Private Day Tours from Edinburgh

Explore Scotland's history, castles, and landscapes on a private day tour departing from Edinburgh, planned around you from start to finish. From the Stone of Destiny's new home at Perth Museum to the soaring Falkirk Wheel and Kelpies, or a dram at one of Scotland's finest whisky distilleries, each tour is exclusively yours, with a maximum of seven guests and no one else along for the journey.

Tour Guide Scotland is run by Lesley and James, a husband-and-wife team who guide every tour personally rather than handing you off to a rotating roster of drivers. Lesley spent 17 years as a police officer and brings a sharp eye for Scottish history and wildlife to every stop, while James is a Scottish Whisky Ambassador with a background in hospitality. We'll collect you from your hotel, the airport, or the train station, so there's no need to worry about logistics on the day.

Every private day tour from Edinburgh is priced at a fixed £695, with nothing added on and no compromises for a larger group. Choose from castles, Highland scenery, Outlander filming locations, or a genealogy tour tracing your own family roots, and if none of our listed itineraries quite fit, we're glad to adapt one or build a bespoke day entirely around your interests.

Come as a guest, leave as a friend. Take a look at our full selection of private day tours from Edinburgh below, and get in touch to start planning yours.

Scone Palace & The Stone of Destiny

St Andrews & The Fife Coast

Isle of May Puffin day

Midhope Castle, a stone tower house in Scotland, seen down a tree-lined path leading to its entrance

Outlander Day Tour

Stirling Castle in Scotland, with visitors walking through terraced gardens and countryside views in the background

Stirling Castle & The Trossachs

The Kelpies, giant steel horse-head sculptures in Falkirk, Scotland, viewed from below against a blue sky

The Falkirk Wheel & Kelpies

Stirling castle, Wallace Monument & bannockburn

New Lanark & Bothwell Castle tour