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Jennifer, traveled in August
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- Platinum Operator
- Highland Explorer Tours
- In-depth Cultural
- Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 1 - 30
- All Ages Welcome
Places You’ll See
Itinerary
- Introduction
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
Adventure Type
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Group of 30 travelers max.
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Travel with your own group of min. 12 travelers
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
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Operated by
Highland Explorer Tours
Number of tours
7
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
92%
Highland Explorer Tours are dedicated to delivering the very best travel...
Read moreCustomer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationGood
- FoodExcellent
- CPChristine· June 23rd, 2025Great itinerary. The company was responsive to questions. Our tour leader was knowledgeable. Accommodations were clean and conveniently located in the towns we visited.Show more
Highland Explorer Tours commented on this reviewHi Christine, thanks for your 5 star review. We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your tour with us including accommodations. We will pass your feedback on. We hope to welcome you back on another tour with us. Kind Regards. KeithTrip date: June 2025 - Jennifer Hazel· June 21st, 2025Our guide, Rich was brilliant. Informative, amusing, obliging, adaptable, knowledgeable and accommodating. He made our trip very memorable. Ruch supplied an updated map daily, but to assist us as we toured, we would have valued an individual map, with name places for references, so that we could use in photos and just know exactly where we were.Show moreHighland Explorer Tours commented on this reviewHi Jennifer, thanks for your 5 star review. We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your tour with us. Rich is an amazing driver guide who loves sharing his knowledge and we will pass your feedback on. We hope to welcome you back on another tour with us.... Show moreTrip date: June 2025
- DADelphine· September 22nd, 2024Tour was great but sometimes, such as touring of castle and gardens. there was not enough time to enjoy the castle and go on boat trip for the sealsShow moreHighland Explorer Tours commented on this reviewHi Delphine, thanks for your 4 star review. We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your tour with us. We appreciate your comments and will pass your feedback on. We hope to welcome you back on another tour with us. Kind Regards. KeithTrip date: September 2024
- GMGregory· August 18th, 2024Steve was a terrific tour guide. He had the enthusiasm and story telling qualities that make a good tour a great tour. Great value tour.Show moreHighland Explorer Tours commented on this reviewHi Gregory, thanks for your 5 star review. We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your tour with us. Steve is an amazing guide and we will pass your feedback on. We hope to welcome you back on another tour with us. Kind Regards. KeithTrip date: July 2024
- DPDoreen· August 9th, 2024Highland tours organized a great itinerary. Our guide, Steve was excellent. His attention to detail was outstanding. You can tell he truly loves his job and his country. He allowed plenty of time to see the sites at each stop. He never rushed us. Everyone had such a good time we all spent our last night together eating at the Skye Inn. He even organized a trivia game after dinner. This is one tour we were sad when it was over. I have nothing negative to say about Highland Tours. But... the communication between Tourradar and Highland tours was a bit disappointing. We informed Tourradar that we were part of a group of 5 and would like to stay together. They put us at a hotel on the Isle of Harris while the other three along with 5 other people on our bus stayed at a beautiful B&B. That was very disappointing. They also made reservations for the room in Inverness for two people but only reserved breakfast for one. Then to top it off we paid for the steam train on the way back but, there were no seats reserved for us. Steve was able to get everything except the accomodation fixed. Like I said earlier, Steve was wonderful!Show moreTrip date: August 2024
- Jennifer· August 5th, 2024Had an amazing time. Great accommodation. Tour guide, Rick, was fantastic. Very informative of all the Island history.Show moreHighland Explorer Tours commented on this reviewHi Jennifer, thanks for your 5 star review. We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your tour with us. We hope to welcome you back on another tour with us. Kind Regards. KeithTrip date: July 2024
- GEGail· July 30th, 2024A great tour, a beautiful part of the world, hope to return to see some more. Ali our driver/guide was amazing, had a great sense of humour and our safety was paramountShow moreHighland Explorer Tours commented on this reviewHi Gail, thanks for your 5 star review. We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your tour with us. Ali is an amazing guide. We hope to welcome you back on another tour with us. Kind Regards. KeithTrip date: July 2024
- RHRodney· July 21st, 2024Perfect guide, very informative. But, our Jacobite Train was cancelled before we left Australia but still haven't been refundedShow moreHighland Explorer Tours commented on this reviewHi, thanks for your 5 star review. We will pass your feedback on. I am sorry to hear about this. Please contact Tour Radar for refund of steam train. We hope to welcome you back soon. Kind Regards, KeithTrip date: July 2024
- EMEstelle· July 18th, 2024The tour was well organised and planned with good accommodation. Our guide/ driver, Ali was excellent. I would recommend it to othersShow moreHighland Explorer Tours commented on this reviewHi, thanks for your 4 star review. Ali is an amazing driver/guide. We will pass your feedback on. We hope to welcome you back soon. Kind Regards, KeithTrip date: July 2024
- MPMona· July 11th, 2024Our tour guide Louise was amazing, knowledgeable, funny, helpful and a delightful person. The tour encompassed stunning views, rich history, wonderful Scottish music and folklore. My family didn't want the tour to end. Big thank you for a wonderful adventure!!Show moreHighland Explorer Tours commented on this reviewHi, thanks for your 5 star review. Louise is an amazing driver/guide. We will pass your feedback on. We hope to welcome you back soon. Kind Regards, KeithTrip date: July 2024
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- From Thursday14 Aug, 2025To Tuesday19 Aug, 2025EnglishFrom:NZ $3,289 per personMultiple Room Types
- From Thursday21 Aug, 2025To Tuesday26 Aug, 2025EnglishFrom:NZ $3,289 per personMultiple Room Types
- From Thursday28 Aug, 2025To Tuesday2 Sep, 2025EnglishFrom:NZ $3,289 per personMultiple Room Types
- From Thursday4 Sep, 2025To Tuesday9 Sep, 2025EnglishFilling FastFrom:NZ $3,289 per personMultiple Room Types
- From Thursday18 Sep, 2025To Tuesday23 Sep, 2025EnglishAlmost Sold OutFrom:NZ $4,459 per person
- From Thursday25 Sep, 2025To Tuesday30 Sep, 2025EnglishFrom:NZ $3,289 per personMultiple Room Types
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday7 May, 2026To Tuesday12 May, 2026EnglishFrom:NZ $3,239 per personMultiple Room Types
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday14 May, 2026To Tuesday19 May, 2026EnglishFrom:NZ $3,239 per personMultiple Room Types
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday21 May, 2026To Tuesday26 May, 2026EnglishFrom:NZ $3,239 per personMultiple Room Types
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Gloria
Asked on June 16th, 2025what options for accomodation would be available to us,3 girls wanting to travel together.We don't mind if there is a 3 bedded option in one room,or the hostel option.kindly advise.
