St Andrews and Fife Small Group Day Trip from Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Pay homage to the home of golf at St Andrews and visit the fishing villages of Fife on a small group day trip from Edinburgh. With a maximum group size of 16 passengers, you are sure to have a memorable and personal experience on this special day trip to St Andrews and Fife.

Your day trip takes you across the famous Forth Road Bridge, giving you a great view of the spectacular Forth Rail Bridge, until recently the longest cantilever bridge in the world.

Once over the bridge you'll enter the Kingdom of Fife, an isolated peninsula surrounded by the waters of the Firth of Forth, the Firth of Tay and the North Sea. The highlight is the area known as East Neuk. The small fishing villages hugging the coastline here were infamous as a paradise for smugglers.

You'll then stop in Crail before traveling to the medieval town of St Andrews, the capital of the Scottish Church for almost 1,000 years and home to the oldest university in Scotland (600 years), attended by Prince William.

St Andrews is most famously the home of golf, with the Old Course just off the town center. You will have several hours to explore this famous town.

From St Andrews, you'll take a pleasant drive through central Fife to Falkland. Falkland Palace dominates this old village, and was one of the main residences of the old royal family of Scotland. Returning to Edinburgh you will cross the Lomond Hills and pass Loch Leven, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.

The Scottish Highlands and Islands are Europe's last great wilderness! This personalized tour is as close as you can get to touring in your own car, with the added benefit of gaining intimate knowledge of Scotland. Traveling in a small group means you can take lots of stops and reach "out of the way" places, giving you more time off the bus to discover the real Scotland.

Winner of the Inaugural Scottish Thistle Award for Sustainable Tourism, October 2007.

USD $55.83

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Jeri C	April 2012
One of the best tours, I have ever taken. Our tour guide was fantastic. Her knowledge of Scottish History was amazing. The scenery along with her naratives made for a very enjoyable day.

Review by: Doug D	April 2012
Great day trip-the tour guide was excellent- thoroughly enjoyed St. Andrews

Review by: hawaa a	January 2012
Very nice trip especially with a nice guide Emili. I enjoyed it very much, even so it was very cold weather that day.

Review by: Kathryn C	January 2012
We had a great experience with Rabbie's! Alistair was a wonderful guide and took great care of us, giving us lots of information and advice about the areas we were stopping in and about shopping in St. Andrew's. Great day!

Review by: Sarah I	December 2011
Good tour, but probably best if you are into golf as there is not much else to see.

Review by: Julia S	December 2011
The trip was nice, but I think it should be cheaper due to the early darkness in the winter season!

Review by: Angela M	November 2011
WE had a great time in st Andrew's and wish we could have stayed longer. Sara, our tour guide was excellent and very witty, she was also very knowledgeable.. We do plan to return and take a longer tour and explore the Scottish highlands.

Review by: NADINE M	November 2011
Gorgeous coastline, very old and romantic town

Review by: Ann F	October 2011
Loved the size of the group, had a great guide/driver.

Review by: Gina P	October 2011
This was a fantastic day trip and I would highly recommend it for anyone with limited time in Scotland. If you are interested in a short history of Scotland, visiting the 'home of golf' at St Andrews and viewing some amazing scenery. Take this tour without hesitation. The guide was knowledgeable, entertaining and provided enough interesting Scottish history without bombarding you with too much information. I loved it!

Review by: Vicki D	October 2011
We didn't end up going on this tour.

Review by: Lorraine	September 2011
Being a golfer this was the highlight of our trip to Scotland.

Review by: Bernadette L	September 2011
unfortunatley the trip its self with a temp driver and an uninterested guide was disappointing St andrews it self was lovely and we thank our stars that it was a nice day so we didnt have to spend anymore time on the bus than necessary

Review by: Richard P	September 2011
was wonderful and so was our driver. Thank you

Review by: Thomas D	September 2011
Really enjoyed the trip, also there was an air display on the day which added to the occasion.

Review by: Nevione C	September 2011
I thoroughly enjoyed this trip.I appreciated the "free" time to explore St. Andrews . I would use voator again.

