Our day started with a cheerful greeting from our guide, Scott. He was prompt, friendly, and made us comfortable right away, literally and figuratively. The weather was rough- rain and wind- named storm, in fact, but the warmth and generosity of our guide made up for it. We learned a ton of interesting facts, stories, and lore (myths and legends) during our day trip with Scott, and enjoyed the beauty of the countryside from the warmth and comfort of the tour. We took photos, had snacks and a few breaks to stretch our legs along the way, including beautiful views, laughter, and some tasty treats. We enjoyed every minute of our tour for a lot of reasons. However, the thing that made ours so memorable was our amazing guide, Scott. He connected well with each of us, including our teen, and had her chatting up a storm, which is rare! We are grateful we had such a great guide, and appreciated how it made such a rainy day that much brighter.

We used Iconic Tours for a two week custom private tour of Scotland. We were four women traveling together, none of whom had been to Scotland in at least 40 years! Will helped in the months before our trip in choosing hotels and guest houses, and even restaurants from Edinburgh, Oban, Glenco, Isle of Skye, Inverness, Pitlochry and St Andrews. He made up a great itinerary that allowed us to have full days, but not frantic days. We met Will for a tour of Edinburgh on our first afternoon and we barely felt the jet lag from our flight from Boston. The rest of the two weeks was covered by Gary who was a delight as our guide and an expert driver. He helped us to stay focused on all the things we wanted to do, but we never felt rushed. He was ready to serve a dram each afternoon from an extensive selection of Will’s collection. Apparently this is “a thing” in Scotland as I saw a few other small tours serving drams from the “boot”. I suspect our selection was a much higher quality and variety of whiskies than those other tours. After all, Will is an expert, and he provided the whisky! It was a fun extra and we loved it. It was surprising how affordable it was to have a 100% custom trip with such wonderful guides (Will and Gary) and driver (Gary). We had the unfortunate (and horrifying) experience of witnessing a head on collision between the car immediately in front of us and an oncoming car. We were on a curvy, narrow, hilly road coming out of Oban. We were never in danger as Gary was an excellent driver and was able to stop well before anyone in our car was hurt, or even jostled. He was completely professional. We were delayed as we waited for emergency vehicles and for Gary to make a statement to police, since we were the 1st car immediately behind the crash! It only made us that much happier that we were not driving ourselves! Ambulances took the hurt passengers of the two cars away, but they were conscious and we felt pretty sure they’d be alright. I was the one in our group who had thought we were being extravagant by having a driver. I’ll never feel that way again! I recommend Iconic Tours to anyone traveling to Scotland. The depth of knowledge of Scot’s History and their way of delivery was simply wonderful. It made the countryside and the castles come alive. There were so many interesting “real stories” to debunk the false ones told by scalawags. (Lots of myths in Edinburgh regarding Harry Potter and other fancy tales). I suspect the high level of expertise can be expected among all the Iconic Tours guides.

During my families trip to Scotland we scheduled a private driving tour from Edinburgh to St. Andrews. The entire experience with Iconic tours from start to finish was absolutely perfect. I engaged with Will to answer some initial questions and also to confirm the booking. Will was very responsive, very efficient and worked with us to customize our driving tour. Scott was our tour guide for the driving tour and was absolutely amazing. I have had a dozen+ different tour guides during my trips to Europe and I can say Scott was the best tour guide I have ever had. He was extremely knowledgeable, flexible, funny and engaging. We had lots of great conversation during the entire tour, it was great!! I will always cherish the memory of our trip to St. Andrews, it was an amazing experience and Iconic Tours was a huge part of what made that day so special.

We took a private walking tour of Edinburgh with Gary and it was excellent. Gary was incredibly knowledgeable about the city and showed us many sites around city center. We would recommend this tour to anyone looking to get their bearings in Edinburgh and hit many key sights in a short period of time.

