See The Highlands
See The Highlands
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Tours arranged across the highlands in new eight passenger minibus with full leather upholstery air conditioning and a microphone linked to the speaker system Tours can start from your accommodation in the highlands or if you are arriving by rail at Inverness or Kyle of Lochalsh or cruise ship arrivals at Invergordon or Portree or the airport at Inverness
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Frances S
34 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
If you don't have a car and want a customized tour of the wonderful sites around Inverness, you cannot beat a tour with John McCormack of seethehighlands. He picked my husband and I up (and arrived ahead of time!) at our B&B and made us feel comfortable from the very start. He has a vast knowledge of the history and natural things around Inverness and catered our tour to exactly what we wanted plus some unexpected little extras he added. He picked up on my every suggestion including our wanting to see lots of animals in addition to the various sites we wanted to see. John is so enthusiastic and personable that we felt like we were touring with a friend! I can't say enough good things about how well organized and careful he is. We managed to see the following places, all without rushing, in an 8 hour span. It was worth every penny. Urquhart Castle, Beauly Prior, Fortrose cathedral, Culloden, Clava Cairns, Cawdor castle, the great viaduct, and a couple of other unexpected places. And of course lots of animals, even some clydesdale horses! Thanks so much, John for our perfect day!
Written 30 May 2023
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Voyage482556
2 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
John picked us up at our holiday adress and drive us to Skye. He told us so much about Scotland. The kids loved it as well and were quiet and enjoying the views. John is very friendly and flexible, he had no problems my husband did a short running trail at Storr. John is the one you must call or email if you want to have a real special trip in the Highlands.
Written 16 August 2023
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RetiredWazza
Daylesford, Australia733 contributions
Oct 2014 • Couples
Strongly recommend the scenic route - Inverness, Rosemarkie, Cromarty, Kinlochewe, Torridon, Plockton, Eilean Dornan Castle, Portree - so beautiful.
It will take 3-5 hours depending on your stops but you will never forget these wonderful Highlands
It will take 3-5 hours depending on your stops but you will never forget these wonderful Highlands
Written 26 October 2014
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Penny C
Oxford, UK16 contributions
Sept 2014 • Friends
My friend and I stayed at Loch Dubh last week (29 September), chosen after extensive research. We were not disappointed. This was a return to Lochcarron for me – the first place I ever stayed in Scotland, with my late mother, about 15-20 years ago – and Loch Dubh made that slightly bittersweet return far more palatable than it could’ve been. The house itself is magnificent – I likened it to a Grand Designs-type building – and was built by Andrew (the other part of the couple that is Emma & Andrew) himself. It was beautiful – wonderful accommodation, great views over the loch itself (I got the room with the loch view and the patio doors), wonderful showers, and free wi-fi! We only stayed the one night – we both wished it had been longer – and had that wonderful Scottish breakfast to set us on our long journey back south to our main base for the week. This was indeed luxury bed & breakfast accommodation and hosts, and I would have no hesitation in recommending it to the most discerning of people.
Emma and Andrew were so warm and welcoming, full of local information, and certainly not your average B&B hosts – they were far more than that. Emma rounded that off by calling me not long after we’d left to say that I’d left my binoculars in my room. Unfortunately, I didn’t pick the call up in time to return, as I had no signal on my phone. She was kind enough to post them back to me (very nicely packaged, too!).
(If you throw into that mix the choice of eateries and, most of all, the amazing scenery, one really couldn’t ask for more. Try the Bealach na Ba – the Pass of the Cattle – over to Applecross. The highest mountain road in the United Kingdom, at 2053’ (that’s 2/3 of a Munro!). Hairpin bends on a twisting, narrow road. Not for the fainthearted, but not to be missed.)
Would we return? In a heartbeat – and not just for that breakfast! This was indeed luxury bed & breakfast accommodation and hosts, and I have no hesitation in recommending it to the most discerning of people.
Emma and Andrew were so warm and welcoming, full of local information, and certainly not your average B&B hosts – they were far more than that. Emma rounded that off by calling me not long after we’d left to say that I’d left my binoculars in my room. Unfortunately, I didn’t pick the call up in time to return, as I had no signal on my phone. She was kind enough to post them back to me (very nicely packaged, too!).
(If you throw into that mix the choice of eateries and, most of all, the amazing scenery, one really couldn’t ask for more. Try the Bealach na Ba – the Pass of the Cattle – over to Applecross. The highest mountain road in the United Kingdom, at 2053’ (that’s 2/3 of a Munro!). Hairpin bends on a twisting, narrow road. Not for the fainthearted, but not to be missed.)
Would we return? In a heartbeat – and not just for that breakfast! This was indeed luxury bed & breakfast accommodation and hosts, and I have no hesitation in recommending it to the most discerning of people.
