Highland Adventure: Explore Clava Cairns & More

Embark on a Scottish adventure from Clava Cairns to Rothiemurchus Farm, exploring castles, meeting Highland Coos, and savoring local delights.

Duration: 8 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Clava Cairns - Uncover the ancient enigma of Clava Cairns, a prehistoric burial site over 4,000 years old. Set in a peaceful Highland landscape, these evocative stone circles and passage graves provide a fascinating insight into Scotland’s ancient history. A must-visit for history enthusiasts and Outlander fans!
  • Cawdor Castle - Experience the…
What's Included
  • Transportation in air-conditioned mini-bus
  • Local, passionate guide
  • Foreign language audio guides available
What's Not Included
  • Entrance to Cawdor Castle (unless option chosen)
  • Meals
  • Tips
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
Additional Information

Begin your adventure on this small-group tour at the ancient Clava Cairns, one of Scotland’s most well-preserved Bronze Age burial sites. Next, the tour will proceed to the iconic Cawdor Castle, rich in history and surrounded by fascinating legends. Explore its charming halls and wander through the beautifully landscaped gardens that capture its allure….

Location
15 Union St
Union Street
Meet 15 minutes before departure, across from the Victorian Market, for check-in. Look for a blue or yellow bus.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
5.0
(40 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Pat
Aug 11, 2025
All-day tour with Tony, would highly recommend. - Tony and Torgel were excellent. As a guide, Tony was fluent in history, geology, botany, local cuisine and sports. And he was able to tie all those strands together throughout. Torgel got us there and back with good humor. Would highly recommend this team!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Alanah362
Jul 30, 2025
Awesome time with the family. Great guides. - Tony and Duffy were great Very nice and very educated experience They both knew there stuff! We learned so much from the land and history of Scotland. They made it fun. They watched out for our group well And made sure they shared all their knowledge of every place we visited. 100% recommend them.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Karinvs5053go
Jul 25, 2025
- A good selection of themes in one tour! The mystic Clava Cairns from the Bronze Age, the dreamy Cawdor Castle and its gardens, the spectacular Cairngorn National Park and some other remarkable points, guided by Tony and Craig, always kind, funny and full of knowledge and anecdotes! One of the best opportunities to get a true Highlands experience.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Runnermom_10
Jul 23, 2025
- My husband and I had a great day with Iain and his trainee, Tabby! All of the stops were fun and interesting. Iain has endless (in a good way!) information and clever stories! Tabby is knowledgeable and helpful; she'll be a great tour guide soon, I’m sure! We highly recommend this day tour from Inverness!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
S4445golauras
Jul 18, 2025
Nice balance of castles & nature - My mum and I had a wonderful tour, our guide Craig was funny and insightful. Appreciated the toilets always being pointed out and mentioned along the way. The sandy beach was beautiful, and I love streams and found me a few to wander by the shores of as well. Cawdor castle audio guide was shorter than anticipated, but the gardens were absolutely lovely! Well worth it on that alone.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Laurentt575
Jul 18, 2025
Beautiful outing to Cawdor Castle and other Highland discoveries. - Nice day trip with historical stops, nature and discoveries, beach relaxation, souvenir shopping... very friendly guide. Good relaxing atmosphere.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Ottawameg
Jul 15, 2025
Cawdor Castle and Cairngorms - We had a wonderful day on this tour led by Karen. The day was well-balanced with a variety of activities and Karen went out of her way to keep everyone happy and shared lots of wonderful local knowledge!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Jody
Jul 14, 2025
Highest recommendation for Karen. - Outstanding. Karen was our guide and was beyond belief. What a rare experience to have a guide with such personal knowledge and experience with the area of the tour, and all the places in between. She is kind and thoughtful and full of excellent suggestions. She took pictures of us all, as well, so we could both be in photos. We joked that she deserves 6 stars!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Loripo9873gi
Jul 11, 2025
Fabulous guide! - Our guide Emily was fantastic, beginning to end. She was friendly and welcoming of questions, and shared a great deal of information with us. Despite being identified as a trip to see coos, along with the rest, we were not actually going to see any. Our group was seriously disappointed, so Emily arranged a side trip for us so we could see them. The hour at the lake was a waste of time (we were in tour clothes, with nothing to do the whole hour). My rating is almost entirely about Emily, although Cawdor Castle was also great. If you want to see coos, this might not be the trip for you. Call the tour group to verify before you sign up.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Thzimele
Jul 14, 2025
Great - The Tour was amazing, stunning views and our Guido Kardn did a perfekt job. We sadly didn't see any Highland Coos wichtig we were very excited about and were the reason we booked this Tour.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
From $68
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).