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Cawdor Castle, Inverness, Culloden Battlefield and Loch Ness Tour
Culloden battlefield marker

Cawdor Castle, Inverness, Culloden, Outlander and Loch Ness Tour

By Thistle Excursions - Invergordon Bus or Coach Tours
8.8 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$256 per adult
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Overview

This bus tour from Invergordon features highlights from Outlander, Culloden, Castles, Loch Ness & Nessie! It packs in a lot for one day's tour and is very affordable and good value for money. Entrance to castle is INCLUDED. Our website contains full details of all tours and booking.

Our tours are specially put together after taking feedback from YOU. We have surveyed your desires and requests and put them together in our tours. We provide a quality experience and a guide or driver guide on our minibuses or buses. Our guides will impart their knowledge of their local Highlands and answer any of your questions.

Please check the tour times on our website, as the times listed here are approximate. As a general rule tours leave 30 minutes to 1.5 hours after the arrival of the ship and return at least 1 hour before ship departure time.

This tour is usually in a bus unless it’s a small ship then it may be in an 8 seater minivan.

Activity location

  • Culloden Battlefield
    • Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
    • IV2 5EU, Culloden Moor, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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

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Tour 2 Cawdor Castle & Nessie
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
AU$256.32 x 1 AdultAU$256.32

Total
Price is AU$256.32

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance to castle cost is included in your booking price. Inverness castle is closed for refurb.

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Wheelchair travellers difficult

Activity itinerary

Culloden Battlefield
  • 45m
We will travel to the Culloden Battlefield, where the Jacobites lost many a soul in the 1946 uprising. This was the last battle to be fought on British soil. If time allows we will give guests a chance to walk on the battlefield. Depending on tour we may not stop but just drive by.
Culloden Viaduct (Pass by)
After a half hour visit at Clava Cairns, we will pop around the corner to see the famous Culloden or Nairn viaduct, designed by Murdoch Paterson and opened as a railway crossing in 1898. It is a spectacle to behold – there will be photo opportunities.
Cawdor Castle
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Cawdor Castle is a lived in castle which is written about in Shakespear's MacBeth, when he refers to the Thane of Cawdor and the prediction. It has spectacular gardens and guided audio tours in your own language.
Inverness
  • 45m
Drop off in the city for shopping or seeing the historical churches and streets. It can vary between 30-90 minutes for this stop.
Beauly Priory (Pass by)
We will leave the urquhart castle around 2-2.30pm to journey via a scenic route to Beauly to drive by the historic priory, now a ruin, built in 1230 by a little-known French order of monks. It is also the location where Claire of Outlander fame, is supposed to have met Mairi. It is the true site of the burial ground for the chiefs of Clan Fraser of which the fictional character from Outlander, Jamie Fraser is related. If time allows we will stop.
Inverness Castle (Pass by)
Journeying onwards through the city of Inverness we will pass the historic town hall and the Inverness Castle. There will be photo opportunities for the castle and Inverness Cathedral. You’ll be able to visit the castle viewing gallery and the shops, cafes or historic bars. Photos only until 2024 as castle is being renovated.
Loch Ness
  • 10m
Going over the River Ness onto Loch Ness, where you need to be ready to spot our legend, Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster. Enjoy the comfortable ride by Loch Ness, which takes just around 30 minutes , searching for a sighting of Nessie herself. The last famous recorded sighting of her was a few decades ago, but we live in hope she will be photographed again soon. The scenery is second to none, so have your cameras ready. In recent months there has been footage circulated online of video recordings of an animal similar to Nessie playing in Loch Ness. We will stop at the Loch Ness lay-by for photos but it isn’t possible to paddle in Loch Ness due to the steep hillside location. You’ll travel past Loch Ness for 30 minutes enjoying it and waiting for a glimpse of Nessie. Drive by for 30 minutes. We will try to stop for photos
Robertson’s Farm Shop Beauly
  • 20m
Go see a local farm shop but most of all see the two Highland cows Jamie and Katie-Morag

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCulloden Battlefield
    • Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
    • IV2 5EU, Culloden Moor, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE37 Shore Rd
    • 37 Shore Road
    • IV18 0EH, Invergordon, Scotland, United Kingdom

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

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10.0 out of 10

Louis_F

Reviewed on Viator
21 Sept 2024
Great tour. Our guide Mo was knowledgeable and very funny. We saw all of sights mentioned in the description except one HOWEVER, WE SAW NOTHING OUTLANDER SO THAT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION IS MISLEADING. Nonetheless, the countryside is beautiful and we enjoyed ourselves.

10.0 out of 10

Isabell_V

Reviewed on Viator
18 Sept 2024
Thanks to Mo, who was a Great Travel Guide! Alles lief einwandfrei ab. Wir waren pünktlich wieder am Schiff.

10.0 out of 10

Diana_S

Reviewed on Viator
17 Sept 2024
Every part of this tour was worth every penny. Our guide was June and she did a fantastic job of taking us around to all the places. Three couples ended up being in our group and it was nice to have a private tour instead of the 40 that are on the cruise excursions. We took back roads the buses could not because of weight limits. The three couples arrived early, so we left early. Highly recommend!

10.0 out of 10

Carrie_R

Reviewed on Viator
13 Sept 2024
Our guide was very knowledgeable and gave us a lot of history of the area and sites we visited. The castle and gardens were beautiful.

10.0 out of 10

Mary_M

Reviewed on Viator
13 Sept 2024
Our tour guide was excellent. I would highly recommend her. She was very knowledgeable of the area and shared many interesting stories.

6.0 out of 10

Christopher_S

Reviewed on Viator
12 Sept 2024
The tour was good, but a bit pricey, over $70 more than a similar all day bus tour in Wales by Busy Bus. There was a white lady seated to my right incessantly coughing, not wearing a mask and not covering her mouth when coughing. This was the one time I had forgotten to pack a mask. I had avoided getting for 4 years until this day. It ruined the rest of my vacation as I self quarrintoned and got my family into another room.

10.0 out of 10

Heather_H

Reviewed on Viator
11 Sept 2024
This tour was a highlight on our vacation. Mo was an excellent tour guide, she was very knowledgeable. There was so much history packed in on this tour. It was very worthwhile, especially if you only have a day in Inverness. I highly recommend.

10.0 out of 10

stacyrogers

Reviewed on Viator
10 Sept 2024
Amazing experience, the gardens were absolutely stunning. The whole tour was fantastic. Great driver and your guide!

10.0 out of 10

Lawrence_H

Reviewed on Viator
9 Sept 2024
Our guide was excellent. Knowledgeable, understandable and humorous. The castle was a fun place to visit. Highly recommend.

10.0 out of 10

mkaff2002

Reviewed on Viator
9 Sept 2024
Our tour guide was excellent and he really made the excursion great. Siorse was his name and he was very knowledgeable about everything that we saw. Definetly worth doing this tour and ask for Siorse as you guide. Busses were awesome too.

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