Highland Cattle can often be seen at Cameron's tea room

Secret Loch Ness, Inverness, Culloden, Cawdor Castle from port

Extreme Sports
Digital
480 minutes
English

This bus tour from Invergordon features highlights from Outlander, Culloden, Castles, Loch Ness & Nessie! It packs in a lot for one day's tour and is very affordable and good value for money. Our website contains full details of all tours and booking.

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.

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

We try to take this tour in a 4, 8 or 16 or 33 seater vehicle. Thank you

Options

Tour 2) Bus tours for cruise ships docking at Invergordon, Scottish Highlands

4-33 seater minibus

From¥1,370.95Per Person

What's included in Secret Loch Ness, Inverness, Culloden, Cawdor Castle from port

(Subject to Option Inclusions)

Itinerary

Culloden Battlefield

Visit the famous historic battlefield featured in Outlander series and book plus the visitor centre.

Clava Cairns

We may sometimes visit Clava cairns which was the inspiration for the book and tv series Outlander

Inverness
Pass-by Only

You’ll drive around the city seeing the old churches, shops, river Ness, castle, cathedral etc. - if you’re interested in Outlander the guide will point out these locations.

Inclusions

  • Entrance to castle cost is included in your booking price.
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • 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

Meet

Pickup and Dropoff

You will make your own way to the meeting points

Meeting / End Points

  • In 2025 the cruise ships will dock at Quay West. Passengers disembark and get onto a shuttle bus which takes them to our meeting location on Shore Road. We are the first stop. All the independent tour guides wait there so look for our Thistle Guides.

Redeem

Ticket Redemption

Direct access

You do not require any ticket for our tour. Once you book your name is on our schedule. Our tour guide will mark you down then you’ll be given a lanyard to show at the bus to enable access. We provide ticket for the castle later. It is very simple. Just turn up she tell us your booking lead name

Operator

Thistle Excursions - Invergordon Bus or Coach Tours