Murder, Whisky & Vikings!  

A tour to die for...This route takes you to the whisky trail in north east Scotland, Inverness, Easter Ross, Sutherland, Orkney, the Great Glen - Loch Ness and Glencoe. This tour can be taken as a self drive tour - a small or large group tour with one of our driver guided or a coach with driver and guide. FOR GROUPS, SELF DRIVE OR DRIVER GUIDED TOURS, ANY NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

Your journey starts at Inverness, where you have time to settle in, maybe a stroll along the banks of the River Ness and away to the pub for  a wee dram before you retire for the night. The tour then starts with many things including;  Culloden Battlefield, scene of the last battle fought on British soil, between Bonnie Prince Charlie and the English King in 1746. From Inverness to the Black Isle and on to the ferry to Orkney. Arrive at your accommodation where you have time to relax and freshen up before evening dinner.

BACK IN TIME - STONE TO IRON AGE: Cuween Cairn, known as the Tomb of the Dogs. Maeshowe, tomb or temple? the standing stones of Stenness, Ring of Brodgar, circles of mystery, Skara Brae, a village older than the pyramids and the Broch of Gurness. The Italian Chapel, designed by Italian prisoners of war, Scapa Flow a great natural harbour used in both world wars, Tomb of the Eagles a neolithic site approx 3000 years BC, Mine Howe, visit the mystery of the 29 steps, no one really knows what this ancient mound really is, perhaps you may have an idea? Whilst you are here why not make a visit to the most northerly whisky distillery in Scotland - Highland Park, where you can once again sample our famous drink!  Heading west through the Great Glen along the shores of Loch Ness, stopping briefly at Urquhart Castle - here is the deepest part of the Loch, continuing west heading for the infamous Glencoe - scene of the massacre and murder of MacDonalds by the Campbells on the 13th February 1692.  Kilmartin Glen - Scotland's richest prehistoric landscape, over 5,000 years of human history.  Your last night of the tour in Glasgow, Scotland's largest and most vibrant city. Time to relax, explore the city and maybe a drink?