Day Trip to Falkirk to Visit the World-Famous Kelpies and Falkirk Wheel

Explore the world famous Kelpies , the Falkirk Wheel and Callendar House in Falkirk - three five star attractions in Falkirk .

Tours start at 10 am weekdays and 1.30 pm weekends

Normal pickup point is Edinburgh city centre hotel , your Airbnb or port , including Newhaven, Queensferry and Rosyth . For more details please contact us direct.

Itinerary

• 5 hour private tour group day trip around Falkirk

• Explore the famous Kelpies , 30 metre high sculptures of the Clydesdale horses that worked on the canals of Scotland in the 19th century

• the Falkirk Wheel - a rotating boat lift

• historic Callendar House and Park , featuring an art gallery , museum and working Georgian kitchen - now a 5 star visitor attraction as rated by Visitscotland

• Falkirk based local guide

Falkirk Wheel

Explore the Falkirk Wheel and Callendar House in Falkirk in our Private Falkirk tours. The Falkirk Wheel replaced nine locks on the Union Canal , saving travellers half a day on their journey to Edinburgh . The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat lift in the world , designed to transfer boats from the Forth and Clyde Canal to the Union Canal . A boat trip over the Falkirk Wheel is available from April to November ( not included in the tour price ) . Boat Trip TimesWe recommend you turn up at least 20 minutes before your booked boat trip.

11.20

12.30

13.40

The world famous Kelpies

The Kelpies sculptures are the largest equine sculptures in the world and they have become Scotland’s best known cultural landmark with over two million visitors .

The Kelpies are 30 metre high sculptures of Clydesdale horses , a unique tribute to the work horses of Scottish industry and economy, pulling the freight barges and coalships along the canals of Scotland in the nineteenth century . Canals shaped the geographical layout of the Falkirk area. The Kelpies are the centrepiece of the Helix Park in Falkirk .

The Kelpies have become the most famous equine sculptures in the world . VisitBritain has dubbed them ‘Kai Po Ju Ma’ in China – which translates as “glorious armoured giant horses”.