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Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe and Fort William Tour from Edinburgh

Name: Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe and Fort William Tour from Edinburgh
Brand: Timberbush Tours
SKU: 6898P46
Price: 82.98 USD
Rating: 4.5 (546 reviews)

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Offered in: English

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Overview

Even if you have only a short time to explore Scotland, you can discover the best of the Scottish Highlands on this day trip from Edinburgh. Head north for the haunting valley of Glen Coe. See the enigmatic Glenfinnan Viaduct (which Harry Potter fans will recognize from the movies) as the Jacobite steam train cross over it and spend time in the charming village of Pitlochry.

Discover the Scottish Highlands' highlights from Edinburgh
See multiple attractions, from Glen Coe to Glenfinnan, in one day
Learn all about Scottish history from your guide
Get great photos of the Jacobite steam train crossing the Glenfinnan Viaduct

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Knowledgeable driver-guide
Live commentary on board

Food & Drinks
Attraction Tickets
Gratuities
Restroom on board
WiFi on board

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

521 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PE, UK
We depart outside the Ensign Ewart Pub.

Start time

07:15 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Make your own way to the meeting point in Edinburgh’s Old Town and board the bus for the drive north.

First stop is the small town of Callander before heading into the Highlands.

After driving through Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, stop in Glencoe. Your guide fills you in on its dark history while you take advantage of the photo opportunities.

Next is the bustling town of Fort William where you can have lunch (own expense).

If there’s time, make a photo stop at the impressive Neptune's Staircase lock on the Caledonian Canal before heading to Glenfinnan.

Arrive at Glennfinnan Viaduct just in time to see the Jacobite Steam train cross. Enjoy free time in Glenfinnan to visit the monument commemorating the Jacobite rising of 1745.

Your final stop is the small town of Pitlochry where you can stretch your legs before heading back to Edinburgh where your tour ends.

Callander

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park (Pass By)

Glencoe

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fort William

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Neptune's Staircase (Pass By)

Glenfinnan Viaduct

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Pitlochry

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Minimum age is 4 years old

Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or a full refund.
Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark the bus.
Please arrive a minimum of 15 minutes before your tour's departure time.
Digital translations in English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian & Mandarin available on request.
This tour will visit the Glenfinnan area and the Glenfinnan Viaduct. Please note: the Jacobite Steam Train is operated by another company. As such, we cannot guarantee that it will be running or that your tour and the train will meet up at the same time.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 53 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

546 reviews

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Great Day Trip from Edinburgh

Paul_H, May 2024

Our tour was through Timberbushtours and was an exceptional day. Our guide/driver, Lorna, made the 12 hour tour seem much shorter with well planned stops not on the itinerary. We’d gladly spend another day touring with her. This trip went essentially from coast to coast up into the Scottish Highlands. Lost track of how many lochs and coos we saw during the day.

Worth it even if the weather doesn't fully cooperate

Julie_S, May 2024

Scott was an excellent driver and storyteller who made the miles fly by. I appreciated every chance to get out and explore a bit on our own, but it was also very helpful to learn so much Scottish history and culture along the way.

Response from Host, May 2024

Dear Julie_S, Thank you for your review! Scott certainly knows how to make his tours feel like a personalized experience. We are glad to hear you learned a lot of new and interesting facts about Scotland! We hope to see you again sometime soon so we can help you experience more of the magic of Scotland. Kind regards, Aleix

Amazing tour. You won’t be disappointed!

bscullin, May 2024

This trip was amazing, mainly because of our impressive bus driver and tour guide Caris. She was so professional and full of knowledge and fun. What a great storyteller!

Response from Host, May 2024

Hello and thanks for your great review, Our Glenfinnan tour is a longer one, but we like to ensure that there are plenty of stops and photo opportunities along the way, so I'm glad that this was the case and that you had a brilliant time with all the beauty Scotland has to offer. Hopefully we will see you again soon! Kind regards, Amy

Lovely tour

Carina_Z, May 2024

Karris our female bus driver was lovely and great at telling stories while hitting the road. Her song choices were great and she was a professional and reliable guide. We enjoyed the tour very much.

