Most Popular Private Tours From Edinburgh

Planning a trip to Scotland and wondering which private day tour to book? Below are the five itineraries guests choose most often. Each tour is driver-guided, totally private, and customisable . We collect you from any Edinburgh hotel or cruise terminal, travel in a comfortable Mercedes people-carrier, and return the same evening.

1. Loch Ness & Glencoe – Highlands Epic (12 hrs)

Loch Ness monster legends • Glencoe scenery • Fort Augustus lunch stop

Early departure via the Three Sisters of Glencoe —photo stops in dramatic Highland valleys.
Continue along the Caledonian Canal to Fort Augustus ; option for a 1-hour cruise on Loch Ness.
Return through Ben Nevis country and the Trossachs, arriving Edinburgh ~20:00.

From £750 per vehicle · 12 hours · 300 miles round-trip

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2. St Andrews & East Neuk Fishing Villages (8 hrs)

Medieval university • Old Course 1st tee • Colourful harbours

Scenic Forth Bridge crossing, then coastal route to Anstruther & Crail .
Free time in St Andrews : cathedral ruins, castle, golf museum, ice-cream!
Optional photo stop at Kingsbarns Distillery on the way back.

From £550 per vehicle · 8 hours · 110 miles

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3. Stirling Castle & Trossachs ‘Highlands-in-Miniature’ (8 hrs)

Wallace Monument • Rob Roy country • Loch Lomond viewpoints

Guided tour of Stirling Castle , former home of the Stewart monarchs.
Walk the Wallace Monument spiral staircase for panoramic views.
Loch Lomond national-park drive via Duke’s Pass; coffee at Loch Katrine pier.

From £550 per vehicle · 8 hours · 100 miles

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4. Falkirk Wheel, Kelpies & Doune Castle (8 hrs)

Engineering marvel • 30-metre horse sculptures • Outlander film set

Watch a rotation of the Falkirk Wheel , the world’s only boat lift of its kind.
Walk beneath The Kelpies —towering steel horse heads in Helix Park.
Explore Doune Castle , famous for Outlander , Monty Python and Game of Thrones .

From £550 per vehicle · 8 hours · 90 miles

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5. Whisky Distillery & Highland Perthshire (9 hrs)

Dewar’s Aberfeldy or Glenturret • Hermitage waterfall walk • Pitlochry lunch

Private warehouse tasting at Dewar’s Aberfeldy or The Glenturret .
Short forest hike to the Black Linn Falls in The Hermitage.
Free time in Pitlochry for cafés and cashmere shopping.

From £650 per vehicle · 9 hours · 170 miles

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Why travellers love our private tours

“We covered more in one day than we could have in a week on our own, and having the flexibility to stop for photos whenever we liked was priceless.” – Sarah K., USA