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A large castle with multiple towers and a well-maintained lawn in front. 1
A bottle pouring liquid into a glass on a wooden tray. 2
A stone wall, a building with a flag, and a sign indicating a 10 mph speed limit. 3
A church with a pointed steeple and a large circular window. 4
A pathway leading to a historic building surrounded by lush greenery. 5

Private Balmoral Castle and Royal Lochnagar Distillery Tour

By Happy Tours Scotland Ltd
Free cancellation available
Price is €878 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Let us take you to the Scottish Castle that has been lived in by every King & Queen since Queen Victoria in 1856. You will be able to walk through the grounds and visit the State Room in the castle. Then we will visit Crathie Kirk which has been attended by the Royal Family since Victorian times. Finally onto Royal Lochnagar Distillery for a tour or tasting or both. The distillery, opened in 1845, is one mile from the castle and sits at the foot of the Cairngorm mountains.

Activity location

  • Tomintoul
    • Tomintoul, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Tomintoul
    • Tomintoul, United Kingdom

Check availability

Group of 4 to 8

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

8 people
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 08:00
Price details
€994.97 x 1 Traveller€994.97
Total
Price is €994.97
Until Tue, 7 Jul

Group of 3

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

3 people
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 08:00
Price details
€877.91 x 1 Traveller€877.91
Total
Price is €877.91
Until Tue, 7 Jul

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private transport
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Pick-up & Drop-off from your accommodation if previously agreed if in Inverness or en route
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    A professional, local Scottish, kilted driver guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance Fee to Balmoral Castle and Gardens.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tour and Tasting Fees at Royal Lochnagar Distillery. Cost £22 for a tour and tasting.

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • This tour is not available to people who are on a cruise ship in the Port of Invergordon. This is because the meeting point for this tour is 25 miles from the ship and we can't guarantee at the end of the tour you would be back on time fro your ship to sail
  • Vehicle is not wheelchair accessible.
  • Travel time is included in the total duration.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Grantown-on-Spey (Pass by)

Our outward journey will take you through the small town of Grantown on Spey. Grantown-on-Spey is a town in the Highland Council Area, historically within the county of Moray. It is located on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about 20 miles south-east of Inverness

Tomintoul

  • 20m
We will have a short toilet/coffee stop in the the village which lies close to the banks of the River Avon and is said by some to be the highest village in the Scottish Highlands

Balmoral Castle

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket not included
Let us take you to the castle that has been lived in by every king & queen since Queen Victoria in 1856. You will be able to walk through the grounds and visit the State Room in the castle.

Crathie Church

  • 30m
Crathie Kirk is a small Church of Scotland parish church in the Scottish village of Crathie, best known for being the regular place of worship of the British royal family when they are in residence at the nearby Balmoral Castle

Royal Lochnagar Distillery

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Royal Lochnagar distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery based on the Abergeldie Estate, near Balmoral Castle in Royal Deeside. It is close to the mountain Lochnagar. The distillery is in the Highland whisky-producing area of Scotland. The distillery holds a Royal Warrant.

Corgarff Viewpoint

  • 10m
The innovative Watchers Art Installation which sits on the Lecht Road and offers spectacular views towards Corgarff Castle

Carrbridge

  • 10m
Carrbridge is a village in Badenoch and Strathspey in the Scottish Highlands. It has the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands and ancient pine forests

Location

Activity location

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    Tomintoul
    • Tomintoul, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Tomintoul
    • Tomintoul, United Kingdom

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