Stirling Castle, Falkirk Wheel & The Kelpies Private Day Tour

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Private Day Tour from Glasgow

This private day trip from Glasgow allows you to visit some of central Scotland’s most important historic landmarks. After morning pick up from your accommodation, you’ll travel in a luxurious Mercedes vehicle with your private driver-guide. You’ll explore Stirling Castle, visit the Falkirk Wheel, and finish the day at the iconic Kelpies before returning to Glasgow.

The private day tour itinerary below is merely a sample itinerary that our guests love! However, we can create a new itinerary from scratch, tailored to your exact requirements.

Trip Highlights

Pick Up From Your Accommodation

Stirling Castle

Falkirk Wheel

The Kelpies

Return to Your Glasgow Accommodation

What’s Included?

Risk-free booking guarantee: Full refunds up to 7 days before the start date

Certified driver-guides with 15+ years of experience, passionate about sharing their love of Scotland

Exclusive experiences that others without our local insight will not include

Travel in style in our luxury air-conditioned Mercedes vehicles

Fully customizable bespoke and complimentary itinerary for your vacation

Collection from Glasgow

Panoramic view of Glasgow cityscape in Scotland featuring historic architecture, modern buildings, and scenic skyline under blue skies — Glasgow, Scotland

Your day begins with your private driver-guide collecting you from your Glasgow accommodation. You’ll head east towards Stirling, with an introduction to the day ahead and the history of the region as you travel.

I have spent a magical week in beautiful Scotland, of course, thanks to its unparalleled beauty and its kind, friendly and genuine people. My trip could have been a good one even if I just roamed around aimlessly to be honest. But, booking with Braw Scottish Tours has definitely been a game changer for the whole trip. I have to say that I’ve been so well taken care of from the moment I received a reply from Jack to my enquiry email, to the detailed planning of my week and the flexibility to change things around to choosing my guide. When John picked me up and we started our tour with the epic Stirling castle, I knew I made the right choice. John will tell you things that you don’t see in a documentary or read in a book. He will tell you stories and make you feel you are living in them. He’s such a wonderful story teller and a humorous, friendly and courteous guide. He is generous with his time, knowledge and is flexible with plans. I have laughed so much, met many local scottish people who showed me what a wonderful nation this is, learned quite a few scottish words, dined with Scots, raced sheep and chased highland cows and went up above the clouds in our highland expedition. From Glasgow to Stirling to Edinburgh to Inverness and the Queens View followed by Isle of Skye and the wonderful walk to the Niest lighthouse and then fort william, I have lived a wonderful dream for 7 days that was only made possible because of Braw Tours. Thank you John. You’re booked in August and this time I’m bringing the whole clan with me! Don’t think twice and book with Braw Scottish Tours if you’re planning to come to this beautiful country. It will be worth your while and your money. Thanks again and looking forward to coming back very soon ❤️

Salma M. ★★★★★

Stirling Castle

Your first stop is Stirling Castle, one of Scotland’s most impressive and historically important castles. Set high above the surrounding countryside, it was once a favored royal residence and a key stronghold in Scotland’s past.

Inside the castle, you’ll step into grand halls and richly restored rooms that bring royal life to life. Explore the Great Hall with its high timber roof, wander through the Royal Palace with its decorative stonework and carved details, and move between courtyards and battlements while enjoying wide views across the landscape below.

Falkirk Wheel

From Stirling, you’ll continue to the Falkirk Wheel, a unique feat of modern engineering and the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world. Your private guide will explain how the Wheel connects Scotland’s historic canals, and you can see it in action as it lifts boats between waterways!

You’ll have time to walk around the site, take photos, and enjoy the surrounding area.

The Kelpies

Your final stop of the day is The Kelpies, two towering steel horse-head sculptures that have become one of Scotland’s most recognizable modern landmarks. Inspired by myth and Scotland’s industrial past, the sculptures are especially striking up close. Your private guide will lead you around the site, while hearing fascinating stories behind their creation.

My partner and I recently enjoyed a lovely tour with Alan, one of Braw Scottish Tours drivers. The car was lovely, Alan's knowledge of the Scottish countryside and his driving were excellent. He even recommended where to eat in Pitlochry. We enjoyed a very interesting Gin experience at Stirling Gin as part of the tour and the best thing about it all was the generous owners at Braw Scottish Tours had donated the tour as a prize which I bid for and bought at a charity event run by the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. We had a great day out supporting a great charity. Can't recommend them highly enough. Callum also went out of his way to accommodate us with a suitable date.

Sandra Dolan ★★★★★

Return to Glasgow

After visiting the Kelpies, you’ll travel back to Glasgow in comfort, arriving back at your accommodation in the early evening.

