Incredible day with Karen, super friendly, fun and sweet guide, explaining so many things, clearly and lively ! The tour was really interesting, with the incredible colours of autumn here. Thanks so much !!!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Urquhart Castle Entrance (if option selected)
- Loch Ness Cruise (30mins) (if option selected)
- Local Scottish English Speaking Guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
Excludes
- Food and Drink
- Culloden Battlefield Exhibition (buy on site)
- Gratuities
- Highland Whisky Experience
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Meet 15 minutes before departure, across from the Victorian Market entrance, for check-in. Look for a blue or yellow bus.
Return
- Meet 15 minutes before departure, across from the Victorian Market entrance, for check-in. Look for a blue or yellow bus.
Itinerary
Take a cruise* on the Loch and explore the ruins of the 13th century Urquhart Castle. *cruise time is approx 30mins and varies depending on weather conditions
Free time to enjoy lunch in one of the charming local cafés in beautiful Beauly and walk it off exploring Beauly Priory; used in the filming of Outlander.
Visit a Highland whisky distillery, where the best way to learn about the ‘water of life’ is to taste it!
Outlander fans will love the mysterious burial chambers and standing stones at Clava Cairns. When you’ve heard the harrowing history behind the Outlander story, you might not want to travel back in time to meet Jamie Fraser after all!
Listen to tales of the Jacobite rebellions and the brutal Battle of Culloden, on our visit to Culloden Battlefield.
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Reviews
Karen was exceptional!! Her knowledge and sense of fun made our trip!
Fantastic tour, very well curated with so much fun, history, nature and beauty packed in one day. Our guide Karen is amazing, knowledge, passionate, warm and funny. Strongly recommend the tour and if you can, go with Karen.
Fantastic trip. Sonia our guide was so interesting and shared so much information with us. I loved every minute of this trip. Sonia made sure we were all looked after and she interacted with everyone. She had great recommendations and the little side trip to the farm to meet Jamie Fraser was fantastic. A great day out highly recommended. The cruise was lovely being out on the loch was amazing.
Karen was our tour guide on the day and I found her very knowledgeable and friendly. She gave great advice and showed a remarkable interest in the entire route. Lots of local myths too. An all round wonderful experience. Helpful, happy and full of fun. Will be doing more with the company in future.
Karen very friendly, knowledgeable, and explained the tour really well. Others on the bus were friendly. really enjoyed the day.
What a wonderful tour. Our guide. Our stops. All of it. Sonia was lively and so knowledgeable and shared so much great information and tips. We had great fun!
Sonia was an amazing guide. Sights plentiful and beautiful. Boat ride on Loch Ness, castle Urquardt tour, highland cows, standing stones, whisky tasting, Culloden battlefield. So much packed into one day. And it was great to be driven around by Sonia who is full of good humor and knowledge. 10/10 will do another tour with this company.
Sonia was so amazing and fun. She knows so much about all of the nature with I really appreciated, and how much she supports local businesses.
Sonja guided the day with humor and knowledge, making for a smooth and enjoyable experience. The stops at the farm and, to a lesser extent, the distillery, felt too much like serving commercial interests instead of adding actual interest to the tour.
Had a good experience with karen enjoy the tour she is explained very well Thanks for the lovely tour
Karen was an absolute delight as the tour operator! We had SO MUCH fun and learned so much! It was EXACTLY what we wanted and will be back!!
It was lovely to explore these beautiful places and discover the Scottish Highlands with Karen! She was a wonderful guide, very friendly and knowledgeable. We had an amazing time and would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Scotland. Thank you, Karen, for such a memorable experience!
Karen was a great guide. Lots of facts and stories from the Highlands and really fun
Karen gave a very good tour and Highland tourism very good company with clean and great buses. Karen is very humble and good tour guide
Amazing tour with King Torquil! He was not only knowledgeable, funny and super friendly but he put his own personal touch on the whole experience. Whether he was playing us traditional Scottish music, re-enacting scenes from Outlander, leading us on to the Battlefields of Culloden with his plastic sword and flag raised high or belting out the words ( and encouraging us to join in!) to the popular song “Loch Lomand”. There is simply no way we would have been able to pack in all the amazing sights we saw today! Huge thanks!
We had a very nice experience with ian in our tour, he was very nice and we love d the stories
Louise was an excellent guide, and somehow we efficiently did everything promised on the tour without feeling rushed. Highly recommended.
Lots of fun, comfortable coach, lovely guide Louise.
As with most tours they are only as good as the guide. Danny was top notch. He was engaging and knowledgeable of the locations visited. If I had one negative thing about the tours, it would be that, it would be nice to have an actual guide at each site rather than the driver talk about the site on the way there. I realize this might not be feasible, perhaps it isn't allowed because you might be interfering with local guides at the site, but it would be nice to have someone there who could answer questions on the spot. Otherwise, I have no complaints., except the weather which no one controls.
Thank you Louise for the experience !
