Meet the WOW Scotland Team

Meet the team

We are a committed team with a passion for excellent customer service and a dedication to providing the best possible tour experience.

Gordon Pearson

Founder & Tour Guide

  730 Reviews

Gordon founded WOW Scotland in 2010 and hasn’t looked back since. He is passionate about showcasing his homeland, and is continually striving to create the best possible experiences for every guest.

Life’s loves

Getting out and exploring the Scottish Highlands with his two boys, preferably on back country skis!

Guiding Super-skill

Knowing obscure fun facts

Favourite review

“Gordon can swiftly whisk you away to the best cake shop within a 100 mile radius, for Gordon knows at least as many cake shops as there are lochs in Scotland!”

Kay Pearson

Co-owner

   47 Reviews

Kay spends most of her time in the office, ensuring that your experience is truly WOW from the moment you land on our website. As the co-owner Kay knows the business inside out so it is a breeze for her to organise your tour and swiftly respond to all of your queries.

Life’s loves

Kay loves nothing more than getting out and enjoying the wonderful scenery and fresh air of the Scottish Highlands, either by trail running, cycling or hillwalking.

Guiding Super-skill

Appears as if from thin air whenever there is a problem!

Favourite review

“Once again Gordon, Kay and company hit one out of the park!”

Robert Carr

Tour Guide

  137 Reviews

Prior to being a tour guide, Rob ran successful food and tourism businesses in Edinburgh and Perthshire. He has now been in the Highlands for 16 years, where he loves to indulge in his joint passions of golf and hiking.

Life’s loves

Golf, his grandkids and travelling the world.

Guiding Super-skill

Problem solver and all round Mr Nice guy

Favourite review

“From the moment we left Inverness, Robert made this trip so worthwhile. Between our ninja stops, longer hikes and sightseeing adventures, and our lovely guide’s tremendous narrating, there was never a dull moment”

Andrew Jones

Tour Guide

  210 Reviews

With over 10 years of experience as a tour director and guide, Andrew prefers to consider himself as a storyteller, amateur historian and, above all, an ambassador for Scotland

Life’s loves

American football (he was formerly a professional player himself!)

Guiding Super-skill

Story teller extraordinaire!

Favourite review

“We couldn’t have asked for a better tour guide than Andrew. His stories were engaging and it was wonderful hearing all his tales. He made Scotland even more magical than it already is (if that’s even possible!)”

Murdoch Beddie

Tour Guide

  5 Reviews

We’re delighted to welcome Murdoch to our WOW 2024 team. He is passionate about Scotland, his story repertoire is impressive and he loves spending his days entertaining our guests. Murdoch works full time as a tour guide in the summer, then is studying to be a physicist in the winter.

Life’s loves

Whether camping in the wilderness of Scotland or cozying up by the fire with books, games, friends and family, it truly is the small things in life which make Murdoch happy.

Guiding Super-skill

He just keeps smiling!

Favourite review

“What made this tour great was our guide Murdoch! What an amazing tour guide that man was. His stories along the tour were entertaining, and his knowledge of what we saw along the way was plentiful.”

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