Stirling Castle, Kelpies and Loch Lomond Tour from Edinburgh: Exploring Scottish Highlands

Embark on an incredible tour from Edinburgh to explore the stunning Scottish Highlands. Visit Stirling Castle, the iconic Kelpies, and Loch Lomond while enjoying breathtaking scenery and optional boat cruises. Don’t miss the chance to see the famous 3 bridges spanning the River Forth!

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Kelpies & The Helix - Marvel at the stunning Kelpies, 30-foot-tall metal horse sculptures, located at the entrance to the Forth and Clyde Canals. These sculptures pay homage to Central Scotland’s industrial heritage and are quickly becoming one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks, perfect for photographs.
  • Balloch - Traveling west, we head…
What's Included
  • All taxes, fees, and handling charges included
  • Frequent comfort breaks
  • Air-conditioned vehicles
  • Live commentary from an experienced ‘Hairy Coo’ Driver-Guide
What's Not Included
  • Optional Cruise and Castle tickets can be purchased on morning of tour, do not pre-purchase tickets
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Restrooms onboard
  • On-board WiFi
Additional Information

Join us for an exciting journey through the stunning Scottish Highlands, where we visit castles, lochs, and massive statues. We might even encounter a few ‘Hairy Coos’ along the trip.
We begin our adventure by heading out from the ancient Royal Mile on a to a conditioned bus (16-34 seat capacity) setting our sights on the imposing Kelpies. You’ll have…

Location
22 St Andrew Square
Saint Andrew Square
We are meeting outside Hotel Malmaison, on the north side of St Andrew Square, 22 St Andrew Square, EH2 1AY. CHECK-IN IS AT 8:15 AM, BUS DEPARTS AT 8:30 AM SHARP.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ladedadeg
Dec 11, 2024
Terrific tour guide - Holly was our tour/bus driver and was one of the best tour guides I’ve had in a long time. She was fun, knowledgeable, and pepped us up at the end of the ride by playing a game and doing bus karaoke. It was amazing to see the kelpies and Stirling Castle.
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Rollotomasi
Dec 4, 2024
Fun, informative, and great music - Loved this tour. BRIAN was full of knowledge and handled the winding roads like a pro. My expectations where met and highlight for me was getting close up to the kelpies. Highly recommend
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Adele
Nov 27, 2024
Story telling magic - Our guide Pete made this tour so special with his stories of Scottish history interspersed with great Scottish tunes. Lots of laughs and such incredible scenery. Well worth it!
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Lovetravel11981
Nov 18, 2024
Kelpies, Trossachs & Stirling Castle - Thank you Ewan for the most informative day on the tour of the Trossachs. A 3 generational family visiting many of our Grandad’s favourite places including The Kelpies , Forth Bridges and Loch Lomond cruise! Amazing day, thank you!
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Jane_m
Nov 11, 2024
Great day out of Edinburgh. - Pete was our driver and guide and he did a great job. We decided to do this tour rather than the longer Loch Ness one as thought it was too rushed and didn’t want 12 hours on a bus. Loch Lomond was a good amount of time at each stop and it didn’t feel like we were on the bus all day. Scenery beautiful but not soaring mountains. Petes music and stories really made the trip a wonderful day.
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Rachel_j
Nov 9, 2024
A Spectacular tour - This is an amazing tour. I have never traveled with The Hairy Coo tour company before and it was an amazing experience. David H was an engaging, amusing and funny driver. This was a spectacular tour.
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Anonymous
Nov 9, 2024
Nice to recommend - Excellent organization, enough time spent on attractions and breaks. All information shared in advance was also to the point and helpful. Guide was knowledgeable and able to give insights but also with a great sense of humor
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Sivapriya13
Nov 7, 2024
Rod is a great driver-guide! - had an amazing day today on the 1 day loch lomond and stirling castle tour with our driver guide Rod! he took good care of us and was very knowledgeable and engaging. other than the loch and stirling castle - other stops included the kelpies, doune castle and the forth bridge. totally recommend :)
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Dandi_p
Nov 7, 2024
A Must Do-Fantastic - We absolutely loved this tour! We had more than enough time at each location and each stop was fantastic. Our tour guide Frank was knowledgeable, polite, had some rather good jokes, and is an exceptional radio dj! Consider yourself lucky if he’s your guide! They give you plenty of rest stop breaks while traveling from location to location. It is important to arrive back on time as this made the tour run super smooth and allowed us to have enough time at each location. Our group was fantastic! If you stop where the Scottish wool centre is for lunch, I highly recommend getting a proper meat pie from Aberfoyle Delicatessen and stop into the wool centre for some quick shopping. Grab a coffee or ice cream from the little stand restaurant in the parking lot before leaving. If it seems very foggy out I would recommend skipping the boat ride. We chose to still go and couldn’t see anything. However we still had a great time and laughs about it. If you’re one of those people that will be upset because of possible bad visibility I would recommend doing the walk around instead. There are some free guided tours for the castle but we chose to explore on our own, which allows you see more areas throughout the property. 1.5-2 hours is more than enough time for the castle. All in all highly recommend and was a fantastic experience!
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Djorn
Nov 2, 2024
Get a tour with these guys! - Great day. Awesome guide. Gorgeous sights in a mesmerizing country. We were in Edinburgh for a rugby match, and had the good fortune to have some extra time to take this trip. Kelpies, Loch Lomond, the best steak roll at a small butcher, Stirling Castle all magnificent. Shout out to our guide and driver Peter, he really made our day extra “groovy”
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