Scottish Highland Day Tour from Glasgow: Highland Cows & Glencoe
Ten hours through the Highlands: Highland cows, Glencoe's peaks, and two woollen mills
A ten-hour guided tour from Glasgow into the Scottish Highlands, with stops at Kilmahog Woollen Mill to meet and feed Highland cows, a photo stop at Glencoe's Three Sisters, lunch at Spean Bridge Woollen Mill, and a comfort break in Pitlochry. Shortbread, water and a dram of whisky are included. Your guide travels with you the whole day.
Step-by-step itinerary
Scottish Highland Day Tour Highlights
- Meet and feed Highland cows
- Purchase souvenirs at Kilmahog
- Photograph the Three Sisters of Glencoe
- Visit Commando Monument viewpoint
- Lunch and shopping at Spean Bridge Woollen Mill
- Comfort stop in Pitlochry village
- Glencoe 15m
- Spean Bridge 1h
- Commando Monument 15m
- Pitlochry 20m
What’s included
- Shortbread and water throughout the day.
- a dram of whisky.
- pickup from Glasgow.
- a live guide in English for the full ten hours.
- Every day 08:00
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Ten-hour Highland tour from Glasgow with guide, visiting Kilmahog to feed Highland cows, photographing the Three Sisters of Glencoe.
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The experience
The tour leaves Glasgow and heads north to Kilmahog Woollen Mill, where you meet and feed the Highland cows. The animals are accustomed to visitors and the mill sells souvenirs if you want to take something home. From there, the route climbs into Glencoe, where you stop to photograph the Three Sisters, the three prominent peaks that dominate the glen. The landscape here is open and dramatic. The stop is brief, built around getting the shot and taking in the scale of it.
Lunch happens at Spean Bridge Woollen Mill, where you can eat on your own (not included in the tour price) and browse for any souvenirs you missed at Kilmahog. Just before returning to Glasgow, there's a short comfort stop in Pitlochry, a village in the foothills. The Commando Monument, which overlooks the World War II training grounds, is also part of the route. The whole day runs ten hours door-to-door, with your guide narrating the journey in English and handling all the driving.
Shortbread, water and a dram of whisky come with the tour. Pickup from Glasgow is included, so you don't arrange your own transport to the starting point.
Top questions
Can I be picked up at my hotel?
You can choose: pickup at your hotel, or go straight to the meeting point. When you book, you choose your hotel from 80 pickup locations; if yours isn’t listed, you can type in your address. Pickup is about 15 minutes before departure.
What happens if it rains?
It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.
What are the Highland cows at Kilmahog like to feed?
Highland cows are calm and used to visitors. You'll have time to interact with them and take photographs. The mill staff can tell you how to approach them safely. It's a hands-on moment, not a viewing from a distance.
How much time do you spend photographing Glencoe?
The stop at the Three Sisters is brief: long enough to get photographs and take in the view, but not a long hike or extended stay. It's a photo stop on the route, not a base for exploring the glen.
Is lunch included in the tour price?
Lunch is not included, but you eat at Spean Bridge Woollen Mill where the tour stops. You choose what to buy and eat on your own. The mill also has shops if you want to browse while you're there.
What is the Commando Monument?
The Commando Monument near Spean Bridge honors the British Commando Forces raised in World War II. It overlooks the training areas where the Commando Training Depot was established in 1942. You pass it on the route back to Glasgow.
Does the tour include any food or drink?
Shortbread, water and a dram of whisky are included with the tour. Lunch is separate and you buy it yourself at Spean Bridge.
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Scottish Highland Day Tour from Glasgow: Highland Cows & Glencoe
10h · EN
from £ 760 per group
≈ US$ 1,023 in your currency
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