Edimburgo: tour di 5 giorni all'Isola di Skye, Inverness e Loch Ness con ostello

This itinerary is a great introduction for someone like me who’s in Scotland for the first time. The various destinations were well thought out. The nightly accommodations were all quite comfortable and nicer than we were expecting. Our guide Charlie was amazing! She’s a born storyteller with a flair for the dramatic and a great sense of humor. She even shared her daily music playlists. Her depth of knowledge and obvious love of the job make her an ideal guide!

My experience with the 5-day tour was worth the booking for Scotland. The Isle of Skye and the highlands were my favorite part of the tour as you saw the autumn colors bloom on mountains and everywhere you drove by, was amazing of the nature scenery. The Haggis Adventure were great on organizing the tour and our driver/tour guide Alister made the trip exciting and well-knowledgeable to keep you entertained with Scottish stories and facts about Scotland.

The 5 day winter highland fling was my second Haggis/Highland explorer tour and it topped the last one (in 2016), in fact it topped all tours I’ve done ever (and I’ve been on a lot). Rich was the most amazing guide, he is perfect for this job and even though he was a little under the weather, brought 100% every single day. He knows so much about Scotland, history old and new, nature, sports, food and drink and my favourite was how he knew locals in every town we were in. Rich made Scotland feel like a big country town where everyone knows everyone and the locals are keen to just have a yarn. On the practical side, our bus was clean, we had lots of great stops for food/toilets, Rich knew the more secluded spots to see the sights, we used the whole day really well, Rich planned meals for us as we were travelling through the off season and some places were closed. 11/10, we can’t wait to come back! Great group, great guide, great tour. Thanks team 🤙

It was the first time for me and my mom visiting Scotland. We already knew that it was a beautiful place, but we didn't expect just how beautiful!! And our driver Cara made it even more special, with all her stories and knowledge. I would definitely recommend and probably look for another tour to join!! We visited all the best spots, with plenty of stops along the way, the time passed very quickly!! And it's a company that thinks about the environment and tries to be as environmental friendly as possible, which is something we really appreciated!

This tour was just amazing. Five days jam packed with the most beautiful places and interesting information and wonderful stories. Our guide Paul was fabulous. Nothing was too much trouble and his wit and charm helped the group to feel comfortable together. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone. Thank you Paul for five wonderful days.

First of all, I need to say that my review and rating have nothing to do with my driver/guide Cara or her trainee Lauri. They were both energetic, excellent and professional at their jobs and went out of their way to be informative and take into consideration the needs of the group throughout the trip. There were some things that went wrong on our tour (not being able to get on the ferry and having to drive to Isle of Skye, etc.) but they worked hard to keep everyone's spirits up throughout and overall made the trip enjoyable. The low rating is for the absolute bait and switch that was this tour. Prior to traveling, I looked into every piece of marketing, blog post, and review that I could about Haggis Adventures. I was expecting a Highland Adventure running up and down mountains by day, exploring castles, jumping into lochs, and partying in a tartan toga by night. Although I personally am a bit beyond staying in hostels at this point in my life, I figured it would be worthwhile to stay in inferior accomodations to travel with a fun group. I was fully aware going into this trip that sometimes Haggis Adventures shares buses with their sister company, Highland Explorer Tours, however I (incorrectly) assumed that during high season this would be unlikely as the company should have enough bookings to run seperate trips. I was wrong. Our group was 95% older Highland Explorer passengers and unfortunately the tour (rightly so) mainly catered to them. Our group mainly consisted of retirees and families with young children. Although they were all very nice people and I got along with everyone, it was far from the wild Scottish Adventure I was expecting. The plain truth of it is, I expected a certain type of trip and received another. I could have easily paid for a Highland Explorer Tour and stayed in better accomodations, however the Highland Explorer experience was not the one I was looking for. During the daytime, stops were all geared towards the Highland Explorer passengers. I was really hoping for more "active" stops that I had seen from other Haggis Adventures tours. Wanna tour a castle? How about we stop at some Tchotchke shop across the water for 15 minutes and take pictures instead. Wanna hike up a mountain? You'll see people doing just that from the bus window. Wanna jump in a fairy pool? There may be some puddles as you hop off the bus at the next tourist trap. By nighttime, activities were simply non-existent as our older passengers mainly needed to get their rest. For anyone that wants to know, the hostel accomodations were a mixed bag. The hostel in Oban was very nice, almost like a hotel. I wound up in a private room with a shared bathroom since I was the only guy traveling in our group. In Portree (Isle of Skye) the hostel was OK. 4 bed dorm with ensuite. Overall fairly clean and in a good location. The hostel in Inverness (Black Isle Hostel) wasn't great. 4 bed shared dorm with strangers, (which was fine and expected) however the hostel itself had a number of strange characters hanging around day and night. There was one guy who was always in the bathroom day and night blasting music on his phone while wearing winter clothes in the middle of summer. I didn't have any issues, but could see some people being a little uncomfortable. When I was younger, I had traveled with Contiki across Europe and had an incredible time. From this trip, I was hoping for a group in their 20s, 30s, and early 40s that was active and up for a fun adventure through the Scottish Highlands. Unfortunately it felt more like our small Haggis group was shoehorned into a tour for retirees. I would strongly advise anyone considering booking with Haggis Adventures to maybe consider a more traditional backpacking tour company that won't mix you in with a slower paced group. I don't think Haggis Adventures as a brand really exists anymore the way it did pre-pandemic. I believe they have severely dilluted their product and you won't be having the Adventure that you are hoping for.

Alistair was the best tour driver/guide ever (after hosts from Hawaii to European river cruises). We left informed on every aspect of Scottish geography, history, life and lore...including the often difficult to pronounce Gaelic (which he'd spell for us). The group ranging from 19-79 (me) became friends and left the fascinating Highlands with bonnie memories. Awesome!

This trip was so much fun! The sites were incredible and I guide, Emm, was so sweet and knowledgeable. Her knowledge of the country and stories brought this tour to life!

This was my first solo trip and I am SO thankful I went with Haggis Adventures. Our tour guide Rich truly made this experience spectacular. We fit so many amazing sights into 5 days. Rich was hilarious, witty and so knowledgeable. It seemed like every landmark we passed he knew the history, lore and had some sort of personal story, which made time on the bus fly by. The total group was about 30 people - a combination of 2 bus tour bookings, with the Haggis Adventure folks staying in hostels, and the Highland Explorer folks staying in hotels. Rich went out of his way to accommodate the guests, and even helped me get a last minute ticket on the Jacobite steam train, which was a highlight of my time in Scotland. We were usually on our own for lunch and dinners, but Rich always had great recommendations and many of the bus group mingled and ate together for meals. We had a blast at the pubs in the evening and enjoyed much live music. I made lovely friends on this trip and would recommend this company to anyone! Already dreaming of my next visit back to Scotland.

I did a combined tour of Haggis Adventures and Highland Explorer. This tour was the perfect combination of history, legends, short hikes, city and picturesque landscape. Thanks to our guide and driver Rich, we quickly build a personal relationship with the country and its people, We heart great (personal) stories, gained knowledge and had many laughs. Rich, you are a marvellous storyteller! Thanks to his numerous tips we enjoyed wonderful food every day (for every budget) and an unforgettable evening in the pub! The very diverse group grew together quickly, so that on day 2 you already have the feeling of a road trip with friends. I couldn't have wished for more, happy to do it again!