About Us

I suppose it began with an idea. For the last ten years I've been working in the world of Scottish mini-coach touring, and for the last six running my own bespoke tour company. Over these years I have welcomed many visitors from the United States, and taken great pride in showing them around my beautiful and enchanting country. One thing always struck me though, in booking their vacations these visitors either contacted operators in Scotland, who perhaps were a little remote and unfamiliar with the States, or through US based companies that knew a fair amount about Scotland, but lacked the detailed knowledge of the experts on the ground - where that perfect view was, the hidden castle or even knowing something as simple as where the best cup of coffee could be found in any given village.

How was this circle to be squared? At the beginning of 2010 I made the momentous decision to move to New York, and here I have set up the US portal for Highland Experience Tours - to give you both the sense of security of having someone on your doorstep to organize your trip and give you the personal touch, and combining this with my knowledge as a time-served tour operator and cultural ambassador for Scotland.

So, Vacation Scotland with myself at the helm will sail you in the right direction and hopefully give you the trip of a lifetime.

David McNicoll

To contact me directly - dave@vacationscotland.biz