Scottish Whisky & Ancient Urquhart Castle & Loch Ness from port

Overview

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The tour goes to Urquhart castle AND Glen Ord distillery - home of the Singleton malt whisky. Our tours are specially put together after taking feedback from YOU. We have surveyed your desires and requests and put them together in our tours. Our guides will impart their knowledge of their local Highlands and answer any of your questions.

As a general rule tours leave 30 minutes to 1.5 hours after the arrival of the ship and return at least 45 minutes to 1 hour before ship departure time. Please check our website which has the exact tour departure and return times for every tour.

Tours offered based on Outlander and Castle themes as well as historic value. This tour includes a visit to a whisky distillery. Usual Glen Ord but on occasions it might be swapped to Balblair. It packs in a lot for one day and is very affordable and good value for money.

Please note in order to enter the distillery tour you must be 18 or over. Any children may wait in the shop area.

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Wheelchair travellers difficult

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

All Fees and Taxes

Lunch

What To Expect

Urquhart Castle

Visit the ruins and visitor centre at this ancient historic castle featured in the Outlander books and series by Diana Gabaldon.

1 hour 30 minutes•Admission Included

Muir of Ord

Visit the Glen Ord distillery in Muir of Ord - the Singleton whisky single malt.

1 hour 30 minutes•Admission Not Applicable

Options

Tour starts at 2 people

4 or 8 seater vehicle or coach

Reviews

4.58

40 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Fantastic Tour
Fran S,
Jun 12, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Great day with our guide Morag from Thistle Tours , our guide had great knowledge of the local area, very informative , went that little bit extra to make the tour so memorable . Would highly recommend
Great tour to castle and whisky distillery
Mario v,
Jun 2, 2025
- Viator
5.00
This was a fun-filled tour, we really enjoyed our tour guide (Mo) who even gave us some treats. Thanks to all you people giving us a great experience.
Great tour of the Highlands!
Marla B,
Sep 16, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Our tour was so much fun. Not crowded into a tiny van. We had a great tour guide and driver. , Started in Inverness, headed to Urquhart Castle, stopped in Beauly and at the shaggy coo farm and finished with a small distillery tour at Singleton. Would have liked more time at Urquhart but we had to abide by the ship schedule. Didn't mind skipping the gift shop at Loch Ness as it is just a tourist trap, lol. Thank you, Thistle!
Good tour
Kevin C,
Sep 12, 2024
- Viator
4.00
Good tour. Fun and knowledgeable guide. We had changes to the itinerary, but it worked out except that we did not see Lock Ness. We could have used a little more time at the Dunrobin Castle.
More than expected
Jennifer B,
Sep 8, 2024
- Viator
5.00
I give this a 5 stars because of our tour guide Emma. She was full of information and because we were able to get started earlier than expected she added on another stop for the Outlander lover and when the tickets to the distillery were not at the time of the itinerary so we did the tasting and not the tour she added another additional stop for the Harry Potter lovers.