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Considering 1,118 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company, expressing high satisfaction with their overall journeys. Customers frequently praise the exceptionally knowledgeable and entertaining guides who share fascinating historical insights, humorous anecdotes, and engaging local stories throughout the tours. Travelers also appreciate the breathtaking scenery, comfortable bus journeys, and well-organized daily itineraries that make exploring the stunning Scottish landscape truly memorable and special. Though some reviewers noted that certain excursions involved long hours traveling on the bus with relatively short stops at destinations, alongside occasional scheduling or arrival delays.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wee Davey made our journey so memorable. He was knowledgeable, funny, had great dad jokes and even played us some great Scottish folk songs. The Stirling castle was impressive, the town of Callendar w... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mike was a great guide for our two day tour of the Isle of Skye, the fairy pools and Dunvegan Castle. His commentary was always interesting and well-delivered. He kept us on schedule, even popping out... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

You have to do this with Timberbush! It was the highlight of our 3 week stay in Scotland and England. NEIL was the best. He knew his stuff and was always giving beautiful stories, historical points,... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a fantastic 2 day tour with Timberbush at Isle of Skye, Fairy Pools, Fairy Glen, Old Manof Storr and the Castles. The views and treks were superb and our driver- guide Stewart entertained us wi... See more

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  2. Sightseeing Tour Agency

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Celebrating 27 years in business this year, we are one of Scotland’s longest running tour operators who offer a wide range of 1, 2 & 3 day tours. Exploring the Scottish Highlands, Islands and North of England and departing daily from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness. Whether you are interested in history, castles, whisky, or even just fancy a spot of Nessie hunting at Loch Ness - there's a tour for you. We offer a coach hire service for corporate events, and also a bespoke private tour service, allowing you to curate your dream tour, picking everything from the duration to the destinations. We pride ourselves on offering the best tours, one the best coaches, with the best driver-guides, and the best customer service. We replace our coaches every 3-4 years to keep them as modern, safe, and comfortable as possible. We also strive to be as eco-friendly as possible, both out on tour and in our Edinburgh based office. We have been awarded a Gold Green Tourism Award, and also been given a 5* rating by Eco Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme. As well as all of this, we offer a flexible cancellation policy. We know that from time to time, and especially nowadays, situations and plans can change quickly, and we don't want you to be out of pocket because of this. To learn more, please visit the Book with Confidence section on our website! #AdventureAwaits


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jamie and Robert brought us to the…

Jamie and Robert brought us to the Highlands, Glencoe, and Loch Ness. It was an amazing trip - I never thought I would see all of that in my lifetime - I’m so glad we went. This was all from a recommendation from someone in our hotel - on a whim we booked the tour, and I’m so glad we did!

August 17, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're so pleased you chose to explore Glencoe and Loch Ness with Timberbush Tours. It's fantastic to hear the trip exceeded your expectations, and we'll be sure to share your kind words with Jamie and Robert. We hope to welcome you back on another Scottish adventure soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An experience of a lifetime.

We had a wonderful time. Blair was fantastic, very knowledgeable in the areas that we saw. Made sure each of us enjoyed the day. Very entertaining made the day that much enjoyable. Thank you Blair from your new friends from CT. The best part playing the accordion for us. We love it.

August 16, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're so pleased you had such a great day with Timberbush. Blair will be delighted to hear he helped make the experience memorable. It’s lovely to know you felt so well looked after. Thank you for travelling with us!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

My words about the tour to the Holy Iland, Northumberia and Alnwick castle

I'm A.K from Morocco. Frankly we experience a very good tour with the respected Mr. David. He was a good communicator, guide,storyteller along the way. Just one thing I see needs some reflection is the timing at the beautiful village 'Linfisfarne'. Generally, the trip was wonderful. Thanks a lot Mr. David
Moroccan teacher,
Abdelouahed Kaakoua

August 16, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Thank you for your review, Abdelouahed. We're glad you enjoyed your tour with Timberbush Tours and appreciated David's storytelling. We also value your feedback on the time at Lindisfarne and will share it with our team. Thank you for travelling with us! 😊

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent day

You won’t go wrong choosing this tour, my wife & I both had a great day 👍👍👍

August 16, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Hello there, thank you for your review.
We are very glad to hear you had a great time on tour, and that you reccomend Timberbush Tours to fellow travellers.
Thank you for your kind words, and we hope to see you again soon!
Best wishes,
Cami