My family and I did a day tour of Glencoe with Scott. It was a highlight of our trip! Scott picked us up from our hotel and was just an absolute delight from the moment we met him. As we were driving out of Edinburgh Scott took us by some must-see sites and talked about the history/background. As we made it to and through Glencoe, we saw bridges, monuments, and just absolutely picturesque lochs, mountains, waterfalls, and landscapes. We stopped and fed some highland cows that were just adorable! We also stopped at a mini Stonehenge type area with stones that were thousands of years old. We visited a number of quaint and lovely villages to break up the drive and do a bit of shopping with coffee breaks etc, which included stopping at a world-renowned chocolatier for a tasting! The tour ended with Scott dropping us off at our hotel. Again, this day was an absolute highlight and that was due in no small part to Scott. He was so lovely and funny and knowledgeable that it just made our day. I can't say enough nice things about the day and highly recommend it to anyone considering that tour.

Lynn our tour guide was amazing! She was knowledgeable and yet approachable! We loved our time with her!

Gary was our outstanding guide for a fun filled full day. He was knowledgeable, friendly, a good driver and very accommodating. Setting up this custom private tour was very easy thru email. Gary knew we had 2 requests, Kelpies & St Andrews. He delivered those and so much more. History of things in Edinburgh & St Andrews, facts behind the Kelpies, shopping advice, lunch at a quaint small town diner. We would absolutely to any of our friends.

We had a wonderful tour with Gary. He was extremely knowledgeable and provided lots of great information about the history, the people, and the culture of Edinburgh. We highly endorse this personal tour. Communication was easy and thorough, thanks Will and Gary!

Thanks to Iconic Tours we had an amazing time in Scotland. If you are looking for a private tour company this is who you want to book with. I reached out to Will prior to our travel dates, he always responded in a timely manner. He could not have been more patient and attentive in helping us to work out an itinerary to include all the things we wanted to see and experience. He also showed us several places off the beaten path that were fantastic. We found Will to be very professional, personable and to have a good sense of humor. We spent 4 days with him enjoying his wealth of knowledge not only about the sites we were visiting but about Scotland in general. Can’t wait to revisit some day and would definitely book with Iconic Tours again. Scotland has so much to offer, from Old Town Edinburgh to The Highlands to St Andrews to Whisky tastings all in between, it truly is a full “bag of delights”. Victoria R

Amazing trip, amazing guide. Highly recommend. His attention to detail made the trip. He was very accommodating and knowledgeable of the glencoe area! Thanks for the great day, Scott!

Scott was our guide, educator, comic, friend on this really wonderful day excursion into the mid highlands. While we did not have any set expectations or any specific sites to visit Scott was very masterful with getting a feeling of what we would prefer from the conversations we had while traveling. We hit the spots generally outlined in the description of the tour but we did a number of side spots that were interesting, beautiful, and allowed us to feel a part of the land and people of Scotland in our brief visit. The company was very informative and punctual in preparation and Scott was very timely and thorough. Brilliant in all aspects and we would look forward to another excursion with exactly this company and Scott when we return.

Jim was fabulous so knowledgeable about the area and Scottish history! It was the best part of our trip!

Excellent tour with Scott! Very fun, lots of flexibility, and extremely informative. The trip was comfortable and he was able to tailor the destinations to our preferences.

Wish I could give 10-star rating on a scale of 5 - this was the absolute highlight of our 4-day stay in Scotland. Will was amazing, very knowledgeable and friendly, he had so many stories and jokes to share – time just flew by so quickly. The places he took us were amazing and I can’t recommend him enough to anyone looking for a glimpse into the Highlands.

I couldnt recommend Iconic tours enough. I was in Scotland with my elderly parents and needed a private tour to highlands and few nice villages on the way. Bryan was an excellent tour guide. He was extremely accomodating and considerate of my parents needs.. He was a great company and very knowledgeable. I would rate them 10/10. I would love to come back and book with them again.