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Highland Tour: Explore Inverness and Loch Ness
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15 Ratings
Highland Council
Discover Scotland’s Highlands with a local guide. Explore historical sites, stunning landscapes, and rich folklore on a private tour from Invergordon or Inverness.
Discover Scotland’s Highlands with a local guide. Explore historical sites, stunning landscapes, and rich folklore on a private tour from Invergordon or Inverness.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Loch Ness - We will drive to the East Coast of Loch Ness, stopping at the stunning Dores Beach where you can get up close and personal to Loch Ness and witness one of its most beautiful views. If you’re lucky you might even get a glimpse of our most famous beast!
- Dochgarroch - Highland Coos!! We will now drive to Dochgarroch, where we will…
- Loch Ness - We will drive to the East Coast of Loch Ness, stopping at the stunning Dores Beach where you can get up close and personal to Loch Ness and witness one of its most beautiful views. If you’re lucky you might even get a glimpse of our most famous beast!
- Dochgarroch - Highland Coos!! We will now drive to Dochgarroch, where we will take you to a spot where you can see some beautiful highlands cows and get a photo of Scotland’s favourite hairy animal!
- Inverness - Our local tour guide will give you a brief walking tour around the city cente of their home town of Inverness, including historical sites, architecture, and lessor knows gems and stories that only the locals know. See the oldest pub, visit a site where Jacobite soldiers were executed after the Battle of Culloden, and get a great view of the castle from an old bridge. We will then give you some free time to grab a coffee or snack place of your choice. Our guide will, of course, give some great recommendations.
- Clava Cairns - For your second stop the guide will take you to the ancient burial site of Clava Cairns. Marvel at these bronze age cairns and touch the standing stones as the guide explains how and why these structures came to be built 4000 years ago. Learn how the Victorians romanticized and changed the landscapes of Clava, and imagine how it used to be all the way back in 2000 BC.
- Culloden Battlefield - Our guide will take you to Culloden Battlefield where they will tell you about the history of the Jacobite Rebellion and the last battle to be fought on British Soil. They will take you to a great viewpoint and show you where the troops stood facing one another before the Jacobites were slaughtered. You will also be shown the makeshift hospital cottage, the grave markers and other points of interest before being given some free time to absorb the atmosphere of this haunting historical site.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Snacks
What's Not Included
- On-board restrooms
- On-board WiFi
- On-board restrooms
- On-board WiFi
Additional Information
The Private Mini Highland Tour offers an opportunity to explore the finest historical sites, admire the stunning Highland landscapes, and delve into the mythology and folklore that make the Scottish Highlands enchanting. This tour highlights the best of the Inverness-Shire region, including Loch Ness, Culloden Battlefield, Clava Cairns, and the city of…
The Private Mini Highland Tour offers an opportunity to explore the finest historical sites, admire the stunning Highland landscapes, and delve into the mythology and folklore that make the Scottish Highlands enchanting. This tour highlights the best of the Inverness-Shire region, including Loch Ness, Culloden Battlefield, Clava Cairns, and the city of Inverness.
For those with limited time who prefer not to spend an entire day traveling but still wish to see the top attractions, this 6-hour tour is ideal!
The local guide, who grew up in Inverness, provides authentic insights and knowledge of the Highland area. Their passion and expertise in Scottish history and folklore will enhance your cultural experience. Additionally, a dedicated driver ensures a safe and customer-focused journey.
The private mini Highland tour can accommodate up to ten people, making it perfect for larger groups or those seeking to travel with space and comfort!
Location
31 Shore Rd
Shore Road
After departing the cruise ship, please cross over the road at the designated crossing and your tour guide will be waiting for you. They will be wearing a blue "Tartan Trailblazers" uniform. It will be a female waiting for you.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(15 Ratings)
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807heikkia
Oct 19, 2024
Epic Highlands Tour! - What a treat to take a tour with these lovely ladies. They were fun, informative and adaptable. I feel like they really took into account what we would enjoy seeing and tailored the day to our interests. They focused on us getting to see locations that were a little off the route of the bus tours, but still see the main attractions. They had beverages and snacks for us and even gave us a parting gift. It was a pleasure to be able to spend the day with them. I hope I make it back someday in the future and get to see more the hidden treasures they told us about. I highly recommend booking early with them as they are sure to fill up.
