SCOTLAND
Scotland's standouts.
The 10 most-booked self-guided tours in Scotland. What each day actually includes, who runs it, and what you can expect to pay.
Cycle from Inverness to Loch Ness at your pace with bike hire, maps, and peaceful roads to Dores for Loch Ness views.
“We really enjoyed being able to cycle to Loch Ness! We got to see a lot of the countryside on the way. Just be prepared. It’s a lot of uphill on the way there. We rode into Dohrn and sat at the beach. There’s an adorable little coffee trailer across the street. I would highly…”
A smartphone-led Glasgow ghost hunt from Glasgow Central to George Square, with puzzles and flexible self-guided play for $6.
“Fun experience seeing some cool historical sites. My ten year old loved it and the riddles were appropriate.”
A self-guided Harry Potter walk in Edinburgh with VoiceMap, offline audio, and flexible stops at Greyfriars and Elephant House.
“It was tricky to use as no road names in the map. We got lost a lot and gave up Not useful to help navigate”
Drive Skye from Portree with GPS-linked audio stops, admission-free sights and hikes, offline maps, and easy self-guided routing.
“Fighting the application when it died half way through the tour. The app stopped giving directions, but we didn't know until we had missed a turn. Most of the talking was just telling us to stop where parking lots were. It also told me to stay in the right lane, but that is wrong here…”
A self-guided VoiceMap audio walk through Aberdeen’s dark past, from Tolbooth gaol tales to medical intrigue and maritime punishment.
“Tour itself was interesting but the directions need to be better. I spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how to get to the next stop. I ended up just skipping those and keep going.”
Ghosts of Edinburgh is an offline puzzle tour through the castle, closes, and graveyard legends, with start-anytime flexibility for groups.
“Not a good app, you have to get to an appropriate point before unlocking the next part of the tour , one of the points was Edingburgh castle which to unlock you would have to pay to enter, ridiculous.We asked security if we could just pop in to open , ridiculous. Most of perimeter opening…”
Walk Aberdeen’s dark corners with VoiceMap audio, guided by GPS triggers. See Harbour landmarks and Marischal College in under an hour.
“Very good loads of good information although some a little but outdated due to construction works. Overall really good”
Walk Glasgow Cathedral, the Necropolis, and Merchant City murals with GPS map directions and human audio by Alex. Many stops are free.
“Didn’t get a chance to make the tour had other plans that day I went to the castle and downtown had to catch the train to Glasgow so we went downtown .”
Walk Dundee on a self-guided VoiceMap audio route, from Desperate Dan to Lemmings statues, with offline listening and smart local stories.
“Actually a very good idea, but the app doesn't work well. I didn't know where ti go next because the app was already ten steps ahead and didnt stop playing the audio. So I had to open google maps to navigate myself. Also, when I took some photos the app stopped.. Really annoying. I prefer…”
Self-guided Inverness audio walk from St Andrew’s Cathedral to the Ness Islands, with offline lifetime access for $9.99.
“It is clear and easy to follow. It includes information and stories to make the way more interesting. I used it throughout 2 days so as to stop along the way whenever I felt like it.”