Written 8 October 2014
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Pamela R
Afton, MN53 contributions
Jul 2019 • Friends
We were 5 cousins who made the same trip our mothers had made together in 1982. Out great grandfather and grandmother left the highlands to go to America In December 1867. We had a picture of the house he grew up in and a picture of the school where he taught school. We had an address on Shore street in Hilton. John was so wonderful to find the house and the school. John was so patient with us.... as we are all senior citizens. He also took us across the Nigg ferry and showed us many other wonderful sights. We highly recommend John as a tour guide of the Highlands!
Written 25 July 2019
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Thank you for the kind review you were all great fun especially after the whisky tasting..
So glad that we managed to find all the places that you were wishing to see
Hopefully you will all come back to see more of the Highlands
Regards John
Written 26 July 2019
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L-JCanada
Vancouver, Canada188 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
We hired John to take a group of 6 of us around the Highlands for our shore excursion day. He was waiting for us with his roomy van and did an excellent job of driving us around the Highlands and giving us a commentary of the area as we went. As the weather was a bit challenging, we worked with John to tweak our itinerary to try to take best advantage of the day. We visited Cawdor Castle, the Clava Cairns and Culloden Battlefield and drove by Urquhart Castle, Beauty, Loch Ness and Inverness. Despite our late port arrival time, thanks to John, we managed to get a good overview of this lovely area and arrived back at the ship in a timely way.
Written 2 July 2019
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Thank you for the kind review So glad that you enjoyed the tour It was a pleasure to show you the Highlands Regards John
Written 3 July 2019
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Beja R
16 contributions
Aug 2018 • Couples
We selected See The Highlands private tour which took four of us to Dunrobin Castle, the Falls of Shin, Millionaires View and Dornoch. Donnie was an excellent tour guide and a very caring and concerned individual, as one person in our party was not well. He went out of his way for us. Dunrobin Castle was a real highlight with it's falconry show. The tour itself for four people was very affordable (way less than the cruise line's 50-passenger tours) and we were able to customize our entire day
Written 12 August 2018
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So glad that you enjoyed the tour
I was already booked for that day however I was able to arrange a tour for you with another guide that I trust to ensure that you have a great day
Thanks for the nice review
Regards John
Written 13 August 2018
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JoyceNLiz
Manchester, UK74 contributions
Sept 2014 • Family
What's not to like! The highlands and islands are the most scenic places in the UK and, indeed, among the most beautiful places in the world. Even if you're not an outdoorsy person they are the most wonderful places to visit, just to look at the mountains and lochs. Of course if you like climbing, hillwalking, hiking etc, these are places you should not miss. For the photographer, or for the history lover, you are spoiled for choice and if you are looking for peace and quiet, there is nowhere better. You can leave your cottage and your car unlocked and it will still be there when you get back! Although the highlands and islands can get quite a bit of rain, contrary to popular belief, it doesn't rain all the time and we have had some very sunny holidays there. Besides, a beautiful place is a beautiful place whatever the weather. When the sun does shine, the views are breathtaking, as are the sunsets. My daughter and I go to Scotland every year. I can particularly recommend the Isle of Skye, and for clean, pristine beaches and blue sea, visit the Isle of Harris.
The one thing to dislike is the midges, but you can come prepared!
The one thing to dislike is the midges, but you can come prepared!
Written 25 September 2014
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Eric S
2 contributions
Sept 2014 • Solo
views of staggering mountains and breathtaking costal roads friendly people and a warm heart welcome
Written 25 September 2014
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Tony B
Edinburgh, UK13 contributions
May 2014 • Couples
John met us at the Strathcarron Station to take us on a tour of Wester Ross. First impressions were good as John was very smartly dressed with a shirt & tie and the vehicle was clean and tidy. Our excursion was a 4 hour trip over the stunning "Bealach na Ba" road to Applecross. We toured the peninsula, and did a circular route back to Achnasheen for the train back to Inverness. Stopping for photos along the way - and having all the points of interest highlighted to us as we drove. Great - lovely bloke and very friendly - thoroughly recommended.
Written 12 August 2014
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chenxu91
Singapore, Singapore
Hi!
May I ask how do I book a tour? Or to be more precise I need to arrange for transport to get from Strathcarron to Applecross and return the next day. Is this possible? Can you contact me via email/message?
Thank you so much!
Written 2 May 2018
Google seethehighlands for the website.
If he is not booked, I'm sure John would be happy to provide the transportation.
Written 2 May 2018
We intend to tour Scotland in early July but we have only 4 days there before we need to fly back home. Due to the limited time in Scotland, we would like to see the highlands (Isle of Skype, Loch Ness, Inverness etc) and do not have the luxury of time to see the distillery / wine tasting etc. We intend to move from Birmingham (after attending our child's graduation ceremony there) to Edinburgh to start our Scotland trip. Please advise how we should move and where we could get a experience tour guide/driver
Written 2 May 2016
I highly recommend John McCormack's guided tours of the Highlands. His company is called See the Highlands. He is based in Lochcarron but I think he sometimes picks people up in Inverness, and in any case there is a beautiful train ride from Inverness to Strathcarron near Lochcarron.
Please see my review for trip advisor under A Delightful Drive around the Highlands.
Written 3 May 2016
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