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Thomas Andolf said...

I usually travel the world alone, and in hopes of meeting new people i booked a 3 day trip to Isle of Sky with the MacBackpacker Crew. The trip superseded all my expectations. Our Tour guide (Dave) was hilarious,…
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  • Image for A brunch stop doesn't get better than this!
  • Image for "You guys are missing a fucking photo opportunity outside". - Richard This magic actually happened.
  • Image for You know it's coosday when... your Insta feed gets filled with coo pics!
  • Image for September means that it's time to go back to uni. Welcome to Scotland all the Freshers! Scotland's braw, aye? But have you been left feeling a wee bit baffled by our lingo? Dinnae fash yersel! Jump on tour and let our passionate and patriotic guides teach
  • Image for Throwback to last week's 3 Day Isle of Skye tour. Did you know that Trotternish is the northernmost peninsula of Skye?
  • Image for This has to be my favourite stop so far. Highland Cows! Feeding Hamish and his family.
  • Image for Just waiting for the Hogwarts Express to go past.
  • Image for This is literally everything you wish for from a view at Skye.
  • Image for Skye never disappoints us.
  • Image for The last weekend of Fringe is kicking off. It’s been a blast! But all the fun is not over yet. Jump on our tour and make the most of the rest of rest of August.
  • Image for Scottish summer day on the Isle of Skye
  • Image for You still have 10 days to make the most of our Fabulously Fun Summer deal! Use code FFS10 and save 10% on all our tours. That also includes all our festive tours.
  • Image for Did you know that Doune Castle plays a leading role in Outlander substituting for the fictional Castle Leoch – home to Colum MacKenzie and his clan in the 18th-century episodes? But it's also used as filming location for other famous films and TV, like Mo
  • Image for Majestic Bidean nam Bian.
  • Image for Clinging on to the cliff. Duntulm Castle on Skye. Did you know that there have been well over two thousand castles in Scotland? Many are known only through historical records but there're still plenty of them you can visit.
  • Image for Throwback to the time Mark took the crew to Butt of Lewis. . . . #tbt #throwback #dramatic #throwbackthursday #buttoflewis #lewis #isleoflewis #outerhebrides #scotland #scotspirit #scotlandisnow #nature #sea #rocks #photography #instagood #travel #travele
  • Image for A wee baby coo. Did you know that the Highland cattle is the oldest registered cattle in the world?
  • Image for Great view of Kilt Rock.
  • Image for Happy faces and happy times (despite the brutal hike it took to get there)
  • Image for Throwback to astonishing Isle of Lewis.
  • Image for The coos just chilling. . . . #coosday #isleoflewis #lewis #road #tour #gotouring #goexplore #roadtrip #hairycoo #highlandcow #highlandcattle #highlandcows #outerhebrides #scotspirit #scotlandtrip #scotland #scotlandisnow #travelstories #travelstoke #pass
  • Image for The hike to Lost Valley was amazing. Such a beautiful place for a picnic.
  • Image for Made it to Isle of Skye and went straight to explore the magnificent Quiraing. . . . #quiraing #isleofskye #liveontour #tour #goexplore #skye #travelstoke #trotternish #adventure #adventuretravel #travel #scotland #scotlandtrip #scotlandisnow #scotspirit
  • Image for Quick gang shot during our coastal walk to Bosta beach.
  • Image for Gearrannan Blackhouse Village. . . . #isleoflewis #lewisandharris #lewis #gearrannan #gearrannanblackhousevillage #outerhebrides #hebrides #scotland #scotlandisnow #scotspirit #travel #liveontour #hike #tour #gotouring #sea #goexplore #exploreeverything #
  • Image for Storr looking very dramatic. Thanks for sharing this amazing pic @_go4urdreams . . . #isleofskye #scotland #scotlandbeauty #macbackpackers #scotlandhighlands #travel #skye #scotspirit #visitscotland #scotlandisnow #scotlandsbeauty #instagood #passionpa
  • Image for Standing Stones of Stenness and stunning sunsets.
  • Image for Look who @richardmacbackpackersguide met last week on 6 Day Orkney Stravaig.
  • Image for Loch Morlich - the highest beach in the UK. . . . #summer #scotland #lochmorlich #morlich #scotspirit #scotlandisnow #beach #travel #travelgram #travelstoke #beachbum #summermode #instatravel #travellersofinstagram #surfboard #passionpassport #fromwhereis
  • Image for Still the way to backpack around Scotland...
  • Image for We're very proud of our brand new shiny and very green award.
  • Image for Today is the World Emoji Day!
  • Image for Adventure time! @maccybs197 snapped this beauty last week. It's so green!
  • Image for Coos cooling off a wee bit. . . . #coo #hairycoo #swim #summer #loch #field #scotland #scotspirit #cloudporn #bluesky #scotlandsbeauty #highlands #highlandcattle #traveleverywhere #goexplore #travelgram #scottishanimals #cow #liveauthentic #fromwhereistan
  • Image for A trip to Orkney takes you back in time. While you wander through the magical islands, you can visit neolithic sites, admire thousands of years old standing stones, learn about the Viking Age and so much more.
  • Image for More beach spam - but hey we don’t always get weather like this in Scotland.
  • Image for More beach spam - but hey we don’t always get weather like this in Scotland.
