Balmoral Castle Tour From Inverness

Inverness, Scotland

8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover the Scottish home of the U.K. royal family on this private tour to Balmoral Castle and Royal Lochnagar Distillery from Inverness. Stop first at Crathie Kirk before arriving at Balmoral where you have free time to explore the grounds, gardens, and exhibitions. Enjoy hassle-free hotel pickup and personalized attention throughout your day. Afterward, round out your visit with a stop at the Royal Lochnagar whisky distillery.

Forget the rush of large tour groups and explore at a pace that suits you
Get personal attention on this private tour
Enjoy hassle-free hotel pickup from Inverness
Sample Scotland's national drink at a whisky distillery

What's Included

Private transportation
Hotel pickup
Entrance fee - Admission to Balmoral Castle Is Included £18.50 per person

Lunch

The cost of lunch is not included ( at the onsite cafe )
Alcoholic Beverages

Tastings at Royal Lochnagar are not included

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We can only collect you if you are in the Inverness area

Operating hours
.8:30 am

Itinerary

Carrbridge

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Crathie Kirk

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Balmoral Castle

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Royal Lochnagar Distillery

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Service animals allowed
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews

3.7

based on 3 reviews

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On the way to Balmoral

Barbara_S, Jul 2023

Seeing the Highland Cows, Balmoral itself, the gardens were beautiful. The river Dee flowing by. We had a great driver, Andy, lots of great stories and laughs. He was very knowledgeable. Totally recommend!

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you it was my pleasure and I hope to see you back in the highlands soon Andy

Would not recommend

Rose_D, Jul 2023

Balmoral was lovely and worth the trip, but for the price of this tour, would recommend renting a car and driving instead. Our tour guide again wasn’t clear on the itinerary, and kept saying that “this is what Andy said.” The listing first says that we visit Crathie Kirk with admission included. We asked about this stop, but we’re we’d go after Balmoral. After we finished at Balmoral, our guide didn’t know about the church, how to get there, or if we needed tickets. Then, we went to the distillery, which per the listing, said that there was a tour included. The distillery did not have us scheduled for a tour, and they were completely booked. We asked our guide who again said he didn’t know. We asked him to call Andy to ask for clarification. He then got angry and made us really uncomfortable. Andy eventually texted us and said that he refunded us $80 for the misunderstanding, but that was after they both told us that we were wrong. It’s one thing for the listing to be wrong, but it’s another to be rude and get angry at us for asking for what we paid for. This is unacceptable behavior, and three women traveling alone in a foreign country should not have to experience something like this. Of note, when we reached out to Andy with our concerns, he said that the church is a private building and can only be viewed from the outside, so again this listing was inaccurate.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

I am very sorry you didn’t enjoy the tour and a mistake was made on the listing about a distillery tour at the lochnagar distillery which I refunded double the price for so your group could share a good bottle . We don’t have control over the crathie Kirk when they are open or closed it’s a local church not a tourist attraction so if it is open you can visit . We state admissions is free but you walk the grounds for photos with out it been a issue Your day took a turn when you started to make unreasonable demands to the driver instead of contacting me directly straight away to address your concern rather than making insulting demands to the driver Hope you enjoyed the rest of your vacation Kindest regards Andy