I haven't joined this firm's tours but I have done several others and was appalled at the behaviour of a tour at Kirkwall Youth Hostel. The tour group had to get up at 4am for an early ferry and despite requests the night before from hostel staff and even an intervention during the night there was an unacceptable level of disturbance for other hostel guests- slammed doors, loud laughter for at least an hour from 4am. This is disgraceful and unprofessional and speaks volumes about the quality of the tour experience, which is not at all cheap. read more

Haggis Adventures can be best described as educative, enjoyable, inviting, and ultimately a great cardio session if you want to do all the daily hikes or strolls to some of the most beautiful scenery on Earth. I had never been off my home continent before traveling to Scotland and I can honestly say that the time I spent there was the THE best traveling experience I've ever had. My brother and I traveled together, we are both in our late 20's, and we were fortunate enough to be in the same tour group as a handful of other people all around our same age. Getting to know people day by day, hiking, taking selfies, and learning each of their "foreign" lingos were only a few of the greatest aspects of the trip. We did the 10-day option with more than half of the original headcount, and it was well worth it! I don't know if I would've been able to only see 5 days of that part of Earth.. Luckily, during the 10-day I got to hang out with two of Haggis Adventures' guides, the first 5 days was with Gillian and the latter with Gregg, both which knew a great deal about the history of Scotland and all of the sites that we visited. (We visited A LOT of sites). Both of them always gave great advice on where to shop in each town we stopped through and ultimately they became new friends due to their great personalities and charisma. If I were to ever go back to Scotland I would do the Haggis Adventure's Tour all over again just to see things I might've missed out on, although I did take like 500+ photos of which I'm showing to my family and friends at our viewing party tonight :) Going to Scotland? Chose Haggis Adventures! P.S. There's phone chargers next to every seat on their buses so don't worry about taking extra batteries.. you'll never miss an opportunity to take photos!! https://www.haggisadventures.com/2-10-day-tours/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5aS0nbDB5AIVisDACh1FBwcZEAAYASAAEgIXIPD_BwE read more

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Rich is AMAZING! I am beyond satisfied with my trip to the Highlands. Rich is absolutely a great storyteller. His sense of humor was the best and he never skipped out on an opportunity to tell a good joke. He is very kind and I left feeling like I wish I could stay an extra day! The trip itself was good. Some stops were very short and I felt exhausted getting on and off constantly but I'm glad he showed us all the little details. He recommended good food spots in every town and they were good! Glad he gave us the tips. Haggis adventures is a great way to see Scotland!!! 10/10 take the trip if you're on the edge about it. read more

RICHIE IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST!! Not only was he hilarious and a great story teller, but he knew so much fun and intriguing info about the history of Scotland. I learned so many things I had never known. I find that sometimes these multi-day tours can become exhausting but Richie was able to keep the energy going every day and keep us engaged during our long drives. I loved that we got to cover so much of Scotland and stop at so many sites. I've never seen so many castles! and cows! Richie was also so great to be around, always asking how we were doing and chatting with students. He even brought a personal aspect to the tour by bringing us to explore his wonderful hometown! He also has a playlist of bangers that he plays throughout the tour! I would 100% recommend him and HAGGIS tours to anyone coming to Scotland. Scotland was wondrous itself but Richie made the tour with his great personality. read more

