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A historic castle ruin by a lake with a clear sky. 1
A yak standing in a grassy field. 2
A stone structure in a park with autumn trees in the background. 3
A stone structure in a park with trees and people in the background. 4
A Gothic-style church with a large rose window and two tall spires. 5
By Historic and Scenic Tours Inverness

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Price is CA $1,166 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Overview

  • HISTORIC AND SCENIC TOURS .

    This is the ultimate day tour from Invergordon to Loch Ness, taking in some of the most breathtaking, historic and culturally significant sights available anywhere in Scotland. Our local guide will meet you as you disembark from your cruise ship at the port of Invergordon and take you on your own personal Highland adventure.

    Visit some of the most historic and cultural sites in the Highlands starting with Beauly Priory, before moving onto the famous and romantic Urquhart Castle at Loch Ness. See the tranquil Ness Islands and St. Andrew’s Cathedral, before moving onto the historic Culloden Battlefield and the sacred site of Clava Cairns, home of the famous Outlander “cleft stone”. Finally, take in Cawdor Castle, it’s gardens and grounds, before returning to Inverness.

    Tours with that personal touch. We only take small groups of 4, 6 and 8 on our tours, which means you always get the very best experience.

Activity location

  • Robertson’s Farm Shop Beauly
    • 11/13 Tomich
    • IV4 7AS, Beauly, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 37 Shore Rd
    • 37 Shore Road
    • IV18 0EH, Invergordon, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Group tour up to 8 persons

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

MINI BUS , with pick up

Language options: English
Price details
CA $1,617.58 x 1 TravellerCA $1,617.58
Total
Price is CA $1,617.58

group up to 6 persons

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

MINI BUS , with pick up

Language options: English
Price details
CA $1,429.49 x 1 TravellerCA $1,429.49
Total
Price is CA $1,429.49

Group up to 4 persons

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

PRIVATE TOUR P/UP.CAR MINIBUS

Language options: English
Price details
CA $1,166.16 x 1 TravellerCA $1,166.16
Total
Price is CA $1,166.16

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Bottled water
  • Inclusions
    Snacks
  • Inclusions
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Inclusions
    Live commentary on board
  • Exclusions
    Urquhart Castle from £14.00-16.50
  • Exclusions
    Cawdor Castle

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Specialized infant seats are available
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Robertson’s Farm Shop Beauly

  • 15m
Highland Cows, goats and Alpacas can be seen here The farm shop is packed with a wide range of treats to tempt all tastes as well as gifts and goodies for all the family! and then on to beauly priory 5 min drive

Beauly Priory

  • 20m
We’ll start by travelling west past the town of Alness and over the Cromarty Firth towards Beauly, where we will arrive at Beauly Priory, a beautiful ancient monastery that now lies in ruins but retains an air of reverence and mystery. Beauly Priory was founded around 1230 by monks of the Valliscaulian order. They came from their mother house in Burgundy, in France, and settled beside the Beauly River, at the place where it enters the Beauly Firth. They were invited to do so by the lord, Sir John Bisset. And there their successors lived for the next 300 years, until the Protestant Reformation of 1560 brought their cloistered and contemplative life to an abrupt end. Today their legacy lives on, in their pretty, tree-fringed abbey church, roofless but otherwise largely intact. and on to loch ness 30 min drive

Urquhart Castle

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
From there it’s on to Loch Ness, through the town of Drumnadrochit and towards the famous Urquhart Castle and its visitor center. The castle is a truly romantic ruin, perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking the loch. The castle is surrounded on all sides by waters over 600-feet deep, where the legendary Loch Ness Monster is said to make her home. Take your time wandering the historic ruins and learn more about its amazing history, before the tour picks up again, this time towards the City of Inverness, the capital of the Highlands. then on to inverness 20 min drive

Inverness

  • 30m
Inverness is a city on Scotland’s northeast coast, where the River Ness meets the Moray Firth. It's the largest city and the cultural capital of the Scottish Highlands. Its Old Town features 19th-century Inverness Cathedral, the mostly 18th-century Old High Church and an indoor Victorian Market selling food, clothing and crafts. The contemporary Inverness Museum and Art Gallery traces local and Highland history.

Inverness Cathedral, dedicated to St Andrew

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
St. Andrew’s Cathedral, also known as Inverness Cathedral, is our next destination - a beautiful cathedral church dating back to 1869 located near the centre of Inverness. The Anglican Cathedral is the most northerly in the UK, and is an excellent example of local architecture and the Gothic style. Take some time to admire the beautiful stained glass windows and intricately carved stonework. Inverness Cathedral is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church close to the banks of the River Ness. then on to cawdor castle 30 min drive

Cawdor Castle

  • 1h 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
From Clava Cairns, it is just a short drive towards Cawdor Castle. We will spend around 1 hour here. Take some time to wander the beautiful walled gardens and natural woodlands while taking in the castle’s extensive history dating back as far as 1180. The castle is a popular destination and a must-see, not least for its connection to the Shakespeare play Macbeth. Cawdor Castle built as a private fortress by the Thanes of Cawdor. An ancient medieval tower built around the legendary holly tree. Uniquely for a Scottish Castle, Cawdor boasts three very different gardens. Each with their own history that generations of owners have over the years, transformed and extended. As a result, these ideas are represented today by the Walled Garden, the Flower Garden and the Wild Garden. and then on to clava cairns 20 min drive

Clava Cairns

  • 30m
Clava Cairns is a deeply sacred place within the landscape of the Highlands is steeped in history, with the first usage of the site thought to date back over 4000 years. Set within a beautiful forested area, there is evidence that ancient peoples returned here again and again; there are even the ruins of a medieval chapel here. The Clava Cairns serves as the inspiration for the fictitious Craigh na Dun standing stones in the book and TV series Outlander, in fact, the famous “cleft stone” that transports the main character Claire back in time can be found here. Clava Cairns or the Prehistoric Burial Cairns of Balnuaran of Clava are a group of three Bronze Age cairns located near Inverness. A hugely significant and exceptionally well preserved prehistoric site, Clava Cairns is a fantastic example of the distant history of Highland Scotland. and then on to culloden battlefield 20 min drive

Culloden Battlefield

  • 30m
The tour then takes us east towards Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre. Culloden famously played host to the bloody Battle of Culloden, the outcome of which had ramifications far outside the local area and is intensively documented at the visitor centre. Get up close and personal with the history of the battle with artefacts, re-enactments and talks by local historians. On 16 April 1746, the final Jacobite Rising came to a brutal head. Jacobite supporters, seeking to restore the Stuart monarchy to the British thrones, gathered to fight the Duke of Cumberland's government troops. It was the last pitched battle on British soil and, in less than an hour, around 1,500 men were slain – more than 1,000 of them Jacobites. and on to the glen ord distillery 30 min drive

The Singleton of Glen Ord Distillery

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Glen Ord distillery is a whisky distillery in the Scottish Highlands and is the only remaining single malt scotch whisky distillery on the Black Isle. They produce a 12 year old, 15 year old and an 18 year old single malt The Singleton of Glen Ord that's available for export only to Southeast Asia. only for a tasting We will then head back towards Invergordon, returning at least 1 hour prior to your ship’s departure.

Location

Activity location

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    Robertson’s Farm Shop Beauly
    • 11/13 Tomich
    • IV4 7AS, Beauly, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    37 Shore Rd
    • 37 Shore Road
    • IV18 0EH, Invergordon, Scotland, United Kingdom

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