The Magical Highland Tour Including the Jacobite Steam Train Journey

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From GBP 140

4.62
130 reviews

Overview

Available languages

German
Portuguese
Chinese (China)
Italian
French
Spanish

13 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

On this day tour from Edinburgh, you can see the Scottish Highlands, Glencoe, film locations and take a journey on the Jacobite Steam Train over the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct.

We travel directly for Fort William to board the Jacobite Steam Train for the greatest railway journey in the world, it's the perfect way to see some of famous movie spots. One of the most iconic images in the films is that of the Jacobite Steam Train known to us all as the ‘Hogwarts Express’ travelling over the Glenfinnan Viaduct.

On arrival to the fishing village of Mallaig with its ferry route to the Isle of Skye (which you will get views of on a clear day) you will have a rest from location spotting to enjoy some free time in the village with many choices for lunch. From Mallaig you will again board the coach where we will have a stop at the Glenfinnan visitor centre for an excellent chance to photograph the steam train returning across the viaduct, before we return to Edinburgh via Pitlochry.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Children must be 6 years of age to travel

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

Coach Tour

Knowledgeable tour manager on board.

Cold breakfast snacks will be available on board. For example, pastry and biscuits.

Jacobite Steam Train, single journey

Exclusions

Gratuities

Lunch

Hotel drop off service

Options

The Magical Highland Tour Including the Jacobite Steam Train Journey

Reviews

4.62

130 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Bad

    Nancy K,

    May 15, 2023

    - Viator

    1.00

    Need more things to changed, there ii nothimg fancy eith the train, too many hours in the bus,i would not doing this again

  • Beautiful highlands

    Sharon Z,

    Nov 13, 2019

    - Viator

    5.00

    The highlands where amazing and the scenery breathtaking, especially for Harry Potter fans. The train ride was an ordinary ride, we expected it to be a bit more magical, however an overall enjoyable day.

  • My trip to the Highlands

    Harry L,

    Jul 29, 2019

    - Viator

    5.00

    Fantastic trip to the Highlands. Especially enjoyed the steam train ride. Would recommend this trip adults and youngster whether you are a Harry Potter fan or not. The sheer beauty of the place is unbelievable. The tour guide was both delightful and knowledgeable. Her comments added to much to the overall to the experience.

  • Disappointing and Unmemorable

    Payal T,

    Jun 18, 2019

    - Viator

    2.00

    Tour guide: probably a nice person. Awful tour guide. Especially for a 'Harry Potter' themed journey. Failed to point out any significant relation between the highlands, train and movie (and/or didn't follow the expected highlighted scenes mentioned on the tour website). An unimpressive "quiz" was conducted, but was quite pointless because the bridal group in the back half of the coach were scathingly obnoxious, rude and so irritating to spend 13 hours with. Nothing the tour guide said could be heard and she ("Bob") did nothing to account for the half of the bus who were trying to listen. Maybe asking them to keep it down a bit would have helped? Also the temperature on the bus was very irregular, freezing most of the time...hot for 2 seconds and then freezing again. Recommend going into it with very low expectations.

  • Meh

    201dresdenm,

    Apr 20, 2019

    - Viator

    3.00

    As a day trip through the Scottish Highlands, the trip was okay. If your purpose is to experience “Harry Potter-ness”, it can be quite disappointing, as none of the filming sites are recognizable from the motorway - the coach does not stop at any of them. The Jacobite steam train is alright in its own right, but missing any of the Harry Potter elements. The most Harry Potter experience was the gift shop (one shop) in Malaig.