15 3-Day Experiences in Edinburgh We Would Book Again

1.3-Day Isle of Skye and The Highlands Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,405 reviews · 3 days · from $244Our pick

3 days from Edinburgh to Skye and the Highlands with Hairy Coo guides, Viaduct and Skye views, Inverness nights, Ness and Culloden.

“The tour was the most exciting and scenic trip for me and my friends. The tour guide Rod is just amazing and got to learn so much history about places and interesting stories to listen from him. The photo spots were great. We all in all enjoyed it alot and would definitely would like to go on this tour again and will also recommend it to my friends and family.”

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2.3-Day Isle of Skye Inverness Highlands and Glenfinnan Viaduct Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,351 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $224Best value

3 days from Edinburgh to Skye, Loch Ness, Glencoe, and Glenfinnan with a live driver-guide, photo stops, and unbeatable Scottish road stories.

“Paul S. was a great and hilarious guide. We saw a lot in 3 days. I feel like a couple stops may have been unnecessary but I understand the driving hours have to be logged properly. I also think some more periods of unnarrated driving could’ve been worked in as it was just a lot to listen to commentary the whole time. BUT this tour really showed us a lot of places I wouldn’t have known about and Paul was very knowledgeable. My favorites were the Cairns, Glencoe and Inverness!”

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3.3-Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,276 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $705

3-day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands small-group tour from Edinburgh with Portree stays, Glencoe, Loch Ness, and Eilean Donan.

“I do not have enough words to describe how amazing this 3-day tour was. Our driver/tour guide Kieran was amazing, the fellow passengers were a great group of people, the B&B that the tour group booked was just the best, and the scenery and animals we got to see, and experience were breath taking (even in the middle of winter). I would 100% recommend this tour to anyone going to Scotland, and especially the Rabbies tour company that gave us 110% amazing service every day. I can't wait to go back to scotland one day so I can do this tour or another with Rabbies company agaim!”

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4.3 Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,138 reviews · 3 days (approx.)

3 days from Edinburgh to Skye and the Highlands by coach, with myth-filled stops, iconic views, and two overnights included.

“Going to the Isle of Skye was on my bucket list and really enjoyed the tour. Our guide Tom was great, and I learned a lot during the tour. One of my highlights was stopping to meet Honey and Hamish.”

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5.Isle of Skye, Highlands and Loch Ness 3-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,002 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $235

3-day Isle of Skye tour from Edinburgh with Loch Lomond, Glencoe, Ben Nevis, Portree, Eilean Donan, and Loch Ness, plus 2 nights.

“The itinerary is packed with stops and places to visit. Scot our guide did a good job rearranging the itinerary to meet the ever changing Highlands weather and accommodated a couple add on stops along the way”

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6.3-Day Isle of Skye, Highlands, and Loch Ness Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 975 reviews · 3 days · from $230

3 days from Edinburgh through Glencoe and Skye, with a Portree overnight, Ben Nevis photos, Eilean Donan Castle, and Loch Ness.

“Can't rate this highly enough, Jada was such a brilliant guide who managed to show us so much in such a short time. She was enthusiastic when sharing her knowledge of Scotland and enabled us to get the most of our first visit. I was apprehensive with the December weather but we still got beautiful sights and experiences. Only thing is I'd wish I'd booked longer on Skye!”

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7.3-Day Isle of Skye, ‘Hogwarts Express’ Train and Highlands Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 972 reviews · from $926

3 days from Edinburgh to Skye and Loch Ness with Glencoe stops plus the Jacobite steam train, overnight Portree stays, and guided highlights.

“Isle of Skye is a gorgeous area .....lots of scenery (especially when it's sunny.... we were very lucky!) Our driver was very knowledgeable and friendly, despite the fact that she had only been driving this route for @ 6 months! Despite the long distance riding in a bus, I would definitely recommend this trip as a way to get out of the city and see the spectacular countryside of Scotland!”

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8.3-Day Guided Isle of Skye and Highlands with Stay from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 904 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $416

3 days from Edinburgh with a driver-guide to Skye highlights, Glencoe, Loch Ness, Culloden, and Pitlochry, plus 2 B&B nights.

“The Highland tour is amazing, so much history and beautiful scenery. Would definitely recommend this trip to anybody wishing to see and hear about this part of Scotland.”

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9.Isle of Skye 3-Day Tour with Accommodation

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 526 reviews · 3 days · from $629

3-day small group from Edinburgh to Isle of Skye with 2 B&B nights, a driver guide, and stops in Glencoe, Eilean Donan, Portree, and more.

“Trevor, our guide, was super. Everything was arranged perfectly. While driving, he tirelessly told us the histories and stories of every sight. I am also very happy with The Kilted Fox the B&B that me and a few others stayed in. I am sure our group of 15 people all had a very good time. My only complaint was I did not receive an email providing me with the details of the trip e.g. name of B&B, suggestion of booking restaurants etc before the trip that others received.”

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10.Isle of Skye & Highlands 3-Day Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 352 reviews · from $538

3 days from Edinburgh through Loch Lomond, Glencoe and Skye, plus Loch Ness, Culloden, and Pitlochry, with B&B and an English guide.

“The guide made the tour. Graham was an amazing guide. His passion about the history of the Scottish people and the landmarks was very apparent. Even the ‘boring’ moments during this tour were spent in awe of the Scottish landcape. The tour guide made sure to keep us entertained with his amazing dad jokes. He did seem to be a little obsessed with whiskey…”

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11.3-Day Budget Backpacker Isle of Skye and the Highlands Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 273 reviews · 3 days (approx.)

Budget 3-day Highlands and Isle of Skye tour from Edinburgh with Loch Ness, castles, movie sights, and two hostel dorm nights.

“Greg from haggis was cool... The trip hits all the major spots and was a fun adventure for me traveling by myself.”

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12.Isle of Skye & Highlands 3days / 2nights in Spanish.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 230 reviews · from $823

Spanish guided 3-day small-group tour from Edinburgh to Loch Ness and Isle of Skye, with whiskey, castles, and Stirling.

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13.3-Day Speyside Whisky Tour from Edinburgh Including Admissions

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $809

3 days through Speyside from Edinburgh with 5 distillery admissions, tastings and views. Stay in Grantown-on-Spey on a small coach tour.

“Excellent tour. Our guide Stevie was the best. We saw beautiful, wild scenery as we drove through the Highlands and the Spey River valley. We had tastings at 4 distilleries and the Whiskey Castle. The stop at the cooperage was amazing. Our bed and breakfast accomodations in Grantown on Spey were very comfortable in a beautiful old stone house. On the tour we stopped at various historic and scenic sights, including Elgin Cathedral and some ancient stone bridges. Great tour.”

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14.Speyside Whisky Trail 3-Day Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 80 reviews · 3 days · from $721

Speyside whisky trail from Edinburgh with a small group, luxury mini-coach, top distillery visits, tastings, and 2 nights with breakfast included.

“Great tour. B&B in Grantown-on-Spey was very nice (Rossmor) with great breakfasts. We sat out the last distillery tour as after 2 they become a trifle monotonous. In spite of our sitting out the last tour they all were well done well and informative.”

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15.3 Day – Isle of Skye, Loch Ness & Glenfinnan Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 67 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $345

3 days from Edinburgh by coach to Loch Ness, Isle of Skye, and Glenfinnan, with ferry, guided walk, and daily breakfast included.

“Excellent!!! One of my favorite trips! Lauren was fantastic!! Skye is a magical place. Can’t wait to come back.”

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