The 9 Best National Parks Tours

1.Day Trip to Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park with Optional Stirling Castle Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 626 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) Our pick

Travel from Edinburgh in a small air-conditioned coach with a local guide to the Kelpies, Loch Lomond, and Stirling. You get live commentary, a short lochside walk, and free time in Stirling. Add the £17.50 Stirling Castle admission for the fullest experience.

“The tour is great and you see amazing places. Some areas are difficult to walk in and it should be stated in the description so people wear the right footwear and those with any physical limitations can make decisions if this is the right tour for them.”

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2.From Krakow: Ojców National Park & Ogrodzieniec Castle Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 64 reviews · 8 hours · from $125

Leave Krakow by air-conditioned van for limestone valleys, the Chapel on the Water, Hercules’ Club, Pieskowa Skała, and Witcher filming site Ogrodzieniec Castle. English-speaking guides such as Dawid, Thomas, Lukas, and Tomas provide safe transport, flexible timing, and castle tickets.

“fantastic tour guide, very friendly and patient. underrated national park and castles too.”

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3.Iron Gate Tour: Golubac Fortress, Lepenski Vir+National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 42 reviews · 10 hours · from $128

Travel from Belgrade with an English-speaking guide such as Miloš, Novica, Novi, or Stepan to Golubac Fortress, Lepenski Vir, and Djerdap National Park. You will see the Danube gorge, learn about prehistoric life, and stop at Kapetan Mišin Breg when open.

“Very good tour, Novica was very nice and knew a lot about Serbian history and culture. recommended!”

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4.From Inverness: Cawdor Castle and Cairngorms National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 34 reviews · 8 hours · from $58

Join a guided day trip from Inverness to Clava Cairns, Cawdor Castle, Aviemore, Loch Morlich, and Rothiemurchus Farm Shop. Guides such as Emily, Karen, Harrison, and Iain add local stories, music, and humor. Castle admission and meals cost extra.

“Our tour guide, Emily, had an amazing sense of humor and told us a lot about Scotland’s history in an engaging and enjoyable way. She ensured that we got to see and feed heilan coos which was what had drawn me to book the tour, but even if we hadn’t seen them, it still would have been an amazing tour because of all the great, scenic stops we made and the jovial environment Emily created. I would book again!”

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5.One Day Tour To Cape Coast, Elmina Castle, Kakum National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $290

Leave Accra at 6:00am for Kakum National Park, Elmina Castle, lunch in Cape Coast, and Cape Coast Castle. Your private group travels by air-conditioned vehicle with a guide such as Hassan or Rashid. Entrance fees and walking tours are included, but food is not.

“Good conversation. Safe ride to and from. Good timing. Rashid was v very accommodating and made sure I was comfortable during my trip”

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6.HERITAGE GHANA(Cape Coast Castles and Kakum National Park)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $150

Travel from Accra to Elmina Castle, Kakum National Park, and Cape Coast Castle on a private heritage day trip. Guides such as Biney, Binney, and Jeff explain the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Ghanaian culture, and the castles’ difficult past. Pickup, lunch, water, transport, and entry fees are included.

“Excellent day excursion to the cape coast and Kakum national park. Jeff was a great guide. The car had good AC and comfortable. Great food along the way.”

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7.Castel del Monte: excursion in the Alta Murgia National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 2 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $23Best value

Travel by private vehicle to Castel del Monte, Frederick II’s mysterious octagonal fortress in Alta Murgia National Park. You’ll have about an hour at the castle, with pickup offered and an English-language service. Admission and farm tastings cost extra.

“Alessandro è stato la nostra guida, molto preparato e simpatico, ci ha accompagnato nel nostro giro per alle cave di Bauxite. Consiglio: meglio pantaloni lunghi a causa dei rovi lungo io percorso!”

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8.Cape Coast: Kakum National Park, Castles, & Hans Cottage

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · 1 day · from $223

Travel from Accra with Davis and Maxwell, or another assigned team, to Kakum National Park, Cape Coast Castle, and Hans Cottage. Expect a canopy walk, castle dungeons, snacks, drinks, long road transfers, and a full day in Ghana’s Central Region.

“Everything was well organized and details were communicated after booking on the app. We started the day shortly after 6am and not 4:30am as it says in the app description, which I greatly appreciated. Currently there is some construction on the road there so it was great to have a pick up truck as the transport vehicle because it was quite bumpy at times. Davis (guide) and Maxwell (driver) were great! I was invited to ask any questions I had and they also accommodated my wish of buying some platain chips etc from street vendors.”

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9.Private Krka National Park & Klis Fortress from Split

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 5 reviews

Spend eight hours with a private English-speaking guide visiting Krka National Park, Skradinski Buk, historic waterworks, and Skradin. Enjoy a river boat ride, traditional risotto and barbecue, then finish at Klis Fortress above Split, known as Meereen in Game of Thrones.

“Beautiful places. Small group. Verry funny guide. He gave us a lot of information about the local history. We had the tour with lunch included. So we had the Skradin risotto in Skradin and traditional bbq. Everyting was verry good. Only one mention: we felt that the time for the Klis Fortress was a little to short but we managed to see everything. Overall an amazing experience!”

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