Aura Journeys Highlands Day Tour

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Scottish Highlands

Scottish Highlands Private Day Tour

Your Scottish Highlands Private Day Tour & Shore Excursion takes in the stunning Landscapes & Lochs of the Highlands, with Door to Door service from Edinburgh using a local Scottish driver with years of experience and tailored to your needs.

Experience the Scottish Highlands from the comfort of your private luxury vehicle on our Private Day Tour & Shore Excursion.


  • Enjoy Door to Door luxury transport from Edinburgh at your own pace with no waiting for others.
  • See the best of the Scottish Highlands with a local Scottish driver with years of experience
  • Visit The Queens View and Scone Palace along with a Whisky Distillery.


Scone Palace

Scone Palace was the crowning place of Scottish kings where Macbeth, Robert the Bruce and Charles II were once crowned.

Scone breathes history like nowhere else in Scotland. It is the family home of the Earls of Mansfield and the ancient crowning place of Scottish kings on the stone of Scone.

See where the Stone of Scone, known as the Stone of Destiny, once stood. Admire the needlework skills of Mary Queen of Scots bedhangings that she worked on while in prison on Loch Leven.

Discover the desk at which Frances’ tragic young Queen, Marie Antionette, wrote her letters prior to the days when the guillotine beckoned.

You can also see the State Rooms where Queen Victoria was entertained on her way to the Highlands in 1842, and the bedroom in which she slept.

If you are a lover of fine things, Scone is a treasury of furniture and paintings, porcelain and other objets d’art.

Scone Palace | Please Click Here | Open April to October

  • Mobility: Medium
The Black Watch Castle | Alternative to Scone Palace

The Black Watch Museum is housed within the historic Balhousie Castle in Perth, the origins of which are said to date back to the 12th century.

A visit to the ancestral Home of The Black Watch brings the history of Scotland’s oldest Highland Regiment’s to life, through artefacts, personal stories and interactive displays.

The Black Watch Castle | Please Click Here

  • Mobility: Medium
Blair Athol Whisky Distillery

Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, one of the oldest working distilleries in Scotland.

After enjoying a leisurely conducted tour, you can mull over the distinctive character of the finished article as you sip your dram of Blair Athol 12 Year Old.

Set in open moorland, in the foothills of the Grampian mountains, Blair Athol’s source of water the Allt Dour, flows through the grounds from the slopes of Ben Vrackie, contributing to the whisky’s, mellow quality and smooth finish.

Blair Athol Whisky Distillery | Please Click Here

  • Mobility: Medium
Blair Castle and Gardens

Discover Blair Castle, the ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl and home to Europe’s last remaining private army, the Atholl Highlanders.

Blair Castle is nestled in the landscape of Highland Perthshire and has been home to 19 generations of Stewarts and Murrays of Atholl.

Unique amongst Scottish castles, the story told here will take you from a visit by Mary Queen of Scots to the Civil War and from the Jacobite cause to the disaster of Culloden following Bonnie Prince Charlie’s own stay in the castle.

Learn how the lucky inheritance of a smuggler-infested island helped turn the castle into a home and how a visit from Queen Victoria led to the creation of Europe’s only surviving private regiment, the Atholl Highlanders.

Blair Castle | Please Click Here | Open April to October

  • Mobility: Medium
Falls of Bruar | House of Bruar | Alternative to Blair Castle

For more than 200 years the Falls of Bruar have been a place of pilgrimage.

As you walk along the banks of the Bruar Water today, you are treading in the footsteps of these people – poet William Wordsworth, by the artist William Turner, by Queen Victoria and many others less well known.

The House of Bruar Store is widely acknowledged as Scotland’s most prestigious independent store, with luxury gourmet produce and artian treats.

Falls of Bruar | House of Bruar | Please Click Here

  • Mobility: Medium
Queen’s View

Overlooks Loch Tummel and is said to have been named after Queen Victoria, following her visit to the area in 1866.

The Queen’s View Visitor Centre lies at the eastern edge of Loch Tummel and is surrounded by part of the Tay Forest Park.

As well as a stunning viewpoint overlooking the loch and beyond to the iconic Schiehallion, the area offers a range of woodland walks suitable for all abilities.

One of the most photographed areas in Scotland, Queen Victoria is said to have remarked that the spectacular view was named after her, when she visited the area in 1866.

However, it has also been suggested that the view was in fact named after King Robert the Bruce’s wife, Queen Isabella of Scotland, over 550 years earlier.

Queen’s View | Please Click Here

  • Mobility: Easy
Perth (Pass By)

The ‘Fair City’ of Perth sits on the banks of the River Tay in the east of Scotland, just a short journey from Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Perth is nestled between two sprawling public parks, and has elegant Georgian townhouses, cobbled streets and medieval spires.

Enjoy the beautiful Perthshire countryside as you return to Edinburgh and finish your Highland adventure.

Perth | Please Click Here

  • Mobility: Easy


The Tour will also allow you to sample a Dram of finest Scotch Single Malt, and as it is your day if there is something you really want to see just ask.


With so many places to visit our our allows you to sit back and relax in luxury taking in the stunning scenery and if you want to stop you can.


  • The Itinerary will be confirmed on booking, the order and locations may change due to seasonal schedules.

Tour Duration: 8 Hours

Tour Cost: £900.00 or £150.00 PP (Based on 6 Passengers)

Tour Notes: Entrance Fees are NOT Included

From £150 per adult


Departure days

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday

January — December

Contact details

Aura Journeys Scotland

Edinburgh
Midlothian
Scotland
EH2 3JP

Key facilities

  • Wifi

Tour information

Starting

  • Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh - City Centre
  • Edinburgh Airport
  • Leith
  • Newhaven
  • Rosyth
  • South Queensferry

Length

1 Day

Transport

  • Driver guide
  • Minibus

Type

  • Bespoke
  • Private
  • Small Group (1-16)

Languages

  • English

Themes

  • Ancestry
  • Castles
  • Film and TV
  • Food and drink
  • History
  • Landscapes
  • Photography
  • Whisky
  • Wildlife

Tour prices


From £150 Per Adult

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Prices are subject to change depending on season

Tour Stops

Aura Journeys Scotland

Tour company information

Aura Journeys Scotland

Aura Journeys are an established provider of Private Tours and Chauffeur Services along with Airport Transfers in Scotland. Providing high quality old fashioned service levels in Scotland using our Luxury vehicles. Located in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Stirling using Scottish locals as drivers with years of experience our tours visit Lochs & Glens to the Scottish Highlands along with the historic St Andrews and Loch Ness. All Services include full Luxury Door to Door Service, with your own private driver so there is no waiting for others, our aim is to offer a fantastic Scottish experience to all.

Opening times

Office Opening:
09:00 - 18:00 - Monday to Friday
10:30 - 16:30 - Saturday and Sunday

Tours:
06:00 - 00:00 - 7 Days Per Week

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