Deluxe 5 Star Private Speyside Whisky Tour

Fantastic day with Craig, easygoing and stress free.

Craig was a great tour host! He worked with our group of four friends to coordinate stops at 5 Speyside distilleries and a lovely lunch. He guided our experience and indulged us in taking photos at key spots.

Craig was professional, friendly, and warm. We had a great day with him!

Thoroughly enjoyed the day. The guide, Craig was great - informative and entertaining. The pace was good and he took us to not only a good range of distilleries but a great place to eat. Next time we're in Scotland, I want to do it all over again.

Craig was amazing and so very helpful! He planned our full day on what we wanted for our tour! He was amazing in planning the day and our pub lunch. Couldn't have asked for more. Would highly recommend!!!

Excellent time with Craig! Great stories, excellent advice about distilleries to visit and, equally important, which tastings and purchases to make relative to our tastes and desires. Good conversation and excellent personalization of our day, excellent careful driving -- really nothing more I could have wanted.

Outstanding tour with our Guide, Craig. We covered a lot of territory, and he was wonderful to spend the day with. He put up with a lot of questions prior to the trip, but he really is a pro at this and he will not guide you wrong. We visited Glenfarclas, Cardhu, Glenfiddich and GlenAllachie, plus stop for a lunch at a lication we would not have found otherwise. Highly recommend!

Craig is an amazing tour guide!!! He took us to all the best distillery's for some amazing tasting as well as to amazing castles. We had a great time with him, his knowledge of the history as well as the countryside we were seeing was great. Can not say enough great things about him and what he offer to his customers.

Craig was fantastic, he provided excellent advice and was able to secure a fantastic tour despite the busy Whisky Fest

We had the best time with Craig! It was like having a friend showing you around the Highlands. We enjoyed it show much we did a second day with him. He maximized the amount of time we had to show us the most of this beautiful country, pointing out interesting things along the way. I will definitely recommend him to anyone coming to visit Scotland!

Craig was great guide! Inquired about our preferences before the tour and customized the day for us. My family thoroughly enjoyed all of it

We had a great trip with Craig! We were traveling with 4 adults and a 6 month old baby. The van made it easy to bring along the car seat and buggy. We’ll be talking about this day for a long time to come!

This day trip was better than we were expecting, and we were expecting a lot. The itinerary Craig put together was perfect, the distilleries were fantastic and the timing excellent. We had enough time at each place we visited, no rushing. Absolutely would book with Craig again.

It was an incredible experience because you can visit many distilleries and Craig explained very well before arrive to each one , Craig made the experience even more enjoyable. I really recommend the tour

Wow! What an amazing day! We signed up to visit distilleries and got so much more! Craig customized our day on the fly allowing us to enjoy stops at our leisure while making sure we hit our desired highlights. Great local stories along the way! Very comfortable vehicle. Exceeded our expectations!

I feel very lucky to find him through his website , we were a small group of 3 women and last minute reservations were not excepted in distilleries around Speyside .Craig ‘s choices of distilleries and restaurant was perfect . Also chatting with him all through the drive gave us a good perspective on the area and the customs. We hope next year will be touring the north part of the country with him .

Highly recommend this extraordinary experience, we visited a number of independent boutique distilleries with our fabulous host Craig. Craig has exceptional connections and knowledge of the area. We loved our day with him, super punctual, funny and great company! In your debt Craig! Looking forward to seeing you on Yas Island UAE when you’re in town!

Craig was an exceptional tour guide, and our trip around Inverness and the surrounding areas was unforgettable thanks to him. His depth of knowledge about Scotland’s history, culture, and hidden gems was truly remarkable. Every story he shared brought the past to life, making the journey both educational and deeply engaging. What stood out most was Craig’s enthusiasm and energy. Despite it being a 9-hour tour, his passion never waned, and he even went above and beyond by spending extra time ensuring we saw everything we hoped for. His genuine love for Scotland and his desire to share it with others was heartwarming and inspiring. I couldn’t have asked for a better guide. Craig made this experience not just a tour, but a cherished memory. Highly recommended!

Craig was most helpful and extremely responsive to our messages. He managed to arrange visits to Benromach, Glenallachie and Glenlivet distilleries. It was a memorable experience finding out about how whisky is produced and what makes single malt in the Scottish Highlands so delicious. We had whisky tasting and a great time at the gift shops too. Craig was most amazing, fetching us around and was most jovial and friendly. It felt as if we were travelling with a friend. Definitely coming back to visit other distilleries with Craig! Thank you so much!

Craig went above and beyond as a guide and we had a fantastic day! We got to experience everything we wanted from a local expert, and when he made suggestions about possible changes to our tour, he was always spot on! We felt incredibly safe with a knowledgeable guide. He was responsive in the planning/booking stage and very accommodating for our larger group. We would 100% book another tour with Craig!

A MUST tour for enjoying the whisky trail without worrying of driving and to be able to do tastings with your party. Craig is an amazing tour guide. Highly recommended!!! Will do it again in the near future.

