From the Highlands to the Hebrides, our Edinburgh-based team designs every itinerary with you. Hand-picked accommodation, back roads we drive ourselves, real conversations with the people who live there. Self-drive across Scotland, or a private day tour from Edinburgh.
★★★★★ 4.9/5 · 87 Google reviews · 500+ trips since 2018
We live in Edinburgh. We drive these roads year-round. That's how we know the family-run distillery tucked in a glen, the B&B where the host keeps coffee on at 7am for early hikers, the wild coastline only the locals walk.
Every trip starts with a conversation. We listen first, then we build the itinerary around your pace, your interests and your budget.
Our approach
Every trip is private to your party, and every itinerary starts as a conversation. Pick the format first, or start with our Scotland planning guide: the rest we shape together. Nothing quite fits? We'll design one for you.
You take the wheel. We book the car, every night and every ferry, and write your travel book.
10 days
Self-drive
Staff pick
Edinburgh · Highland Perthshire · Loch Ness · Skye · Glencoe
Highland Perthshire, Loch Ness, Skye and Glencoe, two nights in each.
From £3,500 per person
10 days
Self-drive
Islands
Road to the Isles · Skye · Applecross · Torridon
The Jacobite steam train, three nights on Skye, then Applecross.
From £2,600 per person
10 days
Self-drive
Families
Edinburgh · Highlands · Isle of Skye
Shorter driving stages, castles children remember and hikes for shorter legs.
From £2,900 per person
A driver-guide who lives here does the driving. You watch Scotland go by and ask every question you like.
7 days
Guided
Staff pick
Edinburgh · Doune · Glencoe · Loch Ness
Two nights in Edinburgh, then the Highlands with your driver-guide.
From £4,000 per person
8 days
Guided
SMWS-led
Speyside · Islay · East Coast · Leith
Private cask samples, meetings with distillers and an Islay warehouse tasting.
From £4,900 per person
7 days
Guided
Edinburgh + NC500
Edinburgh · Wester Ross · Assynt · Sutherland
Two nights in Edinburgh, then the North Coast 500 with a driver-guide, in a week.
From £4,400 per person
Private days out from Edinburgh with a local guide, back in town for dinner.
Full day
Day tour
Staff pick
Stirling · Doune · Aberfoyle · Loch Katrine · Luss
Two castles, a steamship on Loch Katrine, then Luss on Loch Lomond.
Flat rate £650 1 to 8 travellers
Full day
Day tour
Midhope · Linlithgow · Blackness · Culross · Falkland · Doune
Lallybroch, Castle Leoch and Outlander's Inverness in one day from Edinburgh.
Flat rate £650 1 to 8 travellers
Full day
Day tour
St Andrews · Anstruther · Pittenweem · Crail
St Andrews, then the East Neuk harbours of Anstruther, Pittenweem and Crail.
Flat rate £650 1 to 8 travellers
Three simple steps between the moment you get in touch and the day you fly home from Edinburgh. Nothing signed until you are certain.
Tell us about your trip through our short form, or book a 30-minute discovery call on Zoom or WhatsApp. No commitment. We just want to understand what your Scotland trip should be: your pace, your priorities, your budget.
Once we have spoken and the trip is confirmed as feasible, we send you a detailed proposal within three to five business days: day-by-day itinerary, hand-picked accommodation, prices in GBP with multi-currency equivalents. Free iterations until you say yes. No pressure.
Once booked, we send your digital travel booklet two weeks before departure with maps, contacts, driving notes. During the trip, WhatsApp support seven days a week in Scottish business hours. You are never on your own.
Our team lives in Edinburgh. No middlemen, no outsourcing. We know every road, every accommodation, every restaurant because we visit them ourselves all year round.
You deal with the same person from trip design to your return home. No call centre, no team rotation. Your adviser knows your trip inside out and is personally committed.
Castles turned into hotels, family manors, fishing lodges on the shore of a loch... Our partner accommodations have been visited in person and appear on no comparison site.
Every itinerary starts with a conversation. Duration, pace, budget, interests, mobility. We adjust everything. No two trips we've planned have ever been the same.
An emergency number active every day during your stay. You're never on your own when the unexpected happens. Registered tour operator.
We favour independent accommodations, local producers and itineraries that spread tourism beyond overcrowded hotspots. Travel better, not necessarily less.
Our Edinburgh team is rated 4.9 out of 5 across 87 Google reviews, collected under Kilt & Licorne, the name we trade under for French-speaking travellers. Most are written in French: the ones shown here are translated and shortened.
Absolutely perfect. A trip planned to the last detail. A team who listens to what you want and does not hover once you are on the road, though always reachable. That is what you want from a travel agency. They love Scotland, and you can feel it, hear it, see it.
We came home delighted with this trip taken with friends, and we thank Anastassia especially, who took us along Scottish roads, paths and trails and introduced us to the country with real passion. Thanks too to Nico for the perfect organisation of our stay.
A well-organised trip with many essential sights, magnificent and stunning. Good choice of meals, we always ate well. Our guide Alison's kindness was beyond our expectations, and we were treated to lovely Scottish stories.
It started with Nico, who answered every question right up to our departure and put together a very detailed travel booklet. In Edinburgh, Emily brought the city's history alive. Then Angelina, known as Angie, drove us through the country. A careful driver and a real storyteller. Full days without ever feeling rushed. Angie, we will not forget you.
A trip we will remember, put together by Carole. We chose the self-drive option and it suited us really well. Quality accommodation, an itinerary built to our own taste. The Edinburgh tour with Marie was a lovely stop. We always had WhatsApp support with quick, useful replies. You never feel on your own. I can only recommend the team.
We answer the most common questions from our travellers before and during their Scottish adventure.
Ask us your questionOur self-drive tours start from £2,000 per person per week, based on two travellers sharing. Longer trips, higher-end accommodation and peak season scale from there. This price includes all nights, car hire, entry fees to the sites in your itinerary and our tailor-made planning service. International flights and most meals are not included unless otherwise stated.
Yes, you drive on the left in Scotland. The vast majority of our clients get used to it within one to two hours. Scottish roads outside the cities are quieter than you might expect, which makes the transition easier. Our travel booklet includes a practical illustrated guide to driving in Scotland with tips on roundabouts, single-track roads and right-of-way rules.
Scotland can be visited all year round, but each season is a different country. May and June offer the longest days and nature in full bloom. July and August are the warmest but also the busiest, with midges along the coast. September and October bring the best autumn light. Winter (November to March) brings snow-capped landscapes, fewer tourists and lower prices.
Yes. Scotland works well for families. The castles, legends and landscapes engage children and adults alike. We adapt itineraries to families by avoiding long driving days and including activities such as wildlife watching, child-friendly castle visits and accessible nature walks.
Yes. But not for the monster. Loch Ness is worth visiting for its impressive size (the deepest lake in the UK), the atmospheric ruins of Urquhart Castle on its shores, and the road along the loch towards Inverness. It's often the first great Highland loch travellers see, and the impact is real. The chances of spotting the monster, however, remain slim.
Most visitors from the United States, Canada, Australia and the EU do not need a visa for a holiday in Scotland. Since 2025, however, they do need a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before they travel. You apply online through the official UK government app for a small fee, and approval usually arrives within a few working days. We flag the requirement in your travel booklet, though the application itself is yours to make directly with the UK government.
We take on a limited number of trips each month, so every itinerary gets real attention. For summer departures, June to September, the best accommodation fills months ahead. Talk to us early and you get the widest choice of dates, houses and day tour slots. Leaving it late? We still help where we can, and we will always be honest about what is realistic.
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