Highland Explorer ToursOperator•Written June 2025We have no single rooms or triple rooms available for this tour on this date. You would be best to book with our sister company Haggis Adventures for this tour on this date. This would be multi shared hostel dorms on this tour.
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Gloria
Traveler•Written June 2025what options do we have for a group of 3?We dont mind a 3 bedded room,with a put up bed,on a BNB basis.The option under Haggis Adventure is on a hostel basis withoutbreakfast,which my other friends are not comfortable with,and we want to travel together.
- Highland Explorer ToursOperator•Written June 2025
For 3 people we cannot offer anything but hostel rooms on this date I am afraid. If you want, you can book 1 hostel space via Haggis Adventures and a double or twin room through Highland Explorer Tours.
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Kevin
Asked on June 14th, 2025I can't seem to find what time the tour leaves Edinburgh on the 21st. Then what time we are due back in Edinburgh on the 26th.
- Highland Explorer ToursOperator•Written June 2025
Your tour would depart Edinburgh at 8:30AM with check in starting at 8:15AM. You should return to Edinburgh at 8:30 PM, traffic and delays depending.
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Douglas
Asked on June 4th, 2025Are there any Isle of Skye & the Outer Hebrides that start on September 6 or 7th.
- Highland Explorer ToursOperator•Written June 2025
It is only on 4th September 2025.
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Douglas
Traveler•Written June 2025Are these items you list as additional services an extra cost? Are additional services like Isle of Harris, Old Man of Storr, Jacobite Steam Train, Dun Carloway Broch, Gearrannan Blackhouse Village, Isle of Skye, Portree, Kilt Rock, Glen Coe, Inverness, Loch Ness, Eilean Donan Castle, Kelpies, Ullapool, Live Commentary & Storytelling in English, Distillery Visit, All Ferry Journeys included or extra? On insurance, can we purchase form you after the initial booking? If we check with our home travel agent for insurance and decide to take the Tour Radar insurance? Does the group smaller than 30 people? Do you provide Restaurant information so we may make reservations ahead? I read it is a challenge to get places in Porttree and other towns at high season. What can you help on that?
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Douglas
Traveler•Written June 2025Does the tour guide show us the Trotternish point on the day we are in Portree? What are the sites? Do you provide dining names so we may reserve ahead of time? I understand that it is recommended in Porttree to get restaurant reservations. Do you transport us to our B&B or hotel we choose. It states we may be 20-30 minute walk to restaurants.
- Highland Explorer ToursOperator•Written June 2025
We stop off at the main sites in Skye such as Old Man of Storr, Kilt Rock, Sligachan and possibly Lealt falls on the 5 day tour Highlands and Skye and 6 day tour Skye and Hebrides. We may stop at Trotternish peninsula. The driver guide would provide some recommendations for restaurants that you can book when you are there or we can provide a list in advance of you booking a 5 day or 6 day tour. We have set accommodations booked for the 5 day and 6 day tours and we would be able to advise of the names of these on check in or 1 week before your tour. We would drop you off at each accommodations each night.
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Roger
Asked on June 3rd, 2025Does the tour include portaging luggage from tour bus to sleeping accommodations? Or does the tour bus drop you and your luggage right at the B&B?
- Highland Explorer ToursOperator•Written June 2025
The driver will drop you off at the accommodation with your luggage. There might be a very small distance to walk to the entrance with your luggage.
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Lisa
Asked on March 27th, 2025Can you suggest a reasonably priced hotel close by rendezvous for a few days prior and one day after
- Highland Explorer ToursOperator•Written March 2025
Please see a list attached of Edinburgh accommodations near to our departure point.
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Roger
Asked on March 23rd, 2025Are there available spots for four travellers and two twin rooms?
- Highland Explorer ToursOperator•Written March 2025
There is not enough space on this travel date. We cannot open any other rooms.
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Salma
Asked on March 6th, 2025Will there be food provided during the tour?
- Highland Explorer ToursOperator•Written March 2025
Meals are generally included, but it's best to check your specific itinerary for details.
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Leonie
Asked on February 18th, 2025What is the payment policy for bookings?
- Highland Explorer ToursOperator•Written February 2025
A deposit is typically required at the time of booking, and the remaining balance will be collected closer to the departure date.
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Georgia
Asked on January 21st, 2025Can I choose the price in euros instead of USD?
- Highland Explorer ToursOperator•Written January 2025
Yes, you can request to change the quote to euros for your booking.
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Fiorella
Asked on December 11th, 2024Do I need to arrive early for the tour?
- Highland Explorer ToursOperator•Written December 2024
It is important to arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure you complete check-in on time.
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