Dark is the best driver/guide I have ever had in my trip. Highly recommended for all travellers. He got the histical stories and legends along the way , and the great old school soctish music to accompany with. Definitely 5 🌟

This is a great tour, the bus driver and tour guide Dustuy was really helpful and provide great information and music all along the trip.

Dusty had a lot of great facts and stories about the areas we visited. It felt like we were hanging out with a friend who was telling us stories. Very personable.

Great tour, saw many amazing sights and our guide Tim was fantastic, with plenty of info and jokes!

Perfect trip with a lot of explainations, fun facts and history of scottish culture. Thanks Karis for your professionalism and your humor. I'm french and i enjoyed all the trip!

Connor was amazing. Super nice. Loved hearing the stories of historic Scotland. Gave us great recommendations on the tour and in Edinburgh for yummy veg food. Always had a funny joke or two too. 😆

Karis was great! Fun tour to Alnwick! She had great coffee recommendations on our stops! Loved hearing the historic stories of Scotland!

The tour was billed as a Harry Potter tour but you also visit Bebbanburg Castle which is the ancestral home of Uhtred son of Uhtred from The Last Kingdom. It would have been nice to have some more time there to go in that castle as there is a sign that they have some props from the show. Either way, great wee day tour. Karis was knowledgeable and friendly.

Was a wonderful trip. We had a grate time . Can’t wait to tell All my friends about are fun experience. Perfect amount of time I’m each place to . Thank you thank you

Karis was very pleasant and provided excellent history and recommendations. Very enjoyable day with ample stops and views.

As someone born and bred in Scotland, I never fancied any tours until I had a partner from Brazil who had never been here. She forced me along and I'm very glad she did, for about £100 (including the worthwhile Loch Ness cruise) it was grand fitting so much into a single day. Sophie our tour guide was brilliant, working in service myself I know it can be tough getting folks engaged that have been up since about 7am and later on a bus for about 5hrs. Yet she never stopped providing information whenever there was a point of interest, and managed a good few chuckles out of the very tired visitors. Treat her well! Only complaint would be if there could be some way to reserve seats? My partner and I couldn't sit together as the gents next to us didn't want to give up a window seat (fair enough, until he spent the majority of the trip staring at his phone). Will certainly look to explore more of the homeland after this trip, thanks again Sophie for the puns!

Amazing tour around Scotland. Beautiful sights to see and so many good spots for photos. Paul was an amazing tour guide, had great stories to tell. Even with the rain and wind this tour was spectacular.

On our way to Edinburgh, our great coach Megabus broke down in Leeds. The Coach authorities tried to repair the technical issues but wasn't successful. Later, Megabus arranged another coach for us, which delayed our journey by 3hr 30 min plus. Due to unavoidable circumstances, we couldn't make on the time we booked the tour for, i.e, 1st September 2023, 8am. We contact the Highland explorer tours, they denied any reschedule or refund. They forwarded the issue to their dear partner Viator who probably collects the tour fare, saying if Viator agrees, we are happy to reschedule/refund. Now, when we contact Viator, they utter the same line what Highland explorer tours have said. So, both Highland explorer tours and Viator play the blame game and distress the customers. Surprisingly, no one knows who holds the tour fare and they gulp your fares without any shame. When we have not travelled on the tour, why shouldn't they refund/reschedule our fare. It was really annoying and stressful day. I recommend people to be careful while booking with Highland explorer tours and Viator, they do not consider unavoidable circumstances. Once your money is out of your pocket, it's theirs, whether you travel or not, it doesn't matter.

Ali was an exceptional tour guide. I was impressed with her driving skills, her knowledge of all things Scotland, her storytelling, and her kindness towards every person in her charge. The tour was well planned and thoughtful. We saw so many beautiful parts of Scotland. I cannot say enough good things about Ali and Highland Explorer. Thank you!

We learned so much about the country and saw so many new places. Ali, our tour guide was amazing! She told us some interesting facts from everyplace we went, and, boy, can she drive that bus! It was a great time and we made some new friends too!