Highland Experience's Scottish Choice

Trip was exactly as advertised/described on the Highland Experience website. Guide takes you directly to sites indicated, and to lodging for the night (not all guests stay at the same place, depending on what option you booked). The tour is not fully guided, in that you are provided with very helpful information in each town for dinner, stores, etc. and have time each evening or for meals to do what you like, walk around, etc. without feeling like you are being pushed to have dinner at any particular place. Transportation was comfortable -- our group was 12 ppl, and mini bus had seats for 16 (though it would have been crowded if each seat was occupied, plus one seat back would not stay upright and kept reclining, so ppl avoided that one). Tour had everything I wanted, and a few additions that I would not necessarily have included in my own itinerary, but I enjoyed. Skye is really beautiful, and I really enjoyed the B&B there (right on the water).

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In general, the places we visited were majestic. However, it would be a better experience if the time was reallocated differently. A major frustration was to go to Glencoe and be able to spend time only at the visitor centre because we did not have enough time to explore the trails. Daniel was ok (drives a little fast) but I would not consider him knowledgeable or engaged enough to be a guide. He was more of a driver. Accommodations in general were good except that where we stayed in when we were at the Isle of Skye (2 nights). I explicitly requested to stay in a hotel everywhere. I even sent emails asking if we could choose our hotels. I was told we could not but that I would be satisfied. Well, I wasn’t. In fact, I was upset. While at Skye we not only did not stay in a hotel. We stayed at a bed and breakfast that the only thing it had going for it was the view. The lady of the house was not welcoming. We had a CURFEW!!! as she would not go to bed until we were all in. SHE LOCKED US IN!!!! I am 61 years old. Never in my life have I been under curfews. Breakfast was strictly served at 8:00 am, not before not lager. This was inconvenient as we had to rush before being picked up by Daniel. It was a bare bones breakfast, only cold stuff, no eggs or anything resembling a hot meal. I feel deceived. You should let people know in advance of these changes and reimburse them when you don’t meet their expectations. The can as ok, seats too cramped for a five day trip

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Your breathtakingly beautiful country and your charming storyteller of a tour guide, Andrew, made this a trip I will never forget. I am already telling all my friends to add this to the top of their bucket lists. Thank you, Highland Experience, for the holiday of a lifetime.

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Like the geography, the tour had highs and lows. Highs; The Driver Stephen H who did his very best to keep the passengers entertained whilst very carefully driving on single roads and cliff edges. A very skilful driver! Lows: 1. We had an unfortunate incident with accommodation, which was sub standard. We are in our 70s and my husband is 188cm. We were confronted with a smaller than Double bed jammed up against a wall within a shoe box room, on a TWO night stay. Stephen rang your head office to explain that we were not satisfied to receive a reply that nothing could be done! Not good enough. We duly quickly found and paid for our own accomodation on those two nights. 2. A couple of long days getting in between 6 and 7pm. Too long. 3. Passengers should be asked to keep their seats for the full

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The accomodation provided on Day 4 at Sona's bed and breakfast wasn't great, there was no bottled water. The room was small.

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