- Cairngorms National Park - Magnificent views of some of Scotland’s highest mountains with the opportunity to travel up the Cairngorm Mountain Railway. We will be travelling through the National Park throughout the day
- Highland Folk Museum - Step back in time and experience life in the Highlands from 1700s to the 1950s. We have over 35 historical buildings onsite for you to explore and discover how people in the Highlands lived, worked, went to school, enjoyed their leisure time.
- Ruthven Barracks - Ruthven Barracks were built by George II’s government in the early 1700s after the failed Jacobite uprising of 1715. The troops stationed there were to maintain law and order and enforce the Disarming Act of 1716.
The barracks saw action twice. A 300-strong Jacobite attack failed to take the barracks in 1745, but a more heavily-armed attack the next year forced the barracks’ surrender. The Jacobites rallied here after their defeat at Culloden before conceding.
- Loch Morlich - Loch Morlich enjoys one of the finest settings of any loch in the country. It is surrounded by forests and fringed by beaches, with the stunning backdrop of the often snow-clad peaks of the northern Cairngorms.
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Cairngorm Mountain - Enjoy a breath-taking trip on Scotland’s only funicular railway, the highest in the UK reaching the Ptarmigan building at over 1,097m above sea level.
The 2km funicular railway runs a regular service taking customers to the top of the slopes in around 5 – 8 minutes.
Once at the Top Station you can enjoy a unique visitor experience:
Ptarmigan Restaurant with panoramic views
Cairngorm Gin Bar
Viewing terrace
270 degrees immersive exhibition
Cairngorm Learning Zone with interactive sandboxes
The Shop at the Top serving a wide range of gifts, clothing and local products
NB In order to protect the unique plateau all funicular passengers are not permitted to exit the Top Station to go out onto the mountain
- RSPB Loch Garten - Nestled in Abernethy, the Loch Garten Nature Centre is the perfect spot to experience this amazing forest. Our team are on hand to help with CCTV screens, binoculars and telescopes to help you to get great views. An exhibition, daily talks and family activities ensure there’s something for everyone.
- Grantown-on-Spey - The town was founded in 1765 as a planned settlement and was originally called simply Grantown after Sir James Grant.[4] The addition ‘on Spey’ was added by the burgh council in 1898. The town has several listed 18th and 19th century buildings, including several large hotels and serves as a regional centre for tourism and services in the Strathspey region.
The town is twinned with Notre-Dame-de-Monts in the Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France.
- Tomatin Distillery Visitor Centre - The Scottish Highlands.
Full of stories, of open arms and warm welcomes.
Full of hidden depths and of the love of families spanning generations.
Full of what matters.
This is our home. This is us. This is our whisky.
Each one a memento of a passion and knowledge that only comes from making whisky over several lifetimes.
Each one a toast to the very landscape in which we live, to our community bonded by shared purpose and in everything we do.
Quite simply, our whiskies reflect us.
Always have and always will.
Tomatin. To what matters.
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Cairngorm Mountain Railway; Adult £22.00, Child £12.50 (under 6 free), Family £38.00 - £55.00
Starting from Inverness, our journey heads south via The Slochd Summit that offers our first glimpse of The Cairngorm Mountains. Our next stop is the Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore where you can learn about the culture and history of The Scottish Highlands.
Following that, we’ll embark on a peaceful tour of Badenoch & Strathspey’s secluded back roads. Our tour includes a visit to Ruthven Barracks, after which we’ll pass through Rothiemurchus and Loch Morlich. We then ascend to the Cairngorm ski area and the UK’s loftiest mountain railway. Here, you can marvel at Cairngorm Mountain’s stunning views from the UK’s highest located restaurant, perched up at over 1000 metres. Descending back to Strathspey, we’ll hunt for red squirrels and potentially Ospreys in our native Caledonian Pine Forest near Loch Garten and Nethy Bridge. Next, we head to Grantown-on-Spey and if time permits, we can taste a refreshing dram or two on our journey home at either Tomatin or the newly established Cairn Distillery.
- Travel and transportation through our beautiful scenery is included in the total time duration of this tour
- This tour is not available for cruise ship passengers at Invergordon Cruise Port
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
