Loch Ness, Glencoe and the Highlands Small Group Day Trip from Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Take the high road to the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness on a small group day trip from Edinburgh. You'll travel through beautiful Glencoe, admire the spectacular Highlands and spend time at Scotland's famous Loch Ness - an absolute must on any visit to Scotland!

With a maximum group size of 16 passengers, you are sure to have a memorable and personal experience on this special day trip to the Scottish Highlands. Traveling in a small group means you can reach out-of-the-way places to discover the real Scotland!

Leaving Edinburgh, you'll pass Linlithgow Palace (birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots), Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument, to reach the most dramatic of all Highland glens, Glencoe. This area is steeped in history, and you will hear the truth about the infamous 1692 massacre of Clan MacDonald.

Journeying through Fort William, site of the military post built during the Jacobite Rebellions in the 18th century, you'll continue up the Great Glen, between Fort William and Inverness.

After lunch at Fort Augustus on the shores of Loch Ness, you have the option of taking an hour-long cruise on the loch (not included). The boat has a sonar system, so if Nessie is around you will not miss her! (Operational from Easter to end October.)

Back on the road, you'll stop at Spean Bridge before heading through the Cairngorms National Park, Craig Meagaidh and along the shores of Loch Laggan, where the TV series Monarch of the Glen was filmed. Continuing over the Drummochter Summit, where herds of red deer often graze, you'll visit the Victorian town of Pitlochry, the final stop for the day.

USD $71.78

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Aamir	April 2012
Trip was beautiful, I loved every second of it, the driver was full of knowledge and new all areas well and showed it all lovely in a relaxed time, I will book another one after getting all my friends to do as a group trip specially with our driver - as our guide and driver, it was one of the best trip I ever had, and hope to go again. I would recommend this trip to everyone who is going to Edinburgh. Highly to do and must do, if someone wants to have a wonderful day out from Edinburgh to Highlands and all then this trip has all five stars. Once again it is a must do trip.

Review by: Peter F	April 2012
Brilliant day; wonderful trip; the driver/guide really made it an interesting adventure with his knowledge and humour.

Review by: Panagiotis K	April 2012
Great guide, good schedule and comfy bus. Great, absolutely recommended.

Review by: pastycat	April 2012
fantastic trip Rabbie's Trail Burners are the best, the scenery and route were breathtaking the cruise down loch ness was amazing and being luccky enough to view Ben Nevis in all its glory was a true spectacle Viator will be used again in future many congratulations for using Rabbies for the tour they exceeded in every way as tour guides the tour was fun packed and full of information and history and luckily we had the hottest weather Scotland has seen in 53 years so it was just perfect this tour is a must for anyone visiting scotland the areas you visit and see and mind blowing and having the opportunity to see sights that you thought were only available on tv was magical thank you viator this trip made our holiday

Review by: Yixiang G	April 2012
I like the driver and travel guide, very kind of them.

Review by: Nadine Z	April 2012
Our guide was amazing. She made everyone feel welcome and at ease and she knows so much about the hilt hands and Scotland. Her explanations of historic events were told in a very entertaining way! She was the best! The trip was well organised and there is nothing I can fault. I will recomend this trip to my friends and family. Thanks for an amazing trip!!

Review by: Valerie E	April 2012
We can't say enough wonderful things about our day tour to Loch Ness through the Scottish Highlands, especially about our tour guide, Audrey. She amazed us with her knowledge of the Highlands, as well as the history of Scotland - we all learned so much! A week later, we're still talking about her and what we learned and saw during our tour. We were lucky to see the Highlands on a day with near perfect weather, and still can't believe we visited Loch Ness - a truly magical place I always thought only existed in storybooks. Thank you Audrey for an unforgettable experience!

Review by: Suzanne P	April 2012
Fantastic trip The weather was amazing on the day which ment we got to see all the sites.Barney was our guide he is fantastic and his knowledge is 100% he is so passionate about the history of Scotland that it bring's the information alive.Thank you Barney from Raymond and Suzanne

Review by: Vaughan P	April 2012
Great Trip our guide Pete was very knowledgeable and made the day interesting and entertaining.

