Ultimate Private Hire Bespoke Private Tours

Ultimate Private Hire’s Bespoke Luxury Tours are the perfect way to discover the wonders of Scotland with friends and family. Each trip is tailored to your specification of locations, landmarks, hotels and restaurants to visit. Choose from our Mercedes-Benz V-Class, S-Class and E-Class for the ultimate comfort and luxury experience while being driven by your experienced and friendly driver. Some of our previous bespoke tours include Scottish Golf Tours, Tours of the Western Isles, Whisky Tours and Historic Castle Tours.

We ensure that passengers are comfortable throughout their journey by providing chilled water and umbrellas for each vehicle. We can organise an additional trailer to safely transport your luggage and allow for more room within the vehicle.

If you are looking for the ultimate experience of Scotland, please contact our experienced staff to ensure a seamless and memorable trip.

Tour Inspiration

North Coast 500

Embark on one of the world’s most iconic coastal touring routes and discover the breathtaking scenery of the Scottish North Highlands; where you will explore white sand beaches, rugged mountains and secluded hidden gems.

The North Coast 500 route offers utter tranquillity and refuge from day to day life, encouraging you to slow down and create lasting memories with your friends and family. At Ultimate Private Hire, we can assist you to plan the perfect itinerary for your bespoke trip. Our friendly and experienced staff can assist with the booking and organisation, ensuring that your trip with us is as relaxing as possible.

Along the way there are plenty of opportunities to stop and try the local produce. Enjoy fine dining, highland eateries, smokeries, award winning seafood, chocolatiers and farmers markets. Discover the finest whisky and gin distilleries and taste the unique expressions from Britain’s most northern gin distillery at Dunnet Bay to Scotland’s only organic brewery at Black Isle Brewery, there is something for everyone. Take a boat trip to island hop and enjoy exploring the seas of the Northern Highlands while keeping an eye out for puffins, seals, deer and maybe a haggis- if you are lucky!

If this tour sounds like your perfect trip, get in contact with us to book your bespoke luxury tour with Ultimate Private Hire.

Golf & Fine Dining Tour

When it comes to golf and food, Scotland certainly makes the most of its rich lands, seas and skies. After a round of golf on the spectacular courses Scotland has to offer, enjoy the best local produce from award winning restaurants.

To start off your golf tour, the most fitting first location is the home of golf in St. Andrews. Looking down the 18th fairway from the famous Swilcan Bridge, playing The Old Course allows you to be a part of the history of the oldest golf course in the world. After a busy day on the golf course enjoy the modern Scottish cuisine at The Peat Inn. Holding a Michelin star since 2010, The Peat Inn offers confident, contemporary cooking, using the seasons as a guide in selecting the finest Scottish ingredients.

Occupying a three-mile stretch of North Sea coastline, Trump International Golf Links provides unmissable panoramic views of the beautiful surroundings. This high profile course is a must when visiting Scotland for golf. Trump Macleod House Dining is an exquisite dining venue serving the best of Scottish cuisine, fine wine, rare malt whiskies and classic evening cocktails.

We will transport you to the 5 Star Hotel, Gleneagles. As one of the greatest names in the world of golf and the recent hosts of The Ryder and Solheim Cup, it is easy to see why. Housed within the hotel Andrew Fairlie is the only restaurant in Scotland to hold 2 Michelin Stars, this exquisite restaurant provides an experience that will create long lasting memories.

Finishing your tour in East Lothian, Muirfield Golf Club in Gullane is a historic course and renowned host to major amateur and professional championships. The course provides views over East Lothian, the coastline and towards Edinburgh. Staying at Greywalls Hotel in Gullane provides luxury accommodation to enjoy the seclusion and distinctive atmosphere of this unique property. Dine with more views of the golf course at the Chez Roux Restaurant, with French classical cuisine and a Scottish flair, using as many local ingredients as possible.

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Single Malt Whisky Tour

Ultimate Private Hire’s Whisky Tours provide passengers the opportunity to visit multiple Distilleries covering Lowland, Highland, Speyside and Islay whisky regions. Combine the spectacular Scottish scenery with the deep routed heritage of our national drink for a unique adventure of Scottish culture. Our experienced drivers ensure you are transported safely and in a timely manner for each Distillery Tour.

