A Week In... Scotland

We saw much of what makes Scotland Scotland. Big cities to small villages were on the agenda. Falconry was a treat as was the shearing of a sheep. The support provided by the Tour Director when I left my dress shirts in a hotel was outstanding. The Edinburg Military Tattoo has to rank high as memorable moment. I also rank high the ability to handle birds of prey and being involved with working sheep dogs.

My 2nd Tauck tour, brought my lifelong friend Marie to celebrate our 70th birthdays. Since we always wanted to visit Scotland and are big Outlander fans we thought this was our time to go. We had a wonderful tour director and driver, along with excellent local guides. It was a lovely week and we also had terrific co-travelers. Too many to mention. Got wonderful pictures from a memorable trip.

This was a truly excellent tour and Tour Director- we saw so much, learned so much; and were taken care of every step of the way. Tauck has done an outstanding job of selecting sights and activities that provide a good sampling of Scotland in only a week; enough to learn and decide where to come back to on a future trip. There were so many, but some that stick out include: the wonderful welcome reception held on a boat cruise on Loch Lomond; hearing about the history of the kilt and having one of our group selected to be dressed in a kilt; the surprise visit to Leault Farm's working sheepdogs; and finally, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, with truly great seats!

Yes, this trip was great! I feel that we saw all the most important places and had excellent experiences. The tauck Director was terrific and the coach driver was a true professional. All hotels were outstanding as were the local guides, especially the one at Culloden. Warmer than expected. Minimal rain. I highly recommend. The Scottish evening at Inverness, although the falconry at Cameron House was highly entertaining. The scotch at Glenturret Distillery was great. The beauty of the Highlands is not exaggerated; would like to have had the opportunity for more pictures. Culloden, Clava Cairns & Corriegour Lodge were excellent & touching.

We arrived Glasgow. Room not ready so missed the barcrawl and hop on hop off bus and didn't see Glasgow. Trip proceeded to go well and was organized and did everything promised. However, I discovered we were each billed $125 "agent fees" on our credit card. Tauck agent claims these are not "agent fees" but airline fees for gas and taxes. Liked the falconry exhibition.

Very enjoyable. Our Tauck Tour Director was excellent. She kept us moving along with a smile and lots of information and tips for our visits. The choice of sights was very good. The hotels in Glasgow and Edinburgh were very good. The one in Inverness ok but not at the level of the other two. No question, it was the Tattoo in Edinburgh. Great spectacle and a lot of fun.

Great people. Great tour guide. Nice schedule. Taxing enough but not too taxing. Started in Glascow with a "Hop on / Hop Off" bus / Pub tour. Saw some castles and estates along the way. Spent a good couple of days in Inverness and ended up in Edinburgh. Wow! This was our 2nd tour. We will definitely have a 3rd & 4th. The side bar trips were especially informative, interesting, and fun. We went with a guide to some stones / old burial ground. We spent a few hours with an expert Falconer where many of us got to hold the birds. Then there was Neil the shepherd. His demonstration with the sheep dogs, sheep, and puppies was amazing.

We loved the beautiful, rugged Highlands as well as the castle tours. We enjoyed learning about clan tartans and Scottish kilts. The sheep dog demonstration was one of the highlights of our trip. Of course, all of the sightseeing and experiences were made that much memorable by sharing these experiences with the people on our tour. Attending the Military Tattoo was definitely the best experience of our trip. We'll remember it forever!

Our trip was very enjoyable and well organized by the director who did a marvelous job. The hotels were top notch with excellent service in most cases. This was our 3rd tour in 3 years but our first outside of North America with a totally different venue. We enjoyed it very much There were many enjoyable moments including the tour of Holyrood Palace, a demonstration of sheep herding with border collies, and Stirling Castle. However, we truly enjoyed the Military Tatoo program at Edinburgh the most. A very spectacular program.

This was our third trip with Tauck and again everything occurred without a single hitch, as far as we know. Our Tour Director did an outstanding job with all arrangements and the schedule. Weather was very near perfect for August, according to her, and made the experience even better. Difficult to choose but we would probably narrow it to two. First would be the Culloden Battlefield because we stood in the same area where my wife's ancestor from the Clan, a Jacobite, fought at the Battle of Culloden, survived and promptly got on a ship at Inverness and sailed to the Virginia Colony in 1745. Military Tattoo was also