Review by: Michael B	April 2012
This was our first trip by bus and we both enjoyed it. Neil was our tour guide and I commend him on his vast knowledge or the areas we visited, his humour and his professional driving keepng us safe. I would definitely recommend travelling with this group as they provide value for money.

Review by: Jennifer S	April 2012
Great day Trip with a fantastic tour guide

Review by: MUHAMMAD a	March 2012
The tour was absolutely smashing. Enjoyed from the very beginning to the very end. Our guide Karen was really an amazing lady, knew so much about the history of Scotland especially the Highlands. Weather in Highlands was quite horrible, and was freezing, but apart from that the journey was really amazing.

Review by: tball	March 2012
5 stars. Awesome tour. I would recommend it to anyone traveling to Scotland.

Review by: Denise M B	March 2012
My family and I truly appreciated the knowledge and history lesson shared by our guide. His passion for his country and its heritage was palpable and infectious. He was truly interesting and had a keen sense of when to stop talking and let the passengers take in the view; especially with a soft background of authentic Celtic music. Our visit to Scotland was a true learning experience due to this tour. There's so much more to the country then the main attractions!! I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to see and understand the history of Scotland. Just one disappointment: The Loch Ness cruise! It’s not included in this tour and I now understand why!

Review by: Erica O	February 2012
Our guide was absolutely fantastic! We had such a wonderful time and learned so much. He was informative, fun, energetic and nice. The tour itself is great as it takes you all over Scotland and a chance to cruise Loch Ness. Amazing day!! I would recommend this to everyone.

Review by: Greg C	January 2012
This was the highlight of my short city break to Edinburgh. Our driver Neil kept us entertained the whole time with interesting history and traditional music, and even some cheesy jokes thrown in also!_br/_ The views were spectacular and I really feel that I saw more of Scotland than just its capital._br/_ Worth it by a mile :)

Review by: Keara G	January 2012
Really enjoyable and the driver went out of his way to make sure we got the best pictures and got the most out of the trip. Thanks!

Review by: stephen d	January 2012
We had a brilliant trip,our driver was very knowledgeable, she told us great stories. Negative point which we never thought of at time of booking, it gets dark at 4pm, so on the way back down you are unable to see anything,

Review by: Jennifer J	January 2012
The tour guide was fantastic. The van was very comfortable. The tour guide told stories and played relevant music throughout the entire tour, there were rarely any boring moments of silence. The tour guide stopped frequently for photos. The weather ended up being fantastic. Everything about this tour was a must see!

Review by: Peter C	December 2011
Our driver, Sarah, did an exceptional job with narration and endeavouring to meet all passenger's requests/needs. Due light traffic we also had a couple pf additional stops for photos

Review by: Taufiq K	December 2011
Very knowledgeable guide and excellent tour - would suggest splitting over a couple of days as it's quite a long drive!

Review by: Chris	December 2011
The Scotish Highlands were BEAUTIFUL!!!! I was there in late November and it was pretty windy and cold. But the scenery was incredible. The tour guide was very knowledgable.

Review by: Chelsea G	December 2011
This day trip was amazing! Our guide, Kevin, knew pretty much everything there was to know about Scotland, and it wasn't like a boring history lesson. I can pretty much say Scotland is my favorite country!

Review by: Michael E	December 2011
Kevin was our van driver and he was amazing. He was very intelligent and told great stories about the jackabite wars and other great Scottish events. I would definitely love to go on another tour with Kevin as the guide. I can not speak for other drivers but this guy was thee bomb! It was rainy and cold outside but I still had a ton of fun on the trip!

Review by: Isheng Y	November 2011
Excellent.

Review by: Sacha L	November 2011
Fantastic! Heatbreakingly beautiful scenery. Thank you Shelby for being such an excellent guide_br/_ I loved the music you played, because it made the experience more 4 dimensional_br/_ Thank you for being the best part of my holiday.

Review by: ELISAVET S	November 2011
very nice trip.. the view of the Highlands was amazing.. I strongly recommend it to anyone who has only one day to see the Highlands!

Review by: Anne T	November 2011
Fabulous tour, incredibly informative guide and very helpful with tips on purchasing souveniers and where to do so etc. Made some special stops for us photo buffs too so all in all it was a treat. On the down sidewe may have had an issue with one of the pubs recommended to have lunch at as my daughter and I both became quite ill, my daugher eventually requiring a visit to the hospital and it was felt that it was food poisoning (although cannot be proven) Other than that the tour was fabulous and we would recommend it.

