Highland Adventure: Urquhart Castle & Whisky

Embark on a Scottish Whisky & Ancient Urquhart Castle & Loch Ness Tour from the port. Explore the stunning Highlands, enjoy a distillery tour, visit historic sites, and experience the beauty of Loch Ness. Book now!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Urquhart Castle - Explore the ruins and visitor center of this historic castle, known from the Outlander books and series by Diana Gabaldon.
  • Muir of Ord - Tour the Glen Ord distillery in Muir of Ord, home to the Singleton single malt whisky.
  • Loch Ness - Spend 20-30 minutes by the famous Loch Ness and try to spot Nessie.
  • Inverness
What's Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Millionaire’s View
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Location
Invergordon
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Shannon_p
Sep 25, 2025
Cash and Inverness = An amazing Tour Experience ! - This was the best experience we had in Scotland!! The pretty lady in purple walked us directly to our guide Cash .. personal touch.. Our Cash was awesome he was knowledgeable and took our small group there beautiful areas and gave us the most relaxing and informative tour!! 5 stars all around!!
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Sonia_f
Sep 8, 2025
Tour guide was... - Tour guide was informative and friendly. Interesting sites, comfortable ride. Scottish Highlands were beautiful. Did i mention Scottish sheep and coos (cows)!
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Petrax
Aug 21, 2025
Great day out from Invergordon - Very well organised tour with lots of information from our lovely guide, Eleanor. She was a lot of fun!
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Marcia_w
Aug 9, 2025
Great full day tour to take while in Scotland. - An amazing adventure with Thistle bookings and Mike our tour guide was fantastic. We arrived at the port location 30 minutes early Mike was fully dressed in his family’s kilt ready to go. With the six of us filling the van we were off for our 8 hour adventure. A stop in the town center allowed us to walk around for almost an hour to walk along the river as well, before our stop at Loch Ness. We then drove to the Urquhart Castle and had an hour to walk around and explore. The views are spectacular and the history so interesting. Since Mike lives in the area he was very knowledgeable about the history and shared many stories with us as we continued our scenic drive to the Scottish Whiskey tasting. the tour of the distillery was quite enjoyable and the three tastings a nice selection. We ended back at the port and took the free 5 minute bus back to our ship. Our only complaint would be that the a/c in the van belonging to Thistle needs service, as it was not working properly.
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Judith
Aug 8, 2025
Charming and informative - Meeting point was accurate and we met Michael dressed in his clan’s kilt. Heard delightful tales of Scotland, the castle and whiskey. Michael made some extra stops and graciously took group photos. Lovely 6 hour tour!
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Cynthia_w
Aug 7, 2025
Great tour and fun guide! - This is a terrific excursion. 1. Pickup: You take a shuttle from the ship and the tour guide is waiting right there. Our guide Michael got us started right then, even though it was only 9:45 and the tour wasn’t supposed to start until 10:30 am. 2. Content: as described but it was even better. Michael stopped a couple of times to tell us about a particular time in history and/or pointed out a good photo stop. 3. Personality: Michael was just THE BEST tour guide/driver! He made the day fun by regaling us with folklore stories and just had a jovial way about himself. We had a great time with him. Overall, if you want to get as much in as you can in Invergordon with as little hassle as possible, take this tour. It’s great!
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Janice_b
Jul 27, 2025
Day trip from Invergordon, Scotland. - We were met at the ship as agreed and our guide June took us to the car. She then asked what we were interested in and customized our tour to suit. She was friendly and knowledgable and really made the tour a fun and easy experience for us. At the end, she dropped us back in Invergordon and gave us some tips about the town. A great experience for us. Thanks, June!
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Julie_a
Jul 15, 2025
Fun, Fantastic and Fabulous tour and Guide!!! - What a wonderful, exhilarating and fun experience. Neil our tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly and so fun to spend the day with. Thank you for making our time in Inverness and the Highlands the highlight of my trip.
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Juanita_h
Jul 5, 2025
Best Tour to see Inverness/Loch Ness - Our experience was outstanding and our guide Laura was amazing. We were able to see all of the sites on our list, and even with a minor vehicle mishap, made it back to the ship with plenty of time to spare. Laura was amazing and kept a cool head during our mini crisis, and made our adventures very fun.
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Fran_s
Jun 12, 2025
Fantastic Tour - Great day with our guide Morag from Thistle Tours , our guide had great knowledge of the local area, very informative , went that little bit extra to make the tour so memorable . Would highly recommend
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