BACK FOR SUMMER 2022!
The 5-Day tour is our crowning jewel; if you want to fully explore the country. Our group size is limited to only 16-guests on our 5-day tour to allow us access to even more remote locations.Your knowledgeable, passionate and experienced driver-guide will be there to take the strain out of such a journey, leaving you free to relax and enjoy.
On this tour, you won’t just visit the essential tourist locations, but also towns and landmarks you’ve never heard of or knew you were missing on your bucket list. You can tour a whisky distillery, explore ancient castles, decide where in Scotland truly does the best seafood and ‘monster hunt’ at Loch Ness. If you don’t spot Nessie, it won’t get in our way… we’ll also take you on a seal spotting cruise along the coast of palm-tree lined Plockton on Loch Carron. Yes, you read correctly – palm trees!
You’ll learn about Jacobite Rebellions and the lasting legacy of Culloden Battlefield, while stepping foot on film locations used for ‘Outlander’. Further along the Hollywood trail, you’ll see locations used for ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Braveheart’ and ‘James Bond’ to name a few.
Much more than that, you’ll really start to feel like a local. By the end of the trip you’ll know your ‘ayes’ from your ‘naws’,and when to ‘hold yer wheesht’. You’ll experience Scotland in a way that very few do and see what talents or stories make every corner of this country so ‘braw’.
During your unforgettable tour, you will spend one night in Oban, another in Portree on the Isle of Skye and two nights in the Capital of the Highlands, beautiful Inverness.
TOUR
HIGHLIGHTS
A snippet of your Hairy Coo tour experience
Ruins of a 16th century castle with truly jaw-dropping views of the Assynt range. |
Ardvreck Castle
Step in the footprint of kings |
Dunadd Hill Fort
Below the breezy palm trees, theres some seal spotting to be done! |
Plockton
A place of peaceful reflection for some, and an out-this world filming location for others…. |
Quiraing
Tour Itinerary
Day 1
8:15am
Depart Edinburgh
Glasgow (Pick Up Option 2 at 11:00am)
Kelvingrove Gallery
Luss by Loch Lomond
Arrochar Alps
Inverary
Kilmartin Glen
Oban
Approx 6:30pm
Stops
Optional extra
Day 2
8:30am
Depart Oban
Glencoe
Glenfinnan Viaduct (*seasonal April to October)
Commando Memorial
Great Glen
Fort Augustus & Loch Ness
Glen Shiel
Eilean Donan Castle (photostop)
Skye Bridge
Portree
Approx 6:30pm
Day 3
8:30am
Depart Portree
Trotternish Peninsula
Old Man of Storr (photostop)
Quiraing
North Skye
Duntulm Castle
Flora McDonald's Grave and Museum of Highland life
Portree
Sligachan River
Plockton Seal Tour
Wester Ross Trail
Achnasheen
Inverness
Approx 6:30pm
Day 4
8:30am
Depart Inverness
North Coast 500
Corrieshalloch Gorge
Ardvreck Castle by Loch Assynt
Knockan Crag Nature Reserve
Ullapool
Rogie Fall
Hairy Coo Experience
Urquhart Castle & Loch Ness (photostop)
Inverness
Approx 6:00pm
Day 5
8:30am
Depart Inverness
Culloden Battlefield
Clava Cairns
Cairngorm National Park
Pitlochry
St Andrew's
Arrive Back In Edinburgh
Approx 6:30pm
Optional Extras – prices subject to change
(Museum of Island Life – Price dependant on availability)
(Calum’s Seal Tour – Price dependant on availability)
(St Andrews Cathedral – Dependant on access & availability)
The shortest commercial flight in the world is
from Westray to Papa Westray in Orkney.
It takes just 47 seconds!
We know all the facts!
Our driver guides are Scotland obsessed.
Their knowledge of Scotland will entertain and excite you throughout your tour.
They’ll share their passion for the place they call their home, leaving you with a piece of Scotland in your hearts forever.
5-DAY ISLE OF SKYE, OBAN, ST ANDREWS & NORTH
WEST HIGHLANDS TOUR ROUTE
Where will I sleep?
For this tour, you will require accommodation for a one night stay in Oban, a one night stay in Portree and a two night stay in the city of Inverness.
Accommodation is not included in the price of your tour but we are happy to offer assistance and provide further recommendations where needed. Please contact us if you need help!
You will need to book accomodation near our pick up/drop off points below;
Oban – 1 Station Rd, Oban, PA34 4NU
Portree – Somerled Square, Portree, IV51 9BS
Inverness – 26 Queensgate, Inverness, IV1 1DJ
Please ensure that your booked accommodation is fully refundable in the unfortunate event that you are unable to make the tour or if the tour is cancelled or rescheduled. We recommend that you book directly with the accommodation provider as opposed to via a 3rd party to ensure you get the most competitive rate available. We encourage that you mention you are on a tour excursion when you book as most accommodation providers will be happy to provide your party with an early breakfast.
Your Tour Departure
This is the only Hairy Coo tour to offer departures from both the city of Edinburgh and the city of Glasgow.
-EDINBURGH-
We’ll pick you up first thing in the morning to begin your trip at the city centre meeting point, Deacon’s House Cafe, 304 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2PS.
Check-in for your tour will commence at 8:00 AM Seats are unreserved so we recommend you arrive early if you have a preference of where you would like to sit.
Departure will promptly be at 8:15 AM. We’re unable to wait for guests who are late due to the time restraints of the jam packed itinerary we have planned.
-GLASGOW-
We’ll pick you up first thing in the morning to begin your trip at the entrance of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. The full address is Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AG. Please make yourself known to your driver-guide, who will be wearing a Hairy Coo branded uniform.
Check-in for your tour will commence at 10:45 AM. Departure from the museum will promptly be at 11:00 AM.
Please Note: Those in your tour who boarded in Edinburgh will have about 1-1.5hrs to explore the museum prior to your departure time. If you would also like the opportunity to walk around the museum, we recommend you arrive at 10:00AM.
We aim to get everyone back to Edinburgh’s Lawnmarket on Day 5 at approximately 6:30 PM. The tour will conclude at Deacon’s House Cafe in Edinburgh only and will not return to Glasgow.
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OUR OTHER SCOTTISH TOURS
1-DAY LOCH NESS, HIGHLANDS, GLENCOE & BEN NEVIS |
2 Day Loch Ness, Glencoe, Glenfinnan Viaduct & St Andrews |
3-DAY ISLE OF SKYE, INVERNESS & HIGHLANDS |
1-DAY STIRLING CASTLE, KELPIES, LOCH LOMOND |
1-DAY ALNWICK CASTLE & SCOTTISH BORDERS |
This is what our guests say about us
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Just do it. Brian was my tour guide. Not only was he extremely knowledgeable, he was also entertaining. You can tell this man... read more 
jesshR3718GJ07/09/2022 - Great tour We had a great time touring with John. He kept us entertained during long drives and didn’t rush us at... read more rexhatch07/09/2022
- Wonderful Trip This tour was amazing! We were very lucky with the weather and had blue skies for most of the day.... read more amhawkinsuk07/09/2022
- Fun day trip The best tour we have been on! Our guide was knowledgeable, genuinely hilarious and he was able to tell stories... read more Niranjhana N07/09/2022
- Really fun, but needs AC! Our tour guide, Brian, was great. We really enjoyed the stories, etc. This is a looooong day, so it helps... read more sarahs21406/09/2022
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