Review by: Emmaprimrose	November 2011
Great trip!Small group of people and nice friendly tour guide Emily telling us about all the history and also providing plenty of photo stops. We really enjoyed our trip and was glad to experience as much of the highlands as we could in one day. We did the boat trip loch ness excersion which was great and informative.would definately recommed rabbies tours and use them again in the future!

Review by: ANGELA B	November 2011
Trip was well organised and the trour guide was amazingly knowledgable. Scenery magnificent too. Well worth the money and would love to do this trip again in the Summer time.

Review by: ahebert08	November 2011
Really great trip! Felt like I got a great feel for Scotland, extremely entertaining and informative! Would recommend to everyone! We did the extra boat trip on the Loch Ness, very worth it as well!

Review by: Angelika T	November 2011
We had a great tour guide and the weather was nice. Unfortunately, the bus ride takes too long and you have little time at each stop.

Review by: NADINE M	November 2011
Absolutely loved it, l think it is the best trip very picturesque, especially Glencoe area!

Review by: Angela G	October 2011
What a great tour! Our guide was top notch and made our day very enjoyable with lots of history stories. Would highly recommend.

Review by: Mari R	October 2011
Stunning!

Review by: Eret T	October 2011
Fantastic day out. Tour is well-planned and very enjoyable. Mike was a great guide, and kept our interest throughout what is a very long day.

Review by: Ann F	October 2011
Saw a lot, had a wonderful guide/driver but it's a very long tour and we were exhausted.

Review by: Marcia S, United States of America	August 2010
Our driver David was good. He gave lots of history and had a good sense of humor. Did a good job showing us the sites.

Review by: Peggy S, United States of America	August 2010
The tour guide was great, the area was beautiful, the coach was comfortable.....very professional.

Review by: John C, United States of America	August 2010
Very good tour of Glencoe, the Highlands, and Loch Ness. Rabbie's tour guide, Ronald, was the best we've ever had. Very informative and entertaining.

Review by: Melinawati S, Netherlands	July 2010
It is a wonderful countryside view and worth to do it.

Review by: charlene N, United States of America	July 2010
Our trip was very enjoyable, Our tour guide was very informative and we would recommend the tour.

Review by: Pamela C, Canada	July 2010
A fantastic trip with a very informative and fun guide! Would absolutely recommend this trip with Rabbies.

Review by: sivaji k, United Kingdom	July 2010
its an amazing trip and very well organized. I will surely suggest this to anybody whoever visiting Edinburgh. bennevis, lochness, glencoe, ferry trip at great glanway are amazing.

Review by: Mary H, United States of America	July 2010
This tour was incredible. The tour guide not only knew his information well, he presented it in an extremely entertaining way. It was a long day, but ample breaks were given. This tour really gave me a good sense of the Highlands from the history and culture to the geography and geology of the land. This trip is not to be missed.

Review by: Roger L, United States of America	July 2010
Terrific tour of the beautiful countryside of Scotland, the Highlands area has some dramatic terrain that makes this a very special experience. Our tour guide named Ian also made this tour worthwhile, he was an absolute delight with his wit and knowledge.

Review by: Moataz E, Saudi Arabia	July 2010
Wonderful trip , great landscapes and green sights, the GuideDriver was a very nice lady who showed a great passion to her country.

Review by: Francois G, Canada	July 2010
Our tour guide David was extremely insightful and a wonderful source of entertainment. What an excellent day we had and cannot recommend it highly enough! A great tour, great staff and great ride.

Review by: Zoey T, United States of America	July 2010
Rabbie's tour was very small group 16 people. Shelby was the best, funniest, most cheerful Scottish tour lady! I am so glad we had her in the tour. She tells us stories about Scotland along the long drive and boy can Shelby tell stories! Like she said, she was our driver, tour guide, DJ, and guess what she had to help changing another tour van's tire! I love her.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	July 2010
Simply fantastic. Our tour guide Ally was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Would definitely recommend this to my friends. Usually I shy away from tours, but this was a great way to see an amazing country and learn things I wouldn't have otherwise.