Scottish Highlands Tour: Enjoy a day trip from Edinburgh among a small group of people (16 travelers or fewer), with whom you'll encounter beautiful views of the Scottish Highlands, riveting Glencoe and the reputable Loch Ness shores. During this 11-hour minivan journey, you'll pass landmarks like Linlithgow Palace (where Mary Queen of Scots was born), Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument. Later in the adventure, if you hope to spot Nessie, the Loch Ness monster, you'll have the option of taking an hour-long cruise off the Loch Ness shores. After Loch Ness, other interesting stops along the way include Cairngorms National Park and the Victorian town of Pitlochry.
Da Vinci Tour: Departing from Edinburgh, take a day trip with a maximum of 16 travelers with whom you'll explore the Rosslyn Chapel and the Scottish Borders. At the Rosslyn Chapel, you'll learn about the Holy Grail from Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code." Along with the mystery of the chapel, you'll also take in the charming town of Melrose on this 10-hour adventure. You can relax with a nice lunch in Melrose before you travel back to the 15th century Rosslyn Chapel, where the Da Vinci Code comes to life.
Hop-on Hop-off Tour: The Edinburgh City Hop-on Hop-off Tour provides fantastic views from the top of this double-decker tour bus, allowing travelers to hop-on and off as many times as they wish. These tour busses offer informative commentary pertaining to 24 stops of historic interest. The route takes 60 minutes, but busses depart every 20 minutes from all stops.
Lochness and Legends Tour: Leaving from Waterloo Place in Edinburgh, take a day trip on the Lochness and Legends Tour. During this trip, you'll encounter Doune Castle, delight over coffee in the Trossachs and visit the famous Glencoe.
Castles, Coast and Whisky Tour: On this day trip from Edinburgh, you'll explore five castles--two of which you'll actually visit, relax with lunch in North Berwick and adventure to the Glenkinchie Distillery.
Wizards and Warriors Tour: This Heart of Scotland Tour incorporates visits to two of the most reputable English castles: Bamburgh Castle and Alnwick Castle. On this day trip, you'll also take in memorable views of the Scottish Borders.
Day Tours: Enjoy the likes of Edinburgh by choosing among Edinburgh Tours' One Day Highland Tours. Such tours include Lochness and The Highlands Tour, Oban and the Western Highlands Tour, Stirling Castle and Glengoyne Distillery Tour, Rosslyn Chapel Tour and St. Andrews Tour. All tours depart from Edinburg city.
Walking Tours: Edinburgh Tours offers several educational walking tours such as The Secrets of the Royal Mile of Edinburgh Tour, Historic Vaults Tour and the Ghosthunter Tour. The Ghosthunter Tour is exceptional in that it is a late-night tour originating at Mercat Cross, the historic Edinbugh site of public executions.