I have now been on 4 different one day tours of Scotland and today's was by far the absolute best. The tour itself was great for multiple reasons, First I didnt have to sit on the bus more than I was out seeing different sights. This was a game changer. Each stop had ample of time and I never felt rushed, yet we stayed on schedule for the day. I must say the trip would not have been nearly as great without our guide Sonia! She was the best, full of knowledge about history, trees, the land, and the best licorice farm in all of Scotland. Just a wee joke, because she was also very funny and kept me laughing all day. She also helped us know the best local places. It was the best day out of my 2 week trip to Scotland. I highly recommend this tour. It is well worth your time and money.
Sonia was very knowledgeable, interactive, and fun! She had tons of knowledge about the places that we visited and gave tidbits of information about areas all around the Highlands. I definitely recommend!
This tour was so amazing! It was packed with great sights and our tour guide Sonia was the best! She shared a ton of fun varied stories so there was something for everyone. She kept everything right on schedule and kept us really entertained the whole time which is huge on a day long tour
Tour was great and Sonia was very interesting and informative.
What an amazing experience!! If you enjoy a bit more of a quicker paced day, this is the tour for you. We did so much in the span of our tour! Our guide was amazing as well! Everyone was so welcoming and communication was great. There was never any confusion on where to meet or times to move onto the next destination.
Tim was an excellent tour guide, highly knowledgeable and funny, while offering many useful tips about Inverness. The tour suited solo travellers or groups and was well worth the cost.
Sonia our tour guide was brilliant! She had a wealth of knowledge about the Highlands and provided lots of information and funny stories about the places we visited. We enjoyed a 30 min cruise on Lock Ness, visited Urquhart Castle, stopped in the quaint town of Beauly for lunch, visited Singleton Whiskey Distillery for a wee dram and visited Clava Stones.
Amazing tour! The day was packed with magical sights. Our guide Emily was sensational!!!!!! Funny, friendly, entertaining & extremely knowledgeable. Excellent value for money. Would highly recommend.
Emily is an excellent driver and very knowledgeable guide with a fun personality. Highly recommend!!
Emily was fantastic during our tour this October! We saw beautiful sights and received amazing information along the way.
Emily did a great job! She was so knowledgeable and a fantastic driver. I enjoyed the tour and would definitely recommend!
Sonia, our guide, was brilliant! So knowledgeable with lots of great stories! A few stops that weren’t on the agenda, but were great additions. We would definitely book another tour with this Company.
Tim was a great tour guide! Friendly, funny, and informative! I loved all the stops - especially a surprise Highland cow farm. Cruise was a nice experience to the castle the whisky spot was cool. I'm not super into battlefields and the stop here was a bit long for me, but if you're into it, the time is needed I suppose, though I would suggest a bit shorter :) A+ tour all around!
Had a wonderful time on the tour! Right amount of both relaxation and activities. Beautiful sights the whole time. Our guide Tim was wonderful! Friendly and engaging
Martin was knowledgeable and kept us on time
The whole tour was well planned and each stop provided anew and different experience to enjoy. Emily was great and gave great background information for each stop with a healthy dose of humour included. Was a very enjoyable full day experience.
Emily our tour guide and bus driver was superb. Friendly, witty with excellent historical information. An safe and confident driver.
Amazing experience! Our guide Emily is for sure an extra attraction in this beautiful tour. 100% recommend!
Emily was incredible. She was, by far, the best driver and guide we’ve had while in Ireland and Scotland and one of the best we’ve had over all. She’s a natural storyteller and a delightfully fun person. We’d book any tour she leads.
Emily, our tour guide and the bus driver was the best. So much fun. She gave great tour details and interesting facts throughout the day. And she was so much fun! Funny, polite, talkative, and the best bus driver we have had yet! She rocks!
10/10! Great day with Emily! Loved every stopped we took.
Our guide Emily was amazing. Great storytelling and sense of humour. Would recommend anyone staying in Inverness
Emily was amazing!! Would def do any tour with her again! Her stories were very interesting and her driving made me feel so safe!
AMAZING tour!!! We absolutely LOVED our tour guide Sonia. She’s so knowledgeable and informative of the tour stops and insight on along the drive about highland history, culture, language, and fun facts. She is so funny and truly made the day so enjoyable. Banger playlist as well. If you’re looking for a tour that covers a lot of highland must sees, this is the tour! As huge outlander fans we loved Sonia’s facts for us. If you’re not familiar, this is still a fantastic tour option. The time at each stop was sufficient and we didn’t feel it was too many stops or not enough time. Emphasizing again what a FANTASTIC guide Sonia we adore her!!
Viator was excellent, start to finish. Booking, paying, receiving tickets, reminders for the trip were executed flawlessly. Our tour guide, Sonia, was remarkable. Her breadth of knowledge about Highlands history, geography, flora and fauna was incredible. Most importantly, she shared it with enthusiasm and humor. She clearly loves her job. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone.
Perfect little Highlands day trip around Inverness. Not too much time spent in the tour bus. Sonia was so knowledgeable about not just the places we were going but the local nature. You can tell she loves her job and has fun sharing her love of the Highlands.
Fantastic tour made even better by our tour guide Sonia! She was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and entertaining. Would recommend for a short visit to hit a lot of sights in a day.
Sonia was amazing. So fun and entertaining. Loads of great information.
I'd loved my experience with Sonia , she's a smiling person , full of joy and energy! She explained everything in an interesting way 🥰
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