About us - Experienced Tours

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When you book an Experienced tour expect something different from the average. Our guides are specially selected to enhance your time in Scotland. We are your driver, your guide, your photographer and your concierge. Regardless if you are in the heart of our capital city Edinburgh or on the remotest peninsular on the Isle of Skye, we are ready to show you the best of Scotland, from the comfort of your premium minivan.

Knowledgeable

Our experienced guides know where to take you to tell you the story of our country, exploring both the big sights and some of the lesser known jewels that make your trip to Scotland memorable. We have an excellent knowledge of the roads and routes around Scotland that means we can formulate itineraries that make the most our of your time here.

Professional

Our service is professional, presentable and personalised. Our guides are professionally presented, our Mercedes minivans are cleaned and maintained after every tour. Even the small things such as bottled water and free wifi on every trip makes Experienced Tours stand out from the crowd.

Friendly

Scotland and the Scots are known for their warm welcome and hospitality. Experienced Tours shares that passion in every trip we take. Our guides are friendly and genuinely care that everybody on tour has a great time. We’ll go out of our way to accommodate your wishes when we can. We’ve made many friends whilst touring the best wee country in the world!

OUR COMMITMENT TO

THE ENVIRONMENT

Our environmental impact is critical to the future of our business, Scotland’s ecology and the planet

A tree for every tour

We will plant a tree for every day we are on tour, offsetting the carbon from the trip

Environmentally friendly vehicles

Our tour vans are Mercedes BlueTec enabled, with start / stop, eco mode and low-resistance tyres. We also use Adblue to reduce emissions

Community give-back

We take part in community initiatives in Edinburgh to clear up the environment and help urban wildlife

MEET THE

EXPERIENCED TOUR GUIDES

Our small team of passionate guides are here to ensure you get the most out of your time with us. We love everything about Scotland, the past, present and future and we look forward to sharing the story of our great wee nation.

MEET THE TEAM

READ OUR

RECENT CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS

We are delighted to show some of the recent feedback we have had from guests on our tours. We strive to make every tour special and as you can see we fulfil the varying wishes of our customers.

READ OUR RECENT TESTIMONIALS

EXPLORE OUR

LUXURY TRAVEL VEHICLES

All of our tours are conducted with premium Mercedes V Class minivans.
These luxury vehicles offer up to 7 passengers unrivalled comfort in touring complete with great luggage space

Find out more about our vehicles

ALL OF OUR TOURS COME COMPLETE WITH…

KILT WEARING TOUR GUIDE

We are passionate, professional and full of personality. Let us share our knowledge of Scotland

HOTEL / CRUISE BERTH PICK UP

We’ll collect & return you at the start and end of the tour

BOTTLED SCOTTISH WATER

`Chilled, premium still and sparkling Scottish water is provided

PREMIUM MERCEDES MINIVAN

Our minivans offer luxury interiors and excellent legroom for up to 7 guests and their bags

ONBOARD WIFI

Stay connected to friends and family on tour with unlimited super-fast wifi

Read our FAQs

A FEW

FUN FACTS

There are 126 whisky distilleries in Scotland, although less than 100 are active

A Scottish mile is about 1.25 statute miles, the most famous being the Royal Mile

There are 272 Munros (mountains) including Ben Nevis, the Uk's tallest

there are over 31,460 freshwater Lochs (lakes), including Loch Ness

The Population of Scotland is around 5.5 million people

There are 20 million barrels of Scotch maturing in Scotland right now

The official national animal of Scotland is the Unicorn

The World's shortest commercial flight (1.5 miles) flies in Orkney

Edinburgh was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade

The world's first colour photo was taken in Scotland by James Maxwell in 1861

The worlds first cloned animal embryo was produced near Edinburgh in 1996

At Last count, there were around 300 haggis remaining in the wild*

* More are bread in captivity for burns supper (25th January)