15 1-Day Tours in Scotland Worth Booking

1 Day Loch Ness, Glen Coe & the Scottish Highlands from Edinburgh - Callander Comfort Stop: A Quick Highland Town Break

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,186 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) Our pick

12-hour coach trip from Edinburgh to Glencoe and Fort Augustus, with optional Loch Ness cruise, Great Glen scenery, and picnic lunch.

“Beautiful highlands and places along the way. Only one downfall. The lunch. When asked for prefences for lunch I made the comment that I needed one for diabetic. It wasn’t even listened to. They had sandwiches with chips with cookie. All carbs and nothing for my husband. If they couldn’t supply then if they had told us we would have supplied our own. For a 12 hour day it was little for a long day. If this part was changed it would make for better time. They did make a point of plenty stops for bathroom breaks as the bus wasn’t equipped with a toilet.”

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Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness and Glencoe Day Trip from Edinburgh

2.Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness and Glencoe Day Trip from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,793 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $74

A full-day Highlands coach trip from Edinburgh, with Loch Ness time, Urquhart Castle ruins, and Glencoe photo stops.

“This is a MUST DO! It was an amazing trip into the Highlands. This shouldn’t be missed! Our guides gave us so much history, showed us breathtaking views of Scotland, and took amazing care to make the day phenomenal. Shout out to Brody and Jaclyn for a day well spent!”

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Outlander Film Locations Day Trip from Edinburgh

3.Outlander Film Locations Day Trip from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,776 reviews · 9 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Outlander film locations day trip from Edinburgh with Midhope, Doune, Culross, Falkland, and Blackness Castles plus expert guides.

“Wonderful tour!! Def worth every penny! Our guide was amazing and thoughtful. Would def book this tour again! Also the seats in the bus were super comfortable!”

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1 Day Castles, West Highlands and Loch Lomond Tour from Edinburgh

4.1 Day Castles, West Highlands and Loch Lomond Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 850 reviews · 10 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $88

A small-group day tour from Edinburgh to Doune, Loch Awe, Inveraray, Loch Lomond and Luss, with castle stops and great guiding.

“This tour was awesome. The West Highlands with the mountains and the lochs were amazing and Steve took us through many roads and showed us many sites. From the majestic Doune and Kilchurn castles to the quaint villages of Loch Lomond and Inveraray, it was a very memorable day. Steve was a great guide - with historical information and great stories and good music. He explained things very well. I would highly recommend this trip and Steve!”

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Day Trip to Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park with Optional Stirling Castle Tour from Edinburgh

5.Day Trip to Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park with Optional Stirling Castle Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 626 reviews · 9 hours (approx.)

Air-conditioned Edinburgh day trip to the Kelpies, Balmaha and Loch Lomond, plus optional Stirling Castle, with live commentary.

“The Kelpies and Sterling Castle were the highlights for me, as well as the driver’s delightful commentary.”

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The Outlander 1 Day Experience

6.The Outlander 1 Day Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 581 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $81

Outlander fans, tour Falkland, Culross, castles and Lallybroch from Edinburgh with guided storytelling, easy logistics, and photo stops.

“Bobby our tour guide was amazing! He made this experience the exactly what I wanted it to be. He was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Knew the history without a doubt! I would recommend a million times.”

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Harry Potter’s Alnwick Castle and Scottish Borders Day Trip

7.Harry Potter’s Alnwick Castle and Scottish Borders Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 431 reviews · 9 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $88

Castle-hopping from Edinburgh to Bamburgh, Alnwick, and Coldstream, with film-locations, great guide stories, and time to explore.

“Nice day trip from Edinburgh. The tour guide, Emily, was fantastic. She provided us with just the right amount of information along our journey about the landscape and shared her road trip playlist with us. I loved Bamburgh Castle more than anything and would have liked to have had more time there though. Even so, this was a fun day.”

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Isle of Skye Day Trip from Inverness

8.Isle of Skye Day Trip from Inverness

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 385 reviews · 11 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $67Best value

Inverness to Isle of Skye in one long day: Loch Ness, Eilean Donan, Portree lunch, Kilt Rock, Sligachan, and Eilean Ban.

“Our tour guide, Chris, was phenomenally entertaining and knowledgeable! It was an incredible experience driving to and through the Isle of Skye, Chris was full of trivia about the origin of the island and its mythology. And the scenery was gorgeous! He allowed for multiple stops to rest and take in the views. Would definitely recommend!!!”

