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From Inverness: Private Speyside Whisky Trail Guided Tour

1. From Inverness: Private Speyside Whisky Trail Guided Tour

Starting your day at 9.30am with hotel collection you will head towards You will start your day at the Glenmoray Distillery With a early morning tour and tasting of Glenmorays Finest . This Tour lasts about a hour, you will get to sample 2 whiskies here usually the 12 year and one of the others next you will arrive at the Glenfiddich Distillery one of the last family-owned Distilleries. Understand, taste and enjoy single malt Scotch whisky like never before. you will have upto 1 hour to enjoy shop at taste at your own leisure. your final stop on this tour is the Glenlivet distillery is a distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland that produces single malt Scotch whisky. It is the oldest legal distillery in the parish of Glenlivet, and the production place of the Scottish whisky of the same name. It was founded in 1824 and has operated almost continuously since here again you will 1 hour to shop taste enjoy the experience here before heading home to Inverness

From Inverness: 3-Day Orkney Explorer

2. From Inverness: 3-Day Orkney Explorer

Day 1: Explore Orkney’s ancient capital, Kirkwall After an early start leaving Inverness at 08:00, travel north through the Black Isle, past the imposing Dunrobin Castle, before crossing the Pentland Firth to the Orkney Isles. Stay in Kirkwall, the modern day capital of Orkney for 2 nights. Here, you can visit Kirkwall's magnificent Viking cathedral and its historic winding streets. Day 2: Follow in the footsteps of the Vikings as you travel through Orkney Today is your chance to explore the modern and ancient wonders of this fantastic island; a land of contrasts, where fertile green pastures are fringed by shores of golden sands washed by waters of the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Highlights include a visit to Skara Brae, the mystical prehistoric stone circle at Brodgar, the standing stones of Stenness and Maeshowe, where in the 12th-century the Vikings left one of the largest collections of Norse runic inscriptions. Day 3: Travel through the history soaked regions of Caithness and Sutherland Have your last chance to grab some gifts for friends and family, and visit the local cathedral in Kirkwall. And after a ferry back to the mainland, travel through the history soaked regions of Caithness and Sutherland. Find out about the highland clearances, a world-changing period in Scotland’s dark history, and get a glimpse of some of Scotland’s most remote fishing villages. The tour will arrive back in Inverness early evening at approximitely 19:00.

From Inverness: Glen Affric, Culloden and Clava Cairns Tour

3. From Inverness: Glen Affric, Culloden and Clava Cairns Tour

Leave Inverness in the morning and begin your full-day tour with a trip to the ancient burial site of Clava Cairns. This Bronze-Age graveyard has survived 4 millennia and is a great spot to take photos.  Afterward, you’ll head to Culloden, one of the most important sites in Scottish history. It was here that a 60-year series of uprisings finally ended in a tumultuous battle in 1745.  Explore the visitor center and pay tribute to those who lost their lives at the last ever battle fought on British soil. Continue to Glen Affric and stop to walk among the indigenous Caledonian pine trees. Enjoy views over Loch Affric and the mountains beyond, with your expert guide taking you to the best waterfalls and photo spots.  Afterward, explore the historic ruins of Beauly Priory, a monastery dating back to the 13th century. To cap things off, you’ll head to the shores of Loch Ness, before ending up back in the center of Inverness in the early evening.

Inverness: Daily Guided Walking Tour (11:30am & 5:30pm)

4. Inverness: Daily Guided Walking Tour (11:30am & 5:30pm)

The capital of the highlands and the main shopping, entertainment and travel destination for Northern Scotland, our charming city will take your breath away! Discover Inverness through a local's eyes on our staple 1.5 hour tour, visiting the main sights of Inverness. Our city will be brought to life as you explore how Inverness has developed, our local history and folklore, and our highland culture. From its humble beginnings as a royal city, to Jacobite risings and castle sieges, to modern life in Inverness today (and of course, the Loch Ness monster!), come and discover why Inverness is officially the happiest city in Scotland. Key sights include: Inverness Castle Inverness Cathedral River Ness Old High Church And many more hidden gems!

Inverness: Self-Guided Interactive Treasure Hunt City Game

5. Inverness: Self-Guided Interactive Treasure Hunt City Game

Go Quest Adventures is turning Cardiff Bay into an Adventure Playground! Fáilte gu Inbhir Nis (Welcome to Inverness), the capital of the Highlands, home of breath taking landscapes, the beginning of the Great Glen Way & the NC500 and of course, the Loch Ness Monster. Nestled in the Scottish Highlands, it’s a city full of history and offers far more than its size would suggest. Explore the city centre of Inverness and unlock a hidden trail by finding clues, solving puzzles & completing challenges, earning points along the way all self-guided through smartphone app. See the area's highlights, explore it's hidden gems and learn some insider history and fun facts along the way (even locals will discover something new!). As the Quest is self guided you can: * Start your Quest whenever you want, get instant access with nothing to print off from home * Go as fast as you want and try to top the leaderboard, or go at your own pace, stopping for rest breaks along the way. Your Quest will begin in the city centre and wind you through the streets and over the River Ness where you will see ancient sites, learn about the first sightings of the Loch Ness monster, explore fascinating street art and even have a chance of taking part in some highland games! Along the way, you and your team will be involved in solving puzzles and completing challenges as you discover all that makes Inverness one of Scotland’s prized gems. So grab binoculars (to spot Nessie of course!), put on some comfy shoes and get ready to explore the sights, discover hidden gems and ultimately, conquer your Inverness Quest! This is an ideal outdoor activity for couples, families, groups of friends, school groups and can be the perfect team building or corpoorate activity. Customised Quests and group packages are available by emailing hello@goquestadventures.com Get Questing today!

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This tour is amazing from start to finish! not only did I get to see some of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen in my life, but I also got to learn more about the history and Highland culture of the past by visiting the clava cairns and the culloden battlefield. my tour guide, Gregor, was wonderful! he was friendly, knowledgeable, and always checked on everyone throughout the tour to make sure we were all good. can't recommend enough!

Fantastic trip, tour guide Willie was fabulous, full of wonderful stories about the areas and scottish history. Unfortunately the Culloden visitor centre was closed but Willie took us to Rogie Falls which was diffinately one of the trips highlights. Highly recommend it's included in future tours.

It was one of the best tour that I had in the Highlands. Every activity is so great and fantastic to do plus our tour guide James was so knowledgeable and good to us he was really great and fab.

Helen our tour guide MADE the trip!!!! Helens knowledge and wit brought every historical site alive!!! The sites were amazing!!! I will book again, hopefully Helen will be the tour guide

Highly recommend Rabbits tours and there great drivers