My friends and I decided to hop on board the Majestic Tour the other bus with a few of his friends…read morewho were visiting from America. Out of all the tours buses we chose the Majestic Tour because it went a bit further out. It doesn't go to the castle, Royal Mile or the other predictable tourist stuff but all of those things are within walking distance anyway so we decided to go further afield. The key points on the Majestic Tour are; Royal Botanic Gardens Newhaven Royal Yacht Britannia Leith Through-out the tour there's a commentary which is probably the worst I've ever heard in my life. There were two narrators one called Willy the other called Evelyn and they were just having a general chat but they had the worst chat ever and kept making "jokes" like "oh no he didn't Evelyn... Oh yes he did Willy." Just awful. In between the terrible banter they played music that sounded like something out of The Little House and the Prairie. Awful. To be honest, I'm still trying to figure out what was Majestic about it, in all honesty it was a bit of a waste of £12 and the No. 22 bus goes on pretty much the exact same route for a smidgen of the price.

Besides being a rip off (£14 just to enter!), these lazy double-decker tour buses shuffle tourists…read moreall around Edinburgh, jet-lagged and nodding off as they listen to boring prerecorded "tour guides" on the complimentary headphones. If they only knew you could hop on an actual city bus for £1.50 (or £3 for the day), riders of these Majestic tours would see far more of the city and get to the Royal Yacht (or whatever) much more quickly. Shut up, take my money and lead me to the nearest bagpiper! And step on it!

If you're in Edinburgh for only a few days and would like to see as much of Scotland as possible, i…read morehighly recommend this tour. They have student discounts, but prices avg out at 30 pounds for a 8 hour tour around Scotland. You go through the highlands to get to Loch Ness and Urquhart castle. During the morning break, you can try some haggis. During your lunch break at Fort William, you can sample some of the whiskeys. You may also see the Loch Ness monster, well at least a replica.

We decided to take a tour to the Highlands and Loch Ness for our last day in Scotland. This 12…read morehour tour is about 10 hours on the bus. We could see the Wallace Monument from the highway but did not stop. The weather was bad and the windows on the bus were not very clean so basically everything the driver pointed out we could not see. We stopped for lunch where there were two options and at least the one we ate at it was way overpriced and not very good. Once we got to Urquhart Castle it got better. The castle is pretty cool to explore and take some pictures. The boat ride was short but it was fun. Then we got back on the bus for the 3 1/2 hours it took to get back in the dark. The driver continued to point out what was around but we could see absolutely nothing. ***What really was annoying was that to see the castle and take the boat ride is 15 pounds more per person. After paying 40 pounds for the tour we should not have to pay extra for what is the main part of the tour. It was a big rip off!***

Brian picked me up from my hotel to do the Loch Ness and Highland tours. He was funny and I laughed…read morea great deal. (I think I was the only one). He let me sit in the front seat so I wouldn't get car sick. Scotland is beautiful and his stories were wonderful. He even dropped me back at my hotel even though it had been a 12 hour day. Thank you Graylines.

One of the biggest highlights of my trip! I went solo and had a great time. If you're lucky enough…read moreto get Brian as your tour guide you are in for a treat. Everything was very easy and stress free. Thank you!!!

Arrived in Scotland from California determined to walk the 134 miles of the new John Muir Way. The…read moretrail is so new I had difficulty finding out much about it before I arrived other than it was much shorter and relatively flat compared to the John Muir Trail in California. My goal was to backpack and wild camp right before I hurt my back the day before I left. I arrived at Helensburgh (trail head) knowing I need to rest my back a few days and the night before I left I contacted this service asking for assistance. It was great! They had other bags already scheduled so adding my single pack was not a problem. I was able to leave the next morning with a daypack and arrangements were made with my B&B to hold the big pack for pick-up. The first day was a bit rough as I was trying to use a GPS and follow the round purple signs as I had not been able to locate a map and guide book. I traveled about 9 miles before meeting Steve at the first stop in Balloch. Steve was able to provide me with valuable advice as he has already completed the JMW, he had several maps and books to recommend and he is local so he knows the 'ins and outs' of the towns along the way as well as the highlights of things not to miss. Steve was supportive of my wild camping and knows the access code and assisted me in understanding it and finding my first and second night camp sites. The team has continued to be a valuable resource for me along the trail and they are just a call or text away for information. Their fees are very reasonable and this service goes a long way in making sure you have a fabulous time on your vacation. Although they are managing multiple hikers along the JMW they are always friendly and take time to help. Thanks for all the information and the baggage support.