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1 Day Moray Coast Tour with Speyside Whisky from Inverness

9.1 Day Moray Coast Tour with Speyside Whisky from Inverness

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 306 reviews · 11 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Moray coast day trip from Inverness with coastal walks and wildlife chances, plus a Strathisla distillery visit for Speyside whisky lovers.

“It is an all day tour, long bus ride, but stopping occasionally to see sites. Sonia was a great bus driver and full of wonderful insights.”

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1 Day Loch Ness, Whisky, Glencoe & Scottish Highlands Tour

10.1 Day Loch Ness, Whisky, Glencoe & Scottish Highlands Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 169 reviews · 12 hours 25 minutes (approx.) · from $68

One day from Edinburgh for whisky at Deanston, Glencoe’s haunting hills, Fort Augustus on Loch Ness, and Ben Nevis photo stops.

“Great trip and totally worth it starting with the distillery visit, to Glencoe, Loch Ness every thing was great and so was our tour guide Ewal. He was superb and made everything very enjoyable. The ride was comfortable and amazing sights and views. Do take this trip if you are in Edinburgh and if you have Ewal it would be better. Do take the cruise at Loch Ness”

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GREENOCK (GLASGOW) SHORE EXCURSION: Scotland Adventure Sightseeing Day Trip Tour

11.GREENOCK (GLASGOW) SHORE EXCURSION: Scotland Adventure Sightseeing Day Trip Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 165 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $109

Greenock to Loch Lomond and Inveraray day trip with castles, village stops, and full guide narration, timed to get you back to your ship.

“Long travel on narrow roads lined tightly with trees so little view. When we stopped we had short time to visit any site. The hosts were good and the bus was clean and nice. We had to skip the last listed site to get back on time.”

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1 Day Tour from Inverness – Isle of Skye, Fairy Pools, and Eilean Donan Castle

12.1 Day Tour from Inverness – Isle of Skye, Fairy Pools, and Eilean Donan Castle

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 161 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $137

One day by minibus from Inverness to Skye for Loch Ness, Fairy Pools, Talisker whisky, Portree, and Eilean Donan Castle.

“This was a great day trip! I feel like we got to see a ton of stuff without the hassle of renting a car or overnight accommodation. Loved stopping to feed the highland coos along the way. Our guide was knowledgable and entertaining..”

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Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe and Loch Shiel 1 Day Tour – Edinburgh

13.Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe and Loch Shiel 1 Day Tour – Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 153 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $93

A long, scenic Highlands day from Edinburgh to Callander, Glencoe, Glenfinnan Viaduct, and Loch Shiel, with Jacobite train photo hopes.

“Kyle was an excellent guide! He was kind, funny, full of knowledge, and told great stories. He did a great job keeping the long day interesting and entertaining. The tour includes lots of driving which was full of amazing views! I also enjoyed the stops in the small towns. Kyle also pulled over in a few spots in the Highlands for some food photo ops. I think the amount of time at each stop was perfect. Glencoe, Glenfinnan, and Loch Shiel are all beautiful places. It was lovely to get out of the city and doing this day tour was a perfect, stress free way to do it. Would definitely…”

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Orkney Day Trip

14.Orkney Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 142 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $165

Small-group Orkney day trip from Stromness to Skara Brae, Yesnaby cliffs, Ring of Brodgar, Stenness, and Kirkwall.

“Great tour and operator who was informative and knowledgeable. Weather was rainy and windy but we wet still able to see all that was advertised.”

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1-day Small Group Loch Ness Discovery Tour from Glasgow

15.1-day Small Group Loch Ness Discovery Tour from Glasgow

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 126 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $90

Small-group Highlands day trip from Glasgow to Loch Ness, Glencoe and Fort Augustus, with a driver-guide and timed stops.

“There is one two hour drive portion with no stops which might be pretty challenging for some. Otherwise the stops were adequate enough. The only really bothering issue was the extremely loud music in the van during the whole trip and the driver/guide trying to shout on top of the music. To be clear, it was entirely the choice of the driver and also in his control. Very hard to understand why it was so loud the whole time (I heard the same approach was used with another driver from another company also), especially when understanding the Scottish accent is difficult enough even when spoken slowly and without distractions. I…”

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