Or guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. He was a great guy that showed us a good time and knew the back roads that the Distilleries were on very well so we could hit as many as possible. Highly recommended!

The Highland Excursions with Craig were the highlight of our trip! If you want top-notch service with that personal touch, this is your option! Highland-Excursions allowed us to create a custom trip which worked out great for our group of five. We would book again with Highland Excursions!

Outgoing, congenial and former Law Enforcement, Craig is the perfect host and driver to experience anything that Scotland offers. Great conversation and an immediate friend! As a first time visitor from the USA I highly recommend

Craig was fabulous! He conducted himself in a very professional way, he was very helpful and informative. We all enjoyed his company and his itinerary. The highlight for us was a wonderful private tour of the distilling process. We highly recommend Craig.

Craig is a wonderful and knowledgeable tour guide. Very congenial and accommodating chap! Even wore the Scottish garb (kilt)! We were able to visit 5 distilleries including a very nice tour of the Glemfarcis distillery. Wonderful car accommodations and great companionship for the day. Highly recommended!

My husband and I had a gret experience with Craig. He picked us up at our hotel and drove us into the highlands for a lovely day. We got to tour distillaries and a castle that was very nice. Craig tailored the trip to our needs, suggested distillaries and a lunch venue. He is very kind, funny and knowledgable. I would highly recomend this trip and especially Craig.

Craig is the most talented and professional driver. He made our day seamless and so memorable with his Scottish humor! He took care of all the details and ensured we were always made to feel special. Can’t wait to do it all again!

Wonderful experience with the best guide! Would highly recommend to choose this tour. The guide advised us the best whisky tours possible and suitable for our tast. He even arranged acces to the MacAllan distillery which is very hard to come these days. Great lunch spot, and an luxury van to sit in. Don’t think just do this!

Craig is an amazing guide! When we realized we couldn’t make the Speyside trip work, he created a bespoke day trip that was perfect for us!

This tour was excellent! We booked a Speyside full day private tour for our family of 6. Craig set up and scheduled the tours/whisky tastings at multiple distilleries as well as lunch and side trips to other sites of interest. All were fantastic. We truly enjoyed Craig's company and his knowledge of the area. If you are looking for a custom private tour we highly recommend Craig.

Hi Craig I wanted to thank you again for a wonderful, memorable day yesterday! We all had a great time and Brian & I enjoyed the whiskey tasting. Although he is not really a whiskey drinker i appreciated him joining me in the tastings. Marty enjoyed the whole excursion and was so happy you found a gin distillery for him and is now enjoying a wee dram of gin! I don’t think the bottle will last to take home with us. If we get back this way we will be in touch! Also your help in reserving for us at Urquharts was so appreciated. Our dinner was delicious and we all enjoyed it. If we get back this way we will be in touch to enjoy another day with you.

We were a party of six, taking the tour on a Sunday in late Sept. While Craig tried to do what he could, he was limited because of it being a Sunday and also late in the season. We only had one true tasting where staff explained to us the process of whiskey production. We had hoped for more, perhaps a tour of a distillery or more information on the whiskey making process. It may have been nice to know that the tour wasn’t going to fit the description due to the circumstances.

From the moment we entered his van, it just felt right. We had a private tour with Craig Dale in a private coach. Our itinerary began with The Battlefield of Culloden where he ushered to the front to avoid the big crowd coming in. His knowedge of history in his country was amazing. He’s well-versed on this famous battle. After that followed the Cairns which were closeby, the cooperage (how interesting!!), Walker’s Shortbread (important to me!), lunch, and then Speyside Distillery. The entire time he was upbeat, kept the conversation going--we felt very comfortable with him. He’s personable, handled the vehicle professionally, and extremely knowledgeable of everything Scotland. He even called ahead to make dinner reservations for us. I would highly recommend Craig Dale for any touring of the Inverness area! Tapadh leat!

Craigs tour of the Speyside whisky distilleries was excellent! He picked us up from the airport at 9am and dropped us at our Air BnB at 7pm so was a full on day. We thoroughly enjoyed the day and Craig tailored it on the day to what we wanted so we were not rushed but experienced a lot. Craig was very friendly and knowledgeable and kept us going with refreshments too which was a nice touch especially after drinking our fill of whisky! I would highly recommend this tour if you’re a whisky lover and appreciate culture.

Craig was the perfect guide. The service was excellent, he is very knowledgeable about the area, and it was generally a pleasure to spend the day with him. I appreciated his ability to help us plan the day without overwhelming us with options. In the end, my friend and I got a curated personal experience without all the effort of planning out the details ourselves. As Craig got to know us during the tour he was able to suggest points of interest that were not part of the original plan, but that he knew we would love and would fit into our schedule. I would absolutely book with Craig again and suggest any of his tours to friends and family.

Craig was an excellent tour guide, arriving on time to collect us from Inverness and securing entry for us to a number of distilleries. Craig arranged lunch for us and was extremely thoughtful offering water and snacks during the journey. I would highly recommend a trip with Craig, communication in the lead up to our trip was excellent.