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Aberdeen Balmoral Castle and Royal Deeside Day Trip

Aberdeen, Scotland
  • 8 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

    What's Included

    • Admission to Balmoral Castle
    • Transport in Luxury Mercedes mini-coach
    • Air conditioning as standard
    • The stories and services of an English-speaking driver-guide
    • Food and drinks
    • Gratuities

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    • Port of Aberdeen - South Harbour
      St Fitticks Rd, Torry, Aberdeen AB11 8TN, UK

      After disembarkation -1 please walk through the arrival terminal, where at the Exit you will find your Driver John, from Leathan executive Travel displaying a YOUR SHORE TIME WELCOME SIGN. In the unlikely event you cannot locate the coach/guide please call our Emergency number 00 44 77979 13866.

    End point

    This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    Start time
    .9:00 am

    Itinerary

    1

    The Falls of Feugh Restaurant

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    2

    Balmoral Castle

    2 hours Admission Ticket Free

    3

    Crathie Kirk

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    4

    Royal Lochnagar Distillery

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    5

    Ballater

    1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Infants must sit on laps
    • Infant seats available
    • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
    • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

    Reviews

    4.0
    based on 1 review
    Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

    Great tour but bad communication on Viator’s part

    CYNTHIA_M, May 2025
    We enjoyed the comfort of transport and the information our guide Jim shared about Scotland, Aberdeen, Balmoral and Braemar. The only disappointment we had was the poor communication of Viator. For some reason they assumed we were coming off cruise ship and in their confirmation email that contained meet up instruction advise us to me our guide Jim at the North Aberdeen port. I responded immediately that we were not coming from cruise ship but would meet Jim at port as instructed. On morning of tour, I called Jim to advise him we would be about 15 minutes late due to rain slowing our drive from Ballater. He was very surprised he was told to pick us up at port since we had started our drive to meet him from a mere 16 miles down the road from Balmoral. He apologize and said had he known that he could have arranged to meet us at a more central location. He was a great guide but Viator should have let him know we were not coming from cruise ship. He would have worked with us to get a better pickup site.

    Response from Host, May 2025

    Hi Cynthia, As you say we were not advised that you were not arriving off the cruise ship. Our tours are tailored for cruise line customers, but we do also offer pick ups in most locations for Private tours - such as the one you reserved. I am pleased that you had a great day. Kind regards
    Member Pricing
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    $1,001.58

    per group (up to 8)
    Was $1,054.30(-5%)

    up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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