Tips, how to best choose your tour category
- Stirling area based – question 1?
- Stirling area based – question 2?
- Stirling area based – question 3
- Based in Dundee, St. Andrews or in the Central belt
- Based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness
- Looking for a/any tour only on a specific date?
- Looking for a specific tour on any date?
- Group wishing to travel together?
- Special interest, special requests, activities & places you wish to visit?
- Families with small children
- Wir möchten eine deutschsprachige Tour
- Nous préférons un tour en français
- We prefer a tour in Spanish, Italian or in another language
Stirling area based – question 1?
If there is a special tour, which you are interested in and wish to join and the special tour is running on a day, when you are free and able to travel – your best bet for the cheapest price and convenience of local pick up and drop off, would be to join that special tour.
Individuals (1 – 4 people) – special tours
If your answer is no, then go to question 2.
(2) Stirling area based – question 2?
If you are a part of a group of friends of up to 8 who wish to join a tour together and on our mini-bus is still available on the date you wish to travel
your best option for the cheapest per person price is if you book your own private small group tour plus you get your local pick up/drop off and you can customise and personalise the tour according to your group’s preferences.
Small group (5-8 people) – private, personalised small group tours
If your answer is no, then go to question 3.
(3) Stirling area based – question 3?
Mondays to Saturdays there are regular trains early in the morning from Stirling to Edinburgh and Glasgow, from Waverley station in Edinburgh and Queen Street station in Glasgow it is only a 3-5 minute walk to our tour departure point, from where we offer a choice of many daily tour departures.
Individuals (1 – 4 people) – scheduled, many daily tours
(4) Based in Dundee, St. Andrews or in the Central belt?
Option 1 – Whenever the route on our special tour passes through / very near to your home town and we then guarantee your pick up/drop off.
Option 2 – On some special tours depending on your booking numbers and the duration of the tour Scottish pick up locations on our special tours we might be able to pick you up/drop you off.
Individuals (1 – 4 people) – special tours
Option 3 – You are a group and we can arrange your own private group tour
Small group (5-8 people) – private, personalised small group tours
Option 4 – Mondays to Saturdays there is regular public transport early in the morning to Edinburgh and Glasgow. From Waverley station in Edinburgh and Queen Street station in Glasgow it is only a 3-5 minute walk to our tour departure point, from where we offer a choice of many daily tour departures.
Individuals (1 – 4 people) – scheduled, many daily tours
(5) Based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness?
As very close to Waverley station in Edinburgh, Queen Street station in Glasgow, from Aberdeen and Inverness bus station, we offer a choice of many almost daily tour departures, we would suggest those tours to you.
Individuals (1 – 4 people) – scheduled, many daily tours
However you are of course still welcome to join our special tours, especially as they are often going off-to special, unique and off the beaten track places, including some remoter, but more spectacular Highland glens, places along the West & Northcoast and the Hebrides, Shetland & Orkney islands, which are otherwise harder to get to, you are still welcome to join our special tours
Individuals (1 – 4 people) – special tours
Or if you are a group to book a private tour on our still available days with us
Small group (5-8 people) – private, personalised small group tours
(6) Looking for any tour only on a specific date?
If there is no special tour running on the day you wish to travel and if you are not enough people to book your own private tour, as a general rule, if you want a tour on a particular date you are best to book one of our many daily scheduled tours out of Edinburgh or Glasgow.
Individuals (1 – 4 people) – scheduled, many daily tours
(7) Looking for a specific tour on any date?
If the tour, which you are looking for is neither covered by our special tours nor by our many, daily scheduled tours out of Edinburgh or Glasgow, you might also wish to consider booking a private tailor-made tour with us, subject to our mini-bus availability.
(8) Group wishing to travel together?
If you are a part of a group of friends of up to 8 who wish to join a tour together and on our mini-bus is still available on the date you wish to travel
your best option for the cheapest per person price is if you book your own private small group tour plus you get your local pick up/drop off and you can customise and personalise the tour according to your group’s preferences.
Small group (5-8 people) – private, personalised small group tours
If you are 9 or more, we customise your own tour
Group (9 people+) – private, tailor-made group tours
(9) Special interest, special requests, activities & places you wish to visit?
If the tour, which you are looking for is neither covered by our special tours nor by our many, daily scheduled tours out of Edinburgh or Glasgow, you might also wish to consider booking a private tailormade tour with us, subject to our mini-bus availability.
Small group (5-8 people) – private, personalised small group tours
(10) Families with small children
On our many, daily scheduled tours out of Edinburgh & Glasgow – unfortunately, we don’t carry children under 5 years old
The pace, stops and activities on our special tours were not designed with children in mind, but some older children might be ok on our shorter one day tours.
We do however offer private small group tours and then it your own tour, at your own pace customised to your needs and preferences and we can include child-friendly places and activities during our stops .
Small group (5-8 people) – private, personalised small group tours
(11) Wir möchten eine deutschsprachige Tour
All of our tours are in English.
You are welcome to join any of our tours, so long as you realise that all commentary is in English.
If you are joining our special tours as an individual during our breaks, in the free time for the group during any special tours, we would however be happy to explain anything to you in German.
Wir bieten aber auch Privat-Touren ausschliesslich und in fliessendem Deutsch an
Small group (5-8 people) – private, personalised small group tours
(12) Nous préférons un tour en français
All of our tours are in English.
You are welcome to join any of our tours, so long as you realise that all commentary is in English.
Unfortunately we speak only a bit of French, but we will ensure to convey the most important information during our stops, such as “at what time do we have to be back after this stop, where are the attractions, the shops for food and the WC, etc.”
We suggest you travel with a fluent English speaking friend, who can translate for you.
On request on our
Small group (5-8 people) – private, personalised small group tours
We can also organise a French speaking translator for you.
(13) We prefer a tour in Spanish, Italian or in another language
All of our tours are in English.
You are welcome to join any of our tours, so long as you realise that all commentary is in English.
We will ensure you understand, the most critical information during our stops, such as “at what time do we have to be back after this stop, where are the attractions, the shops for food and the WC, etc.”
We suggest you travel with a fluent English speaking friend, who can translate for you.
On request on our
Small group (5-8 people) – private, personalised small group tours
We can also organise a Spanish/Italian speaking translator for you.