4-Day Scottish Castles Experience Small-Group Tour from Edinburgh
Overview
Feel like a lord or lady as you wander through castles and manor houses. Stride ancient battlefields like a sword-wielding Highlander. And relive Scotland’s history defining moments of conceit and treachery as you listen to your driver-guide’s epic tales.
On this tour, you’ll join the ranks of esteemed history lovers while you travel through glens and mountain passes. You visit Scotland’s most impressive castles, tower forts, and palaces. And you even get a chance to visit a distillery that was started by one of the pioneering women in the whisky industry.
This small group tour is your ticket into Scotland’s medieval past and royal history.
What's Included
- Breakfast
- Transportation by top of the range 16-seat Mercedes mini-coach (small groups max 16 passengers)
- 3 nights en-suite accommodation in a B&B or 3-star Hotel (breakfast included)
- Flavour Journey tour and Tasting at Cardhu Distillery
- Admission to Castle Fraser
- Admission to Blair Castle and Garden
- Admission to Fyvie Castle
- Admission to Culloden Visitor Centre, Museum & Battlefield
- Admission to Crathes Castle
- Admission to Falkland Palace
- Professional driver guide
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Meals and refreshments
- Admission fees unless specified
Meeting Location
Edinburgh EH2 1HJ
UK
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Edinburgh - Dunnottar Castle - St. Andrews - Aberdeen
3 Stops
A full day at Royal Deeside
2 Stops
Fyvie Castle - Elgin - Culloden - Forres
4 Stops
Cardhu Distillery - Blair Castle & Gardens - Perthshire - Edinburgh
3 Stops
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We apologise, but we cannot accommodate children under 5 years old on our tours. Children under 18 need to be accompanied by an adult. Please note that if this policy is not followed, we will have to refuse travel without issuing a refund. Thank you for understanding
- Please note: you will be required to choose between either a Bed and Breakfast or 3-star hotel at time of booking
- Booking three or more people? We can accommodate up to 8 guests in a group, please add each required room to your basket separately. To ensure that bookings for passengers traveling together are not separated, please inform us if you have multiple bookings.
- When booking three or more people, efforts will be made to book a combination of suitable rooms (double/twin/family). Preferences should be noted upon booking in the Special Requirements section
- Luggage Allowance: You're restricted to 20kg (44lbs) of luggage per person. This should be one piece of luggage similar to an airline carry-on bag (approximately 55cm x 45cm x 25cm / 22in x 17in x 10in) plus one small bag for onboard personal items.
- Admission to Falkland Palace. Castle Fraser, Crathes Castle, Fyvie Castle, Culloden Visitor Centre, Museum & Battlefield, Blair Castle and Gardens included in a tour price.
- Cardhu Distillery tour and tasting included in a tour price.
- B&Bs tend to be located on the outskirts of towns and you should be prepared for a 20-30 minute walk to local facilities like pubs and restaurants. If you have difficulty with stairs, please mention it to us as lifts will not be available in this type of property. Hotels usually have a relatively central location but may be up to a 20-30 minute walk from local facilities. If you have difficulty with stairs, please let us know so that we can either book a ground floor room or a hotel with lift access, if available.
- Hotels usually have a relatively central location but may be up to a 20-30 minute walk from local facilities. If you have difficulty with stairs, please let us know so that we can either book a ground floor room or a hotel with lift access, if available.
- *Please note that Blair Castle will be closed on 5 October 2026, we will visit Scone Palace instead.
- *Please note that if your tour departs on 1 May, Cardhu Distillery will be closed, so we will visit Glenlivet instead.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
- Operated by a business
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- Breakfast.
- Transportation by top of the range 16-seat Mercedes mini-coach (small groups max 16 passengers).
- 3 nights en-suite accommodation in a B&B or 3-star Hotel (breakfast included).
- Flavour Journey tour and Tasting at Cardhu Distillery.
- Admission to Castle Fraser.
- Admission to Blair Castle and Garden.
- Admission to Fyvie Castle.
- Admission to Culloden Visitor Centre, Museum & Battlefield.
- Admission to Crathes Castle.
- Admission to Falkland Palace.
- Professional driver guide.
- Gratuities.
- Hotel pickup and drop off.
- Meals and refreshments.
- Admission fees unless specified.
The minimum age to participate is 16. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the 4-Day Scottish Castles Experience Small-Group Tour from Edinburgh is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Mar 2024What's Included
- Breakfast
- Transportation by top of the range 16-seat Mercedes mini-coach (small groups max 16 passengers)
- 3 nights en-suite accommodation in a B&B or 3-star Hotel (breakfast included)
- Flavour Journey tour and Tasting at Cardhu Distillery
- Admission to Castle Fraser
- Admission to Blair Castle and Garden
- Admission to Fyvie Castle
- Admission to Culloden Visitor Centre, Museum & Battlefield
- Admission to Crathes Castle
- Admission to Falkland Palace
- Professional driver guide
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Meals and refreshments
- Admission fees unless specified
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We apologise, but we cannot accommodate children under 5 years old on our tours. Children under 18 need to be accompanied by an adult. Please note that if this policy is not followed, we will have to refuse travel without issuing a refund. Thank you for understanding
- Please note: you will be required to choose between either a Bed and Breakfast or 3-star hotel at time of booking
- Booking three or more people? We can accommodate up to 8 guests in a group, please add each required room to your basket separately. To ensure that bookings for passengers traveling together are not separated, please inform us if you have multiple bookings.
- When booking three or more people, efforts will be made to book a combination of suitable rooms (double/twin/family). Preferences should be noted upon booking in the Special Requirements section
- Luggage Allowance: You're restricted to 20kg (44lbs) of luggage per person. This should be one piece of luggage similar to an airline carry-on bag (approximately 55cm x 45cm x 25cm / 22in x 17in x 10in) plus one small bag for onboard personal items.
- Admission to Falkland Palace. Castle Fraser, Crathes Castle, Fyvie Castle, Culloden Visitor Centre, Museum & Battlefield, Blair Castle and Gardens included in a tour price.
- Cardhu Distillery tour and tasting included in a tour price.
- B&Bs tend to be located on the outskirts of towns and you should be prepared for a 20-30 minute walk to local facilities like pubs and restaurants. If you have difficulty with stairs, please mention it to us as lifts will not be available in this type of property. Hotels usually have a relatively central location but may be up to a 20-30 minute walk from local facilities. If you have difficulty with stairs, please let us know so that we can either book a ground floor room or a hotel with lift access, if available.
- Hotels usually have a relatively central location but may be up to a 20-30 minute walk from local facilities. If you have difficulty with stairs, please let us know so that we can either book a ground floor room or a hotel with lift access, if available.
- *Please note that Blair Castle will be closed on 5 October 2026, we will visit Scone Palace instead.
- *Please note that if your tour departs on 1 May, Cardhu Distillery will be closed, so we will visit Glenlivet instead.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
- Operated by a business
