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MacBackpackers Day Tours

105 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SG, Scotland
+44 (0) 131 558 9900
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Owner description: MacBackpackers are Scotland’s biggest independent, Scottish born and bred backpackers tours company! Owned and run by Scottish backpackers we have... more » Owner description: MacBackpackers are Scotland’s biggest independent, Scottish born and bred backpackers tours company! Owned and run by Scottish backpackers we have been running tours throughout Scotland since 1998! We offer great value to young independent travelers with a thirst for adventure eager to explore the magnificent land that is Scotland! « less
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013 NEW

My friends and I did the 3 day Isle of Skye tour. It was a great tour showing all of the highlands and cool places of Isle of Skye. Our least favorite part of the tour was our guide, Duncan. He was extremely rude, impersonal, and anti-social/hard to approach. The trip was amazing but it would have been a lot... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013 NEW via mobile

It was amazing to see the loch ness, glencoe and many other beautiful things. Richard made an incredible job with many background stories and very funny stories. Every day we have to wait for spain, italy and portugal but richard has made the best of it. ;-) AMAZING TOUR WITH AN AMAZING GUIDE

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Durham, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013

absolutely amazing and great trip! Richard is an awesome Tour guide. You want to experience the true Scotland, this is a MUST DO!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2013 via mobile

First of all best 5 days ever. My partner and I had a fantastic, educational and extremely fun time. Our guide Graeme Anderson was brilliant with real local knowledge and passion for the area. The hostels were great although we spent most our time off the bus in the local pubs partying together having a great time. We strongly recommend... More

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Toulouse, France
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2013

My girlfriend and I did the 3 days tour to Isle of Skye. It was great ! We had a wonderful guide (Michael) who told us passionating stories about Scotland and its culture. The tour is done a lot by bus on the first and last days, but the landscapes are amazing and, once again, the guide entertaining (there is... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013 via mobile

I could never have imagined in my wildest dreams, the journey I was about to embark on that cold Monday morning in Edinburgh when I sat myself up the front of the Mac backpackers bus for a 5 day Highland fling. A truly breathtaking experience. For so many reasons.. The Sheer beauty of Scotland by itself is enough alone to... More

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Adelaide, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

I went on the 5 day Skye and Highland fling and didn't want it to end!!! The places we visited were stunning and the hostels we stated in were wicked. But the best thing was our guide - Richard! I could sit and listen to him tell stories all day! He was hilarious and had an awesome sense humour, but... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2013

Aye what a tour! Thank you MacBackpackers for introducing me to the sublime Scottish highlands - I'm inspired to return for another wee trip! I will most definitely spread the word about my rad experience. And a big thank you to our guide Duncan - he was full of good humor and great stories!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2013 via mobile

Before I went on the MAC backpackers tour I was quite nervous. I've never been on any sort of tour when traveling and in my head organized tours were reserved for the elderly. I couldn't have been more wrong in my initial impression and my Mac tour was not only my favorite part of my Scotland trip, but one of... More

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Zurzach, Switzerland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2013

Me and my boyfriend decided to visit more than just the city Edinburgh and decided to go on one of the MacBackpacker Tours to the Isle of Skye. It was the best decision we could have taken for our holidays! Our nice and entertaining tourguide Richard was very good in telling us the stories of all the different places we... More

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MacBackpackers, Public Relations Manager at MacBackpackers Day Tours, responded to this review
April 30, 2013

Thank you very much for your review, We are delighted that you and your boyfriend enjoyed your tour with Richard! Scotland really is full of magic, you just need the right people to help you discover it. Thanks. Team MacBackpackers. More

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