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It was a great trip

It was a great trip. Claire our guide turned it into an amazing day. Always interesting and knowledgeable, ever helpful and kind, her courtesy and great sense of humour made the day one to remember. Mark also shared personal insights and experiences so that it was as if I was among friends.
Thank you both.
Ian

August 15, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Dear Ian,
Thank you for your review. We are so happy to hear you had a great time on your tour with Claire and Mark! They certainly know how to make a tour fun! We hope you learned plenty of new and interesting facts.
We hope to see you again soon!
Best wishes,
Cami

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Glencoe Loch Ness Tour

Trip left on time. Jack W was welcoming and helpful getting us settled, answering questions, and getting our tickets for the boat ride on the Loch. Long day on the bus, but Jack kept it entertaining and we felt very safe with his driving. As a non-Scot it was difficult to understand everything he said, so we recommended he go slower or repeat important points so we can understand. Also he was a little short and rude-sounding at the end of the bus ride when we asked some basic friendly questions at the conclusion. Was he mad about traffic or something? Anyway, overall it was what we expected from the tour and a nice time.

August 15, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Hello there, thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback, we appreciate it a lot. We are very glad to hear you had a nice time on tour with us.
We will take this feedback about Jack on board, and we thank you for bringing this to our attention. The Scottish accent can sometimes be difficult to understand, but we are glad to hear that our driver/guide did his best to accommodate for that.
We hope to see you again sometime soon so we can help you experience more of the magic of Scotland.
Best wishes,
Cami

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A dream of the Isle of Skye…

Was my dream to go the Isle of Skye from my last visit to Scotland: great tour, very nice and professional Jacqueline who managed to keep us entertained even when the weather got really nasty. We got it all: sunny lochs, misty highlands with the strongest wind I've ever experienced and again sunny hills, and loved it all along with a great soundtrack and local stories from our driver-guide.
Next dream: to go to the North with Timberbush :)

August 6, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Dear Irq,

Thank you for your review!

We're thirlled that you enjoyed your tour with Jacqueline, we will make sure to pass along the lovely feedback!

We hope we can welcome you back to show you some more of the Scottish Highlands!

Kind regards,
Fatima

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Got enough time to explore all the…

Got enough time to explore all the places.

August 14, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Dear Minhazul,

Thank you for your review!

It’s great to hear that you enjoyed Scotland’s wildlife – it really is something that makes this country as beautiful as it is.

Hopefully we can welcome you on another tour soon!

Kind regard,s
Fatima

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

2 day Skye from inverness with Lawrence

Lawrence took us to the most beautiful spots and had lots of patience with our two little puke-heads on the bus. 😅

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Ralph

August 1, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Dear Ralph,

Thank you for the wonderful review!

We're thrilled that you enjoyed your tour with Lawrence, and we will make sure to pass along all of the fantastic feedback!

We hope we can welcome you on another tour soon!

Kind regards,
Fatima

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great trip with great driver and guide…

Great trip with great driver and guide (Alistair).

A surprisingly good trip to the Highlands. The guide was very knowledgeable, entertaining to listen to, and really knew how to drive the bus. He handled the situation very well when we were hit in a roundabout.

August 10, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Dear Anna,

Thank you for the review!

Alistair will be thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your tour with him - and we will make sure to pass along the amazing feedback!

We hope we can welcome you on another tour soon!

Kind regards,
Fatima

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great two day tour of Skye with a…

A great two day tour of Skye with a truly excellent and professional guide in Alan.

August 12, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Dear JC,

Thank you for your review!

The Isle of Skye is one of the most magical spots Scotland has to offer, we are delighted to hear that you had a wonderful trip with Alan.

Hopefully we can show you some more of the Scottish Highlands soon!

Kind regards,
Fatima

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend Timberbush tours!

Highly recommend Timberbush tours. Relaxing, stress-free and great info from our driver and guide Jack! We saw a lot more than we expected and Jack was entertaining and funny!

August 9, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Dear Ami,

Thanks for the amazing review!

Jack is great at sharing some of the reasons why they love Scotland so much- and we're glad to hear you got to see some of the reasons why!

Hopefully we can welcome you on another tour soon!

Kind regards,
Fatima

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

goodbye for now 🤍

To the lovely tour guide, Fiona
I just wanted to say a huge thank you for the wonderful tour today. Your enthusiasm, knowledge, and kindness made the experience truly unforgettable. I had an amazing time! Wish you all the best!"
Fatima

August 14, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Dear Fatima,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an amazing review!

