Timberbush Tours 

We have joined one of Timberbush tour in July 2008 (2 days tour to Eilean Donan, Loch Ness & The North West Highlands). It was one of the many best things we did in Scotland. Great job from the company, fantastic experience for us. The tour was well-organized in luxury Mercedes mini-buses and we visited every single site was advertised (and two more). What about the guide (George): knowledgeable, providing information about everything, very friendly, with nice sense of humor, good driver (what else?), made our tour something we never forget. More over, we loved Scotland! And we will come back!

We have been on several tours offered by Timberbush, and have found them all to be excellent. We've had many different drivers, and they were all punctual , friendly and professional. We like these tours because they take you on tours you might not otherwise be able to take on your own, i.e. Loch Ness or Oban. Certain tours are longer, up to 12 hours, but rest breaks are frequent and driving thru the beautiful Scottish countryside between stops is NOT a bad thing! Some people look for ways to be critical, but this company overall does a great job of providing a good tour experience.

This is a transportation company only. You will be taken to sites, but not given a tour. You must pay your own admission. Also, company can change the itinerary to something completely different. Our first tour went to lovely places, but they wizzed past and many were hard to see through the trees. We were let off in a town and I confess that I never found Loch Lomond on my own!! The second tour was to a chapel, but the photo had been doctored. The site was a ruin covered with a metal protective roof--no way you could get pictures. The bus was a city bus instead of the promised van. The tour left 1/2 hour late and arrived back right on schedule. Instead of going to a picturesque town, we had lunch at Scotland's Wal-Mart (Doobies). The promised castle was just skipped. When the driver was asked to show the sites on the advertised itinerary, she responded that she was taking us to what she felt were the highlights. One was a distillery tour--there is one right across the street from the tour pick-up point so why bother to pay them to take you another one? Complaints to management were not responded to in any satisfactory way except very patient listening and the most persistent arguments I have ever experienced from a customer oriented business.

I have been on several tours with Timberbush and cannot understand what this person is talking about. As a student of Edinburgh university, I have a good understanding of Scottish history and the excellent guides of Timberbush have never made up any facts. The buses are comfortable, new Mercedes vehicles and all tours are done to a very high standard. I can highly recommend the company and its friendly, informed staff.

Really would not rate this company, its certainly not the product they advertise. We joined one of their tours in August 2006 and had the misfortune to endure a 11 hour bus journey listening to misleading facts and incorrect history. I'm not a Scot, but I do know the basics!