Enjoy an 8-hour trip to get a flavor of the lush hills and glens in and around the world famous and mysterious Loch Ness. Experience tastes of this unique culture, history and landscape. The private tour will be in a comfortable, air-conditioned Land Rover or minibus that seats up to 8 people. Relax with your Professional, Scottish, kilted tour guide as they take you on a journey to Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle , Beauly , Glen Ord Distillery, Culloden Battlefield and Clava Cairns.
This tour is NOT available to people who are on a cruise ship in the Port of Invergordon. This is because the meeting point for this tour is 25 miles from the ship and we can't guarantee at the end of the tour you would be back on time for your ship to sail.
Posted By : 544shanae
We loved this tour! And our guide was really great, a safe driver, and squeezed a LOT into the day. Plenty of potty breaks, and we added on Cawdor Castle (for an extra fee) and it was worth it! The Loch Ness was more the surrounding area and all it has to offer. Highly recommend we had a great day!
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Posted On : 2024-07-05 14:27:57 
Posted By : John_T
You could feel the history in every blade of grass at Culloden. Our driver/guide, Drew, was an absolute treat and knew of so many locals-only treats and tricks.
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 09:19:50 
Posted By : KathyR2060
Wow! We were overwhelmed by William's enthusiasm and knowledge. Our tour was perfection! William took great care to make sure we saw everything we wanted to see and we had all the insights into each place and its history. We couldn't have been more fun or breath-taking. Thank you for everything William!
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Posted On : 2024-06-01 13:19:58
Posted By : Y8076UFannt
Was very interesting if you are into history, like me, but a bit boring if you are not.
And it is not the same history as OUTLANDER so don't be disappointed.
Overcrowded for sure
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Posted On : 2024-05-27 19:30:50
Posted By : Raven652
Jason was our tour guide and he was fantastic! Knowledgeable and fun, fun, fun! We toured Culloden, a distillery, and Loch Ness. A very enjoyable day.
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Posted On : 2024-04-23 15:27:15
Posted By : Y4700PZjaym
We had an amazing eight hour day with Bill, our local and knowledgeable and passionate tour guide! From Castles to distilleries to battlefields and hideaway restaurants, and more this experience could not have been more informative and enriching!
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Posted On : 2024-02-12 16:13:20
Posted By : 2915
My sister and I traveled to Scotland in September, 2023. We had decided not to rent a car and drive. Of all our choices she chose this tour and we were not disappoInted. Lochness is not all about a monster. It is beautiful and well worth the trip. The Urquhart Castle is a ruin which has been preserved on Lochness. The view of the castle from the visitor’s center is brilliant. We made different stops before lunch and then to the Culloden Battlefield where a significant event in Scottish history happened. Finally we toured the Clava Cairns where if you are a believer (Outlander) there is a vertical stone that can be touched and possibly transport you to a different century. Malcolm wore a kilt and was a great guide and the 8 seater van was comfortable and much more intimate than a huge tour bus. Just do it❗️
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Posted On : 2023-11-30 14:47:41
Posted By : cristianebZ5380MP
The tour was excellent! Our guide Stuart was outstanding, very skilled and the places we visited were amazing. It was also really interesting to learn how to trully drink whisky! I have to mention that on the day of our tour it was raining and when we arrived in the Battlefiled, the rain was really hard but Stuart went through, asked if we would like to go to the field even under that weather and as we said so, he went with us and did a really good job explaining everything to us although soaked and wet.
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Posted On : 2023-11-06 10:30:06
Posted By : Rebecca_C
This tour leaves from a very central location in Inverness and left right on time. First you have views of and stories about Loch Ness from your guide on the way to Urquhart Castle. At the castle we were given the history and then set loose to explore. We then went for a whisky tasting where you can choose from an extensive menu to taste from although they encourage you to try the singletons and our whole party did. While at the distillery they provided a menu for the upcoming restaurant and you choose your meal so that when you arrive there's no waiting. After lunch you tour the visitor center/museum at Culloden Battlefield and finish the day at Clava Cairns. If you have a limited time in Inverness I can't recommend this tour highly enough! Our guide, Bill Macdonald, is a retired history professor and he was an expert on all the sites as well as the history of the Highlands which really made the tour so much more valuable. Take a piece of bazooka Joe bubble gum with you, and if you get Bill, tell him you've brought him a can of ginger and give him the bubble gum, he'll love it. (He won't love this, don't do it🤣). Also, a note about the restaurant, I ordered a cheese and onion omelette and the chef obviously made this omelette as we were sitting down. It was brought to me piping hot and was made with plenty of butter a delicious sharp cheddar and perfectly sauteed onions. Omelettes are the easiest thing in the world to make and the easiest thing to mess up. This one was absolutely perfect. We were there during Storm Babet and weren't really able to do the battlefield at Culloden, although Bill gave it a valiant effort! I will be back in the Highlands at some point so I can spend hours at Culloden (history major, we're massive nerds) and may have to try and find that restaurant again! I went with my best friend and we both really enjoyed it and can't recommend it highly enough. *side note - we were meant to catch the 17:30 train back to Glasgow and would not have made it as the tour ran a little long, probably down to road conditions on the stormy day. As it happened all the trains to Glasgow had been cancelled in the morning so we had already booked another night at the hotel, but if you're planning on leaving the same day be sure and buy a flexible return. (I mean, everyone always buys a flexible return anyway, right? So this tip is unnecessary 😄)
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Posted On : 2023-11-03 10:55:06
Posted By : e5sto
Fantastic tour and visited lots of sites our tour guid William made the day very exciting he was funny and very very informative, he went above and beyond to give us a good experience thank you
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Posted On : 2023-10-31 07:22:38
