July 2010 – brand new Travelodge Hotel opening 19 August 2010 on Waterloo Place. Tours depart opposite hotel.
June 2010 - we are pleased to announce that we have a brand new tour bus on the road. Please click here to see photos.
Heart of Scotland Tours are licensed by the Performing Rights Society to play music on our vehicles and support the PRS’s goal to ensure songwriters and composers are fairly rewarded for their work.
Nov 2009 - we are delighted to announce that our bus tours have once again been rated 5 stars by Visit Scotland. This reflects our high quality service and personal touch.
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Customer Comments
Firstly, I wanted to thank you for all your help and assistance with my trip preparation. You were flexible, understanding, and fast to reply.
Next, the trip....I just wanted to inform you that this was the BEST 3 BUS days in our lives!!! Without exaggerating, I think it really changed our lives. Everything was perfect, and I have never smiled continously during 3 days like that.
Bill is the BEST guide, unbeatable, generous, humorous, knowledgable, passionate, talented. My husband and I have fallen in love in Scotland and you can count on us to return this again (July or November this year) and again and again!!!
Lots of love and thank you all very very much. Priscilla and Frédéric (from Paris),
April 2010
Major Clan and family lands covered on Loch Ness & Legends in geographical order:
Hamilton
Erskine
Stuart
Graham
Murray
Maclaren
Macnab
Macgregor
Campbell
Macdonald
Stewart
Cameron
Macdonell
Fraser
Clanranald
Macpherson
Menzies
Robertson
Murray
Ruthven
Moncrieff
Balfour
Douglas
Stuart
Tour 1 - Loch Ness and Legends
Glencoe, Loch Ness and the Highlands
Departs 08.00 - Returns: 20.00
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SUMMER: From 29th March 2010 to 31st October 2010
WINTER: From 1st November 2010 to 27th March 2011
All tours depart fromBus Stand ZE (previously Bus Stand E),Waterloo Place, Edinburgh. MAP
£37.00 per person. Concession rate £35.00
(students, over 60's and under 12's)
Jump aboard for this classic one day tour to Loch Ness. Travelling through spectacular Highland scenery, this tour is the perfect way to see Scotland and search for the famous Loch Ness monster
Feeding Hamish
We begin by travelling past Linlithgow Palace, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, towards historic Stirling Castle and the National Wallace Monument. Your guide will explain the real story of 'Braveheart' and William Wallace's victorious tactics against the English invaders.
After passing Doune Castle (a 'must see' for 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' fans!) we stop for coffee in the Trossachs. This is Rob Roy Country, popularised by Sir Walter Scott's books and poems. Here you will also come face-to-face with our great friend Hamish, the 'Hairy Cow'!!
Our journey continues to a stunning viewpoint & photo opportunity at Loch Tulla and across the wilderness of Rannoch Moor to famous Glen Coe. The notorious massacre of the MacDonald Clan was carried out amidst this beautiful and dramatic scenery on the 13th Feb 1692.
On a lighter note you may recognise this part of the Highlands, used in the movie 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban''. A majestic setting in any season!
Tour bus in Glencoe
After travelling along the west coast towards Fort William we stop at the Onich Hotel for lunch. As we progress towards Loch Ness you will have an opportunity to view Ben Nevis (highest mountain in Britain at 1344 m) from the famous Commando Memorial. Here you can admire the spectacular views over the rugged landscape of Lochaber.
Our journey to the world's most mysterious stretch of water takes us along the Caledonian Canal
before arriving in Fort Augustus on the banks of
legendary Loch Ness.
Here, on the banks of the world's most mysterious stretch of water you will have time to monster hunt by boat (Easter-Dec only) or from the shores of the loch itself. The 1 hour boat trip is £10.50 Adults & £6.00 for Children - a discount of £0.50 on the full price for Heart of Scotland Tours customers.
Tour Map
Our return to Edinburgh takes us through Glen Spean and alongside Loch Laggan where the BBC television series 'Monarch of the Glen' is filmed. See famous 'Glenbogle' for yourself! We are happy to stop for photos of the House or go for a short 'walk and talk' in this beautiful part of Scotland.
On our way South we travel past Scotland's highest distillery at Dalwhinnie and through the Grampian Mountains towards Blair Castle, home of the Duke of Atholl. Our final stop is Pitlochry in the heart of the Highlands. Here you can enjoy a light supper (why not try haggis?) or an early evening stroll through this picturesque village.
On approach to Edinburgh we travel across the Forth Road Bridge from which you will see the magnificent Forth Rail Bridge, the greatest engineering achievement of the Victorian age and one of Scotland's most impressive landmarks.