Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness & Glencoe Day Trip

Long day mostly spent in the coach, in hindsight would not have booked this tour. Of all our vacation stops and tours (UK, Ireland, Paris & Milan) this was mediocre at best. Tour guide/actress was over the top cheesy and just a bit much. Some beautiful countryside but a full day of it was too much - half day would have sufficed. The Highlands cows were at a roadside stop - 4-5 cows in a small fence mud pit (sad), nothing near the picture presented.

This was a great intro to the highlands. We will definitely come back to explore more. Would have liked more Scottish music playing on the bus and more stories/information from our tour guide. Other than that it was excellent.

This was a great day out. Steve B was both our driver and tour guide and he was fabulous. He was very entertaining, witty and knowledgable. As we drove he told us of the massacre at Glencoe, the history of William Wallace, and the background of ‘you take the high road…’. There was the perfect balance of him talking while driving, leaving us in peace and playing some lovely Scottish music. There were plenty of stops along the way for toilet and snack breaks, as well as photo opportunities (the Three Sisters so picturesque). The cruise on Loch Ness was only 1/2 an hour (I would have preferred longer as it was lovely being out on the water) and you must try the Highland Hot Choc on board. I would definitely recommend this tour.

Terry, our guide, was outstanding. An actress herself had a lot of sense when to put scottish music and when to share history. Pacing on this tour is excellent . Surprised that for a 13 hour tour tge bus did not have a toilet as this tour has children. Landscapes outstanding although it is a very long tour it stops every 2 hours for bathroom breaks. The bus is comfortable and I strongly recommend it fir a leasuúely experience of the Highlands

In summary, I advise against this trip for anyone who does not speak English well (or even perfectly), for anyone who gets carsick, and especially for those who wish to have an experience of discovering Scotland. We took the bus around 8 a.m. until almost 9 p.m. Thus, every 2 hours we stopped for 10-15 minutes at tourist trap rest areas to finally get some air and be able to go to the bathroom. The most annoying thing was above all that we only saw the interesting landscapes through the bus window... my little sister was very disappointed not to have been able to get close to the cows (in the photos on the site it looked like we could go see them???) unless catching a glimpse of them out of the corner of your eye means seeing them, I think it is a shame to put that on your profile!! Furthermore, my mother and I being carsick were therefore unable to enjoy it... And the straw that broke the camel's back, having refused the cruise that cost about twenty pounds, the bus did not let us see the castle... leaving us in a mediocre restaurant for an hour and a half with nothing around...