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Glasgow: Stirling Castle, Loch Lomond Walk, and Whisky Tour

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Activity provider:Experience Scotland's Wild
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Day trip

Glasgow: Stirling Castle, Loch Lomond Walk, and Whisky Tour

Activity provider:Experience Scotland's Wild
4.8  / 522 reviews

From $95.71 per person

Visit Stirling Castle with connections to Mary Queen of Scots and William Wallace on a tour from Glasgow. Take a short hike in the Highlands of Scotland and drink whisky at the Glengoyne Distillery

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Duration 8 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Small group
Limited to 8 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • Visit a Highlands Scotch Whisky Distillery and taste the so-called Water of Life
  • Discover Stirling Castle and the stories of this historic fortress with a tour guide
  • Take in the beauty of the Highlands of Scotland on a guided hike
  • Experience the wonders of Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park
Full description

See the highlights of Scotland including a historic castle, the Highland Whisky Distillery, and the Scottish Highlands. Learn all about the history of the area from your local guide.

After departing Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city and one that’s full of character, a great music scene, and plenty of wonderful restaurants, your guide will take you north to the historic city of Stirling.

This is your chance to visit Stirling Castle, a notably prominent feature on the skyline steeped in some of the most magnificent history in the country. It’s believed to have been besieged at least 16 times and changed hands many times during the Wars of Independence.

Enjoy free time to explore the castle and even join one of their scheduled tours led by the expert Castle guides. Next, your guide will whisk you over to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park to experience the magnificent Scottish Highlands. Witness the Highland boundary fault line, the area of Scotland where the Scottish Lowlands and Highlands crashed together millions of years ago.

Go for a short walk and truly experience the breathtaking Highland landscape in all its glory. Your guide will regale you with some of the wonderful histories of the area, and introduce you to the wildlife and what makes Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park such a special place. Next, it's time for the tasty part of the tour, a deliciously smooth Highland Whisky Distillery. Your guide will take you over to Glengoyne Distillery where you will want to take a tour and learn all about “uisge beatha” Gaelic for “water of life”.

Hear about the entire whisky-making process and even get to delight your taste buds with a wee dram or two, and you might even want to take home a bottle for a nightcap occasionally. So, after having a wonderful day tour and experiencing a diverse range of what Scotland has to offer, your guide will wish you farewell and take you back to Glasgow for you to continue your Great Scottish Adventure. The Stirling Castle, Whisky Distillery, and Loch Lomond guided day tour may be explored in reverse.

Includes
  • Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Tour guide
  • Guided hike
  • Food or drinks
  • Stirling Castle entry fees
  • Glengoyne Distillery entry fees
  • Tips
Not suitable for
  • People with mobility impairments
  • Children under 18 years
  • People with low level of fitness

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Meeting point

•Meet at Taxi Rank on North side of Buchanan Bus Station •Check-in - 15 minutes before Tour Start Time •Please make sure you arrive on time as your Guide will need to leave at the tour start time •Look for our Van with an Experience Scotland's Wild Logo •If you think you may be late, please call as soon as possible

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Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Weather-appropriate clothing

Know before you go

  • This activity involves some short walks
  • You will be visiting a cafe where you can purchase lunch

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 22 reviews

Review summary

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  • Value for money
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Ragani – United KingdomOctober 31, 2023 – Verified booking
It was a wonderful trip and I could not recommend our guide, Andrew highly enough, for his knowledge, flexibility and all round loveliness. He was an absolute pleasure to be around and clearly loves doing what he does and is great at it. We learned a lot of really interesting things. Thank you also to Scotland's Wild for having a policy of still going ahead when there are cancellations, even though there was only two of us. It felt like our own private tour! I wouldn't hesitate to tour with them and with Andrew again.
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Laurye – GermanyJuly 31, 2023 – Verified booking
Andrew was an awesome tour guide, his knowledge of history and local information was outstanding. The other couple canceled and we ended up with a private tour. The bus was comfortable and we were so glad of Andrew’s skill set and that he was driving though the roads. The castle was magnificent, the Tapestry exhibit was interesting. We had lovely whiskey at Glengoyle and a nice walk at Loch Lomand. The pacing was appropriate for this length of tour. We thoroughly enjoyed the day and we were ready to adopt Andrew as our fifth son.
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GetYourGuide traveler – CanadaMay 27, 2023 – Verified booking
Our guide Cal was awesome, and extremely personable and knowledgeable during our tour! I was surprised to learn that there was an entrance fee for Sterling Castle and the whiskey distillery - that was mentioned in the Get Your Guide confirmation email, but I did not see that anywhere when I originally booked the tour for 2, so it is especially important to be very clear on any additional charges upfront. As it was, I found the cost of the tour per person quite high when taking into consideration having to pay for 2 additional charges/person on top of that. Would have also been nice for Cal to have had a Scottish flag for picture taking purposes on top of the Loch Lomond hike, but all in all it was a most enjoyable day.
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