Welcome to the Highlands of Scotland Tour Guide Association! We are specialist tour guides for the Scottish Highlands: all based here, all keen to share with you our in-depth knowledge of local heritage, history, geography, legends, culture, wildlife and the way people live now. We have undertaken training in all aspects of guiding and provide a specialist service for holidaymakers, conference delegates and incentive groups.

We offer walking tours, coach tour commentaries, personal driver-guides, a 'meet and greet' service and itinerary planning. As a small and dedicated group, we keep our skills and knowledge sharpened with a programme of lectures and training outings in the off season months; so we have the latest views on local culture, history, geology and architecture, as well as being up to date with things for visitors to see and do both within the Highlands and beyond.

HOSTGA guides are here to help You – to use their knowledge and experience of Scotland and particularly the Highlands to make your holiday a success by giving you that all important “feel” for this, our country.

We can communicate with our guests in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian and Hebrew . A few of us also speak Gaelic – the earliest extant language of the Scottish Highlands, recently under threat but now enjoying a resurgence.

Last update: 20 January 2012

So, if you want to know more about the Massacre of Glencoe, Dunrobin Castle, sea eagles, Balmoral, clan feuds, crofting, or you just want to be sure of seeing Nessie …. then just click on the service you need (above or on the left) then choose the Guide in our Directory who you think will suit your purposes.

If, however, you need some help with routings and timings our map section should help. We have tried to provide some answers to commonly asked questions in our FAQ section.