About The Hairy Coo

What is a Hairy Coo?

A Hairy Coo is the friendly Scottish term for a Highland Cow or Heilan Coo.

What is The Hairy Coo?

The Hairy Coo is an Edinburgh Tour Operator offering award-winning tours of Scotland. You won't miss them in their bright orange Hairy Coo tour buses!

At The Hairy Coo, we are committed to making The Hairy Coo experience as memorable as possible. We aim to showcase the real Scotland to the rest of the world. On our Scotland tours, we bring to life the tales, myths, legends and raw history that makes Scotland, and let others see the sights that make this the most beautiful country on Earth.

All our coach tours of Scotland are exciting, fascinating and fun. You can choose from a selection of 1 day trips or go on a 2, 3 or 5 day adventure.

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2023 Scotland Tour Bookings Are Now Open!

The clocks have just changed in Scotland which means we are well on our way to shorter days and longer nights. For many of us, this is the time to start planning our summer holidays for next year. Whilst sitting inside on a cold, dark night we can dream of warm sunny days. So whether you are in Scotland or further afield in mainland Europe or even India, Canada or the USA, can we tempt you with a fun tour of Scotland? At The Hairy Coo, we are one of the few tour companies that welcome children from the age of 7 on many of our tours. Your children won't get bored as all of our tours have an entertaining Scottish tour guide and we have many stops so they won't be stuck on a coach for hours on end. Our tours, especially the multi-day tours, are popular with solo travellers. On our tours, you will feel safe and will have the opportunity to meet like-minded travellers. If you want a whistle-stop tour of Scotland in just 1 day we would suggest our Loch Ness Tour...

Why We Love Scotland in October!

The truth is that we do love Scotland every month of the year but October is a strong contender for one of our favourite months. In reverse order: 4. No Midges Most visitors on a Hairy Coo tour will not come across midges but every now and again we get that perfect midge weather in the summer and you will see us flapping about chasing them away while trying to tell some of our lovely visitors about the surrounding scenery. Midges love still, damp days. They are tiny flying insects that can bite. For most people they are just annoying, a few people may end up with little red marks where they have bitten you, and occasionally some people react to the bite in a similar way to a mosquito bite. However, they aren't dangerous and an anti-histamine will help if you get an itchy bite. By October, the midge season is over so we don't have to deal with them at all. 3. Quieter Roads Outside of the central belt of Scotland, most roads are narrow and have a single carri...

The Hairy Coo LOCHDOWN SESSIONS

All around the World our lives have been turned up-side-down by COVID-19. While Scotland has been in lockdown and The Hairy Coo has had to temporarily close, we decided to bring you a little piece of our country each week. You can now watch all 7 'LOCHdown Sessions' which we hope will get you excited for a time when exploring our beautiful country becomes more and more of a possibility again. To start us off, the fantastic Scottish musician Ruby McKinnell shares one of her favourite songs, Caledonia. Get your tissues at the ready, it’s a tear-jerker... On Week 2, Edinburgh resident and previous guest on our Free Highland Tour , Claire McCarragher, shows you how to make her quick and easy version of the famous Scottish shortbread. If you loved these LOCHDOWN SESSIONS you can watch the full playlist on our YouTube channel. Stay safe, and we can't wait to see you in Scotland soon! The Hairy Coo Tours We're so pleas...

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