Highland Adventure: Explore Clava Cairns & More

Embark on a Scottish adventure from Clava Cairns to Rothiemurchus Farm, exploring castles, meeting Highland Coos, and savoring local delights.

Duration: 8 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Clava Cairns - Uncover the ancient enigma of Clava Cairns, a prehistoric burial site over 4,000 years old. Set in a peaceful Highland landscape, these evocative stone circles and passage graves provide a fascinating insight into Scotland’s ancient history. A must-visit for history enthusiasts and Outlander fans!
  • Cawdor Castle - Experience the…
What's Included
  • Transportation in air-conditioned mini-bus
  • Local, passionate guide
  • Foreign language audio guides available
What's Not Included
  • Entrance to Cawdor Castle (unless option chosen)
  • Meals
  • Tips
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
Additional Information

Begin your adventure on this small-group tour at the ancient Clava Cairns, one of Scotland’s most well-preserved Bronze Age burial sites. Next, the tour will proceed to the iconic Cawdor Castle, rich in history and surrounded by fascinating legends. Explore its charming halls and wander through the beautifully landscaped gardens that capture its allure….

Location
15 Union St
Union Street
Meet 15 minutes before departure, across from the Victorian Market, for check-in. Look for a blue or yellow bus.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Curiosity68618912853
Oct 3, 2025
The best - Donnie our driver was great and very knowledgeable . I loved going around Cawdor castle. The views of the lochs was magnificent . Coos brill
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Wrguillory
Oct 3, 2025
Well appointed and informative - So well executed ! Donnie our tour guide really pulled out the stops and gave us so many back stories and info on every stop!
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Sinchanad2017
Oct 3, 2025
Clava cairns, Coos and Castles - We had a wonderful time with Donnie at Cairngorms, Cawdor castle and coo adventure! I have been on few trips with Rabbies and Timberbush, but what stood out here is he acknowledged our presence and spoke to us directly ( we are from India). I felt the real Scottish hospitality which I had kept hearing about but had never truly experienced till now. Thank you Donnie for that! We loved the stories too and The Welly Boot song! We enjoyed feeding the Hairy Coos gardens at Cawdor , views from the Castle Roy Autumn colours, walk through the forest to Loch Morloch, and pines and mushrooms at the cairngorm forest! And of-course the mystical Clava Cairns.
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Emilybo7537kf
Oct 3, 2025
Fantastic! - This tour was lots of fun! There were so many awesome things packed into one day and the tour guide was great. Thanks so much!
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850lisetted
Oct 1, 2025
Made my dream come true of meeting a highland coo! - This was an amazing tour of Cawdor Castle, the Cairngorms, and a special meet and greet with two of the cutest highland coos! Emily was a charming and lovely tour guide who went above and beyond to get everyone the perfect picture with a coo - she even brought carrots! She is very knowledgeable about the area, and I loved learning more about Scotland’s history. Great tour!
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N9838sfconnorh
Oct 1, 2025
Incredible experience and even better tour guide, Emily! - Would highly recommend this tour. The Highland Coos are of course the highlight, but nothing would have been possible without an incredible tour guide. We had Emily as our tour guide and she was amazing. She clearly loves her job and has so much knowledge about the country and history as well as the wildlife. From Lockes to castles this 8 hour day trip provides so much that Scotland highlands have to offer.
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Seangr4877gl
Oct 1, 2025
Humor + History - A well-paced tour through the countryside south of Inverness. Our tour guide Emily brought enthusiasm, humor, and a strong command of history that takes the tour from a rote trip to something a lot more fun.
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Z4798uhpetrag
Oct 1, 2025
Fantastic Day - Emily was great. She had great stories to tell along the way and made the day wonderful. The castle was lovely and the coos were wonderful. The countryside is purely magical.
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O7199nkmichaelg
Oct 1, 2025
A Great Day Out - An excellent day out with stunning scenery and fabulous places to visit. Emily was a brilliant guide! Thank you for a very memorable trip.
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P2505dpjenb
Sep 29, 2025
Cawdor Castle and Cairngorms National Park - The overall tour was lovely and we throughly enjoyed the history and scenery along the way. Our tour guide, Iain was very knowledgable and an expert in navigating the charming and twisting roads. We appreciated the balance of informative commentary and time to enjoy the scenery while listening to music. For feedback, we were really disappointed not to see Highland cows on our tour as was advertised and one of the reasons we booked this tour specifically. There were no Highland cows near Cawdor castle as expected by our guide, and no there were no other stops made on our tour for this purpose. We looked at reviews from participants of this tour on different dates that had multiple interactive Highland cow experiences throughout their day. On our tour, the Highland cow portion was explained as a chance sighting that may or may not happen, however this is not how it is presented in the description of the tour. If you are booking in part for this reason, be aware this is not actually part of the tour per our experience. Could not give best rating this reason.
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