Gullane taxi vía Allan…read more Very good service.  A lovely rural taxi service.  I sometimes ring or text and am able to be collected and dropped off.  Super flexible  family run business. Highly recommend.

Had luggage issues with the airlines recently at the Edinburgh Airport. Giving us the major…read morerunaround...luggage there, not there, going to be delivered, lost...on and on. Friends went 3 days without their luggage, while they sat in a hotel room nearly 2 hours drive away. Our hotel highly recommended Allan , and I now see why. I called him, told him my friends situation, and he then responded to the airport on their behalf. He tracked down the missing luggage, and then delivered it to us at the group's hotel. On top of that, he refused to accept what my friends were willing to pay, taking a far less sum. We used him twice during our week in North Berwick....both times stellar service. I would consider no one else for transportation needs while staying in this area....

My partner and I had a truly magical tour with Tania in the beginning of the year. Both of us have…read morespent a lot of time in Scotland but neither of were aware of the beautiful places that exists over in North Berwick and its surrounding area. Tanja is the best tour guide. She is very knowledgeable in both the history of the places we visited, and also know nice places to stop along the way, be it stunning places, beautiful architecture and more. To top it all off, we had a magnificent super moon on display during our trip. We will definitely be back. Thanks very much, Agueda & Espen

I've never really understood the need for a travel agent. My travel style is general to book cheap,…read moresnag an airbnb and wing it, so i've never really needed the promise of a 7 night tour to whatsit or a charming romantic country bed and breakfast get away. Until I decided that I too, would become one of the all inclusive junkies. I work a rather hectic job and as much as I love the bustle of vacationing in a new city, my travel style isn't really relaxing. Generally, I spend most of my vacation days at full tilt trying to see and eat as much as possible. But as I started looking at the upcoming year, I realized I might fancy sitting on a beach, eating buffet food, getting drinks brought to me and generally unplugging. It took 30 years but I finally understand the appeal of the "sit and do nothing" vacation. But the thing is, the "sit and do nothing" is much harder to find then the "book and explore willy nilly vacation". My go-to sites for flights suddenly became a huge, confusing wave of information when I wanted to book an all inclusive, lazy vacation. Jimmy Martin is right down the street from my house and I walk by it all the time, so I decided to take a sneak peek at their website first. It's a good website - clean, easy to navigate and has some pretty snazzy deals. It was enough to warrant a stop in for more information. My stop was quick, but the folks here were really helpful. I travel solo mostly, and all inclusives can be a pain in the butt to book for one person but they gave me some really useful tips/options, without making me feel like a leper for wanting to beach vacation solo. I was only in for a few minutes, but left with a few new places to consider and plans to return at a later date after snooping locations on their website to talk about booking something concrete. I'm not sure if a travel agent is going to be something that replaces my age old habit of internet surfing vacations, but in this particular instance, I think they may become my go-to for the rare lazy travel. If you seek a travel agent - they are very nice and worth chatting with/snooping online.

We booked a tour of Edinburgh, Leven and St. Andrews. I…read morecontacted Andy months ago to arrange a day's tour. This was very important to us as it was to be a trip to my wife's first visit to her mother's hometown of Leven. Andy arranged the day so that we could see the sights of Edinburgh early in the morning and arrive in Leven in time for lunch with relatives. We were able to catch the first tender and arrived on shore an hour ahead of our scheduled meeting time. Andy was there less than 15 minutes later! We were all amazed at how quickly we got off the boat, but thankfully we were able to take full advantage of that extra time because Andy was so early. The tour of Edinburgh was spectacular! We saw the castle from at least a dozen angles and Andy's knowledge of the key sights both historical and mythological was thorough and entertaining. After lunch in Leven we went to St. Andrews and had a delightful tour of that amazing area. Our only regret is that we couldn't spend a week with Andy showing us the amazing sights of Scotland.

We did several bookings with Andy Marjoribanks for our time in Edinburgh, and we could not be…read morehappier. He was incredibly responsive to our numerous emails from the US in the months leading up to our trip, and so easy to deal with. In addition to some airport and other cab-type runs, we booked his two-hour overview tour of Edinburgh for the day after we arrived. He is extremely informative about Edinburgh/Scottish history and included some really interesting/less-visited sites for some of our stops. Andy is a smart, friendly, helpful, knowledgeable (and punctual!) man who is great fun to spend time with, and we felt very well cared for. Highly, highly recommend.