  • Image for More beach spam - but hey we don’t always get weather like this in Scotland.
  • Image for Sun, sea and suntanned macbackpackers. We're very lucky to spend as much time off the bus as possible, particularly when the weather is like this.
  • Image for Yesterday was the hottest June day in more than two decades in Scotland, and today could be even warmer. There’s still space on our 3 Day Isle of Skye tomorrow and 3 Day Loch Ness and Skye on Saturday if you fancy a wee sunny getaway.☀️ . . . #edinburgh #
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  • Image for There're hundreds of stunning waterfalls in Scotland. Last week Neil lead the group to explore astonishing Bracklinn Falls near Callander. . . . #bracklinn #bracklinnfalls #waterfall #waterfalls #callander #water #nature #goexplore #hike #hiking #walk #p
  • Image for Scotland is so beautiful in summer.
  • Image for Oban is such a wee stunner. The seafood capital of Scotland is idyllic port town with great connections to many Scottish Isles.
  • Image for Midsummer chilling. Thanks for sharing the photo with us Jing Min. If you want Fabulously Fun Summer this year, use code FFS10 to save 10% on all our tours. . . . #scotland #scotlandisnow #scotspirit #isleofskye #skye #pool #fairypool #summer #midsummer #
  • Image for Today marks the longest day of the year - summer solstice. The celebrations date back to thousands of years. Although the exact customs varied there was a common theme – that of blessing the crops and beasts of the land with fire, generally by walking the
  • Image for The World Touring Day is almost here! Our mates at @tourradar have organised this fab week-long sale to get more travellers to celebrate the benefits of group travel. You can save up to 28% on our tours! Check out: tourradar.com/sale/world-touring-day . .
  • Image for Our first 6 Day Orkney Stravaig of 2018 departed yesterday. Vikings. Monsters. The Stone Age. This adventure is packed with fascinating history dating back thousands of years.
  • Image for What a great day for a hike!
  • Image for Neil captured a bit different view of Glenfinnan Viaduct this weekend on 3 Day Loch Ness and Skye. . . . #glenfinnan #glenfinnanviaduct #harrypotter #hogwarts #hogwartsexpress #scotland #scotlandisnow #scotspirit #highlands #scottishhighlands #summer #tou
  • Image for Whisky distilleries always have pleasant surprises. Neil met this wee guy on tour this week. . . . #donkey #whiskydistillery #whisky #scotland #donkeysofinstagram #scotspirit #scotlandisnow #summer #instanimals #cute #potd #instagood #ontour #touring #tou
  • Image for What a day for a wee hike. Isle of Skye is such a beauty.
  • Image for Who’s up for a swim?
  • Image for Story time, kids.
  • Image for Today is World Otter Day!
  • Image for Some of you might know that this year marks the year, we've been running entertaining adventures around Scotland for 20 brilliant years! It's been absolutely fantastic. We couldn't find any pics from our first tour but thanks to Cameron who came to explor
  • Image for Welcome to the jungle! Wouldn't think at first that it's in Perthshire. If you look carefully, you can see the folly at the Hermitage. . . . #hermitage #folly #thehermitage #perthside #dunkeld #scotland #visitscotland #scotlandisnow #forest #jungle #natur
  • Image for Jump into the Ultimate Scottish Adventure with us! Thanks for sending this brilliant photo Marty. Your t-shirt will be with you soon. . . . #cuillins #blackcuillin #sligachan #scotland #jumpshot #potd #greatshots #instagreatshots #hashtags #fromwhereistan
  • Image for Throwback to very picturesque day at Old Man of Storr. . . . #oldmanofstorr #skye #isleofskye #tour #scotland #storr #throwback #throwbackthursday #scotlandisnow #scotspirit #photographersofinsta #sun #blueskyes #shadow #scotlandsbeauty #pictureperfect #p
  • Image for Our 3 and 5 day tour dates are now online until May 2019!
  • Image for Stewart, the newest Chieftain in Clan MacBackpackers was adventuring around The Highlands and Skye with Mark and Richard the last weeks. Welcome to the Clan!
  • Image for Glencoe's starting to look green. . . . #spring #scotland #beautiful #glen #valley #bluesky #cloudporn #scotland #scotspirit #highlands #nature #naturephotography #scotlandisnow #amazingplaces #hahstags #wheretonext #travel #travellerofinsta #vacay #trave
  • Image for It's definitely spring when the pretty flowers start to appear in the Highlands.
  • Image for Look who Neil met on tour yesterday.
  • Image for Beautiful day at Brother's Point. . . . #brotherspoint #isleofskye #scotland #scotspirit #scotlandisnow #scotlandsbeauty #passionpassport #travelstoke #views #adventure #goexplore #
  • Image for May the fourth be with you. #starwarsday #maythefourth
  • Image for The blackhouses used to be very common in the Highlands and the Hebrides. Some of them were occupied until early 1970s. However, without the annual repairs they deteriorated rapidly. The blackhouses have increasingly been restored to use as holiday accomm
  • Image for Soaking in the sunshine at Old Man of Storr. . . . #oldmanofstorr #isleofskye #storr #scotland #visitscotland #touring #tripofthelifetime #hiking #walking #instagood #sunshine #spring #fromwhereistand #skye #scotspirit #landscape #fun #ultimateadventure #

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