Jacobite Steam Train Tours and Tickets - page 4

Our bus driver and tour guide, Stewart, was informative and entertaining as he drove us around Scotland. The bed and breakfast accommodations were lovely and clean. The only, but serious, complaint I have is that the company did not keep the 2 rooms for our family together on the first day despite an email that said that they would. That meant that I had to stay in one room with one daughter and my husband had to stay with our other daughter in an another room at another location. The other 2 days, we were placed in the same bed and breakfast location. All in all, a good family vacation.

From start to finish, our tour guide mohammed was fabulous. Great humour, great storytelling, and great music. He did a fabulous job of communication, spotting places and safety . The coach trip was stunning views, air con available and a clean coach. The jacobite train was also lovely, with lovely staff who pointed out harry potter views.. Unfortunately i booked through a company whos instructions etc were a little confusing. In one listing it said i would get a light breakfast and a return train, however when on the tour, it was no breakfast and only a single journey so quite a lot more money than i might have paid. Luckily the tour driver made it worth it!

If you have any interest in visiting the highlands, HP connections or not, this is a terrific way to do it. Despite the EARLY start for us night owls this was the absolute highlight of our two weeks in the UK. We had rain, wind and sun and loved it all. The views are absolutely stunning. Muhammad (driver/guide) was full of knowledge, a great communicator, and full of jokes. Train ride was an easy transfer to/from the coach and great fun. We packed ourselves breakfast and lunch which we ate on the coach but also picked up refreshments at some of the stops (coffee, soda) and on the train (scotch, coffee, and an IRN BRU - which our seat mate and the trolly cart staff were thrilled to watch us Americans have one for the first time). Speaking of stops there are enough breaks for photo ops and leg stretching to feel refreshed but we still felt like we made great progress throughout the day that it flew by and we joked maybe we should book again for tomorrow! Book this trip you’ll be glad you did (and hope you get Muhammad!)