Private Tour

Private Glasgow West End Tour: Arts and Culture

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

Discover the delights of Glasgow’s cool district with your private guide. Explore Glasgow’s West End with a great variety of cultural attractions as well as cafes, bars, and antique shops. You'll see and learn about the city's most famous landmarks, hear stories about its history and development, and find out lots of interesting and fun facts. We'll go at your pace, and the tour will be exclusively for you.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Multilingual guide (English, Spanish, and Russian)

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Private guide

All taxes, fees, and handling charges

Hotel Meet & Greet (City Centre - within a walk to George Sq only)

Gratuities

Pickup and drop-off outside Glasgow (e.g. cruise ships at Greenock)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Glasgow

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If you're staying within 15 mins walk of the centre of Glasgow (George Square), our guide can meet you at your hotel. We can organise an executive vehicle and a driver to meet and greet you in the port in Greenock morning, take you in comfort and style to Glasgow city where you will meet your personal tour guide. After some wonderful Glasgow sightseeing, we'll get you safely back aboard later that afternoon. It's a separate cost payable on the day. We make no profit from this service, but we are happy to arrange it for you. We can also organise an executive vehicle and a driver to meet and greet you at the Glasgow Airport and take you in comfort and style to Glasgow city where you will meet your personal tour guide. It's a separate cost payable on the day. We make no profit from this service, but we are happy to arrange it for you.

What To Expect

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

One of the most visited art galleries in Scotland that boasts some of the finest exhibits - some Dali, Monet, Rembrandt, the Glasgow Boys, the Scottish Colourists and of course Charles Rennie Mackintosh!

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

University of Glasgow

The fourth oldest university in Great Britain that started in a small room of Glasgow Cathedral in the 15th century and ended up being one of the iconic buildings in Glasgow.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Glasgow West End Tour for 3

Discover the delights of Glasgow’s cool district with your private guide. This option is for three people only.

Glasgow West End Tour for 4

Discover the delights of Glasgow’s cool district with your private guide. This option is for four people only.

Glasgow West End Tour for 5

Discover the delights of Glasgow’s cool district with your private guide. This option is for five people maximum.

Glasgow West End Tour 6 to 10

Glasgow West End Tour for 6-10: Discover the delights of Glasgow’s cool district with your private guide. This option is for max 10 people only.

Glasgow West End Tour for 1-2

Discover the delights of Glasgow’s cool district with your private guide. This option is for up to two people only.

Reviews

4.92

13 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

A Gleaming Jewel of Glasgow Tourism- You Best Way to Start!
lisat110,
Jun 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
If this is your first time in Glasgow, skip The Red Bus, the generic walking tours, the mainstream touristalia. Zhanna’s Glasgow Private Tour is epic and unbeatable. I say this with conviction, as my husband and I travel the world with some of the most elite tour providers —so we are spoiled by getting extremely knowledgeable and entertaining guides. Let me assure you - Zhanna is top notch! In our tour of The West End of Glasgow, we learned early history of Glasgow, all the cool Victorian era scandals of the West End, the science history of U. Glasgow, delightful art history lessons of the Kelvingrove that ties in with the history, of Scotland a superb introduction to artist/designer Mackintosh and pointers to the hip restos in tiny streets you simply could not discover yourself. (Thank you, Zhanna. Bothy’s was amazeballs.) Due to time, I am only telling you 5% of what she showed us. Undoubtedly, this tour concierge is the best gleaming jewel of Glasgow tourism one can find!
Zhanna Is The Best (Part 2)
Robert M,
Sep 5, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was the second walking tour we did in Glasgow. As much as we loved the first one in the City Center, I think we liked this one a bit better. The West End in Glasgow is fabulous and the campus of the University of Glasgow is incredible. Again, Zhanna made the tour and we can’t thank her enough for two fabulous days in Glasgow.
Really Know Glasgow!
G6820QBjamesm,
Oct 6, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
If you take a private tour like Nick and Zhanna’s, you get such a great feel and local knowledge of Glasgow. It’s a rich city in culture and history. Zhanna has studied history and stories that enriched my feeling of the city. She took extra time…four hours! Time flew by! Great tour even in the rain (with umbrellas)!
If you’re new to Glasgow, book this tour!
I7135XKkarolm,
Jun 3, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I highly recommend this tour operation! If I could give 6 stars I would! They met us at our hotel lobby (a party of 5 - 2 adults and 3 young adults) and they were on time, cheerful, knowledgeable, and had a plan for our time together. They were willing and able to change course (such as stopping for coffee). Zhanna is an absolute gem and has accumulated so much interesting knowledge of the history of Glasgow as well as stories of Scottish history. She satisfied our Art student daughter and the history buffs in our group as well. She is extremely warm, competent, flexible and very knowledgeable about history and Scottish art and architecture. An excellent value and lovely afternoon!
Glasgow Tour(s)
daniellerB793BR,
May 5, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Zhanna was wonderful! We took the Glasgow City Tour and the Culture and Arts tour with her. She was informative, showed us all we wanted to see, and answered all our questions. She even helped us with suggestions on where to eat authentic Scottish food! By the end of the first tour, she felt like a long lost friend. We chatted not only about Scotland and it’s wonders, but about each other’s lives. I would highly recommend picking Zhanna and Glasgow Private Tours for an intimate and informative view of the city!
Excellent Glasgow tour
David S,
Sep 17, 2021
- Review from Viator
5.00
Wonderful guide who tailored the tour perfectly to our interests and requests. Would highly recommend!
Glasgow tour.
ninagG979KX,
Jul 24, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This tour was excellent! Tour guide was the most experienced and gentle. Would recommend it! I appreciate the service very much.
A wonderful day out.
Brian M,
Nov 8, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
World renowned artwork and sculptures. Fabulous Museum and historical organ concert most days. An amazing place to visit that is still free.
Walking tour of the west end
GordonC1471,
Oct 1, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Zhanna was our guide , she met us at our hotel and we went by subway to the west end , she was very knowledgeable about the points of interest and very personable as well . All in all an enjoyable afternoon .
A veritable artistic treat
Peter M,
Mar 15, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a place and what exhibits, simply marvellous and any trip to Glasgow must include two or three hours in here AND ITS FREE OF CHARGE. We would say that any trip to The UK MUST include Scotland and any trip to that wonderful country MUST include Glasgow. So much to see and do. Great, great, great. We will be back.