Tour overview
A private day in Scotland
Cross the Forth from Edinburgh, visit Luss on the shore of Loch Lomond, continue to Glengoyne Distillery, and finish at Stirling Castle. Distillery and castle admissions are listed as excluded.
At a glance
- Duration: 9 hours
- Group size: Up to 7 passengers
- Private transport: Comfortable private transport suitable for your group.
Edinburgh → Forth Bridges → Loch Lomond Conservation Village Luss → Glengoyne Distillery → Stirling Castle → Edinburgh
Your route
Itinerary
Open a stop for practical visit details.
South Queensferry looks across the Firth of Forth to three bridges built in different eras: the red cantilever Forth Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing. Together they make one of Scotland's most distinctive engineering skylines.
The Forth Bridge is internationally recognised for its pioneering nineteenth-century design, while the newer crossings show how the estuary has remained an important route into Fife. The waterfront viewpoint gives time to step out, photograph the bridges and enjoy the village setting.
Highland weather and visibility can change quickly, so the view and conditions on the day may vary.
Luss is a conservation village on the western shore of Loch Lomond. Its small lanes, stone cottages and waterfront views make it one of the most recognisable settlements around the loch.
The village offers a gentle change of pace after the wider mountain scenery: you can walk down towards the water, look across the loch and explore independently. Its setting also introduces the landscape of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, where lowland woodland meets Highland hills.
Food, drinks and any activities are at your own choice and expense.
Glengoyne Distillery sits at the southern edge of the Highlands, where the landscape begins to rise beyond the Campsie Fells. The site is closely linked with Scotch whisky-making and provides a useful introduction to an important Scottish craft industry.
Even without joining a formal experience, the setting helps explain why distilleries are such familiar landmarks on routes through rural Scotland: they combine local water, agricultural history, architecture and long-established production traditions. This stop can be used to look around the site and explore its immediate surroundings.
Tastings, purchases and formal tours are not included unless a booking product expressly confirms them. Availability may vary.
Stirling Castle occupies Castle Hill, a volcanic crag above the River Forth, in one of Scotland's most strategic locations. For centuries it controlled routes between the Highlands and Lowlands and became a major royal and military stronghold.
Within the castle, the Renaissance royal palace and Great Hall reflect its importance to the Stewart monarchs. Mary, Queen of Scots was crowned here, and the castle's position helps explain why Stirling appears so often in Scotland's political and military history.
The views from the hill extend across central Scotland towards the Forth valley, linking the architecture of the castle to the landscape it once commanded.
The castle's history includes moments of celebration as well as conflict. Its great buildings were designed to display royal authority and courtly culture, while the defences reflect the uncertainty of a strategically important frontier. Seeing the castle from Castle Hill helps make those two roles—royal residence and commanding fortress—easy to understand.
Admission is not included in the tour price. Entry is optional and depends on opening, ticket availability and the time available during the tour.
What's included
- Driver as a guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Parking fees
- Appropriate child seats available when requested in advance
Not included
- Admission fees and optional attraction tickets
- Food, drinks, meals, refreshments and tastings
- Gratuities
- Glengoyne Distillery tour
- Stirling Castle entry
Admission information
Admission fees and optional attraction tickets are not included. Places with no admission charge may be free to visit; any paid attraction is at your own expense unless a specific booking product explicitly states otherwise.
Pickup and drop-off
Meet at 17 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, or request pickup and drop-off at another suitable address within Edinburgh. Pickup or drop-off outside Edinburgh is available only by individual agreement.
Important information
- Private day tour; itinerary stops and timings may change.
- Maximum group size is 7 passengers.
- Children are welcome. Appropriate child seats can be provided when requested in advance; customers should give the child's age, approximate weight and required seat type when booking.
- Only service animals are allowed.
- Food, drinks, meals, refreshments and tastings are paid for by the customer unless a specific product explicitly states otherwise.
- Admission fees and optional attraction tickets are paid separately by the customer unless explicitly approved as included.
- Use the wording 'comfortable private transport suitable for your group'; do not guarantee a vehicle model in generic tour wording.
- Public product lists a 08:30 start time.
Cancellation summary
- More than 24 hours before departure: Refund of the amount paid, less the non-refundable payment-processing fee of 3.27% of the tour price.
- Less than 24 hours before departure: No refund.
- No-show: No refund.
- If Ed Private Tours cancels: Full refund of all amounts paid.
