Tours

Sample Day Tours from Edinburgh

here are some ideas.

Edinburgh City Tours

City Tour

The perfect introduction to Edinburgh. This tour will take you around the city highlighting the history, architectural gems and introduce you to the culture that makes this a truly wonderful capital.

Walk the Royal Mile and explore the Old Town, the Georgian splendour of the New Town. See the city from various vantage points and the visit the rejuvenated port of Leith and site of The Royal Yacht Britannia.

Extend your tour into the Lothians and visit Rosslyn Chapel or enjoy a whisky tasting tour at the Glenkinshie Whisky Distillery

Castle & Whisky Tour

Stirling Castle: Restored to the time of of James V and Marie de Guise, the parents of Mary Queen of Scots

Doune Castle, a must for 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' and 'Outlander fans'.

Tour the Deanston Distillery then head north to experience the edge of the Highlands

Kingdom of Fife

Palaces for Kings, 17th century fishing villages and St Andrews, the home of golf.

Falkland appears in 'Outlander' as 1940's Inverness

Loch Lomond & Trossachs

Made famous by Sir Walter Scott, the Trossachs embodies the essence of the Romantic Highlands.

The Birthplace of Scottish Tourism

Glencoe - simply stunning

A taste of the Highlands on a day tour

Glencoe is without doubt one of the most evocative glens in the Highlands. Scene of the 'Massacre' of the Macdonalds in 1692.

Glen Etive (Skyfall)

Stirling Castle: The Residence of JamesV

Control Stirling, control Scotland, The 'Wars of Independence' of the 13th and 14th century.

War, religion and cattle stealing. The gentle rolling hills of the border with England belie its turbulent history.

Visit the famous Borders Abbeys, market towns and stately homes

Outlander Day Tour

Explore the film locations used in Outlander.

The tour includes:

Midhope (Lallybroch)
Blackness Castle (Cpt. Jack's Castle
Doune Castle (Castle Leod)
Culross
Falkland (1940's Inverness)

Please note: Interior scenes are shot in privately owned film studios in Cumbernauld that are used by other film companies. They are not open to the public and cannot be included in the tour.

Hadrian's Wall Tour

The frontier of the Roman Empire

Explore the best preserved section of the wall, the well preserved forts and town of Vindolanda. Discover life in the Roman Army and see the many artifacts excavated bringing life to Roman Britain.

Housesteads Fort

Extend your tour (2 Days/1 night)
Consider combining this tour with the Scottish Border Tour.

2 Day Tours

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