Free Time Rabbies Tours

My experience with Rabbies was only a full day tour. However, on this tour the guide would drive us to the site, tell us a bit about it and then let us go where we wanted telling us where and what time to meet him to go to the next stop. On the day tour we had a large van, not a bus. I really enjoyed my tour to Melrose Abbey and Rosslyn Chapel with stops in between for a quick photo or short hike.

Which tour(s) are you interested in? The itineraries give pretty good details of what the day looks like. The 2 day tours I did to the highlands from edinburgh were both a lot of time on the bus/van. A couple short stops of about a half hour. Lunch stop for 1.5 hours. A couple 10-minute picture stops.

I would have loved more time off the bus/van but it’s just not possible. I’m glad I did the tours as I got to see a lot of things I wouldn’t have otherwise. And I do find the bus/van to be less comfortable than traveling by train, but the trains don’t go everywhere.

Agree with Carrie comparing bus/van travel versus train travel. Train is much more comfortable but, like she says, the trains don’t cover all distances, especially in the Highlands. I chose Rabbies tours from all the wonderful reviews it gets and I was traveling solo and NOT driving. Both my tours were exceptional. One day tour out of Inverness to Clava Cains, Culloden and Glen Afric. We had many opportunities to get out of the van for exploring. The other tour was 4 days out of Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye and West Highlands. There was a lot of road to cover so, yes, a fair amount of time spent riding. Our guide was very good about letting us explore. Something that wasn’t on the itinerary and had us coming back to our home base a bit later, was a great stop to walk to the fairy pools. He gave us nearly 45 minutes to explore there. We also spent a good break watching the steam train pass the Glenfinnen viaduct. Both trips were great.

Hope this helped a bit. Not sure what tours you are interested in but I believe you will be happy with any of them.

During our 8 days in Edinburgh in July we have four day trips with Rabbie's. (The other four days we're taking the train somewhere or exploring Edinburgh. I'll let you know.

After years of delay, am finally getting ready to book Scotland trip - probably Sept 2023

If you are going to Scotland in September, I would strongly advise you to start booking accommodations as soon as possible, especially on the islands, but even other places. Some people have been looking and are finding it hard to book decent lodging for that time of year, so it would pay to start looking now.