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Loch Ness & the Highlands 1 day tour

Legendary monsters, mystical standing stones, and history-changing battles: this tour is the best way to see the Scottish Highlands in a day.

Places you explore


Loch Ness - Go on an optional boat cruise or wander around this alluring and eerie loch.

Clava Cairns – An ancient site of tombs, stone circles, and ruins. It may also have inspired the famous ‘time portal’ in the Outlander TV series.

Culloden Battlefield – In less than an hour, around 1,500 men died in this battle. Explore the battlefield and learn how this tragedy came to pass.

Grampian Mountains - Enjoy classic views of one of Scotland’s most mesmerising mountain ranges.



After leaving Aberdeen, you have a short stop to take a photo of the iconic Glenfiddich Distillery, admire Balvenie Castle, and grab a coffee.

You then venture through the heart of Speyside and arrive at Loch Ness for an optional boat trip. Onboard the ship, you travel over the widest and deepest part of the loch and get a fine view of Urquhart Castle.

Back on dry land, it’s time to travel deep into the past at Clava Cairns. This spot is situated in a gorgeous green grove and boasts well-preserved ancient burial tombs. They even say this spot was the inspiration for Outlander’s Craigh na Dun.

You then continue to Culloden Battlefield, the location of the final Jacobite Rising. It’s an eerie, flat, tragic landscape that can put the history of Scotland into perspective.

You have a comfort break within the gorgeous Cairngorms National Park before you reach Aberdeen in the evening.

COVID-19 information

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From £45 per adult


Departure days

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday

May — March

Contact details

Rabbie's Trail Burners Ltd

6 Waterloo Place
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
EH1 3EG

Tour information

Starting

  • Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen City Centre

Length

1 Day

Transport

  • Driver guide
  • Small coach

Type

  • Small Group (1-16)

Languages

  • English

Themes

  • History
  • Landscapes
  • Whisky

Covid 19 Facilities

  • Advance booking essential
  • COVID-19 measures in place
  • COVID-19 risk assessment completed
  • COVID-19 staff training completed
  • Capacity limit
  • Face mask essential (not provided)
  • Hand sanitiser available to visitors & staff
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Socially distanced spaced seating
  • Staff required to regularly wash hands

Tour prices


From £45 Per Adult £42 Per Child £42 Concession

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Prices are subject to change depending on season

Tour Stops

Rabbie's Trail Burners Ltd

Tour company information

Rabbie's Trail Burners Ltd

Our award-winning small-group tours take care of details and ensure you and your driver-guide’s adventures are free from the things that make travel less lovable. Here’s how we deliver travel experiences you’ll love: ✔ You learn from the best storytellers. ✔ You explore in top of the range 16 seat mini-coaches. ✔ You support the local communities. ✔ You make your trip your own. ✔ Guaranteed departures: you book, you go. ✔ Guaranteed experience or your money back.

Opening times

Daily 07:30 - 22:00

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