4 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.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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