St Andrews & Fishing Villages of Fife Private Tour from Edinburgh
Description
Join us on a private tour of the Kingdom of Fife from Edinburgh. Hopefully meet our famous Highland 'Coos'. Marvel at the UNESCO Forth Bridge spanning the river forth. Visit the Renaissance Falkland Palace, home to the oldest tennis court in Britain, and made famous by the Outlander TV series. Explore the Medieval town of St Andrews with its quaint cafes and shops. Take a photo of the 'Old Course', Scotland most famous golf course and home to Golf world wide. Visit Fife's once bustling fishing villages. Visit St Fillan's cave Explore the best Fife beach in the hunt for Sea Glass and sea shells.
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Itinerary
Meet the three resident Highland 'Coos', Thelma, Louise and Angus
The Forth Rail Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage site built in 1890, spans the river Forth alongside it's sister bridges built in 1964 and most recently 2017.
The Renaissance Falkland Palace was commissioned by King James IV, and was a favourite retreat place for Mary Queen of Scots. It also has the oldest real tennis court in the world. The hit TV series Outlander was filmed in the village, where Frank and Claire celebrated their second Honeymoon, and if you are a fan of the series you should immediately recognise it.
Home to Golf, the oldest University in Scotland and a great Cathedral built as early as 1158, St Andrews was the centre of Catholicism in Scotland. You will have the chance to have your picture taken at the iconic Old Course, and explore the small medieval town, bustling with cobbled streets, quaint cafes and independent shops.
We will make our way along the East Neuk, passing through the many fishing villages before stopping at the once bustling fishing village of Pittenweem, here we will visit St Fillan's cave, home to an Irish missionary in the 7th century
One of the best beaches in Fife for hunting for Sea shells and Sea glass, which are often found on the beach thanks to the two local Glass factories that were located here 100 years ago. Back then, unwanted glass was dumped into the sea and still washes up on the beach here after having been polished by the sea and sand.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick you up from your hotel, Vrbo, Airbnb, cruise ship or other holiday accommodation.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The total drive time between attractions including pickup and drop off is 3 hrs 20 mins with 4hrs 10mins at the attractions
- Falkland Palace is Open from 1st March to 31st October, alternative attractions will be offered when it's closed
- Uk cars are smaller than our American counterparts, please be aware of this when booking for 4 adults
Reviews(27)
Paul with E2G Tours provided the best day of our week in Scotland! We were picked up in front of our AirB&B on time with a comfortable, roomy vehicle. Paul was super friendly and a great conversationalist for our day together. He shared lots of information on landmarks we passed while driving and those we stopped at during the day. Our family wanted to spend extended time at St Andrews and we were easily accommodated. We all especially enjoyed the candid pictures he took of us during the tour. Most importantly, Paul was an excellent driver! Highly recommend
So happy to read you had a great day with Paul! The St Andrews tour is my personal favourite and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for the recommendation and 5 stars
Shak was wonderful. He was funny and very informative. When we got to st Andrew’s we felt like we played golf just from this walking tour!! Cave was great too!! Icing on the cake was the Scottish snacks our families new treats!
Thank you so much Kim! Lovely review and glad you liked the tour, it's my personal favourite! Shak will be pleased with the feedback :) take care!
Shak was our awesome driver and guide. He was kind, efficient, and very knowledgeable of the area. Because of him our day could not have been better.
Thank you very much for the 5 stars and lovely review! Shak will be pleased with this feedback :)
Our driver was Darryl. He was a good guide and took us for two different tours 2 different days. one was to the st Andrew’s golf course! He talked to the employee and they let us take a picture on the bridge on the golf course! It was such a neat experience and such a great friendly driver! We were a group of 4 girls and Darryl made us feel safe the entire time. He made suggestions for other things we were doing and some options for us to do them. It was such a nice experience to have someone from Scotland help us and give us some advice on things to do and see! Thanks for such a great tour Darryl!
Thank you so much for the 5 stars! Darryl will be pleased and I'm so glad that you all felt safe, that means a lot ❤️
Our driver Darryl was great! He was knowledgeable and very accommodating for our group on a girls trip. We loved being able to book a small tour group for just the four of us. And not one of the big bus tours. Loved getting picked up directly from our hotel. Felt more personal and Darryl’s personality was just icing on the cake. Highly recommend.
Our private tours are always appreciated over the larger mixed group bus tours, many thanks for your 5 star rating and praise for your guide.
Shak was a wonderful guide! He’s friendly, knowledgeable and has a great personality. He shared his love of Scotland as we visited St. Andrews, Falkland Palace and a great little fishing village. The tour was a wonderful first taste of Scotland.
Thank you so much for the lovely review. Shak will be pleased to read this :)
Wonderful time getting to see, walk, and watch play on the 27th,18th,1st and 2nd holes of Old St Andrew's. Additional stops at the Coos cows, and other sites in the itinerary were as described. Our guide, Shaq, was wonderful in providing background and insight into and about Scotland's history.
For a golf lover, nothing beats a tour to the 'old course', many thanks for your 5 star rating
Shak was wonderful very knowledgeable and very fun We had a great time would highly recommend his service.
Thanks so much Brenda! Glad you had a great day with Shak
Great Scottish experience! Our driver Gerry was very knowledgeable and filled us with entertaining tales and truths of Scottish history. Took us to secret places we would never have found. He went above and beyond to customize our adventure.
Gerry will be grateful of your compliments, he takes great pride in all of his tours and is 100% customer focused. Many thanks Scott for taking the time to leave a review, enjoy what time you have left in Scotland
Shak was very informative. A great guide, a very enjoyable experience. We had a great day. Thank you Shak for all you did
Thank you so much for the 5 stars! Glad that Shak gave you a great day
