Tour Guide Service

As a freelance Tour Guide I contract out to various ground handling agents and tour operators to provide group tours of The Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

My specialist areas are Inverness, Loch Ness, Dunrobin Castle, Dornoch, Shin Falls, Inverewe Gardens, Ross & Cromarty and Sutherland.  My Tour information is based not only on the History, Geography and Geology of the area but on the Folklore and Stories which are an inherant part of the Scottish Highland and rural heritage. 

Since 1996/7 I have operated and designed school tours for Students Europe, a London based agency which arranges tours for Eastern Block school parties.

From 1996 onwards I have guided on behalf of Aragon tours and Morrisons of Leith - both ground handling agents for major Cruise companies such as Cunard and Viking.

I have also worked with other land based operators such as Armchair Tours and the TravcoA company of America and since summer of  2000 with Jules Verne Travel of London on their day trip excursions to the Isle of Skye.

I was a founder member of the Highlands of Scotland Tour Guide Association which was an affiliate of the Scottish Tour Guide Association (STGA) and my fee scale is listed in the (HOSTGA) handbook and on their web-site.

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(SYHA Youth Hostel)

Jewel in the crown of the Scottish Youth Hostels Association.

Carbisdale Castle

This magnificent building is used to house many of the guided tours which I lead on behalf of Students-Europe ; a London based company which organises UK wide tours for overseas school groups. In my 3rd season as the exclusive Scottish tour guide for these groups, I now design the itineraries for the 3-4 day visits and will usualy arrange evening entertainment as well as the one day trips based around Carbisdale Castle.

For details of rates and enquiries about personalised itineraries please contact me at tourinfo@talesandtours.co.uk. NB: Although I do not personaly provide coaches for tours, I do have contacts with local coach  companies who can provide transport for groups. To return to the main menu click here