If I could give this 6 stars I would. I'd even throw in a steaming plate of neeps and tatties. I consider myself a professional traveler and as such it's pretty lame to go on organized tours. Us constant travelers are too cool for that. We want to see local flavor. We want to be a local, wander on foot through back alleys and stumbled upon something authentic. Our money is precious and to be spent on unique things not organized cattle tours. The closest thing to an organized tour I had done in 3 years of frolicking the globe were free historical walking tours. But, because of a limited time in Scotland and no prep, I did the unthinkable and booked a the 3-day Skye High tour with Haggis Adventures out of Edinburgh. And it has made all the difference. I booked my trip while I was still in Ireland. I just hopped online, filled out some info and Voila! I was set to go. A cool feature of Haggis is that you are able to log on before your trip and virtually meet your tour mates BEFORE you leave. I chose to be surprised, and when I arrived in the wee hours of the morning (ok, fine, just about 7:30am) at the office my tour mates and I boarded the bright yellow Haggis bus and headed outta town. Our tiny tour guide Andy at the helm and in a kilt. I thought maybe this was just a showy thing, kinda cheesy, but no! Andy stayed in his kilt for the entire tour toughing out the cold Scottish winds. Our group was small, about 17 and a surprising amount were traveling alone. As we drove out of Edinburgh, Andy told us to forget the printed itinerary and just trust him. He was going to take us to places not listed and on roads rarely accessed. To get our social juices flowing, Andy immediately suggested a game of "Speed Dating" where we had to get up and chat with a random tour-goer for 3 mins and then switch. A completely fabulous idea that made us unite much faster. The drives were long, on winding roads in crappy conditions, but Andy kept upbeat all the time, cracking jokes, making puns, playing music and giving us some background on the places were stopped at or passed by. We stopped more times in the first day than I thought we would stop the entire time. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous and made me fall in love with Scotland 100 fold. My bladder is small. Secret's out. There are no toilet aboard Haggis buses, and I was worried. But have no fear! Haggis stops plenty of times and in the right intervals so no one has to sit uncomfortable in their seat crossing their legs. The first night, our bus broke down about 15 minutes from our hostel (Morag's Lodge) near Loch Ness. Super Andy fixed the situation immediately, calling in friends to shuttle us to the lodge and staying behind in the cold, dark shoulder of the road to wait for the tow truck. What a star! The rest of the time was spent seeing the astounding Scottish Highlands, passing sheep and Lochs, driving on the edge of cliffs with "Amazing Grace" playing on the bagpipes, frolicking inside castle ruins or pretending to be William Wallace. The hostel even had events for us, like a trivia night the first night, movies to watch and a fun bar with karaoke (although I got shut down pretty fast SOB). If you get a chance, DEFINITELY go out to a local bar with the staff. It was one of the most fun nights I've had in ages. It's a weird mix of people and an even weirder mix of music. Traditional Scottish music (both live on an accordian and recorded) weaved in between regular club and bar music. When the Scotch music is on, do yourself a favor and join the locals for a hoe-down. It is insanely fun. MORAL: Although I hated organized tours, Haggis (and Andy!) proved me stupid. Had I gone to the Highlands alone, I would have NEVER experienced 90% of the things I was able to witness with Haggis. I would 150% do another tour with Haggis in the future. Haggis is geared towards the 18-35 crowd. Slightly more life-experieced? Don't start unpacking your bags just yet! This awesome company accepts your wrinkles and accepts you as long as you are young-at-heart. TIP: We were all pretty tuckered out after the 3-Day Skye High Tour, so I'd think first if you really want to do any of the especially lengthy ones. read more

If you are looking for a "wild and sexy" time, look no further than Haggis Adventures. I chose Haggis because of the enormous amount of positive reviews that have remained consistent over the years. I have recently participated in the 5 day Hebridean Hopper tour, departing July 29th with the outstanding Jamie, as our guide. I was travelling solo, but the diverse nature of people in the group meant that I was able to make friends quickly. Everyone was super friendly in the group. The content of the tour was fantastic and provides great value for money. Over the course of 5 days, we saw and experienced about dozens of notable sights of interest from the comfort of our very comfortable yellow mini bus. Jamie, our guide provided excellent and honest commentary through the tour. As a lover of Scottish history, I felt Jamie's retelling of historical events was historically accurate and broken down in easy to understand stories for the tourists with no background on Scotland. He also wove in nuggets of comedy gold to keep us entertained throughout the trip. As a teacher, I must commend him on his excellent presentation skills as he spoke very clearly, repeated key terms and answered questions effectively. He's a fantastic tour guide, with a passion for Scotland that generates excitement within the group. Using his resources and connections to locals really helped to make the tour extra special, which was appreciated by all in the group. My only constructive feedback for Haggis, is to provide more detail about the difference between the Skye High and Hebridean Hopper tours when booking. As I felt very mislead by the name "Hebridean Hopper", that the tour is primarily of the Outer Hebrides and the tour of the Inner Hebrides (Skye), is basically just driving through to the mainland. The name of the tour suggests you are "hopping" to the Outer and Inner Hebrides and the map shows you are going through Skye, however many of the people on our 5 day tour felt the same about the Skye part. Clearly, this is so you purchase the 10 day tour or come back on another tour. Which, I will come back, so you've got me there. But it seems to be a shock to the travellers during the tour, so it would be really helpful if you sorted that out. Also, from a different perspective, on the 10 day tour, it seems to be an inefficient route to have the group go to Skye twice. Why not do a proper tour of Skye when everyone is together and then go to a different area to maximize on the 10 day tour instead of driving all the way back to Skye? It's just a thought that kept recurring in conversations with travellers on the tour. The hostels were pretty good. They seemed to be mostly independent hostels, fairly clean and friendly staff. Of course, you don't have to stay in hostels, but it's a very affordable option and reasonably priced. The convenience of paying for the accommodation and extras in advance was lovely, so everything was taken care of before you arrived. You only needed to worry about food and spending money, which supermarkets and restaurant options were clearly explained and left for you to decide within your budget. I absolutely loved my Haggis trip! I will definitely be joining them again on more tours in the future! Thanks again to Jamie, for being absolutely awesome! I also enjoyed the kilt! :) read more

