel towards the distant peaks of Glen Coe.
- The Hermitage Woodland Walk - This lovely riverside walk takes us past some of the tallest trees in Britain to a spectacular waterfall and viewpoint where salmon can often be seen leaping the falls.
- Forth Bridge - Enjoy spectacular views of the bridges spanning the river Forth.
- Taste Perthshire - Photo opportunities with Highland cattle (‘hairy coos!)
What's Included
- Local guide
- Transport by air-conditioned Mercedes mini coach
- Live commentary on board
- Small group tour - average group size of around 12 passengers
- Driver/Guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Attraction Entrance Fees
Additional Information
This intimate tour, with an average group size of roughly 12 passengers, encapsulates all the fantastic features of Scotland in one compact excursion – castles, mountains, lakes, photography opportunities, a walk alongside the river, historic battlefields, tales of heroes, and the sight of Highland cows. This tour provides plenty of time off the vehicle, which is ideal for those who wish to take in the Highland landscape and wildlife at a leisurely pace. The tour highlights include the breathtaking Blair Castle, the magnificent Highland panorama at Queen’s View, and a brief riverside stroll and waterfall visit at The Hermitage.
- Small group tour - average group size of 12 passengers
- Minimum age is 5 years old
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions (unless it is unsafe to do so), please dress appropriately
- Please inform us 7 days in advance if you are bringing a service animal
Location
Waterloo Place
This tour departs from (and returns to) Bus Stand ZE, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3BQ.
Please arrive no later than 08.45
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(157 Ratings)
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Sandrakk4512pl
Apr 16, 2024
Just loved Scotland it's amazing scenery and historic places, can't wait to come back and see all beautiful Scotland has - We had Angela for this beautiful trip through your amazingly beautiful Scotland only last Thursday 11th April, i wanted to say what a lovely day it was and how good Angela was, she was very happy, informative and a very natural girl next door, a pleasure to be on tour with and is a credit to your company.
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L3428bnnatashac
Jun 3, 2023
Memorable trip in Scotland - This was a one day, sure that was customized for us based on our request. We toured St. Andrews, Faulkland, Crail, Culross and Queens Ferry.
We have a 11 year old and didn’t want to overwhelm the day with too many things. Despite that, we accomplished a lot and had a fantastic time.
Keith our tour guide was not only awesome, he explained the sites, the history behind them, took us through these gorgeous villages and towns making it worth our while.
We would love to come back and do another tour with this company and Keith.
Great customer service from the time we started planning till the very end.
Thankyou for a memorable time in Scotland.
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O5670avsaraf
May 19, 2023
Great day tour with the amazing James!! - We had the best tour of selected places that we chose! James was an amazing tour guide. Knowledgeable, interesting, passionate and fun! Heart of Scotland tours were extremely professional and accommodating. We highly recommend and will absolutely book again next time we visit Edinburgh!
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Crisanthe
Mar 3, 2020
Miss - Had a fantastic day. Iain our tour guide was passionate and entertaining! Would recommend to anyone - great way to see the sights
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E7799jjthomasl
Feb 20, 2020
Alan’s Fan Clan - Our wee little group went on Alan’s wee red bus on a whim. Perfect weather, perfect driving and no one died, what more could you want?! Alan took us to the biggest mountain in Britain, the biggest Loch in Scotland and the biggest public toilet in Scotland - a great day indeed. After we saw Nessie’s home, listened to Alan’s pipe music and toured a castle we the day was over. 6 out of five stars.
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Traveler261299
Jan 16, 2020
Great tour guide - We did this tour on Jan 11. We had so much fun with our tour guide ( I think his name is Paul) as we visited the stirling castle, loch lomond, and glengoyne distillery. He even added more stops like forth bridge and Doune’s castle. Scotland is such a beautiful place and we appreciated it even better because of friendly, funny and knowledgeable tourguides. I would definitely recommend heart of scotland tour with our friends.
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Michaelr10528
Jan 9, 2020
Trip - Had a great day out best coach trip I have been on the driver was fantastic explained everything as we traveled around I felt I new everything about Scotland would recommend this company to all my friends
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Bloominsage
Nov 18, 2019
Christy Fender - Gregor, our guide, was delightful and extremely knowledgeable. He was also patient with my health conditions that cause me to move more slowly. The tour itself was like driving through a dreamland. Gregor arrived on time to pick us up at the designated spot, and ensured rest and coffee stops along the way. Would definitely use again.
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Dan
Nov 9, 2019
Hadrian's Wall and Rosslyn Chapel tour - The logistics of the tour were well managed (walking shoes are a good idea at the wall which is a bit of a hike from the entry area) and the visits to the Chapel, Roman wall and fort were interesting and worth the trip but it was our tour guide Gregor who made it memorable day. He filled the day with historical information about Scotland, the countryside we were traveling through, anecdotes, ideas and music. Despite iffy weather this was a great day. I highly recommend the Heart of Scotland.
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Chantel
Nov 2, 2019
Beautiful countryside, fascinating history..Amazing day! - Excellent day trip! I enjoyed the small group tour and our guide Iain was great. Enjoyed his knowledge of his homeland, sense of humor and dare I say it...singing voice? I felt we had plenty of time at each place we stopped, so was able to enjoy the sights and beautiful Scottish countryside. Would definitely take another Heart of Scotland Tour.
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