Travel and Tourism

Australia and New Zealand

Tour operators and travel agents in New Zealand and Australia dealing with Scotland include the following:

• Adventure Specialists, 02 9261 2927
• Adventure World, 02 9956 7766 and 1800 221 931; Aukland 09 524 5118
• Best of Britain, 02 9909 1055
• Peregrine Adventures, 03 9663 8611, branches in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth. Small-group walking and cycling holidays.
• Destinations Adventure, Eats Aukland 09 309 0464, New Zealand agents for Peregrine Adventures

The British Tourist Authority can be contacted at:

• 210 Clarence St 4th Floor
  Syndey NSW 2000
  02 267 4555
• Suite 305 3rd Floor
  Dilworth Building
  corner of Customs and Queen streets
  Aukland
  09 303 1805

The main tourist information website for Scotland is VisitScotland.com

Regional Tourist Boards

All the following telephone numbers are UK:

• Aberdeen and Grampian 01224 288 828
• Angus and City of Dundee 01382 527527
• Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs 01786 470945
• Ayrshire and Arran 01292 678100
• Dumfries and Galloway 01387 245500
• Edinburgh and Lothians 0131 473 3800
• Glasgow and Clyde Valley 0141 204 4400
• Highlands of Scotland 0870 514 3070 brochure hotline
• Fife 01592 750066
• Orkney 01856 872856
• Perthshire 01738 627958
• Scottish Borders 01750 20555
• Scottish Heartlands 01786 470945
• Shetland Islands01595 693434
• Western Isles 01851 703088

Not tourist boards as such, but many visitor attractions are owned or managed by one of the following two organisations.

• Historic Scotland
• National Trust for Scotland

Purchasing an annual membership of either will save you money if you are visiting many of their properties.

A “clickable” map of local government areas in Scotland can be found in About Scotland: | Government and Legislature | Local Government