Response from Host, May 2024

This tour is not for you

Arianna_R, May 2024

The excursion is beautiful. The times set for the locations was not well planned and you’re on a bus for the entire day 12 hours with hardly any time to enjoy the stops. Kenny our tour guide had a bad attitude at the beginning of our trip, awful from the start. He was expressing sarcasm and attitude and being extremely rude. He didn’t provide good information during the tour, often with moments of no information at all. Someone asked where the castle was and he said “I don’t know I was looking at my phone.”The jokes were crass. When we made it to Glennfinan the workers on the mountain said there would be the Harry Potter train passing through in the next 15 minutes. The majority of the group wanted to stay. Our guide Kenny was on a call with management and said “I’m just going to wait here for a moment and tell them there is nothing I can do.” He came around to tell us what he had stated on the phone. I was listening intentionally so I could speak to someone if needed. Kenny left 4 people in the group on the mountain and told them “If you stay, you need to figure it out.” I have never had someone not care for people on a tour and if there is ever a detour, guides have always been willing to accommodate what is necessary for the greater good of the entire group. Our guide Kenny was cold, rude, bitter, and didn’t provide good information on the tour, nor did he protect the people he was intended to serve for the day. The itinerary in the website was NOT correct. I was traveling alone or I would have stayed with the other four and been left. This was absolutely distasteful, disrespectful, and unprofessional and I will never be on a Timberbush tour again. It appears safety is not considered or valued with this company. I am hoping the people that stayed made it back to Edinburgh safely.

Response from Host, May 2024

Hi Arianna, Thank you for sharing your review, we're sorry to hear you didn't have a great time. We have also responded to the email you have sent in and issued you with a partial refund. I just wanted to reiterate, that we would never leave passengers behind without good reasoning to do so (i.e. the passenger has chosen to leave the tour) and are always on the other end of the phone to assist with travel back to Edinburgh for those who do choose to leave a tour, or were late back to the coach. We always phone passengers who have not returned to the coach on time and attempt to assist them to return to the coach. The safety of our passengers is our number one priority. Kenny acted on advice given by the transport manager on this specific date, and explained to everyone who didn’t want to return to the coach that they would have to make their own way back to Edinburgh, those who wanted to take the risk did stay behind. I am sorry again that you didn't enjoy your trip with us, and hope that you managed to soak in some of the beautiful sights despite the set back. Best wishes, Jodie

Fun trip with fantastic scenery.

Yuriy_S, May 2024

Thanks to our driver Stevie, the trip was fun and memorable. Keep the dad jokes rolling!! Great route, amazing scenery and fun guide.

Response from Host, May 2024

Hello Yuriy, Thank you for your review! We are happy to hear that you had a fantastic trip with Stevie and that It's great to know that you enjoyed the route, scenery, and Stevie's guidance. We appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you back for another tour with us in the future! Best wishes, Mark

Beautiful

Maxine_M, Apr 2024

Robert our guide needs to study his history. I understand saying "um aye" is part of the pattern of speech in Scotland. But so many times he jumped around so many times 1700s no 1800s. Liked him much but with study comes confidence and fewer stumbles and starts. This baby is 12 hours and you get a real taste of the Highlands.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Dear Maxine_M, Thank you for your review! Scotland certainly has a lot of history. We are so happy to hear you found The Highlands beautiful. Our Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe and Fort William Tour is one of the longest ones, so we are glad you were able to taste the Highlands. We hope to see you again sometime soon so we can help you experience more of the magic of Scotland. Kind regards, Aleix

Scenic and informative

Cornelia_M, Apr 2024

Loved all the information the tour guide, Karris, gave us. The day started off without a cloud in the sky and that made for beautiful views.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear that Karis made your tour a wonderful experience, with lots of history and tales to share! The weather can never be promised in Scotland, but we're glad it was good for your tour! we'd be honoured to have you back on another adventure. Best wishes, Clara

