Inverness

Itinerary: Arranged by the travel agency, but sometimes mixed with a Scottish accent, so your English listening skills need to be strong enough to understand the guides along the way. Accommodation choices: Fantastic, most of them were quite good, but some require cash, so be sure to check in advance whether credit cards are accepted. Tour guide: Excellent. The spots visited were all amazing, and being a local, the explanations were spot on. If you're interested in history, listening to them is definitely the right choice. Attractions: Each one was better than the last, making every penny spent well worth it.

Jack is a driver and a tour guide too. He is really nice to explain the Scotland history and each places of interests. Thank you Jack!

The guide maketh the trip! Scot D from Timberbush Tours was amazing. He is clearly passionate about Scotland and is highly well read and educated. Scot knew his history so well, and even choreographed when he would tell a story and the appropriate music to play at every moment. We are a family of four, with an Australian and Hong Kong background and two teenagers. We all enjoyed it. Scot (amazing how he drove, spoke, DJed and did everything by himself and all done safely and to perfection) followed the itinerary, but also managed to give us the freedom to vote where a choice had to be made. All in all, this tour is highly recommended. We booked our own accommodation at the Mercure at Inverness (on the “fun” side of Inverness) where the restaurants were buzzing. All good.

Easy to use, app is simple and provides good info on train routes etc. A bit pricey at first, but you if you don’t have definite plans and prebooked train tickets months before, will recommend getting this to avoid variable prices.

easy to book and easy to activate the pass. very convenient to use, just show pass to conductor and the entry machines and you are good to go. super savings and you dont need to queue for tickets everytime you go. just look for your train and thats it. highliy recommended if you plan to travel many cities in United Kingdom.

my guide and driver for the day was Keith (09 May 26). I chooses the lochness and highlands tour . the drive was very informative and educational, I am able to appreciate the history of Scotland and the highlands . The areas that we went to and nature was beautiful too. The drive felt safe and I was also able to appreciate the scenery along the way .

Overall, the experience was excellent, and the meeting point was very convenient! The guide and driver were the same person, and he was very experienced in driving through the Scottish Highlands, as well as being incredibly knowledgeable. The entire trip covered many places, and we were able to get out and take photos along the way. Due to Scotland's unpredictable weather, on the return journey, the guide noticed the weather had improved and allowed us a few minutes to get out and retake some earlier photos.

A delightful tour, long but not tiring or boring. All locations were managed according to plan, and we even had an extra visit at the end to see the Hairy Coos again, as we were too busy shopping to take photos at the beginning of the tour. The price was quite competitive, and the tour team was professional. A good experience.

For anyone with a Loch Ness obsession, this is a very high-value tour that unlocks the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness in a single day. A significant portion of the time is spent on the bus, and upon arriving at Loch Ness, you stay for about an hour, with the boat cruise taking up 50 minutes. The partner cruise company for this tour is Cruise Loch Ness, departing and returning to the same port, so you won't see Urquhart Castle at all (only tours departing from Inverness go there). It is recommended that as soon as you arrive at Loch Ness, you quickly head to the 'Loch Ness View Point Fort Augustus' spot on Google Maps to take a photo with the Loch Ness sign before boarding the boat. The outdoor second floor of the boat is very windy, while the indoor first floor has heating, and the windows on all four sides have Nessie graphics; we had a lot of fun taking pictures with these designs. The lake view itself is pretty, but has no other distinct features. The scenery of the Scottish Highlands is very similar to Iceland and quite beautiful, but the most stunning views are along the road. There are two or three stops in between to photograph the Highland landscape, plus a spot to take pictures of Highland cows. Because the driving distance from Edinburgh is very long, and UK regulations limit the daily working hours of drivers and tour guides to a maximum of 12 hours, you will feel quite rushed. However, for checking it off your bucket list, it offers great value. If you want to truly experience the charm of the Scottish Highlands, a multi-day tour or a self-drive trip is recommended. Also, the single malt Scotch whisky ice cream at Scotch corner is delicious—you have to eat it no matter how cold it is!