Review by: Steve M	September 2011
We enjoyed the trip, but wish we could have just gone to St. Andrews for the entire time. WE felt like the stops at Anstruther and Falkland were sort of a waste of time. Our guide/driver was very informative.

Review by: Thomas T	September 2011
The trip was perfect for my wife and myself, and the driver was first rate.

Review by: Carol H	September 2011
This was a very wonderful trip, very educational, besides the tour guide being very generous with his stops for photos. The places we visited were absolutely beautiful and to our surprise we even stopped in a little village named Falkland, which in our mind had to be the most beautiful gardens in Scotland. Fabulous. It was our favorite day!

Review by: Douglas S	August 2011
I have seen this on tv so many times that it was actually surreal being there!!! Fantastic trip and well worth the time. St. Andrews is a beautiful place. If you have the chance, go and try to get Derrick as your tour guide!!!! Great sense of humor............

Review by: DEBORAH M	August 2011
If you only have one day to visit St. Andrews, and you don't want to linger too long, this is a very good tour. Although, we didn't have a long time in St. Andrews itself, we really enjoyed this tour, especially the scenery driving through the little towns along the way in the "Kingdom of Fife". We had the opporutnity to visit the Falkland Castle which was our first castle visit in Scotland. Our guide "Ali" made the tour really interesting. We were amazed at his detailed descriptions, of historical events and memorable dates, as well as his wealth of knowledge about the Fife area. He also introduced us to Scotland's Celebrity - no ....not Sean Connery, but Scotland's hairy cow, "Hamish". _br/_ Debbie - Canada

Review by: Mary G	August 2011
This is truly an old Medival city. The remains of the cathedral and the castle on the North Sea were amazing to see. Walking through St. Andrews University was a great experience. It was worth it to view the golf course where golf first began. We traveled threw little fishing villages on our way to St. Andrews with our guide, Ollie, giving us a history lesson.

Review by: Cynthia E	August 2011
Had a wonderful trip to St. Andrews and Falkland Palace with Ian of Rabbie's - we took 3 trips with Rabbie's during our week in Scotland and all were fantastic - Ian is a wealth of historical information and made the trip most enjoyable - WOULD HIGH RECOMMEND RABBIE"S TO EVERYONE!

Review by: Sharon M	August 2011
A great way to see the Scottish coast and St. Andrews. Would have liked a little longer time in St. Andrews but overall it was a wonderful day. Our guide Sara was funny, informative, and especially caring when one member of the group did not return to our meeting point on time. Highly recommend this excursion!!

Review by: Jacqueslame	July 2011
It was a nice day, Lots of sun. The driver was a very good entetainer and very knowledgable._br/_ A trip with only 15 people on board is very pleasant. Enough time to explore St. Andrews.

Review by: Kelley W	July 2011
great day trip. St. Andrews and the country side is beautiful! Definitely recommend this tour. awesome tour guide as well.

Review by: Ann N	June 2011
Tour guide was great, it was a lot of fun, all the stops were really enjoyable.

Review by: A Kimberly L	June 2011
Excellent tour. Our guide Audrey was awesome. We had adequate time at each stopped and didn't feel rushed Great day.

Review by: Laura C	June 2011
So many surprises around each corner, perfet day trip out side of Edinburgh to see the country and ocean side in one trip. Glad we took this tour.

Review by: John W	June 2011
Breathtaking.... Want to live there....

Review by: Dawn H	May 2011
Absolutely the best ever!!!!!!!! A beautiful place, great tour guides, lots of time to walk around and enjoy the people and food.

Review by: Bruce	May 2011
My son joined me on the trip and was equally pleased with the results.

Review by: Bruce	May 2011
Excellent trip. Driver was informative and gave us ample time to explore on our own at each stop.

Review by: Margaret B	May 2011
It was a superb day trip. The mini bus was full with many overseas tourists whih made it very interesting. Our driver (Richard) was extremely amusing and informative and answered any questions put to him. I cannot fault the trip in any way, I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone.If we had had longer time on holiday I would love to do a longer tour.

