2 Day Highlands Private Tour

Discover a wonderful flavour of the Scottish Highlands with two days of touring from Inverness full of stunning scenery and ancient history including visits to Urquhart Castle, Eilean Donan Castle, Rogie Falls, Glen Ord Distillery, Loch Ness, Culloden Battlefield and Clava Cairns.

Day 1 (approx. 7–8hrs) – Begins from Inverness where we visit the nearby Culloden Battlefield to explore the dramatic history of the Highland clans, Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and the Jacobite uprisings. The excellent interactive visitors centre sets the scene of this decisive battle and the Jacobite story before we embark on a poignant walk through Culloden field to the clan grave markers. Only a short distance from Culloden are the Bronze Age Clava Cairns and Standing Stones. Dating back over 4000 years they are a fascinating glimpse of the very ancient past of the Scottish Highlands. The afternoon takes us to Rogie Falls for a woodland walk and visit the suspension bridge over the Black Water river. From June to September it may be possible to catch the salmon leaping the main falls and fish ladder. We end the day with a visit to Glen Ord Distillery where you can enjoy a dram of Highland whisky (if you prefer a tour at the distillery advance booking is required).

Day 2 (approx. 8–9hrs) – Begins from Inverness where we journey along the banks of Loch Ness to explore the medieval ruins of Urquhart Castle, once one of Scotland's largest castles. Here you discover its ancient past from the Wars of Independence and English invaders to raiding Highland clans (the Macdonald Lords of the Isles) and its eventual demise after the first Jacobite uprising. We then take a stunning tour through the Highlands, passing by Loch Cluanie and through Glen Shiel on the way to Eilean Donan Castle, the ancestral home of the Clan Macrae. Here we explore the castle’s ancient and historic past - with time for a visit into the castle to discover its secrets - as well as savouring the wonderful Highland views around the castle. Finally, we head up past Carrbrae for a last glimpse of the castle in the distance before beginning our return journey to Inverness.