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A Scottish Journey 2023

10 days
Start and end in Edinburgh
4.5
158 traveler reviews

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In-depth Cultural
Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 18
Age range 18 to 80
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Highlights

  • Explore historic St Andrews and its golf legacy
  • Tour the enchanting Crathes Castle and gardens
  • Discover Cairngorms National Park's beauty
  • Sample whisky at a traditional Scottish distillery
  • Visit the iconic Isle of Skye and its landscapes

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Edinburgh (Scotland)
  2. Day 2 Edinburgh – St Andrews – Cairngorms National Park – Cairngorms Region
  3. Day 3 Cairngorms Region
  4. Day 4 Cairngorms Region – Cairngorms National Park – Inverness
  5. Day 5 Inverness
  6. Day 6 Inverness – Culloden, Loch Ness and Plockton – Isle of Skye
  7. Day 7 Isle of Skye
  8. Day 8 Isle of Skye – Isle of Mull
  9. Day 9 Isle of Mull – Isle of Iona – Isle of Mull
  10. Day 10 Isle of Mull – Stirling – Edinburgh
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport
  • Free eSIM
    TourRadar 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
  • Additional Services

Number of tours

79

Age Range

18 to 80 years old

Response time

within 1 day

Response rate

85%

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Customer Reviews

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  • A Scottish Journey 2023 reviewer 1
    · September 19th, 2022
    The tour guide, Ed, and the driver, Abby, were amazing hosts to all of us. They did a great job helping us through the hotel changes as well as walking us through the history of each location we visited. The choice of hotel in Tobermory could have been a bit better, while they had beautiful views we could not take a shower in the room as the shower head was not connected to the water. Also, the beds were overused and we could feel the springs in our backs. All other locations were perfect. Thank you.
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    Trip date: September 2022
  • S
    · September 4th, 2022
    Fabulous tour of Scotland. 16 people in a small very comfortable smaller bus lead by Tom, a man who is a storyteller of all things Scotland. Our days were balanced with scenic backroad driving with tourist stops, camera stops, comfort stops and coffee/ tea stops. Our day in Inverness included a stop to drop off laundry and a walking tour of the town with the afternoon to wander - a perfect place to do your own thing. My favorite days were in the islands Skye, Mull, Iona, smelling the sea air and taking ferries to new discoveries.
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    Trip date: August 2022
  • L
    · May 22nd, 2022
    Wonderful tour with the best, most professional, friendly, kind, and fun tour guide any traveler could hope for. Flavio Lotrettzo was outstanding in his ability to quickly have members bond as a cohesive group, feel comfortable with other, and develop a sense of unity. Thanks to Flavio, this was the best tour I have ever taken. I would highly recommend Blue Roads as an excellent tour company.
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    Trip date: May 2022
  • A Scottish Journey 2023 reviewer 4
    · September 30th, 2019
    Great trip in all ways. Stayed in lovely hotels with great food. Abi was a great driver and Warrick went above and beyond.
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    Trip date: September 2019
  • PS
    · September 7th, 2019
    Pre-trip information from Blue Roads/Tourradar was late and lacked details. Confusion over what company was conducting the Trip, Back Roads or Blue Roads. Problem with travel insurance: Tourradar said it was recommended, Blue Roads said it was required, but their recommended travel insurance company would not insure individual over age 70. Group of 20. Emails said to call with questions, but no telephone number was given. No introduction meeting by name and where from. Told I had to do this on my own during the trip. Trip leader and driver were professional and areas visited were interesting. Hotel were okay, but locations could have been better, especially when meals were not included and no options existed.
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    Trip date: August 2019
  • JB
    · August 6th, 2019
    Excellent tour with a very good guide
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    Trip date: July 2019
  • MJ
    · September 23rd, 2018
    It was a wonderful trip. Our bus driver, Steve was excellent. Tom McGiver, our tour guide gave us a full background of the history of Scotland. We wound up in the tail end of Helene, so couldn't visit Iona because ferries weren't running but had a very nice experience shopping/sightseeing in ToberMorey. Really had a good time!
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    Trip date: September 2018
  • MB
    · May 15th, 2018
    This was a very good and very thorough itinerary. The guide and driver were excellent, and the accommodations were largely decent. My main concern is with the coach itself. The seats are very tightly packed, and taller passengers might find comfort to be a challenge. I am very tall, and the guide and the group were gracious enough to let me have the one seat that I could sit straight ahead in. I get that this may be a necessary evil to keep the prices reasonable (and eliminating a few seats would necessarily increase the price per passenger),
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    Trip date: May 2018

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    Catherine

    Asked on April 14th, 2023

    We are in the process of planning a trip to visit Scotland this July or August 2023. On the Isle of Mull, we would like to see the area of Lochbuie. We have tracked down our ancestry in that area, and it is one of the most important areas that we want to visit. We are looking for someone to take us to that area and tour us around with compensation of course. Would you be able to accommodate us with this? We would need transportation to and from on the day. Very eager to hear back from you.

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    • Back-Roads TouringOperatorWritten April 2023

      We do visit the Isle of Mull on our Scottish Journey itineraries, however we are unable to offer personalised tours with transport. Our Trip Leaders do try to accommodate requests to see specific locations however I don't think we could squeeze all of the below into our 2 days on the Isle of Mull. If you are interested in booking A Scottish Journey, we are mostly sold out for July & August except for our 1 August departure which has some seats remaining.

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    Lisa

    Asked on March 9th, 2023

    How strict is your age limit? Two of us are over 80 (82 & 84). We are three sisters, traveling together. One (84 years old) requires her own room. Do you have two-bedroom suites? Or adjoining rooms? Is this a non-smoking tour?

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    Age Range
    • Back-Roads TouringOperatorWritten March 2023

      There is no restriction on age, however please be advised some tours do involve activities and day trips, so as long as you are mobile you will be fine. We offer twin/double or single rooms, unfortunately we do not have adjoining rooms or suites. All our tours are non-smoking.

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    Katie

    Asked on November 22nd, 2022

    Is the Welcome dinner on the night of the 1st May or 2nd?

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    Tour Details
    • Back-Roads TouringOperatorWritten November 2022

      The group will meet for a welcome dinner at 16:00 on the 2nd of May.

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    John

    Asked on November 19th, 2022

    Wondering the pace and how much walking is involved. My husband has limited stamina. Is there options if unable to walk the distance

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    Travel Support
    • Back-Roads TouringOperatorWritten November 2022

      This tour involves a medium level of walking and would require a medium level of fitness. If your husband is unable to partake in some of the walking tours, there may not be an alternative to what he does. When you make a booking, we will require a Self-Assessment Form to be completed on your online Back Roads account. After the form is filled out, our operations team can assess if you husband would be fit for this tour.

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    Kate

    Asked on May 18th, 2022

    Can you give me the specifics of where you stay on A Scottish Journey please

    Accommodation
    • Back-Roads TouringOperatorWritten May 2022

      We don't have the Hotels confirmed for this trip just yet unfortunately, but they are typically suited to the area you are staying in, and they are selected so that they are not typical or popular hotels. We will have the hotels confirmed a bit closer to the departure date

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