Invergordon Highland History and Distillery Tour

This is the ultimate day tour from Invergordon to Loch Ness, taking in some of the most breathtaking, historic and culturally significant sights available anywhere in Scotland. Our local guide will meet you as you disembark from your cruise ship at the port of Invergordon and take you on your Highland adventure.
Visit some of the most historic and cultural sites in the Highlands starting with Beauly Priory, before moving onto the famous and romantic loch ness and then moving onto inverness to see the the saint andrew's cathedral and then onto historic Culloden Battlefield and the sacred site of Clava Cairns, home of the famous Outlander “cleft stone”. Finally SINGLETON DISTILLERY FOR A TASTING before returning to invergordon port

Meeting Point

55 Shore Rd

55 Shore Rd, Invergordon IV18 0EQ, UK

Pickup from Invergordon Port
WILL BE STANDING ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE PORT EXIT , WITH A BOARD WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.
were we meet and greet you

Invergordon Cruise Port

Oilfield Support Base, Shore Rd, Invergordon IV18 0EX, UK

Pickup from Invergordon Port
We will be standing across the road from the port exit, with a historic and scenic board with your name on it, where we will meet and welcome you.

What's included:

• Live commentary on board

What to expect:

Duration: 7 hours

Robertson’s Farm Shop Beauly

11/13 Tomich, Beauly, IV4 7AS

SUPER PLACE TO SEE THE FAMOUS HAIRY COO,S
and visit the farm shop
then on to Beauly priory
5 min drive

15 minutes

Beauly Priory

Beauly IV4 7DY Beauly IV4, Beauly

These extensive ruins were once home to a Valliscaulian monastic community and are regarded as one of Inverness Shire’s top tourist spots. Listed as a scheduled monument, the wooded riverside location really does give the Priory a special feel. While only the Abbey Church remains standing, it contains some impressive funerary monuments.
From Beauly Priory it’s tours picks up again,
this time over to loch ness to meet the monster.
30 min drive to next stop

25 minutes

Great Glen Distillery

Loch Ness Centre, Drumnadrochit, IV63 6TU

A true product of its place of birth, Great Glen balances the sweet herbal honeysuckle notes of Scottish heather with the subtle tartness of Red Sorrel and the aromatic pine tones of Frankincense. Elevated by the purity of our own base spirit, this complex and rewarding gin has deep, lasting flavours that stay with you like the tales that transcend generations. Pull up a chair, pour a glass and start your own story.

20 minutes

Loch Ness Region

Scottish Highlands

THEN WE we will travel towards Loch Ness, with plenty of opportunities for photos at some of the most beautiful vantage points the loch has to offer on our Loch Ness tour and on to Inverness.
30 min drive to next stop

30 minutes

St Andrews Cathedral

The Pends, St. Andrews, KY16 9QL

AND THEN ON TO INVERNESS AND THE St Andrews Cathedral
The tour then heads towards St. Andrew’s Cathedral, a beautiful cathedral church dating back to 1869 located near the centre of the city. The Anglican Cathedral is the most northerly in the UK, and is an excellent example of local architecture and the Gothic style. Take some time to admire the beautiful
glass windows and intricately carved stonework.
30 min drive to next stop, THEN ON TO CLAVA CAIRNS

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Clava Cairns

Balnuaran of Clava, Scottish Highlands, IV2 5EU

Clava Cairns
This deeply sacred place within the landscape of the Highlands is steeped in history, with the first usage of the site thought to date back over 4000 years. Set within a beautiful forested area, there is evidence that ancient peoples returned here again and again; there are even the ruins of a medieval chapel here. The Clava Cairns serves as the inspiration for the fictitious Craigh na Dun standing stones in the book and TV series Outlander, in fact, the famous “cleft stone” that transports the main character Claire back in time can be found here.
Clava Cairns is a well-preserved Bronze Age cemetery near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
For many years, it played second fiddle to its more famous neighbour, Culloden Battlefield. That all changed in 2014, with the release of the TV dramatization of Diana Gabaldon’s popular Outlander novel.
5min drive to next stop, AND THEN ON TO THE BATTLEFIELD

30 minutes

Culloden Battlefield

Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Culloden Moor, IV2 5EU

Culloden Battlefield
Culloden famously played host to the bloody Battle of Culloden, the outcome of which had ramifications far outside the local area and is intensively documented at the visitor centre. Get up close and personal with the history of the battle with artefacts, re-enactments and talks by local historians, before heading the short distance to Clava Cairns, an ancient bronze-age cemetery.
40 min drive to next stop, glen ord distillery FOR A TASTING

30 minutes

The Singleton Distillery

A832, Muir of Ord, IV6 7UJ

FROM GRAIN TO GLASS
A true product of its place of birth, Great Glen balances the sweet herbal honeysuckle notes of Scottish heather with the subtle tartness of Red Sorrel and the aromatic pine tones of Frankincense. Elevated by the purity of our own base spirit, this complex and rewarding gin has deep, lasting flavours that stay with you like the tales that transcend generations. Pull up a chair, pour a glass and start your own story.
and back to your ship
40 mins drive to your ship

40 minutes