If you want an awesome adventure lead by guides who are clearly passionate about their job and their country, choose Haggis! If you want to see the best parts of Scotland and experience some truly memorable moments, choose Haggis. If you don't mind being made to do a weird dance to summon Nessy on the shores of Loch Ness, choose Haggis. Eh. Fantastic five day drive around Scotland. Our guide was Scott- who sadly is no longer on the road. Visited Loch Ness, Isle of Skye and Glen Coe. Will remain one of my favourite trips ever! read more

Awesome, awesome, awesome! Went on the 3 day Skye high adventure, which went to the Isle of Skye and Loch Ness, among other places. The hostel we stayed at in Loch Ness (Morag's Lodge) was great. The drinks were drink and the rooms were big, with en-suite bathrooms (which were themselves very modern and large). The place does have tartan carpet throughout, which is pretty funny, though. The tour guide was great - he wore a kilt for most of it and let us know at the end if he was wearing underwear. Nice. We had a mixture of people - early twenties to early forties and I definitely think the tour was suited to everyone. The land itself is the main attraction and the tour guide did let us have a little say in what we did on the last day (as in he offered a Whiskey tour and I don't remember what else, cause we all chose the Whiskey) read more

My wife and I did the 5 day Highlands, Isle of Skye, Loch Ness tour (July 15-19 2019) and it was AMAZING. Caroline was our guide and she was AWESOME and very KNOWLEDGABLE. We can't say enough about how enjoyable this was, the entire trip was flawless and all reservations were great. We would definitely recommend this tour and this Guide (Caroline) to anyone. Be prepared to walk or you probably won't like it. We absolutely loved the tour and all the great sites as well as the lunch stops and accommodations.... read more

Just before Hogmanay I went on the three day tour called Skye High, it was amazing! The many reason I enjoyed it so much was because of the amazing guide we had. Keith had so many facts and stories about all the places we saw. You could also tell that he really enjoyed sharing them with us and that made them even better. The accommodations along the trip were also very nice. The first night we stayed in Morag's Lodge in Fort Augustus, right near Loch Ness. It was very nice and clean with good size bathrooms. The most fun was the trivia quiz we did in the bar later that night. The second night was on Skye at a place called Saucy Mary's. This was a little more of a true hostel with one two bathrooms on each floor and 5-6 people in each room. But at night the bar was in full swing and they even had a band. Overall the entire experience was great. If you are planning a trip to Scotland in the winter though be sure to remember all your warm and water proof clothes! read more

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Visited Edinburgh in early June, 2016. The guides and tours were GREAT! We took two one day tours while in Edinburgh. Lee took us to Loch Ness and was a very entertaining and educating guide. Mayre took us to Loch Lomond and again, a wonderful guide. 5 stars to the guides and locations. The lower review is because of the buses. I booked Haggis specifically because they advertise the smaller busses that are low to ground and carry 20-30 people. They do use these, but on the two day tours that we took, we had a massive, full size bus that was extremely uncomfortable for long drives and huge stairs that were difficult for some of us to use. No where in their advertisements do I find those large tour buses and we were extremely disappointed when it arrived, even though one tour only had 26 people! The buses do not have enough leg room and very high seats so unless you are in the front seat, you see nothing. A+ for the guides... F for the buses. read more

I went on a tour in 2009. I loved it do much I dragged another person along in 2012. I felt like my tourguide hated me, and was resentful of me for being with my friend because he liked her more? That was my second time. From my first time, I cried when my laptop broke down after and I lost all my picture/vids from that tour. It was AMAZING. Besides feeling isolated the second time, it was still fun, and I made friends from all over. It was so flexible and lovely, and we took so many detours to awesome places with cool stories. read more

I did the 5 day highland fling. Our tour guide was not friendly. She stopped way too often and at pointless stops. Although you get to see lots of beautiful sights, I would have much rather spent less time doing so and felt the trip was drawn out. The bus was freezing and the music was loud. There wasn't much to do at night either. I would not recommend anyone do this trip. For the money, it was not worth it. read more

I went on a 3-day trip through the Scottish Highlands called Skye High Scotland and I will never forget it. Though I tend to avoid touristy activities, it seemed like the smartest way to see the Highlands which are some of the most beautifully majestic landscapes in the world. The tour company is geared toward active young people who want to make their cash stretch far as possible. Highlights included Stirling Castle, Glencoe, Loch Ness, Eilean Donan Castle, Inverness, Fort Augustus, Isle of Skye and Colloden Battlefield. My favorite stop was called Quiraing on Isle of Skye. Just stunning, breathtaking scenery! The lodging arranged by the tour was at Morag's Lodge in Fort Augustus, just along the Loch Ness. This place was warm, clean, very comfortable and they prepared really great food for us. By night local musicians performed as we had a tartan toga party and learned traditional Scottish folk dancing! It was a ton of fun. Check out my pictures: http://bit.ly/16xJ0nC read more