“The Fort William and Lochaber Mini Tour was a tremendous experience and was a highlight during our cruise around the north of Scotland. I was looking to join a small group tour of the Scottish Highlands for a few hours with my elderly mother, after alighting from our cruise ship in Fort William. The cruise company organise and promote their own tours but those are very expensive.

I found Stephen’s website very informative and selected the Fort William and Lochaber Mini Tour. My email enquiry was answered immediately and Stephen was able to arrange the tour to meet the arrival of the cruise ship at the dockside.
Stephen is a true gentleman and so informative, and nothing is a problem to him.
The weather was gorgeous. The Mini Tour was fabulous and I think we must have visited all available sights in the 5 hour duration of the tour. As we were the only people booked on the tour that day, Stephen ran it as a private tour.

We initially drove in Stephen’s 7 seater vehicle through the beautiful Glen Nevis where the film Braveheart was filmed, continued to the spectacular Caig Falls which was the backdrop to Rob Roy, and even continued through Glen Etive which was the setting for the James Bond ancestral home in the film Skyfall!! We also drove through the beautiful setting of Glencoe which was the site of the infamous massacre of the MacDonalds in 1692. Stephen also took us to the Commando Memorial near to Speam Bridge as this was the training area used during the Second World War. We had plenty of photo opportunities and stopped whenever we wished during the tour.

Stephen’s local and natural knowledge is second to none and we learned so much from our trip. Stephen also provided complimentary refreshments during the trip, and we had a short coffee stop at Speam Bridge Woollen Mill where the local whisky can be sampled. The scenery is spectacular and I thought this trip was wonderful and was ideal for the time we had onshore.
Our time flew by and the final stop was near the magnificent Glenfinnan Viaduct to see the steam train returning to Fort William. This is the viaduct which appeared in the Harry Potter films. Stephen then took us back to the dockside for our return to the cruise ship.

I would highly recommend the tour. Stephen is very flexible as to the planning and timings of the tours and he will pick up anywhere in the local area”

G Clark, London