Round-Trip Transportation to the Braemar Highland Games from Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1 day (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Experience the unforgettable atmosphere of the Braemar Highland Games on a full-day trip from Edinburgh. Travel by luxury coach through the stunning Scottish countryside to the town of Braemer, host of the Scottish Highland Games for 900 years, and purchase a ticket to the unmissable event. Get swept up in the infectious atmosphere created by bagpipe playing, hammer throwing, wrestling and highland dancing as you enjoy this authentic Scottish cultural experience. This tour includes round-trip transportation to Braemar and entry fees to the games are payable on arrival.
- Round-trip transportation to the Braemar Highland Games from Edinburgh
- Experience the vibrant culture of Scotland as you listen to bagpipes and watch highland dances
- Observe entertaining activites like tug-of-war, wrestling and hammer throwing
- Enjoy the convenience of round-trip transportation from your Edinburgh hotel
What's Included
- Driver/guide
- Hotel pickup
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Apex Waterloo Place Hotel23-27 Waterloo Pl, Edinburgh EH1 3BG, UK
Our departure point is opposite The Apex Hotel on Waterloo Place at 7.20AM
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
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The Braemar Gathering
12 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Not recommended for child aged 6 and under
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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We prepaid for our bus to Braemar Highland Games. It was to be a highlight of our Scottish trip (we're from Canada). Arrived early to the pickup point, as instructed. No bus. 45 minutes went by, we missed the opening ceremonies, finally a bus came to pick up 1/3 of the people waiting. The harried bus driver told us another bus or two would arrive in 10 minutes. Nothing. The people waiting were from all over the world - the Games were an important part of their trip. No one in the office of the bus line to answer our calls or assist in any way. We finally shared an Uber to the Games (80 pounds each) passing the bus, broken down on the side of the road 14 miles from the Games. We had assumed we could get a ride back on either that bus or one of the late busses, but this was not to happen. Later when it was time to return to Edinburgh we couldn't get an Uber or taxi. All rooms in the small village were rented. We thought we'd be sleeping in the park! We finally found a van for hire - the owner agreed to drive us back for 300 pounds. Very steep, but we were stranded. Viator gave us our money back a few days later. There was not one word from the actual bus line that stranded us, nor any offer of compensation for the 380 pounds we spent to get to and from the Games. The bus line was Gray Line Scotland. They have no one in the office on weekends for assistance, even though they offer services on weekends. The Games were great, we met nice people when we shared their Uber, and we got back to our hotel, eventually. Viator did not quibble about giving a refund. This is one of our travel stories now.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
We are very sorry for the disruption and understand your frustration. Unfortunately, the service was affected by significant operational issues on the day, causing substantial delays. A coach was available to return passengers to Edinburgh, although we understand that some passengers had made alternative arrangements. Our customer service office operates Monday to Friday, while our operations team was working to manage the disruption. Your booking was fully refunded through Viator, and we sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.
Our tour bus never showed up and left 40 people without transportation to the Braemar games. After many tries to reach the company by many people, the office was closed. We waited 2 hours for a bus to sho, and finally we all left. The reason for this whole trip to Europe was to attend the Braemar games and this really was a resounding disappointment. I would definitely not recommend using this company!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
We are very sorry for the disruption to the Braemar transfer and understand the disappointment caused. Unfortunately, the second coach was affected by a last-minute driver issue. Our operations team worked to arrange replacement transport, although we recognise this was too late for passengers who had already left. A full refund of the coach booking has been provided, and we sincerely apologise again.
Very comfortable. A great way to see the amazing scenery. Our driver was friendly and we felt very safe.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for your review! We’re delighted you found the tour comfortable and enjoyed the amazing scenery. We’ll pass on your kind words to our driver and are glad you felt safe throughout. We hope to welcome you on another adventure soon!
People should keep an eye open for emails from Viator close to departure. Important info about which coach to board was missed by those who hadn’t read the email from a couple of days earlier.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for your helpful feedback! We recommend checking emails from Viator close to departure, as they include important info about which coach to board. We appreciate you sharing this tip, it will help future guests have a smooth start to their tour!
Detailed meet up location, I reserved this months in advance and the day came and the bus arrived. Very organized, driver had a list and my name was there! Clean efficient and experienced drivers made a wonderful trip to Braemar for the Highland Fames. Tickets were not included and we had purchased seats in advance. A couple days before we received another email with a reminder and that really helped us with some more details. The only thing that could be better is maybe to have a person at the meeting spot half an hour before busses arrive, to greet the tourists and let them know they are in the corrrecr location. We were a bit nervous until 7:35 when the buses showed up. They seemed to think departure was at 8 am but all of our emails said 7:30 and to be there 15 minutes early- and we were!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for your detailed feedback! We’re glad you had a wonderful trip to Braemar and that our drivers and organization made it smooth. We appreciate your suggestion about having a greeter at the meeting point, it’s very helpful and we’ll take it on board to improve the start of the tour.
Our driver/guide Brian was amazing sooo funny and very knowledgeable about the history of EVERYTHING ancient history politics the royals you name it. A very good driver on tiny tiny roads worth every penny
While the driver was full of facts and stories, he did not allow those in front to talk and kept telling them to be quiet. It bordered on rude. People were using quiet voices speaking to their seat mates, getting to know each other. If we were on a 'tour', I would understand. However, we signed up for transportation. I did appreciate alot of what Brian said, but he talked nearly non stop for over 2 hours.. shushing people throughout. I am glad I was not in a front row. Also, it would have been nice to know before that morning that we would be making a stop for bathroom/food break on the way up. The bus was clean and had a toilet...a big plus.
Our driver Bryan was fantastic. We all enjoyed hearing all the history of Scotland and the monarch he shared. He was a fun driver and we enjoyed his humor! Great day!
The drive up to Braemar was beautiful! Brian was a great. Driver and supplied us with a lot of knowledge about Scotland and the Highland Games.
Graham is one of the best tour transportationists (did I just invent a fun, new word?!) we’ve had the pleasure to ride with. He was informative, and funny, but not obnoxious. He is a safe driver, and gracious in dropping off at better locations for everyone at the end too and saved time doing so!
Willie told fantastic stories verbally and through music. He incorporated the sites bringing history to life!
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