Awesomeness😁

Maraani_S, Apr 2024

This is my first time and the tour guide along with the driver never failed me they showed us that beautiful side of scotland.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for this amazing review! We will be sure to pass on your kind words to your driver, they always appreciate it. Its great to hear you had such a fantastic time on tour and enjoyed the additional stops. We always try and get in as many extras as possible if there is time, and our drivers know the best places! Once again, thank you for your review and we hope to see you again in the future to show you more of our beautiful country All the best, Russell

Wonderful trip to the highlands

Maranda_R, Apr 2024

Wonderful full-fay trip! Morag was an excellent guide and kept up the energy for this long trip! Very neat to see this part of Scotland and would highly recommend!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Morag was Great!

Carrie_M, Apr 2024

Morag was witty and informative. She was patient with the inconsiderate tourists that didn't adhere to the time cutoffs. She took time to ensure we could see Highland cows up close. She warned us about availability of toilets.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed tour. It's wonderful that you found the tour well-organised and packed with loads of facts, and history. We'll be sure to pass on your compliments to your guide. We look forward to welcoming you back for another incredible experience in the future. Best regards, Russell

Highlands tour

Marissa_M, Apr 2024

We loved all of the beautiful stops for the day and had a great time seeing the Highlands! Our guide was friendly and knew lots of interesting facts about what we were seeing.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thanks for your review! The Glenfinnan Viaduct really is an amazing sight, and we are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stop there, and it’s always lovely to hear positive feedback about our drivers! We love that we were able to share the beautiful scenery of Scotland with you, and hope to see you again sometime soon for another adventure! Kind regards, Fatima

Amazing day!!!

Vanessa_B, Apr 2024

The tour was amazing!!! I highly recommend it! Connor has a good sense of humor and knowledge about the route making the ride funniest and memorable.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hi and thanks for your review. We are very happy to hear that you had a great time on our Glenfinnan tour with Connor and enjoyed his commentary & jokes. We will be sure to inform him of your kind feedback. We hope we can welcome you on another one of our tours again in the future! Kind regards, Clara

Great tour with intriguing local information.

Tejas_P, Apr 2024

Lovely trip with no hiccups. Ample time to enjoy the spots. Stopped at a lovely cafe and restaurant with clean toilets. All in all a day spent well. Our tour guide Shug was funny and did his job well.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hello there, Thank you for your review! We're delighted to hear that you had a lovely trip without any hiccups and that you had ample time to enjoy the spots along the way. It's great to know that you found the cafe and restaurant stops enjoyable and with clean facilities. Shug, our tour guide, will be pleased to hear that you found him funny and that he did his job well. We appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you back for more enjoyable experiences in the future! Best wishes, Mark

Wonderful tour :)

Malorie_G, Apr 2024

I would highly recommend this tour to anyone! Our tour guide, Connor was very knowledgeable and had informative stories to go along with the drive. His jokes were also a fun touch. The drive itself was beautiful, the stops we made were well-timed and all picturesque. It was a very long day but well worth it.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hello there, Thank you for your amazing review! We're delighted to hear that you had a wonderful experience on our tour with Connor as your guide. We're glad you found the drive beautiful and the stops well-timed and picturesque. We understand that it was a long day, but we're glad to hear that it was well worth it. Thank you for your recommendation! Best wishes, Mark

The trip I didn't take

Kenneth_D, Apr 2024

I went to sleep early the night before the tour was scheduled due to the start time of the tour (0715) and because of this, I overslept my alarms (ironic, I know)(also set for 5am-ish due to me staying in Leith and needing to get to the departure location) and was unable to actually attend the tour with my friends who apparently thought the tour was wonderful with regard to the scenery, the lochs, and the cows. Although one fell asleep on the way back to Edinburgh and that makes me chuckle lol. Instead of doing the tour, I took the train to a few spots I otherwise wouldn't have been able to see during this trip (East Lothian, Glasgow, Aberdeen) and will see the highlands and do a more in-depth tour of Edinburgh on my next visit.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hi Kenneth_D, Thank you for sharing your experience with us. It appears you have left us a 1 star review despite not experiencing our business due to you oversleeping. I'm glad you still got to see some of Scotland, and sorry you missed the opportunity to join the tour. Best wishes, Jodie

