9 Private Tours with a Driver in the UK Worth Booking

1.Luxury Giants Causeway Tour in Mercedes + FREE Belfast Mural Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 155 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) Our pick

Spend about eight hours with a private local guide on Belfast’s Antrim Coast. Travel by air-conditioned Mercedes with WiFi, USB ports, snacks, and hotel or cruise-terminal pickup. See Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-A-Rede, Dunluce Castle, Dark Hedges, and finish with Belfast murals.

“Our guide Paul was very inflexible, in spite of him being late to pick us up and early to drop us off. Rather than providing us a narrative of the geographical region and the political history, he continued to insert his personal political and religious beliefs, neither of which we were interested in hearing about. He also disparaged various religious and ethnic groups which was offensive and unprofessional. I would not recommend or encourage anyone to take this tour.”

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2.Edinburgh Full-Day Guided Private Tour in a Premium Minivan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 74 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $485

Spend eight hours exploring Edinburgh in a private, air-conditioned minivan with a kilt-wearing local guide. Shape the day around your interests, then visit the Castle, Royal Mile, Holyrood, Leith, Dean Village, or the Forth bridges. Guides include Hazel, Brenda, Neil, and Alexander.

“Brenda was wonderful, especially fun with 7 and 10 year olds. Great unicorn jokes and obviously knows her city—-history, restaurants, etc. She asked us where we wanted to go and was prepared for in town and out of town. But since this was our only full day in Edinburgh, we wanted to stick to town. We saw so much—-Edinburgh Castle to Calton Hill! Brenda was also incredibly kind and went out of her way to make the whole day wonderful.”

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3.Kingdom of Fife & St Andrews Full-Day Guided Private Tour in a Premium Minivan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $275Best value

Spend eight flexible hours with a private guide such as Alexander, Sandy, Hazel, Gary, or Sean, traveling from Edinburgh to St Andrews and the Fife coast. Expect castle ruins, golf landmarks, seaside villages, free snacks and water, and the option to shape the day around your interests.

“We had a wonderful time on the tour. There were 6 people in our party (2 adults, 2 seniors and 2 kids ages 9 and 4 years). Our tour guide Calais was brilliant. To the point my 9 year old son kept asking questions and was entertained by the stories told by Calais. Highly recommended!”

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4.Edinburgh Half Day Guided Private Tour in a Premium Minivan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $275

Spend four hours exploring Edinburgh in a private, air-conditioned premium minivan with a local guide such as Calais, Robert, Sandy, or Michael. Expect a flexible route covering Old Town, the Royal Mile, Calton Hill, Arthur’s Seat, Greyfriars, and Leith, with hotel, port, or station pickup.

“Calais was an incredible host and guide. He had almost genius level insight and understanding about the history of the city. I learned a ridiculous amount in such a short period of time and was amazed by the experience. The Van was almost new. And the communication pre-tour was flawless. I also note how organic the experience was, I felt a level of care and pride - not the focus on the dollar like other operators I have experienced. So, well done team! I would thoroughly recommend and I will definitely be using them again when I return with the family in the future.”

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5.Stirling Castle and Loch Lomond Full-Day Private Tour in a Premium Minivan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $342

Travel from Edinburgh in a private, air-conditioned minivan with bottled water and a kilt-wearing Highlander guide. Visit Stirling Castle, Doune Castle, Loch Lomond, South Queensferry, and the Trossachs, with hotel, airport, or cruise-port pickup and a flexible route.

“This private tour was just great! Ben, our guide and driver was polite, on time, knowledgeable, and wore a kilt. We went to places we wanted to be and the unexpected final stop to Falkland was just awesome!”

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6.Private Luxury Mercedes Rope Bridge Giants Causeway Coastal Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 6 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $767

Travel from Belfast in a private, air-conditioned Mercedes with a local guide such as Barry, Paula, Seamus, or Lorraine. The full-day route combines the Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede, Bushmills, castles, waterfalls, and Game of Thrones locations, with time to adjust the day to your interests.

“Was wonderful, great communication- took care of our every need. Couldn’t have been happier. Appreciated her suggestions for lunch and adjustments to itinerary. Paula was perfect.”

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7.The Highlands, Whisky and Castles Private Day Tour in a Premium Minivan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $343

Set out from Edinburgh with a private guide in a premium minivan. You’ll see the Three Bridges, sample whisky at Glenturret, visit Loch Tay and Doune Castle, and pause at the Kelpies. Guides include Jim and Alexander, with Wi-Fi, bottled water, and pickup included.

“Jim was very knowledgeable about Scottish history. Even knew alot about our American hisory. We enjoyed the whole experience very much and already want to come back to visit Scotland again. Beautiful Country!”

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8.Outlander locations experience, Private Tour in a premium Minivan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $411

Travel from Edinburgh in a private air-conditioned minivan to Outlander sites including Midhope Castle, Falkland, Culross, Hopetoun House, and Doune Castle. Your English-speaking local guide provides live commentary, bottled water, and onboard Wi-Fi throughout this eight-hour tour.

“OMG! This was the best tour I’ve had in Europe. From the extremely receptive guide:punctual, organized, knowledgeable, chivalrous… can’t say enough about him. Brand new MB sprinter, branded uniform, umbrella and glasses. It felt like touring with your cool cousin. My daughter and I felt safe and entertained every step.”

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9.Historic Edinburgh and Rosslyn Chapel Full-Day Private Tour in a Premium Minivan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $343

Spend about eight hours with a private guide in a premium air-conditioned minivan, touring Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns, Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, and Rosslyn Chapel. Guides such as Sandy, Rob, Laura, Ben, Debbie, and Andy are praised for lively stories and flexible planning.

“Our tour guide Rob was absolutely incredible. He told the history of each place in such a detailed and incredibly interesting way. He was genuine, funny, and very knowledgeable. The coach was luxurious and extremely comfortable. The locations were beautiful and so rich in history. I will be booking through this company in the future.”

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