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Danielfrassinetf
Oct 12, 2024
Fun, friendly and informative Tour from Invergordon - I did a private tour from Invergordon Port with my family in September 2024. Michelle and Fin were waiting for us as we departed our cruise. We had a lovely spacious mini bus and both Michelle and Fin were friendly and welcoming. Michelle was the driver and Fin was the guide! We learned so much during our tour and we even managed an extra few stops over and above what was on our intinery. We had the best day. We had lunch in the Victoria. Market in Inverness. We really loved hearing some of the local songs - from Peat and Diesel and Skipinnish (now on my playlist). Fin sang the Scottish National Athem to us and shared some stories of what it was like growing up in the area! We really didn’t want the tour to end!
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Experience194142
Sep 25, 2024
Fun and learned so much. - We stopped at what was offered but also hidden gems along the way. The girls were great at giving so much local history and tidbits. The whole day was so enjoyable and we had so much fun.
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Connie_g
Sep 22, 2024
Amazing Scottish experience - This was an experience of a lifetime. Finn and Michelle were absolutely incredible and accommodating. Finn is a native of Inverness(Highlands) and her knowledge about the area and the history of the Highlands had a personal twist along with humor and expertise. If you are in the area, book these two young ladies for an amazing experience of Inverness, Loch Ness and surrounding areas. They were fun, knowledgeable, personable and professional. We had a true Scottish experience with these young ladies.
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754marleyb
Sep 2, 2024
Wonderful tour with Amazing Guides - My family had a blast with the Tartan Trailblazers! It was so nice to have a guided tour through some of Scotland’s Historic Locations. The tartan Trailblazers created a tour of sites that you should not miss on your travels, we loved listening to Fin and Michelle share the history about the sites we visited, and we learned so much about Scotland from them both! (We also loved that this was a half day tour as we then had time in the day to venture around Inverness!)
Great time, highly recommended, super kind, and funny guides! We loved every minute!
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Lori_d
Aug 28, 2024
Great tour in the highlands - Fin and Shel were terrific. They were very knowledgeable. We really enjoyed them, and this tour! We highly recommend the is tour!
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Katrins198
Aug 25, 2024
Amazing day with 2 wonderful woman! - We had a wonderful tour.
Michelle and Finella have shown us their country with Scottish music. Lots of interesting information and fantastic places in a short time.
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N502bramandap
Aug 21, 2024
Excellent, well-rounded tour! Great guides! - This half day tour with the Tartan Trailblazers was an awesome experience! Finella and Michelle were a great team, providing a tour with amazing sites, excellent history and entertaining folklore. Finella, a native of Inverness, was a knowledgeable and fun tour guide. While Michelle navigated those Scottish back roads like a champ! We enjoyed learning about Scottish culture and listening to Scottish music. The visit to Clava Cairns was mystical! These stone formations are so mysterious and I'm lucky to have touched something that's over 4000 years old! The battlefield of Culloden will delight all you Outlander fans... Make sure to visit the Clan Fraser monument stone! The visit to Loch Ness was a once in a lifetime experience for me... I took a quick dip in that 48 degree water and can now say "I swam with Nessie!" Inverness is a wonderful city filled with delicious food, beer, whisky and gifts. I can't recommend this tour and tour company enough!
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Tour68546027733
Jul 20, 2024
Highlight of our Trip to Inverness! - This Inverness tour was absolutely magical. We got to experience some amazing historical sites all a stones throw from Inverness. Our guide Fin, told us all about the early settlers to Scotland right up to tjhe Jacobite rebellion. We also learned some fun local stories and got to see Highland Cows! Michelle was a great driver and also added some info at times. Great team!
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Lm0912
Jul 14, 2024
Great day out! - I booked this tour as part of my mums 60th birthday celebrations and it didn't disappoint!! This was our first tour so we didn't know what to expect, but the Tour guide was so welcoming, knowledgeable and very fun. Even though we are local to the area, we have never taken the time to appreciate the beautiful surroundings that this tour showcases. Thank you for such a memorable trip!
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