Highlights
- Full-day small group tour to St Andrews and Fife by minivan
- Cross the Forth Road Bridge
- Fishing villages of East Neuk
- Plenty of time in St Andrews, home of golf and Scotland's oldest university
- Falkland Palace
- Discount Card to use at local restaurants, shops and attractions
- Small group tour with a maximum of 16 people
- Enjoy privileged, personalized attention from your driver/guide on this small group tour
- Comfortable Mercedes minivan
Recent Photos of this Tour
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Fife, Forth Rail BridgeThe rail bridge over the river Forth, from Edinburgh to the kingdom of FifePhoto by: BruceUSA, 06 2011 -
St AndrewsSt Andrews: Gorgeous historic architecturePhoto by: Amber L09 2010 -
East NeukA lovely little village.Photo by: Amber L09 2010 -
4m1-Falkland Castle-last ...Falkland CastlePhoto by: JAMES FUSA, 09 2012 -
4j6-St. Andrew Avvey ...St. Andrews Abbey ruins with wedding in progressPhoto by: JAMES FUSA, 09 2012 -
4j1-St. Andrew's Golf Course-aSt. Andrew's Golf CoursePhoto by: JAMES FUSA, 09 2012 -
4i1-Anstruther harbor-regata ...Anstruther Hargor- regattaPhoto by: JAMES FUSA, 09 2012 -
DSCF1681CastlePhoto by: Douglas S08 2011 -
DSCF1635St. AndrewsPhoto by: Douglas S08 2011 -
DSCF165518th tee box with footbridge and club house in background.Photo by: Douglas S08 2011 -
DSCF1645St. Andrews Club HousePhoto by: Douglas S08 2011 -
DSCF1625Town of FifePhoto by: Douglas S08 2011 -
Fife, St. Monanas, WindmillThe last windmill in Fife.Photo by: BruceUSA, 06 2011 -
Fife, Elie Harbour, ...A picturesque lighthouse in Fife.Photo by: BruceUSA, 06 2011 -
St. Andrews, Royal and ...The clubhouse near the 1st tee of The Old Course.Photo by: BruceUSA, 06 2011 -
St. Andrews, St. James ...A small church just down the road from The Old Course.Photo by: BruceUSA, 06 2011 -
St. Andrews, Swilken BridgeA famous footbridge on the 18th fairway.Photo by: BruceUSA, 06 2011 -
Fife, Falkland, Falkland ...Gatehouse to the palace where the Bruce family lived.Photo by: BruceUSA, 06 2011 -
Fife, Falkland, Bruce ...Closeup of lions holding crests on the fountain.Photo by: BruceUSA, 06 2011 -
Fife, Falkland, Bruce ...Fountain in the center of town.Photo by: BruceUSA, 06 2011 -
Useful Information
St Andrews and Fife Small Group Day Trip from Edinburgh
Once over the bridge you'll enter the Kingdom of Fife, an isolated peninsula surrounded by the waters of the Firth of Forth, the Firth of Tay and the North Sea. The highlight is the area known as East Neuk. The small fishing villages hugging the coastline here were infamous as a paradise for smugglers.
You'll then stop in Anstruther before traveling to the medieval town of St Andrews, the capital of the Scottish Church for almost 1,000 years and home to the oldest university in Scotland (600 years), attended by Prince William.
St Andrews is most famously the home of golf, with the Old Course just off the town center. You will have several hours to explore this famous town.
From St Andrews, you'll take a pleasant drive through central Fife to Falkland. Falkland Palace dominates this old village, and was one of the main residences of the old royal family of Scotland. Returning to Edinburgh you will cross the Lomond Hills and pass Loch Leven, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
The Scottish Highlands and Islands are Europe's last great wilderness! This personalized tour is as close as you can get to touring in your own car, with the added benefit of gaining intimate knowledge of Scotland. Traveling in a small group means you can take lots of stops and reach "out of the way" places, giving you more time off the bus to discover the real Scotland.
Winner of the Inaugural Scottish Thistle Award for Sustainable Tourism, October 2007.
Reviewed by Ellen M, April 2013
Our tour was wonderful! The tour guide was informative and pleasant. We learned so many interesting facts about each place we visited and the history of Scotland. Audrey was a wonderful story teller! I would recommend this tour for anyone visiting Scotland.
Reviewed by Sylvia, April 2013
Rabbie's Tours and guides Neill and Ewan were super. This was a small tour, just four guests and these guides made us feel special! Great value and the guides were very funny and knowledgeable of the area and Scottish history.
