Invergordon Port: Spectacular Tour of Culloden, Cairns, and Cawdor Castle

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Join us for a spectacular tour of Culloden Battlefield, Clava Cairns, and Cawdor Castle in Invergordon Port. Explore the highlands with a knowledgeable guide and experience the beauty of Loch Ness and Highland Cows.

Duration: 7 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Cawdor Castle - The tour begins at Cawdor Castle, renowned for its stunning gardens. Be sure not to get lost, as the tour will continue promptly. If Cawdor is closed in early April, the visit will be replaced with Urquhart Castle.
Clava Cairns - Are you brave enough to touch the stones? Please note, time travel back to 1746 is not covered by…

What's Included

Pick up and Drop off at your location
Air Conditioned Vehicle for your comfort
Bottled water to keep you hydrated
Authentic experience with a Scottish Lassie Driver Guide

What's Not Included

Entry/Admission - Cawdor Castle NOT INCLUDED
Entry/Admission- Culloden Battlefield NOT INCLUDED

Additional Information

Come join us for an adventure where you are personally guided around the highlands by fun, friendly experienced highland lassie’s. (Avril or Lorraine)
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ
This tour is for CRUISE SHIPS ONLY. This is NOT A PRIVATE TOUR
WHEELCHAIRS - WALKERS - STROLLERS
We are UNABLE to take these items due to space on our minibuses
Join us as we venture…

Location

Global Port Services

Shore Road

Right across the road from port security gate exit. Look for the rainbow umbrella! Timings will be adjusted for later ships and earlier departure of ships. We WILL EMAIL to confirm.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Bethany_g

Jun 5, 2025

Great tour! We loved... - Great tour! We loved Loretta! Cawdor Castle was the highlight for me, and the walled garden is not to be missed.

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Peterantonh

May 31, 2025

A great tour of the Highlands! - A great tour of the Scottish Highlands. Very informative, relaxed and well organized. We laughed a lot, saw and took home numerous impressions. Avril-Tours is highly recommended!!

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G7041tlandrear

May 28, 2025

Top excursion - Nice tour with Avril. We saw a lot and laughed. Especially the castle garden has inspired us. It was all very impressive.

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Srmg10

May 27, 2025

Mega excursion with small group - A great absolutely recommended tour. Our guide Lorraine was very dedicated and gave us a lot of information about the country, people and history of Scotland. At all sights we were with our small group (4 people) in front of the big tour buses because we reversed the order. Very good idea. We had a great day. Thanks!!!!

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V5394tejohnw

May 26, 2025

A MUST STAY , WITH SUPER SERVICE AND HOSPITALITY SHOWN - This was one of the very best tours we went on on our cruise .Avril is a Super tour operator and she knows how to treat all those who take her tour . Areal highlight is listening to her personal stories she tells along the way . Averil has a real passion for what she does and has a real depth of knowledge and history of all the areas that the tour takes you to , and she is always will to explain further any questions you may have .The extra personal help she gave to my wife and myself was very much appreciated . Can only speak highly of you Averil and urge anyone interested in this tour to take up Avril's hospitality for the day . You will go away from this experience with unforgettable memories . THANKS Averil and your team , John & Fiona White ( New Zealand ) mi

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Uwe_b

May 26, 2025

Super Tour of Invergorden - It was a great trip with Avril. Your English is very easy to understand. We arrived earlier than agreed. So she changed Tour immediately , as it would have been too early for Cawdor Castle. We were only in Culloden with her, where she also led us across the grounds. Then we went to the Balnuaran of Clava. Afterwards in Cawdor Castle with beautiful garden. We didn't have to queue up, but could get in immediately. Loch Ness must not be missed, of course. With small whiskey tasting. After that we were still in Beauly to look at an old church and a very nice decoration shop. After a stopover, where you could buy snacks and drinks and look at cattle, we drove back to the meeting point. We always had enough time at the sights. All around a great tour with a very friendly guide.

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Holgert768

May 21, 2025

Super trip - It was very nice. The tour guide was super friendly and explained everything great. Everything worked out great.

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Sharon_w

Oct 16, 2024

Wonderful trip to Scotland - The tour operators were well informed, friendly and fun. The coach was clean and well appointed. We went together my spouse and I with friends and we all had a wonderful time. The stops were well organized and timed for peak enjoyment.

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Lancing1

Sep 25, 2024

Beautiful views but also informative. - We were met at port by Lorraine who was our driver and tour guide. There were only 13 of us in a very comfortable minibus. We saw many more places that were on our list such as Loch Ness and Highland cows. The castle and grounds were beautiful. Lorraine was friendly and informative. If you are a national trust member take your tickets with you if you want to go in the battles of Culloden. It will save you money. I would go again. It doesn't always rain in Scotland, we had beautiful weather.

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