The people behind your Scotland adventure
Meet Our Team
Scotland’s Wild began with John Stevenson’s idea for a more personal kind of tour. Today, our guides bring that idea to life with their own knowledge, favourite places, stories and personalities.
Founder
Company Founder
John Stevenson
John started Scotland’s Wild to give visitors a more personal way to experience the country — one built around remarkable places, great people and more time outside the vehicle.
Get to know John
John wanted to create something different from the generic tours he saw around him: smaller groups, more memorable experiences and guides with genuine personality.
What still matters most?The people, the experiences, Scotland’s landscapes, the laughs — and perhaps some haggis along the way.
Read the Scotland’s Wild story
Tour Guide
Aila
Loves Scotland’s particular energy — the landscapes, stories and feeling that there is always more to discover.
Get to know Aila
Sharing landscapes and stories while meeting people from all over the world.
What makes travel special?Learning something new, discovering places that stir an emotional response and forming connections with people along the way.
Tour Guide
Andrew
Passionate about Scotland’s people and the friendships that can form while travelling through the country together.
Get to know Andrew
He loves Scotland and jumped at the chance to share his home country with visitors from around the world.
Recipe for a great trip?Great locations, great people and, importantly, plenty of Scottish banter.
Tour Guide
Geoff
Geoff loves Scotland and takes real pleasure in helping visitors experience its landscapes, stories and character for themselves.
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Georgie
Loves Scotland’s dramatic landscapes, folk music, good patter and the infectious enthusiasm Scots have for their own country.
Get to know Georgie
It combines living in Scotland, travelling, learning and meeting people from different cultures around the world.
Ideal Scotland day?Winding northern roads, lochs, traditional music and finishing somewhere with an old candlelit pub.
Tour Guide
Magnus
Swapped a decade in commercial film production for a stronger connection with his heritage, Scotland’s landscapes and the Highlands.
Get to know Magnus
Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye for the landscapes that show Scotland at its most dramatic.
History fascination?Dunfermline Abbey and the extraordinary part it has played in Scottish history over many centuries.
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Richie
Wants visitors to have that unforgettable “wow” moment when a place is so spectacular that the landscape can almost speak for itself.
Get to know Richie
Scotland’s extraordinary scenery and the sheer variety packed into the country.
What makes a great trip?Well-told history, dramatic weather and the landscapes of the Highlands.
Tour Guide
Dan
Loves Scotland’s changing seasons and even its weather — because a little rain can make an already dramatic landscape more atmospheric.
Get to know Dan
A career in hospitality often had Dan recommending hidden places to guests. Guiding gave him the chance to actually take people there.
Great Scotland trip?History, scenery, a good walk and perhaps a pint in the pub at the end of the day.
Tour Guide
Derek
Drawn to mountain peaks, remote landscapes and the wild Western Isles — particularly the Outer Hebrides.
Get to know Derek
Guiding gave Derek the chance to explore more of his own country while sharing those experiences with people from elsewhere.
What makes a great trip?The remoteness of the Highlands and the people you share the experience with.
Tour Guide
Jim
Loves the combination of Scotland’s people, dramatic landscapes and history — especially when guests react to the Highlands with a spontaneous “wow”.
Get to know Jim
Sharing his enthusiasm for Scotland’s landscapes, culture and history while creating a relaxed, friendly atmosphere with plenty of laughs.
Favourite part of guiding?Taking people into Scotland’s rugged landscapes and seeing their reaction when they experience them for the first time.
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John
Loves bringing stories to life and introducing visitors to places where thousands of years of Scottish history suddenly feel very real.
Get to know John
Skara Brae in Orkney — a remarkably preserved Neolithic settlement around 5,000 years old.
Scottish experience everyone should try?A cèilidh: traditional music, dancing and a lot of laughter.
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Matt
Became a guide to help other people enjoy the remarkable places and experiences Scotland has given him.
Get to know Matt
The Isle of Arran — castles, beaches, mountains, standing stones, food and whisky packed onto one relatively small island.
Favourite legend?The Blue Men of the Minch, mysterious beings said to inhabit the waters between the mainland and Outer Hebrides.
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Rachel
A folklore enthusiast with a particular love for the Western Isles and places where Scotland’s mountains meet the sea.
Get to know Rachel
Scotland’s western islands, particularly Skye and the Isle of Arran.
Favourite stories?Scottish folklore, mysterious creatures and the strange legends hidden among the country’s lochs, mountains and glens.
Behind the adventure
The Team Keeping Everything Moving
Long before your guide starts the engine, people are answering questions, coordinating journeys, organising bookings and helping your Scotland adventure come together properly.
Guide Manager
Rose
Rose supports our guides and helps make sure each adventure is welcoming, well prepared and unmistakably Scotland’s Wild.
Get to know Rose
“I’m incredibly biased, but I don’t think anywhere in the world feels quite as special. The culture, the people and the landscapes — every corner of Scotland feels like home.”
What’s your favourite place in Scotland?“I grew up on Loch Tay, so the banks of the loch will always be my favourite. It is a little less busy, and the village of Kenmore is the quaintest.”
Scotland Travel Expert
Kirstie
Loves Scotland’s people and introducing travellers to hidden gems, Highland landscapes, beaches and beautiful villages.
Get to know Kirstie
Scenic drives, unusual accommodation, water activities, hikes and, most importantly, good company.
Marketing Manager
Jordan
Loves Scotland’s wild, rugged beauty and the fact that however much you explore, there is always somewhere new to discover.
Get to know Jordan
So they can discover the place for themselves and hopefully fall in love with it too.
What makes a great trip?Above everything else, the people you share the experience with.
Tour Coordinator
Sarah
Loves the remarkable variety of places around Scotland and, naturally, the people who make exploring them worthwhile.
Get to know Sarah
Having an open mind, enjoying the people you are travelling with and remembering to stop long enough to appreciate where you are.
Tour Coordinator
Allem
Fascinated by Scotland’s history and legends, and by how quickly one extraordinary landscape can give way to another.
Get to know Allem
Seeing something new — an ancient fort, a piece of modern art, a hidden walk or something as simple as discovering a local bakery.
Content Creator
Kirsteen
Loves Scotland’s people, humour and scenery — and has a suitably terrible line prepared for explaining the country to visiting aliens.
Get to know Kirsteen
It might feel familiar, because Scotland is already rather out of this world.
Perfect trip?Good company, good food and great craic.
Different people. One shared idea.
The Best Tours Feel Human
Ask our team what makes a great trip and the same things keep appearing: the people, the landscape, the stories and the laughs. Those are the things that turn a list of stops into a journey you remember.
- Knowledge without the lecture: history, folklore and local insight shared naturally.
- Small groups with room to connect: time for questions, conversation and spontaneous moments.
- Scotland beyond the window: thoughtful stops and time to get out into the landscape.
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