Day 1 Highlights of the tour include the wilderness of Glencoe, steeped in grim history, where you can soak up the atmosphere during an afternoon walk, spooky Loch Ness passing along the remote south side of this mystical landscape and a night in Inverness, the capital of the Highlands. Stay overnight in the capital of the Highlands - Inverness.
Day 2 Your experience includes a walk in Glen Affric with scenery that takes you back 500 years to the glory of Scotland’s Caledonian Pine Forest, photo opportunities of the stronghold of Urquhart Castle and lunch on Loch Ness. You return to Edinburgh through the splendour of the “Monarch of the Glen country” and the Grampian mountains.
Departure Point
207 High St, Edinburgh. Click here to see map.
Return to Waverley Bridge opposite Waverley Train Station
Inclusions
Transportation by top of the range Mercedes minicoach for a more personal experience with a maximum of 16 passengers on tour.
We believe a small group tour with a maximum of 16 passengers really does make a big difference to your trip. It allows us to give you a more personal service and remain the only 5 Star operator to offer this personal guarantee. Touring with a maximum of 16 passengers you get more for your money, more personal attention, more time with the locals, more time off the bus, more time on the back-roads and just more of an authentic, friendly experience. The smaller groups allow you to meet people from all over the world and make friends for life.
Air Conditioning as standard.
Services of a professional Rabbie's driver/guide.
Rabbie's Discount Card - money off restaurants, shopping and attractions.
Exclusions
Meals and refreshments.
Boat trip on Loch Ness (Easter to October only)
Accommodation
Your tour does not include accommodation in the price. By giving you a choice of accommodation it allows you to choose your budget, stay in smaller places and get closer to the local people. This also means you help to sustain the communities you visit in the long term. Choose a hotel, B&B or a hostel and we will book it for you.
For more information on accommodation and prices click here
*NB On occasions, when villages we stay in have events on, accommodation can be scarce and expensive so we may use other locations for your accommodation on the tour. We will always inform you of this when this is necessary.
Discount Price
Students, Seniors over 60 and Children between 5 and 16 (we regret we do not carry children under 5 years old)
Important Information
Because we believe in time off the bus and give you opportunities to take nature walks we recommend you bring suitable clothing and footwear for your tour.
Scotland can be a wet place!! Accommodation on this tour is dispersed around Inverness.
If you have access problems or special requirements please let us know when booking. |
Posted by Annikki Hägglund on 14/04/2012
Hey all, My family and I just recently went on a Rabbie's 2 day highland tour and absolutely loved it. Our driver Ian was fantastic and we learned and saw so much. One thing that was really underrated was the Scottish music they played in between telling stories on the drive. I would really love to know the type of playlist they use for that and whether or not I can get ahold of some of that music either online or CD. If anyone, tourist or staff has any ideas I would really appreciate a response. YAY Rabbie's!! - K
Posted by Katie on 07/04/2012
Best 2 days in my life , that's why I wants to thank Rabbie's and Special Emliy
Posted by Masud Rana on 26/03/2012
I have visited scotland early November this year. It was wonderful experience with Scotland as well as with Rabbies. Wish to visit more places in Scotland with Rabbies again. Thank You !!
Posted by Mrunal Pathak on 09/03/2012
Myself and 3 friends of mine did the above tour last week (25th and 26th October) with Ali - it was great! We saw so many beatiful places - some of the most beautiful places I have ever been to - and Ali told us so much about Scottish History and many other interesting facts. He made the tour something very special. Thanks a lot for this fantastic tour, we had such a great time!
Posted by Katrin on 07/03/2012
Thanks to George for a fun 2 days would highly recommend Rabbie's Tours. From the friendly check in person to the best guide ever ( he told me to write that) truly all kidding aside this was a great 2 days. Well worth the money spent. Thanks to George and all at Rabbie's Tours. looking forward to doing another.
Posted by Mara Requilman on 23/01/2012
Beautiful travel in Scotland, the small number of people is perfect to know each other, I really had a great time ! Thank to the guide, Doug he was perfect ! Fantastic landscapes, funny time and nice people I really like this tour !
Posted by Fabre Lara on 19/11/2011
Thanks for a wonderful trip on 15-16 September 2011. Sarah is a perfect coach driver and a marvellous guide and story teller. On these two days we learned more about Scotland than ever before. Sarah, we are also profoundly grateful to you for your help and assistance in the difficult moments we went through on the first day.
Posted by Tomek and Ola on 18/11/2011
Thanks Rabbie's for giving us the opportunity to visit and especially to see, to hear, to feel your country! Extra: Audrey!! A great and young ambassador. Her way of guiding, driving, laughing is still in my head and my ears.
Posted by Albert-Jan on 17/11/2011
The trip to Loch Ness & the Highlands was amazing. It was not only sunny and warm (for Scotland;) ) but it was also the best tour I ever had. We did not only see Loch Ness but soooo many other beautiful sights like Glen Affrig or Glencoe. The first one of those two was definitely the most interesting and remote side trip we have made and I love the scenery there. So beautiful, so quiet. Perfect. But the main reason for the tour being sooooo great was our fantastic guide: Emily. Thanks so much for all the anecdotes and the historical and Scottish facts. Where ever we where you knew so much about everything and you were such a perfect guide. You make it quite hard for any other tour guide to even think about reaching your high standard!:) And the accommodation in Inverness was also so great. Really clean room and bathroom, delicious Scottish breaktfast and so nice chats. I really enjoyed my night at Dalmore Guest House. But also thanks to my fellow travellers. It was a lovely and very nice group! Thanks for this great trip. I'll definitly choose Rabbie's again if I'll ever do another trip.