Lowlands Single Malt whisky commonly features a lighter softer flavour profile. Starting in the centre of Edinburgh, the Holyrood Distillery is situated next to Holyrood Park and provides a modern approach to whisky, taking you on a tour of senses to a new world of flavour, unconstrained by history, heritage or tradition. The second stop is at Kingsbarns Distillery located near St. Andrews in the Kingdom of Fife. Choose from three variations of tours, enjoy the panoramic sea views and ensure a visit to the medieval town of St. Andrews. Then your driver will transport you to your accommodation at Gleneagles hotel to enjoy the fine dining and spa facilities.

The Highland region is densely populated by Whisky Distilleries and features rich fragrant and floral flavour profiles. The ever changing landscape of coastline, moor and mountain varies each Distillery’s expression. Dewar’s Aberfeldy Single Malt Whisky provides visitors with an Award-winning tour including the opportunity to relax in the whisky lounge and café. In the shop you are able to purchase the range of fine whisky and ‘fill your own’ bottle. On route into the Highlands stop at The House of Bruar to experience luxury shopping and traditional food hall before heading deeper into the Highlands. Dalwhinnie Distillery stands in the Cairngorm National Park, at the heart of the Scottish Highlands. Built in 1897, the Dalwhinnie is the highest Distillery in Britain nestled between two mountain ranges. With the dramatic scenery and extreme temperatures, the natural elements impact the character of the Dalwhinnie expressions. The style of the Dalwhinnie includes honeyed, dried fruit and nutmeg tasting notes. Make sure to purchase the Winter’s Frost ‘House of Stark’ whisky expression, to delight all Game of Thrones fans.

Speyside single malt whisky is know for two primary styles, light sweet and honeyed single malts from distilleries such as the Glenfiddich. While distilleries such as The Macallan produce big bodied, sherried drams - this is an amazing region to explore the delights of scotch whisky in such a beautiful setting. Staying at The Craigellachie Hotel, enjoy the option of over 900 whiskies from across the globe at the world renowned Quaich Bar. The copper dog restaurant and bar provides a relaxed setting to enjoy local produce and live music on Friday nights. From The Craigellachie Hotel you can see over to the magnificent Macallan Distillery carved into the Speyside landscape. Discover the rich history of The Macallan Estate, defining characteristics of the mastery of wood and award winning architecture. After your first tour of the day, savour the sight, sounds and smells of the working cooperage at the Speyside Cooperage. Producing and repairing nearly 150,000 oak casks used by surrounding Speyside whisky distilleries each year, watch the coopers at work and witness the firing and charring of casks. In the valley of the deer in nearby Dufftown, Glenfiddich Distillery provides visitors with guided tours, outdoor tastings and drams by the fire in the whisky lounge. After a long day of whisky tasting in Speyside, relax at The Craigellachie Hotel before travelling to the Isle of Islay.

Islay is associated with peaty single malt whiskies and home to eight independent whisky distilleries. Enjoy the beautiful scenic route down from the highlands, along Loch Tay and towards the west coast to take the ferry to the Isle of Islay. Staying at The Machrie Hotel , our driver will take you to Bowmore distillery. Every bottle of Bowmore single malt Scotch has been shaped by the exquisite flavours of carefully selected oak casks, rounded by the Hebridean air, and given character by the slow passage of time. The next distillery is Ardbeg, in the past ten years, six different Ardbeg expressions have won prestigious titles including World Whisky of the Year, Scotch Whisky of the Year and World’s Best Single Malt. Sample this wonderful spirit on the site it is made and matured before finishing your day at Laphroaig Distillery. Laphroaig is an excellent example of the heavily peated, smoky, and briny whisky that Islay is famous for. With the Kilbride Stream, hand-cut peat, floor malted barley, cold-smoking kilns, mash tuns, copper alchemy and the subtlety of oak aging, all elements contribute to form the unique expression Laphroaig has to offer. After spending your last evening on Islay we will transport you back to the mainland to your chosen destination.

If this tour sounds like your perfect trip, get in contact with us to book your bespoke luxury tour with Ultimate Private Hire.