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- Back-Roads Touring
- 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 - 18
- Ages 18+
Places You’ll See
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
- Introduction
- Day 1 Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Day 2 Edinburgh – St Andrews – Cairngorms National Park – Cairngorms Region
- Day 3 Cairngorms Region
- Day 4 Cairngorms Region – Cairngorms National Park – Inverness
- Day 5 Inverness
- Day 6 Inverness – Culloden, Loch Ness and Plockton – Isle of Skye
- Day 7 Isle of Skye
- Day 8 Isle of Skye – Isle of Mull
- Day 9 Isle of Mull – Isle of Iona – Isle of Mull
- Day 10 Isle of Mull – Stirling – Edinburgh
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
- Additional Services
Operated by
Back-Roads Touring
Number of tours
79
Age Range
18 to 80 years old
Response time
within 3 days
Response rate
75%
Here at Back-Roads, our passion is delivering small group holidays that delve...
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- Gino· May 15th, 2025Smashing tour to see the historic features of Scotland. Excellent opportunity to explore without the pressure of timetables and too many people. Just a small group of 12 and Ed was the best guide. Great knowledge of history and took us to amazing places. Isle of Skye and Isle of Mull the highlights. Well priced.Show more
- Naomi· August 20th, 2024Wow! What a tour! Richard (tour leader) and Abby (driver) are possibly the the two most awesome Scot’s in the world! Thorough knowledge and willingness to find information was an absolute measure of Richard’s skill and experience as a guide! He was perfect as a guide, showing humour, kindness and preparedness to go above and beyond our expectations! Abby was the most confident and courteous driver I have ever experienced. Calm when dealing with touristShow more
- Philip· May 8th, 2025A very comprehensive tour of World War 1 western front battlefield sites and cemeteries with an emphasis on the ANZAC involvement led by a very knowledgeable guide. We enjoyed the tour with the highlight of course being the dawn service at the Australian War memorial at Villers Bretonneux. If any improvements were to be made more time could have been spent explaining what we were going to see while on the bus travelling to a site rather than explaining the same when we got to a site would have meant less time standing around listening at the site and more time to explore the site. Also at times it felt like we were driving around in circles. The hotel accommodation except at Amiens was good. The hotel at Amiens was charitably speaking very average although the location was excellent.Show more
What our customers ask about this tour
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Catherine
Asked on April 14th, 2023We 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.
Back-Roads TouringOperator•Written April 2023We 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, 2023How 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?
- Back-Roads TouringOperator•Written 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, 2022Is the Welcome dinner on the night of the 1st May or 2nd?
- Back-Roads TouringOperator•Written 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, 2022Wondering the pace and how much walking is involved. My husband has limited stamina. Is there options if unable to walk the distance
- Back-Roads TouringOperator•Written 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, 2022Can you give me the specifics of where you stay on A Scottish Journey please
- Back-Roads TouringOperator•Written 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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