Multi-Day Tours in the Scottish Highlands: 5 That Live Up to the Photographs

1.2-Day Highlands Tour with Hogwarts Express

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 428 reviews · 35 hours · from $481Our pick

Spend 35 hours touring the Highlands from Edinburgh with an English-speaking guide, one night in a Fort Augustus B&B, and a one-way ride on the Jacobite steam train. You will visit Culloden, Clava Cairns, Loch Ness, Glen Coe, and Mallaig. Guides such as Steven B, Iain, Ben, and Keith are praised for lively storytelling and thoughtful detours.

“The tour guide Steven B was an excellent guide. He was excellent in giving out the history in a very nice way. He was also ready to answer any questions from all of us on the tour. He was also very friendly. loved all the places we toured. Scotland is truly a beautiful place .”

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2.2-Day Inverness and the Highlands Very Small Group Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 197 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $248Top rated

Travel from Edinburgh to Inverness and back in a Mercedes minicoach with a maximum of 16 people. Your guide connects Glen Coe, Glenfinnan, Loch Ness, Culloden, Clava Cairns, Pitlochry, and Dunkeld through Scottish history, folklore, and local stories. Accommodation is extra, and Glenfinnan runs April through October.

“Beatiful Highland scenery, Glenfinnan Viaduct, Culloden Batlefield. Lot of beatiful sightseeings. Hole trip was wonderful experience. Suitably rhythmic driving and pauses. Our driver/guide James was avesome. He told interesting stories about places and keep travelers in good mood.”

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3.3-Day Speyside Whisky Tour from Edinburgh Including Admissions

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $809

Travel from Edinburgh to Speyside in a 16-seat Mercedes mini-coach, staying two nights in Grantown-on-Spey. Taste whisky at Lindores Abbey, Glenlivet, Cardhu, Dalwhinnie, and the Speyside Cooperage, with guides such as Keith, Pete, Stevie, and Barney adding Scottish history, humor, and flexible side stops.

“The Speyside Whisky tour totally met expectations. Travelers were a mix of Europeans and North Americans and everyone was friendly and cooperative. Barney the tour guide and driver was amazing with his information and love of scotch whisky. He was articulate, irreverent, funny and knowledgeable. Clearly he enjoyed his job! We visited both small and large distilleries and got to taste lots of whiskey. Our B and B accommodation was immaculate and the homemade breakfasts were delicious. Everything went as planned and as promised. The tour is highly recommended. Bring lots of UK cash as you pay for the tours in advance to the driver. Credit cards not accepted for…”

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4.Speyside Whisky Trail 3-Day Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 80 reviews · 3 days · from $721

Spend three days tracing Scotland’s whisky country from Edinburgh to Speyside and back. Visit Lindores Abbey, Glenlivet, Cardhu, Dalwhinnie, the Speyside Cooperage, and the Whisky Castle, with tastings, Highland scenery, and two nights in Grantown-on-Spey. A 16-seat Mercedes mini-coach keeps the group friendly and the route flexible.

“Very good selection of distilleries. The journey between each was just right”

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5.Inverness and The Highlands 2-Day Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 59 reviews · from $241Best value

Travel from Edinburgh in a small Mercedes mini-coach with an English-speaking guide. See Glen Coe, Glenfinnan Viaduct, Loch Ness, Culloden, Clava Cairns, Pitlochry, and Dunkeld, with an overnight in Inverness. Accommodation and meals cost extra. Guides such as Andy, Eddie, James, and Paul are known for lively history and personal service.

“James McGregor provided for all three of us our hoped for trip of a lifetime. His love of country and candid stories and explanations of the sites we visited were amazing! We came away emotional and well educated about the Highlands and the country of Scotland. He is a proud member of your organization and is, I suspect, one of your company's best marketing assets. Our group became a solid unit under his guidance on our Wee Red Bus. As mobility impaired Senior ladies we also realized we were traveling with a well raised gentleman. Our Bus was comfortable and very ease of access compatible. James added his support when…”

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