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Urquhart Castle, Culloden, Clava Cairns, Loch Ness

By Thistle Excursions - Invergordon Bus or Coach Tours
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Price is AU$302 per adult
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Overview

PLEASE NOTE: In the 2026 cruise ship season this tour will no longer visit the Nessie Centre. Instead it will go to Outlander’s Clava Cairns, used for the idea of Creag na Dun.

This tour visits Loch Ness and the visitor centre to learn all about Nessie and it goes to tour Urquhart castle. You’ll see Inverness too and highland cows.

Our tour is based on a quality experience from feedback from our customers in 2019. We are a new company who aim to please and our guides will offer you local knowledge and answer all your questions.

Our tour will depart 30 minutes to 1.5 hours after the ship’s arrival.

This tour can be in anything from 8 seaters to 49 seaters depending on numbers.

Activity location
  • Culloden Battlefield
    • Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
    • IV2 5EU, Culloden Moor, United Kingdom
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Invergordon Tours
    • King Street
    • IV18 0LL, Invergordon, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness etc
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Duration: 8 hours: 6-8 hours depending on ship departure time.
4 or 8 seater vehicle

Language options: English
Price details
AU$301.92 x 1 AdultAU$301.92
Total
Price is AU$301.92
Until Tue, 17 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Parking Fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Snacks

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Culloden Battlefield
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
⸻ Culloden Battlefield • Culloden Moor, just outside Inverness, is the site of the Battle of Culloden (16 April 1746), the last pitched battle fought on British soil. • It marked the end of the Jacobite Rising of 1745, when Prince Charles Edward Stuart – “Bonnie Prince Charlie” – tried to reclaim the throne for the exiled Stuart dynasty. • The Jacobite army, made up largely of Highland clansmen, faced the government forces of the Duke of Cumberland. This includes travelling time to get there from port of 45 minutes. 30-45 minutes on site.
Clava Cairns
  • 30m
• The Clava Cairns are a group of Bronze Age burial cairns, about 4,000 years old, located near Culloden Battlefield, just outside Inverness. • The site includes passage graves, ring cairns, standing stones, and kerb cairns, arranged in a circular pattern. • Fans of the TV series Outlander will recognise Clava Cairns as the inspiration for the fictional Craigh na Dun, where Claire Randall is transported back in time through the standing stones. • While Clava Cairns itself doesn’t have a magical “split stone” like in the series, the setting – with its circle of standing stones – feels very similar. Includes 15 minutes travelling time from last location.
Inverness
  • 1h 30m
Arrive Inverness city centre where your entrance is included to Inverness Castle’s new viewing gallery. See right across the city. Visit Flora MacDonald’s statue outside the castle and see the shops and cafes in Inverness. Maybe try a local beer in the oldest bar in Inverness, the Gellions, dating back to 1841. Unfortunately only photos until 2024 as vast he is clouded for complete renovation. Includes 30 minutes travelling time from last location
Loch Ness
  • 30m
Travel beside Loch Ness for 15 miles, stopping for photos of Nessie (if you’re very lucky).
Drumnadrochit
  • 10m
Pass through the quaint village stopping when you visit the Nessie centre and gin shop
Urquhart Castle
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the ruins of Urquhart Castle as well as the video centre. Watch a 6 minute historic video with own language subtitles. Wander down to the ruins or browse the shop or cafe. Includes driving by loch ness for 30 minutes
Robertson’s Farm Shop Beauly
  • 1h
See real life highland coos and alpacas at Robertson’s farm on the outskirts of Beauly. Includes 30 minutes travelling time from last location.
Culloden Viaduct
  • 5m
Structure • The viaduct is the longest masonry viaduct in Scotland, stretching 1,800 feet (549 metres). • It is made of red sandstone and consists of 29 graceful arches, each about 50 feet high. • The viaduct has a sweeping curve, giving it a very elegant appearance across the landscape.
Beauly Priory (Pass by)
Leave the village Drumnadrochit then back to the ship via wild land 1000 feet up a mountain the dropping down into the village of Beauly, passing by the ancient Priory.

Location

Activity location
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    Culloden Battlefield
    • Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
    • IV2 5EU, Culloden Moor, United Kingdom
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    Invergordon Tours
    • King Street
    • IV18 0LL, Invergordon, Scotland, United Kingdom

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