St Andrews & the Fishing Villages of Fife Small-Group Day Tour from Edinburgh

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Itinerary
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Stop At: Forth Bridge, North Queensferry KY11 1HP Scotland

You travel over the Queensferry Crossing, and get a great view of one of Scotland's greatest man-made landmarks, the Forth Rail Bridge.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Anstruther Harbour, Shore Street, Anstruther Scotland

Stop in the traditional fishing village of Anstruther (known as 'Ainster' locally), where you can check out the old cobbled streets and take a walk along the seafront to the harbour.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: St Andrews Links, St Andrews KY16 9SF, UK

Free time in St. Andrews to visit the sites that interest you most.

St. Andrews Cathedral - This ruined cathedral was once one of Scotland’s most magnificent buildings.

St Andrews Old Town - Immerse yourself in 1,000 years of history as you explore the winding streets and ancient castle.

The Old Course - Golf was so popular in Scotland, it was banned in the 15th century. And nowhere was it more popular than in St Andrews, ‘the Home of Golf’.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Falkland Palace & Garden, 11 miles north of Kirkcaldy, Falkland KY15 7BY Scotland

After St Andrews, we take a pleasant drive through the rolling countryside of central Fife to Falkland. Falkland Palace dominates this old village, and was one of the main residences of the old Royal family of Scotland, the Stewarts (Stuarts). Aside from the palace the village is simply one of the most beautiful in Scotland with an array of old cottages and narrow winding streets.

Passengers here have free time to wander around the village of Falkland or visit the palace. ** Please note the palace is closed over winter season (Nov - Feb)

Duration: 1 hour

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Included

Professional driver/guide
Transport by top of the range Mercedes mini-coach
Small Group (max 16 people) for a more personal experience

Not included

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop off
Food and drinks, unless specified
Admission fees
Entry/Admission - St Andrews Links
Entry/Admission - Falkland Palace & Garden

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 4 hours of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Min. age 5 years old. We do not accept children under the age of 5 years.
Please note that tours stops and timings are flexible and for reference purposes only.
Luggage Allowance: You're restricted to 14kg (31lbs) of luggage per person on our tours. This should be one piece of luggage similar to an airline carry-on bag (approximately 55cm x 45cm x 25cm / 22in x 17in x 10in) plus a small bag for onboard personal items.
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Check in closes 15 minutes prior to departure
In order to retain the integrity of the tour and try to ensure that all our customers have the best possible experience, we do cap bookings from any one party to 8 passengers.
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

65%

Aquatic

25%

Sport

20%

Reviews

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Wendy T

5 | 2019-09-16

Saw a small village with time to visit and stretch and then to St. Andrews with lots of time to wander and eat. Roland was wonderful. Full of information and humor. And was easy to understand. I would recommend him. But he did use a word

Gary B

5 | 2019-09-16

Our hide Graham T of Rabbiies tours was superb. A great tour. Well worth it. Highly recommend the small group tours with Tabbies

Russell S

5 | 2019-08-27

Ask for Roland's tour...outstanding! Informative,engaging, entertaining, Connecting with tour at coffee shop is simple

Yellin02

5 | 2019-08-27

This is a great tour. The guide, Jodie, was friendly and extremely knowledgeable. There was plenty of time at the stops to explore. Jodie is a wealth of information about the area. The tour was exactly what we had hoped for. Highly recommended.

dehurley

5 | 2019-08-26

Bruce was a wonderful guide. Walking on the golf course was a great experience. A very nice lunch at the Tail End is not to be missed. Fauklands excursion a real bonus

chris b

5 | 2019-08-19

Small group tour, enjoyed all three stops, fishing village, st andrews and falkan palace. Driver was entertaining and knowledgeable. Bus a little cramped but sight lines enabled geat site seeing while driving.

lois.melancon

5 | 2019-08-08

Neil was a great tour guide!!! He gave us a lot of information about Scotland throughout the day and even played Scottish tunes for us to enjoy. We had plenty of time at each stop to take pictures and do what we wanted. I especially like how he gave us a bus tour through St Andrews before dropping us off for 3.5 hours of free time. He also gave us the option of dropping us off on South Street for shopping or dropping us off at the Old Course. We were able to visit the Old Course for pictures, walk around the University, visit St. Rules Tower, St. Andrews Cathedral and St. Andrews Castle in the 3.5 hours of free time. We took this tour on Sunday, August 4. One thing to note is on Sundays the Old Course is closed for golf, but open to stroll along. We were not aware of this ahead of time, but that is a good thing. We were able to take pictures on the 1st Hole of the Old Course and take a pictures on the famous bridge. From what we were told, when the course is open you cannot go on the bridge or on the 1st Hole.

Vincent G

5 | 2019-08-07

We had a wonderful day full of beautiful scenery and a lot of history info from our driver, Ian. He was very pleasant to be with for the full day. He gave us a lot of information along our drive. He was very knowledgeable about the area. I liked that it was a small group of people. The bus was clean and comfortable.

Patrik N

5 | 2019-07-31

Amazing trip. Gorgeous fishing villages and St Andrews was one of a kind. The guide was awesome, knowledgeable and humorous. Strongly recommend this tour.

Donnalee G

5 | 2019-07-08

Excellent one day trip with nicely timed breaks to stretch the legs. Eric our driver filled the driving stretches with great stories and commentary of the sites we passed. Plenty of time to explore St Andrews and Falkland Castle with good tips given by Eric

Lenka S

5 | 2019-07-03

St Andrews is an incredibly beautiful place. Our guide Richard included us with a huge amount of information, gave us good tips, explained the way to the sights we wanted to see. And again, St Andrews is a place to be, it must be visited. Most impressed us the cathedral.

James B

4 | 2019-07-03

Great opportunity to visit the beautiful city of St. Andrews, plus other very charming villages. Despite rainy and windy weather, our guide made it enjoyable.

Kristin A

5 | 2019-03-19

We had a lovely time with pleasant stops along the way and return trip to break up the journey and see other areas of Scotland. Our guide, Billy, was friendly and very knowledgeable. St. Andrews itself is charming and the people are terrific. Don’t miss out on lunch at Cromars while you are there!

Maria M

5 | 2018-09-14

HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TOUR

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