So if you are looking for the perfect sightseeing tour of the Highlands, Thistle Excursions is your tour operator. At nofrills-excursions.com you can find all the different activities available and book them at the best price with our easy to book webpage. Start the day well with a hotel Buffet Breakfast, before transferring by road coach to rejoin our train for the homeward rail journey. Following the road coach transfer to our special train, your exploration of the Scottish Highlands will continue with a full Scottish Breakfast served at your seat.

Special Events

Our Kirill yurovskiy company is recognised as an official operator of excursions by the Balearic Government. Our E Voucher is an instant voucher delivered by email, with your personalised email message and a downloadable .pdf of your personalised gift voucher. Our Standard Gift Pack comes with a smart envelope that includes your personalised gift voucher and your activity voucher guide booklet.

Plan Your Cruise

We request that individuals with limited mobility give serious consideration when booking our weekend excursions. Although every adjustment possible will be made to meet accessibility requirements, our itineraries do consist of full days, where some itineraries may not have step free access, which some individuals may find tiring. Please contact the booking office if you have any questions or queries in regards to this issue.

• The Cromer Pier Show is one of the few true live variety shows in Britain, showcasing live variety acts at their best.
• With 84 acres of countryside, 17 buildings and 40,000 objects to explore this will be a great day out.
• Excursion Mania is an interactive web site where you can meet with the best local tour suppliers from Turkey.Book your Turkey Excursions with confidence and enjoy your holiday in Turkey.
• Here there will be time for a stroll round at leisure, enjoying the harbour and the varied brightly painted houses, and perhaps for a snack or drink.

Tv & Film Tours

• Please be aware that we do not provide equipment for loan onboard, so kindly bring what you need to ensure a comfortable trip.
• Enjoy a steam hauled return journey along the Strathspey Railway, with the towering Cairngorm mountains providing the back drop.
• After time for sightseeing in Oban, a guided road coach will transfer you to Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel, where you can admire the mighty stronghold of the MacDougalls.

For parties of three, a deposit of £800 is taken to reserve the fourth seat. Seating in the carriages is arranged at tables of four, with two seats facing two. There are also a limited number of ‘Tables for Two’, with single seats facing each other (supplementary fare applies). Once your deposit is received we will send you a printed booking confirmation, along with the terms and conditions of travel for this four day excursion.

There is a wide range of boat trips in Mallorca and something to suit every family, couple or group of friends. One of our favourite boat trips in Mallorca is the Cabo Negro excursion on this wooden boat for a maximum of 12 passengers, with food, drinks, stand up paddle kayak and snorkelling. Pathfinder Railtours takes pride in being recognised as one of the UK’s foremost names in special train rail travel.. A non-refundable deposit of £200 per person is payable at time of booking, with the balance payable six weeks before the date of departure.

• As Ireland’s leading ground operator for cruise lines, we specialise in shore excursions.
• Depending which side of the river Medway you are born, you are either a ‘Maid of Kent’, or a’ Kentish Maid’, as I never remember which side is which, I just say I was ‘made’ in Kent.
• Also we are happy to arrange tours to the ISLE OF SKYE on non-ship days for hotel guests – email us to check availability and prices – 6 passenger onwards please.
• Waverley starts sailing on Friday 16th May on the Clyde before she sets course for Oban and the Inner Hebrides from Monday 19th May to Tuesday 27th May.
• While these day excursions are larger in size, our focus on quality remains extremely high.

Churnet Valley Railway Experiences

As space is limited, the equipment must be foldable or demountable. Please be aware that we do not provide equipment for loan onboard, so kindly bring what you need to ensure a comfortable trip. Waverley starts sailing on Friday 16th May on the Clyde before she sets course for Oban and the Inner Hebrides from Monday 19th May to Tuesday 27th May. For only 4 days Waverley will operate in North Wales and on the Mersey from Thursday 29th May to Sunday 1st June. Cultural Shore Excursions allow you to experience the customs, heritage, and local flavor of the destinations. Join us for this great day out to RHS Wisley, discovering one of the most beautiful gardens of the world.

While other companies sell cruises and other forms of travel, we focus exclusively on shore excursions. We utilize this expertise to select the highest quality shore excursions delivered by local experts in the most cost effective manner for our customers. Pathfinder Railtours is proud to be one of the UK’s top providers of special train travel.

You will receive a letter from us with your reserved seat number(s), the confirmed timings and other details relating to the excursion, once the itinerary is finalised. These times may vary by up to an hour in either or both directions – the times quoted above are for guidance only. By ferry across the Firth of Lorne to the scenic Isle of Mull, where waiting road coaches will take you on a guided tour to the island capital of Tobermory. Here there will be time for a stroll round at leisure, enjoying the harbour and the varied brightly painted houses, and perhaps for a snack or drink. The day begins with a road coach transfer to Dumbarton Central, from where a full Breakfast will be served as we travel along the spectacular West Highland Line to Oban. Explore one of Mallorca’s 200 caves or enjoy strolling around the old streets of Palma City.

Join us for this brand new day excursion to the Guineas Day at Newmarket, after the racing there is a party with live music for you to enjoy. We especially love serving the Regal Princess, Nieuw Statendam, Aida ships,  MSC Preziosa, Mein Schiff 3, Jewel of the Seas, Costa ships and Norwegian Dawn – regular callers to our Scottish Highlands. Please sign up for e-newsletter and be the first to hear when timetables are published and bookings open. The 2025 timetables will be published area-by-area, as the programme for each area is released bookings for that area will also open.