Loch Lomond, The Highlands and Stirling Castle Day Trip from Edinburgh
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Stop At: Loch Lomond, Stirling Scotland
Soon after passing the River Clyde, world famous for it’s heavy industry and shipbuilding, we stop on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, Britain’s largest expanse of water, with time for a boat trip or a ramble, as you wish. The Loch Lomond and Trossachs area was recently designated as a National Park, where the magnificent landscape has fired the imagination of writers and artists for centuries.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Aberfoyle, Aberfoyle, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, Scotland
Moving on, we soon come to the village of Aberfoyle, the gateway to the Trossachs, where we will stop for lunch. With its lochs, glens and heather covered mountains’ this area is well known as ‘Scotland in Miniature’, and was a favourite destination of Sit Walter Scott, who used the location as the backdrop for his ‘Rob Roy’ and ‘The Lady of the Lake’.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: National Wallace Monument, Hillfoots Road Abbey Craig, Stirling FK9 5LF Scotland
Take in the magnificent views over the Forth Valley towards the Wallace Monument, a 200-foot memorial to William Wallace, the man immortalised in the movie ‘Braveheart’.
Stop At: Stirling Castle, Castle Esplanade Upper Castle Hill, Old Town, Stirling FK8 1EJ Scotland
Then on to Stirling, with an opportunity to visit the Castle. With at least an hour’s stop on the castle esplanade you will be able to visit the castle or other nearby attractions and take in the magnificent views over the Forth Valley towards the Wallace Monument, a 200-foot memorial to William Wallace, the man immortalised in the movie ‘Braveheart’.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: The Kelpies & The Helix, 4 Stadium Way The Helix, Falkirk FK2 9EE Scotland
Kelpies - At 30m high, they are the largest equine sculptures in the world and portray mythical creatures from Scottish folklore
Duration: 20 minutes
Additional information
- Minimum age is 6 years
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Most travelers can participate
- 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
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 48 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Due to insufficient amount of people registered for Loch Lomond tour, we were offered either reimbursement or alternative Loch Ness tour, so we chose Loch Ness tour. Very smooth pick up and drop off, advices and tips along the way from the guide. Everything was very nice and settled down, the gui...
Due to insufficient amount of people registered for Loch Lomond tour, we were offered either reimbursement or alternative Loch Ness tour, so we chose Loch Ness tour. Very smooth pick up and drop off, advices and tips along the way from the guide. Everything was very nice and settled down, the guide was very informative and overall positive, though the only advice probably would be to take headphones in case you might get tired of constant flow of information from guide along the way and just would want to enjoy the scenery in silence or with music :) Wonderful nature, lovely panoramas. However, on the next trip I am definitely will do my best to make sure I am getting to Loch Lomond that is actually more preferred trip destination for locals, as Loch Ness seemed to be more of the another touristic must see place.Tour plan was designed very well and timing was perfect! We had enough time to discover around. Definitely recommend
Tour plan was designed very well and timing was perfect! We had enough time to discover around. Definitely recommendThis was a really good tour brought to life by tour guide Brendan who fulfilled the image - for non Scots - of a down to earth Scotsman, dressed in kilt and sporran with a dry sense of humour and who was a font of knowledge on Scottish history. Who will ever forget his describing newborn lambs as...
This was a really good tour brought to life by tour guide Brendan who fulfilled the image - for non Scots - of a down to earth Scotsman, dressed in kilt and sporran with a dry sense of humour and who was a font of knowledge on Scottish history. Who will ever forget his describing newborn lambs as "Sheep Sheeps" and Highland cattle as "Moo Moos"? We were, perhaps, fortunate in being a small party which quickly struck up a rapport with Brendan. The only unfortunate aspect was the biting cold wind which was particularly biting on the Loch Lomond launch and at Stirling Castle. We had packed for our short break a couple of days beforehand in London where the temperature was 25ºC. Motto: never pack in a heatwave! Excellent value for money. Mike DavisMost amazing trip ever! Had a few already in the highlands.. but this was defo the best!! Our trip adviser Jamie was the so nice! Never met someone who can tell those amazing story’s..
Most amazing trip ever! Had a few already in the highlands.. but this was defo the best!! Our trip adviser Jamie was the so nice! Never met someone who can tell those amazing story’s..Brendan our driver was fantastic, he had lots of information to give us in a very entertaining way. He had plenty of local knowledge and was able to answer any question which made the excellent tour even better. Congratulation to Gray Line
Brendan our driver was fantastic, he had lots of information to give us in a very entertaining way. He had plenty of local knowledge and was able to answer any question which made the excellent tour even better. Congratulation to Gray LineIt was a really fun trip, our driver Brian constantly informed us of the facts as we made the bus journey with a sense of humor. For Brian, 5 stars. Regarding the trip, it was very good, I was just sorry that I didn't have more time in some of the places we were.
It was a really fun trip, our driver Brian constantly informed us of the facts as we made the bus journey with a sense of humor. For Brian, 5 stars. Regarding the trip, it was very good, I was just sorry that I didn't have more time in some of the places we were.