4-Day Scottish Castles Experience Small-Group Tour from Edinburgh

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 over sea, loch, and glen. You visit Scotland’s most impressive castles, tower forts, and palaces. And you even get a chance to take a boat trip and visit Scotland’s highest whisky distillery.

This tour is your ticket into Scotland’s medieval past and royal history.

Itinerary

Day 1: Edinburgh - St. Andrews - Dunnottar Castle - Aberdeen

Pass By: 6 Waterloo Place Rabbie's Cafe Bar, Edinburgh EH1 3EG Scotland
Check-in 15 mins prior to departure and meet with your driver guide.

Stop At: Falkland Palace & Garden, 11 miles north of Kirkcaldy, Falkland KY15 7BY Scotland
The palace was the countryside home for many of the Stuart royalty. They would make use of the woodland areas in the vicinity to hunt.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven AB39 2TL Scotland
This is the archetypical Scottish castle. Mystrerious, ruined, and beautiful.
Duration: 45 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Aberdeen.

Day 2: Royal Deeside Area - full day touring

Stop At: Castle Fraser Garden & Estate, Sauchen AB51 7LD Scotland
Stand before one of the largest tower houses in the land. Dating from the 15th century, Castle Fraser is a fabulous place to soak up the atmosphere of old Scotland and its colourful stories. Enjoy panoramic views and discover quirky features such as secret staircases, hidden trapdoors, a spy hole and a wooden leg.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Crathes Castle, Crathes, Banchory AB31 5QJ Scotland
Crathes Castle is every inch the classic Scottish tower house, and a fantastic day out for all the family! Discover a labyrinth of cultural history, from portraits and antique furniture to painted ceilings. Explore the famous garden and enjoy a walk through the wider estate.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Aberdeen.

Day 3: Fyvie Castle - Brodie Castle - Culloden - Forres

Stop At: Brodie Castle, Off A96 20 Miles East of Inverness, 4 Miles West of Forres, Forres IV36 2TE Scotland
A 16th century mansion that belonged to the Brodie Clan until 1980. And Culloden moor is the resting place of those lost in the final land battle to have taken place in Great Britain.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Fyvie Castle, Turriff, Fyvie AB53 8JS Scotland
A magnificent fortress in the heart of Aberdeenshire, Fyvie Castle’s 800-year history is rich in legends, folklore and even ghost stories. Discover the amazing collection of antiquities, armour and lavish oil paintings. Stroll around the picturesque loch, or visit the restored glass-roofed racquets court and ice house.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Culloden Moor IV2 5EU Scotland
Visit the powerfully moving site of the final Jacobite Rising – the last and most harrowing pitched battle to be fought on British soil. Explore the interactive visitor centre, view fascinating artefacts from both sides of the confrontation, and experience the battle in their immersive surround cinema.
Duration: 45 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Forres.

Day 4: Dalwhinnie Distillery - Loch Leven Castle - Edinburgh

Stop At: Dalwhinnie Distillery A885 Highland Village, Dalwhinnie PH19 1AA Scotland
Dalwhinnie is the highest Distillery in Scotland and takes its waters right from the source of the River Spey.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Loch Leven National Nature Reserve, Kinross KY13 8EU Scotland
In the middle of the Loch you find Lochleven Castle, a late 14th-century tower, which was the setting for the most traumatic year in the life of Mary Queen of Scots.

You can enjoy a boat ride over to the island and explore at your own leisure before we return back over the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.