Review by: Jessica R	April 2011
St. Andrews was the most beautiful place I visited while in Scotland. No words could do it justice. This tour was my favourite and I would recommend it to everyone. Bob was our guide and he was funny and informative. Kept the whole bus laughing and joking the entire time. We also visited Falkland Palace in Fife, it was amazing and furnished with original furniture and accessories. It stood out from all the other castles and palaces. Beautiful and enjoyable tour, well worth your time and money!

Review by: peter a	April 2011
The tour guide was fun and full of history, this was an excellent trip, wonderful countryside and lots to see.

Review by: Connie C	April 2011
Our guide Ally was very humorous while being very informative. The amount of time at stops was just right. Not too long or too short. St Andrews was a beautiful picturesque stop and highlight of the tour was definitely the Falklands palace. Would definitely take this tour again and highly recommend to anyone.

Review by: Erika J	February 2011
I really enjoyed our trip to St Andrew's, it was amazing. The tour guide was very informative.I would definitely recommend this trip.

Review by: Aunty_Tash	January 2011
Weather was lovely (apparently it always is in this part of Scotland). My guide was terrific and as I was the only passenger, it was a very friendly and casual journey through the countryside, but I still was treated to learning about the historical, social and popular culture points of interest of the towns visited. St Andrews was amazing and being able to spend 3 hours here was just right. I also found a very decent cup of coffee in a quaint cafe in Anstruther. Worth coming back for!

Review by: Christos P	November 2010
St Andrews is a very nice choice for golf lovers! Our driver- guide, Mr Peter, is very friendly and polite and always willing to answer our questions and he also has excellent voice (do ask him to sing for you!)

Review by: Teemu P	November 2010
Weather was perfect and so was rest of the tour. We had much time in St Andrews, although I'd recommend taking your own lunch so you will have even more time and don't spend time waiting for service on restaurants. Overall trip worth taking with not too much time sitting on the bus.

Review by: EILEEN O	November 2010
TRAVELLED WITH SARAH, AN EXCELLENT GUIDE. ENJOYED THE DAY IMMENSELY. WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE. DID FIND THE STOPOVER IN FALKLAND A BIT LONG.

Review by: Robert B	October 2010
Very enjoyable look at the Kingdom of Fife and St. Andrews. Would recommend this tour to lovers of scenery, history and golf!

Review by: Teri S, United States of America	June 2010
The tour was well planned and the guide was top-notch. His humor mixed with interesting facts and made the day fun. We had plenty of time at St. Andrews and also had time at a quaint fishing village and along the firth. Don't miss this tour!

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	June 2010
very pleased

Review by: Ralph H, Canada	May 2010
This trip is well worth the price. The driver took us to A little out of the way village, on the coast. He was very knowledgeable about the areas we drove through and added a huge sense of Scottish humour to the day. In all, one cannot miss taking this trip.

Review by: Aditi D, United Kingdom	May 2010
The whole trip was very enjoyable. The commentary by tour guide, Andre was very interesting and informative. It really gave me a glimpse into history of Fife and overall Scotland. Plus, he gave information about towns or places as we passed them, giving a touch of spontaneity to it. Overall a well planned trip and a very good experience.

Review by: Caroline S, Ireland	January 2010
We thoroughly enjoyed the trip - great guide - very informative guy - he made the trip for us!! Lovely scenery - even with the snow!! Would recommend trip

Review by: Joan W, United States of America	December 2009
The tour was fabulous.Knowledgeable, courteous guides who made the trip facinating. The best part of the tour were the guides who are passionate about Scotland, their home. They wanted to pass their love of this great country on to all of us. I highly recommend this tour.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	November 2009
Great day hosted by a lovely young Scottish woman. Lovely drive along coastal routewith a stop in Anstruther to St Andrews. Time to have lunch and explore St Andrews on your own. Was able to visit Falkland Palace on the way back to Edinburgh. Well paced day in small coach.