McIntosh Tours - Luxury Private Tours of Scotland - Perth

Michael O.

My wife, children, and I travelled to Scotland in early June 2024. A close friend had recommended a private tour. After considering several options, I decided to try McIntosh Tours. I’m glad I did.

Everything about dealing with McIntosh Tours was great and efficient.

Most importantly, I had the sense, from the beginning, of not being a “customer”, but a “co-traveller”: It was as if Raymond McIntosh and his daughter, Victoria, were planning a trip through parts of Scotland for a couple of days, and inviting us to join them. That set the tone for our entire experience.

When the first day of our tour arrived, Raymond picked us up exactly when he said he would. That day, and the next, we saw much of central Scotland, including places we never would have found on our own, had we chosen to try.

As our guide, Raymond was affable, witty, understanding, and showed an encyclopedic knowledge of Scottish history, geography, economics, and politics. He was a joy to spend time with, full of countless interesting amdfunny stories, and tossing off tantalizing facts as we drove along: “J.K Rowling’s house is just over there, but you can’t see it from the road.”

Everything about our tour was wonderful, but one thing stood out: Raymond’s willingness and ability to adapt the itinerary to suit changing conditions, such as the weather. That led to the highlight of our trip: Touring an abandoned 500-year-old church near Dunkeld that has an exquisite painted ceiling. “Even many of the locals don’t know about this church,” Raymond told us.

Everyone in my family was glad we engaged the services of McIntosh Tours during our trip to Scotland. We would happily do so again, and we recommend, unreservedly, that others do the same.

Rebecca F. J.

Raymond took my husband and I on a day long tour of Coastal Fife with stops at historic castles, seaside villages, and St. Andrews. Raymond is a former teacher and his knowledge of his country’s history is vast. He is an excellent story teller, ambassador, and successful entrepreneur. We highly recommend his tours! If you want an elevated, authentic experience McIntosh tours should be your first choice.

Norm M.

We just did an 8 day family tour of the Highlands of Scotland. Raymond was the best tour guide you could ask for. His research to make each individual tour special and customized itinerary is second to none. He is a genuine guy, great driver (even on single lane 2 direction roads), and his daughter Victoria and her dog were just as pleasant. His knowledge of all things Scotland was fantastic and we would highly recommend his services. There is literally no way to go wrong with this guy. Cheers and many thanks for everything.

Dr M. S.

Imagine planning a tour with your teenager 12 hours away from Home - all from home sitting on your computer screen trusting the reviews, website and Google description?!
This was exactly how it was 2 months ago when I was planning a trip to the land, many call - heaven on earth - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I had connected with 3 operators after a series of checklists to my liking. And I emailed each of them. McIntosh operator Raymond was swift, descriptive and warm as a person I could instantly connect with. What followed were numerous more questions and Raymond answered each of them with patience and logistics. And we confirmed soon after.

My trip with Mcintosh made the trip to Scotland a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Raymond is knowledgeable, considerate and accommodating to most of our requests on the trip. He could sense our needs even before we could voice them out giving us the right operational solution - be it food or a shopping place or a choice of sightseeing spot.

The vehicle of transport - Land Rover Discovery was clean, and spacious and always had water bottles ready.

I strongly recommend Raymond and his team if you are looking out for a customised tour where you want to be a traveller savouring the beauty of Scotland, unlike a tourist.

Raventh C.

My experience with McIntosh Tours was simply the best, I don't think it could have been any better. The level of customisation and understanding with which they curate each trip is truly perfect. We had the opportunity of travelling through Scotland in September. We were fortunate enough to share our experience with our wonderful tour guide Linda, she is a phenomenal driver with unmatched knowledge of each place and its history, be it the best food joint, the best photographic spots or the places of interest as per our liking. Over our course of 5 days, we bonded so well with her that she almost felt like family. She knew and understood exactly how and what we wanted at each stage of our trip. It was her company and expertise along with the precise planning by McIntosh Tours, that we were truly able to enjoy the beauty of Scottish Landscapes. Strongly recommend to try out McIntosh Tours.

Sharon K.

In August, my husband, son, daughter-in-law, 13-year-old granddaughter and I went on a 12 day tour of Scotland with McIntosh Tours of Scotland. I will never be able to tell you all the good things about Raymond and his company, even if I wrote an entire book! However, here are the highlights of our opinion:
1. Raymond is a fun loving, fantastic, personable, honest man. You needn’t fear giving him money ahead of time.
2. He is very professional.
3. His rates are very reasonable for the quality of the tour.
4. He is extremely knowledgeable about Scotland and its history. He taught school in Scotland in several different locations and has an intimate knowledge of life, both past and present, in these areas, as well as Scotland in general. He made learning about Scotland fun and interesting. Even our granddaughter never bored of learning the history of the area.
5. He had an itinerary planned ahead of time that was based on our interests, but he easily changed the itinerary to suit things that came up along the way. For example, part way through the trip we looked at my husband’s family tree and discovered his ancestors were McIntoshes! Raymond changed the itinerary to take us to many locations of McIntosh history. How fantastic is that!
6. His personalization of the trip was so thoughtful. He arranged for a friend to play the bagpipes for us and he highland danced – all just for us, because he knew my granddaughter is a dancer. That was truly amazing. We felt like royalty.
7. He takes you to places that the regular tourist crowd is not going to. Some of our most memorable parts of the trip were to off the beaten track locations.
8. The accommodations were great. He checks them out ahead of time, so there were no negative surprises. He can arrange any style of accommodation you want.
9. His Land Rover is new and very comfortable.
I could go on and on, but let me say that the 12 day trip with Raymond was one of the best trips we have all ever taken. Our biggest compliment to him is that we all want to go back – mainly to spend more time with him!

Stephan Z.

We had a fantastic 2-days tour through Scotland visiting Distilleries. Raymond is a brilliant guide with an impressive knowledge and passion for Scotland's rich history and culture. He organised a tour perfectly tailored to our needs. We had a fantastic time and highly recommend McIntosh Tours to everyone!

Diane W.

We just finished a 9 day tour with Raymond of McIntosh Tours. He exceeded our expectations. He was charming, helpful and full of history and knowledge of Scotland. He took care of everything. Accommodations, tours, restaurants. Everything was perfect. They planned our tour according to our wishes. We saw so many sites we would have missed had we done it ourselves. As Raymond says, “we met as strangers but ended as friends.” I highly recommend this tour company.