Advantages: good routes, friendly knowledgeable guides, well organised Disadvantages: some days were rushed
...But I can't blame MacBackpackers for my lack of geographical sense, hey?
Once I arrived it was easy enough, checked my name off a list, handed my backpack to a scruffy looking guy in a kilt and sat back and relaxed in the bus. Before long we were off, stopping to pick up a few more people and then heading north out of the gorgeous medieval village that is the Edinburgh old town and into the rugged Scottish highlands.
Oh, with one quick addition, ... ...interesting, funny tales as well. MacBackpackers makes a point of hiring local guides and I think this makes a huge difference- these are people who know and love their country and enjoying showing people the amazing things it has to offer.
Accommodation
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Accommodation was pre-arranged in hostels affiliated with MacBackpackers around the highlands. They were all of a decent enough standard, nothing spectacular, but clean ...
Popalee 28.08.2005
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Advantages: Almost everything: guides, tour... Disadvantages: accomodation not included, visit of Edinburgh not included
Here is a review of Macbackpackers, a company providing tours of Scotland. Check the website for more info: www.mackbackpackers.com I did the 7 days tours, and I’ll tell you about my experience… *THE COMPANY (MACBACKPACKERS):
This company is specialised in Scotland and proposes different tours: 1, 3, 5, 7 days, and also a jump on / jump off option (running 7 days a week). They have been running tours for 5 years. It is therefore a young and active ... ...offer 3 days tour to different parts of Scotland: Isle of Skye, Inverness, Oban... etc...
*WHERE DOES IT START FROM:
The tours start from Edinburgh at different days of the week (according to the tour you are willing to do. You have therefore to organise your trip there…
From London:
By train: takes around 8 hours and cost at the least £80
By bus (that what I used): takes around 8 hours too but costs around £30 - £40 (it is hard to sleep in ...
monsieur.Joda 21.11.2003 (02.02.2004)
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Value for Money
Quick review of Macbackpackers
Greate tour, great guide/driver (funny, intresting, well known with scotish history, culture and nature, always had something to tell us), nice bus, beautyful, wild, amasing country with tragic and long history (not boring at all to hear about it) ...
ewamw 14.08.2007 (13.08.2007)
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