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Book Your Stirling, Falkirk & Kelpies Tour

Are you interested in booking a private day tour from Glasgow to Stirling Castle, the Falkirk Wheel, and the Kelpies?

We can arrange for you to follow the itinerary above or create a tailor-made version based on your interests and pace. Fill in our booking form below, and our tour planners will begin working on your personalized tour itinerary!

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Fantastic tour Company! We booked a tour thru Braw for Ireland, Scotland and England. We had a fantastic time! From the moment they picked us up from the airport we felt well taken care of! The local guides were great! Very knowledgeable about all the local history for all the places we saw! We toured the Cliffs Moher and Dover, we saw the Coswolts, spent time in the Scottish Highlands, saw amazing castles and ruins. We arrived in London a few days before the Jubilee and got to see London in all its splendor Braw took care of all the accommodations and purchasing the tickets to all our adventures in all three countries! Our accommodations were wonderful! We stayed in large hotels, a manor house, boutique hotels, breakfast was included, made starting our day so much easier. I highly recommend this company for your next trip! I will definitely be using them again.

Diane W★★★★★

Great tour, great tour guide! Touring the Highlands was an amazing experience thanks to Braw’s expertise and the time they spent helping us design an itinerary that met the needs and interests of 6 55+ adults. On day one, Martine, our driver, picked us up with a warm smile and we were on our way! Martine is fun, knowledgeable, competent and flexible. Each day, she provided options outside our planned itinerary to ensure we were able to make the best of our time. We enjoyed her stories, her humor, and the care and concern she showed to make our visit interesting and meaningful. I would recommend Braw (and Martine) to anyone.

Eileen J★★★★★

Great tour of Ireland and Scotland! Our two-week tour of Scotland and Ireland was fabulous. The trip was planned in great detail according to our interests and requests. We really enjoyed the lodging choices. Callum was an excellent tour guide and driver. He was very knowledgeable and he carefully tended to all of the details and made things easy for us. He took great care of us for two weeks and he was always very helpful and kept us on time. He tailored the tour to our interests along the way and he always kept us smiling. We would highly recommend Callum and Braw Scottish Tours. They were great!

Joe★★★★★

Customized Itineraries for Age Diverse Groups. My 76 year old mother, teenage son and myself did a five day tour around the Scottish highlands with Braw. Our guide/driver, Tony, was fantastic. He took care to ensure my mother had the assistance he needed while finding options that would appeal to my teenage son. I really didn’t have a specific agenda when initially planning the trip so I requested Braw put together a standard itinerary. After getting to know the group, Tony suggested some alterations to the itinerary that involved activities specific to our group’s interests. He also made some suggestions along the way to efficiently use our time and maximize our experience. I highly recommend Braw Tours!

Heather M★★★★★

Our Braw Scottish Tour definitely exceeded our expectations. The itinerary included all the “must sees” we had scheduled, and each day brought a well paced, new adventure. Our driver/guide, John, was professional, knowledgeable and very well attuned to our particular interests and needs. We felt the trip was well planned and good value for the services provided. In addition, all communication with the office staff, both pre and post trip, was thoughtful and timely. We would travel with Braw Scottish Tours again.

Ann M★★★★★

Braw Scottish Tours is the best! My husband and I booked Braw for an 11-night tour of Scotland and they far exceeded our very high expectations. And we were incredibly lucky that Callum was our driver guide. Callum was attentive to our needs, took us off the beaten track to some beautiful spots, and is knowledgeable, funny, and ready to change plans on a moment’s notice. We are older travelers, so Callum’s flexibility to our need for a mid-tour day off or a later start to the day was perfect. Braw booked my husband in for a round of golf, so his trip was complete, and I got my fill of castles, museums, historical sites, and the glorious Scottish highlands. Heather and Jack made the personalized itinerary planning a breeze. We can’t wait to go back to Scotland, and we will be calling Braw Tours when we do!

Barbara Connery★★★★★

Spent a week in Scotland. I basically planned what I wanted and Braw took care to make it happen…flawlessly…I might have done things a bit differently but they did everything I chose…we had a driver, Callum, totally wonderful helpful, kind, knowledgeable and a great driver on some pretty scary roads…the hotels were amazing..the meals included were lovely….I highly recommend the company and of course Callum.

Helena Louzonis★★★★★

The tour provided by Braw Scottish Tours went well beyond all expectations. It was informative, fun, and we were able to see many unique areas throughout Scotland. While preparing for the trip, Heather was responsive to our questions and kept us up to date on all of our travel requirements. John was very accommodating, knowledgeable, perceptive, and entertaining. . If you are interested in a private tour experience, Braw Scottish Tours is an excellent choice!

Maureen Pococke★★★★★

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