Having read the details of all the 1 day tours of ...

Having read the details of all the 1 day tours of Scotland on offer we picked and paid $300 AUD for the Taste of Highlands Tour which we thought sounded fantastic by the description. We had planned this tour a couple of months which we tacked onto our holidays after doing a tour of Europe which we loved, thought by the description, would be great to come to Scotland and do a nice scenic tour, have a lovely lunch, taste some whiskey, learn about Scotland all sounds fab, so was very much looking forward to the tour which we had the misfortune of being on today. We started off from their offices on High Street with our driver, who was also our guide. After about an hour and a bit we got to our first stop which was only suppose to be 30 minutes. We got onto the bus ready to leave before another passenger stated her sister was missing to the driver. As they got off to look for her the lady said to the driver 5 minutes after getting off could her sister be on the other coach. The driver stated couldn't be possible as the other tour was full. Fast forward 30 minutes and the driver decides to now check with the other coach which had been suggested 35 minutes prior, and low and behold the missing sister was on the bus. Having lost close to 45 minutes we set off for nothing short of the ride from hell. On slippery wet roads ,through steep and very narrow and winding roads the bus litterally flew through the roads and the beautiful scenery we were so looking forward to seeing and experiencing was lost to fear that weren't going to make it to our Destination without having an accident. We stopped at Glencoe to take pictures but all I wanted to do was get a cab back to Edinburgh. Knuckles were white and feeling sick reluctantly got back on the bus where the driver then says he's not stressed anymore as he's made up time. My Goodness he had scared the life out of everyone!
Driving didn't get any better and just as we were pulling into Fort Augustus for our Lunch, the next surprise got sprung on us. The driver let us and another couple out on the road and told us to walk into the hotel for our lunch and walk into the village to meet the bus. It was bucketing down. By the time we got into the hotel we were drenched. Being soaked our lunch was ok but certainly not worth the highway robbery charged for it. Once finished we proceeded into the village. By the time we reached the bus we were soaked right through. The whole reason we chose to lunch at a Restaurant was to avoid the chance of getting caught in the rain which was a good chance of getting from a picnic lunch in the middle of a Scottish winter!
By this stage both my husband and I had given up. It was the biggest waste of our time and money, revolving driving, horrible music which was only enjoyed by the driver as all you could hear was mumbling and a few beats now and then from the tinny radio was being played through.
I never write reviews that are negative unless its called for and this was definitely called for. I would not recommend this company to anyone. The only "Taste" of Scotland part that was right was the bad one it left our memories of harrowing driving and poorly coordinated inclusions.