Posted by Sebastian Kleinschmidt on 30/10/2011
Sara McKenzie was our guide and driver for this 5/12 -5/13/2011 tour. It was a fabulous time, great fun! She was funny, informative and made the trip so enjoyable. Everything was great and I would highly recommend the 2 day for more time to really see and enjoy all the sites since Scotland is such a magnificient county. Special thanks to Alex Lee for all his assistance!
Posted by Dorinda in North Carolina on 27/10/2011
My friend and I went on the 2 day Highland Tour, our tour guide/driver Ian was the best story teller...! The facts/stories that he told over the 2 days were great.! Thanks Ian.! :)
Posted by Renee on 26/10/2011
We recently (30/12/2010 to 31-12-2010) did the above two day tour with your tour guide, Roland. Luckily for us the weather was brilliant - no snow, no rain - perfect. Your tour guide was not only entertaining, but had a thorough knowledge of the Scotland history and the areas we drove through. We really enjoyed the tour and will recommend it to anyone who cares to listen. A very warm regards (+34 degrees C !!) from Cape Town, South Africa. Jaco & Charmaine Louw
Posted by Jaco Louw on 09/10/2011
The tour was wonderful--The Highlands are stunningly beautiful, and Ian's commentary was always informative and entertaining--had a great time.
Posted by Janice Corker on 03/10/2011
My husband & I had a fabulous 2 day tour in scotland (inverness-lochness). Loved the tour, the tips & photo opportunities. Ian - our tour guide - you were awesome - we loved your story telling narrative style - added so much sense to the sight seeing !! Your narrative seemed straight out of a History Channel or Discovery documentaries with a Scottish accent and was so enjoyable !! Thoroughly enjoyed being your door assistant too :) Would like to add - Ian is a fabulous driver too, you drove sooo well !! Will post in some photos soon !!
Posted by Neha on 02/10/2011
I'm a bit late, but my parents and I made the 2days trip on April 15th/16th with Mac. Everything was amazing, the weather, the guide, the view... I want to come back!! Does anybody knows which CD Mac played during the Tour?? Cheers :)
Posted by RAUTURIER on 28/09/2011
Trip was very enjoyable, with a mix of music and commentary to keep us interested. The knowledge and background shown by Doug on the countryside and also suggested places to visit on to enhance our overnight experience was outstanding!
Posted by Rachel Westgarth on 22/09/2011
Neal is fantastic!!!!!!He so really is the best guide ever
Posted by Cheng Yen Lao on 04/08/2011
The general atmosphere was fantastic. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable, and really made us feel like we were having a unique experience, even though we know he gives these tours often.
Posted by Anya Olsen on 27/07/2011
Sarah is a very good guide. Very responsible, capable. She has a lot of knowledge, great sense of humor, all was very interesting and enjoyable.
Posted by Kann Yelena on 24/07/2011
We took a small walk through one of the forests in the highlands. It was a wonderful stop and an easy hike for all people. Our guide, David, knew a lot about the area and stories about the forest around us. It was a lot of fun and breath taking at the same time.
Posted by Amanda Campbell on 08/07/2011
The guide's knowledge and expertise in keeping us engaged with his commentory, anecdotes, the music, all of them made the two day tour exceptionally satisfying.
Posted by Sridhar Korkonda on 13/06/2011
I really enjoyed the whole tour, but loved the fact that we could stop off in other areas for pictures because we were on a mini bus.
Posted by Erinn Willis on 28/05/2011
Doug is a fantastic tour guide. He was superbly entertaining and very knowledgeable. Music that he played was awesome!
Posted by Wei Wei Lee on 23/05/2011
My sister and I loved exploring Inverness -- much cooler city than we'd anticipated. I also really enjoyed driving through, and stopping in, Glen Afric.
Posted by Jennie Bradley on 16/05/2011
EMILY SKINNER is AWESOME!!!!!! She made Scotland come alive for us and tied in the itinerary to the history so completely that we were hooked from the get go! She even got my 15 year old daughter going with creepy stories about Scotland. I loved my first visit and you can be sure I will be back.
Posted by Saba Sadiq on 15/03/2011
Our tour guide Al was great. He knew everything that there was to know about Scotland which put me to shame cause i know nothing about my country. My mother was from Scotland and it was lovely hearing songs on the tour that i listened to as a child
Posted by Patricia Rutter on 15/03/2011
the scenery of highland is amazing and the tour guide is really entertaining.
Posted by Fang Chen on 06/01/2011
Shelby was awesome, she was so attentive, she knew all the stories, she took great care of us. everyting about my tour was enjoyable, i liked that we stopped a lot so it didnt seem like al ong bus ride and we saw soooo much!
Posted by Chelsea Picinich on 16/10/2010
I loved Karen, she was wonderful. She showed us everything and always took detours.
Posted by Danny De Kinderen FREEBIE on 06/10/2010
The highlands were beautiful. Derek was informative, fun and real. We immediately felt very much at ease with him and our co-travelers.
Posted by Debra C Colomb on 28/09/2010