We are sure Fiona will be happy to hear that you enjoyed your time on your tour with her, and we hope you learned a lot of new and interesting facts about Scotland!

Hopefully we can welcome you back to Scotland in the near future!

Kind regards,
Fatima

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Was a great experience

Was a great experience! Lots of sightseeing, stories! Thanks to the driver Alex!!!

The bus was a not extremely comfortable though (not enough leg space); and too big group of people for such a long ride

August 13, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Hi there,

Thank you for your amazing review!

Alex really knows some of the most magical spots Scotland has to offer – and we’re glad you agree!

We are sorry you felt mislead with the size of the tour. Our coach sizes change depending on the tour’s popularity and the buses that we have available for the day. For this reason, we can never guarantee what the size of the bus will be on any given day.

We’re glad that you still enjoyed your tour despite the issues.

Kind regards,
Fatima

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highlands castles

I did the Highland mountains and castles Tour. Claire and Emma were amazing. Emma was an amazing driver. Did a great job and Claire came alive in her stories. I thoroughly enjoyed it and all the sites were incredible. I’ll do something with this company again.

August 13, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Dear Jane,

Thank you for the lovely review from Claire and Emma!

They will be delighted to know that you enjoyed your time to the Highlands with them, and hopefully you got to learn lots of new things about our vast history!

Hopefully we can welcome you on tour again soon!

Kind regards,
Fatima

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stress Free Adventuring!

We just wrapped up an amazing 4 day Highlands, Jacobite Train, Oban Whiskey, Isle of Skye and Culloden Battlefield Tour. Our local expert, Jack W, is the whole package! Knowledgeable, funny, kind, helpful and intuitive. He adjusted stops to the group’s preferences and was engaging to interact with. We had a great time getting to know others in our group from 3 different countries. This tour was worth the cost for several reasons. First, the cost of a rental car was equal to the cost for one of us taking the tour- and that is not taking into account the stress of driving these windy one lane roads, cost of petrol and parking. Secondly, Jack was able to teach us more than I expected about the history of the area and tie it into modern times. Third, I will say it again- not having to navigate these roads and absolutely PACKED tourist areas and parking lots made our trip stress free and fun. We highly recommend Timberbush Tours.

July 30, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you enjoyed the tour and that Jack's knowledge, humour and flexibility helped make it so memorable. Thank you for choosing Timberbush Tours and for your recommendation. We hope to welcome you back to Scotland again soon. 😊

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Tour guide was great!!

Caris did an exceptional job with bits of history and sharing the history of Scotland and the places we visited.

My only issue would be that it's more of a two stop tour and not a true three stop tour.

August 12, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Thank you for your review. We're delighted to hear that Karis helped bring Scotland's history to life and made your tour so enjoyable. We are so lucky to have her in the team. Thank you for choosing Timberbush Tours.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness tour

Our tour to the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness was incredible. Our tour guide/driver, David, was extremely knowledgeable about the history and areas during the entire trip. He was also very entertaining. I would highly recommend this tour to everyone!

August 6, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your tour, and that David's knowledge and enthusiasm helped make it such a memorable experience. Thank you for choosing Timberbush Tours and for your recommendation. We hope to welcome you back again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Shout out to Gary!!

Not only was our adventure super fun but our guide Gary was incredible!! He was full of knowledge, wit and kindness! We saw a lot of highlights of Scotland and Gary explained everything along the way. Loved how we got to relax on the bus but still saw everything. Would highly recommend!

August 11, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Thank you for your fantastic review! We're delighted you had such a fun adventure and that Gary's knowledge, humour and kindness made the experience even more memorable. Thank you for recommending Timberbush Tours and we hope to see you again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stewart's Amazing Tour

Going to Isle of Skye we knew we'd see amazing scenery but we had no idea what a delightful time we'd have learning about the history, legend, economy, and amusing stories that brought the area to life! Stewart was an incredible added value, letting us sit back and leave the driving to him while we had an amazing and beautiful tour - Inverness to Isle of Skye overnight. Such great memories.

June 28, 2026
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Reply from Timberbush Tours

Thank you for your lovely review! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed discovering Skye and the Highlands. Thank you for choosing Timberbush Tours and we hope to welcome you back again soon!

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