Relax and enjoy Scotland’s splendour with Rabbie’s Tours. The Scottish Highlands and Islands are Europe’s last great wilderness so why not escape with Rabbie’s personalised small group tours. Small groups with a maximum of 16 passengers mean you can discover the real Scotland, get off the beaten track and onto the back roads that other tours cannot manage.Your educated driver/guide is there for you, dedicated to making your visit to Scotland memorable and enjoyable whatever your requests.
Full Day Tour – Ref: SCO-ABPU-LNES-1S
Legendary monsters, mystical standing stones, and history-changing battles: this tour is the best way to see the Scottish Highlands in a day.
The battles and beauty: this is your perfect introduction to Scotland.
You may shed a tear as you hear the tales and tragedies of Scotland’s Jacobite Rising at the Culloden Battlefield. You try to take your best photo as you pass by Scotland’s famous mountains and castles. And you delve deep into the tombs and standing stones of the land’s ancient cultures.
What’s more, you get as close as possible to the legendary Loch Ness Monster on an optional boat trip.
So, take this Highlands & Loch Ness trip and enjoy the best of Scotland in a day.
ITINERARY:
After leaving Aberdeen, our first stop is in the village of Aberlour in the heart of Speyside. Surrounded by forests and hills you might catch the seductive smell of whisky or shortbread on the breeze, depending which way the wind blows.
You continue through the heart of Speyside and arrive at Loch Ness for an optional boat trip*. Onboard the ship, you travel over the widest and deepest part of the loch and get a fine view of Urquhart Castle.
Back on dry land, it’s time to travel deep into the past at Clava Cairns. This spot is situated in a gorgeous green grove and boasts well-preserved ancient burial tombs. They even say this spot was the inspiration for Outlander’s Craigh na Dun.
You then continue to Culloden Battlefield, the location of the final Jacobite Rising. It’s an eerie, flat, tragic landscape that can put the history of Scotland into perspective.
You have a comfort break within the gorgeous Cairngorms National Park before you reach Aberdeen in the evening.
This route may be reversed on some occasions.
*The Loch Ness boat cruise is weather dependent and may be cancelled without notice.
*The Loch Ness boat cruise will be closed for winter between 8th January 2024 up to and including 14th January 2024. They will open again on Monday 15th January.
Inclusions – Transportation by top of the range minicoaches for a more personal service. Forced air ventilation as standard. Services of a professional Rabbie’s driver/guide.
Exclusions – Lunch / refreshments and any entrances / cruises.
Please note:
From 01/04/24 A cruise on Loch Ness with Jacobite Cruises will be included in the ticket
DEPARTURE POINT:
Aberdeen Bus Station, Guild Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6NA
Tour departs on: Monday, Wednesday & Saturday at 08.00 hours and returns back to ABERDEEN at 20.00 hours approx.
From 01/04/24 the tour will depart on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 08.00 hours and returns back to ABERDEEN at 20.00 hours approx.
There will be no tour departures on any of the following dates:
24-26/12 & 31/12-01/01
Please note: the Lochness Boat cruise will be closed from 08/01/24-15/01/24.