Just ok

Sherri_B, Mar 2024

The guide was awful. I understand that she was new, but she was truly horrible. The guide makes or breaks your experience (especially for 12 hours) We paid hundreds of dollars and were disappointed. We were also disappointed in the lunch restaurant. So many other cute restaurants/pubs we could have stopped at and they chose a cafeteria that ran out of all but 1 selection before we even ordered. The sites were nice, but we could have just driven ourselves and had a better day.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Dear Sherri_B, Thank you for sharing your feedback about your Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe and Fort William We're truly sorry to hear that your recent experience on tour with us was disappointing. Our aim is to provide our guests with a memorable and safe journey, and it's disappointing to learn that you feel that your experience fell short of that standard. We take all feedback seriously and were concerned about your comments regarding the driver/guide's behaviour. We understand that the guide's professionalism hasn't reached your expectations and we will investigate this case to be sure our driver/guide is enough prepared to run a tour. However, sometimes it is very difficult to strike the perfect balance in commentary and to find a sense of humour every passenger enjoys. I can assure you though that none of our drivers tries to be awful with our passengers deliberately. Again, we can only apologise. I'm sorry that you felt the restaurant we have chosen was not good enough, as you can imagine options in the highlands are quite limited. Although, we are glad to hear you liked our itinerary and enjoyed the places we visited. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us improve our services. We appreciate your patience and understanding. If you do decide to give us another opportunity in the future, we'd be more than happy to ensure a better experience for you. Kind regards, Aleix

Great tour and Guide

Alec_B, Mar 2024

Shug was absolutely stellar, his information and commentary were unmatched! The trip it self was nothing short of amazing! We highly recommend this tour and hopefully you get Shug as your guide!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hello Alex_B, Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear that Shug made your Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe and Fort William Tour the best. His extensive knowledge of Scottish history adds an extra layer to the experience. We appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you back for more memorable tours! We're looking forward to the chance to welcome you back for another tour. Best wishes, Mark

A Joyous Adventure with Timberbush Tours!

Noli_P, Mar 2024

I can't stop smiling after my recent tour with Timberbush Tours—it was an absolute blast! David and Adam were like the dream team of tour guides—clever, funny, and incredibly nice. Their witty banter and infectious laughter kept us all entertained, turning what could have been a simple tour into a joyful adventure. David's knowledge of the destinations we visited was impressive, and Adam's expert driving skills ensured a smooth ride throughout. I left the tour feeling not only enlightened about the places we explored but also uplifted by the genuine warmth and camaraderie shared by everyone onboard. Count me in for another tour with David, Adam, and Timberbush Tours—it's an experience I'd happily relive again and again!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Hi and thank you for your review, We are very happy to hear that you had a brilliant time on our Glenfinnan, Glencoe and Fort William tour with Adam and David, both of them are knowledgeable and passionate driver-guides and glad you enjoyed the commentary. We are glad you enjoyed the views throughout the day and hope you were able to take some great photos. We hope we can welcome you on another one of our tours again in the future! Thanks again, Amy

Fantastic Views

Mackenzie_D, Mar 2024

Our tour guide Connor was lovely. He was funny and very knowledgeable of everywhere we stopped. Every stop was more beautiful than the last and would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to just do a day trip into the highlands.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Hi and thanks for your review. We are very happy to hear that you had a great time on our Glenfinnan tour with Connor and enjoyed his commentary. We will be sure to inform him of your kind feedback. We hope we can welcome you on another one of our tours again in the future! Kind regards, Amy

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