Balmoral Tour: Explore Balmoral Castle and Royal Lochnagar Distillery from Inverness
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Embark on a captivating tour of Balmoral Castle and Royal Lochnagar Distillery from Inverness. Explore the stunning grounds, gardens, exhibitions, and gift shop, and indulge in a delightful audio tour. Don't miss this royal experience!
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Crathie Kirk - your first stop
  • Royal Lochnagar Distillery - to finsih your day trying the royal lochnagar whisky and a tour
  • Balmoral Castle - The main attraction on this tour
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Opportunity to shop and try whisky (own cost)
  • 45 minutes of free time post-castle visit
  • Hotel pickup included
Additional Information

Tour of Balmoral Castle & Royal Lochnagar Distillery Starting from Inverness

Before visiting the castle, we’ll pause at Crathie Kirk Church for a short half-hour breather, then proceed to the Balmoral Estate.

As of 2020, the estate parks, botanical gardens, displays, souvenir shop, and the cafe will be available for visiting every day from April 1 until July 31. The visiting hours are 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., but please keep in mind the last suggested entry time is at 4.30 p.m.

We advise dedicating at least ninety minutes for exploring Balmoral. This will let you tour the parkland, botanical gardens, exhibits, souvenir store, and the Pipers Hall Cafe.

You’ll be able to explore the formal and kitchen gardens, the displays in the riding house, and the biggest chamber in the Castle, the Ballroom.

An audio guide tour is also available, offering versions in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Please note the audio tour is only accessible for enrolments before 4.30 p.m.

Location
Crathie Kirk
Close to Balmoral Castle
Cancellation Policy

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

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Barbara_s
Jul 16, 2023
On the way to Balmoral - 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!
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Michael_r
Apr 21, 2023
Great Visit to Balmoral - Our driver and tour guide Andy was the best. He was fun to chat with, as well as knowledgeable, and did a great job driving. We recommend this tour!
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Rose_d
Jul 6, 2023
Would not recommend - 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.
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