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PLEASE NOTE: From the 2026 cruise ship season this tour will include a visit , tasting and tour of Balblair distillery and a visit to have lunch and an optional whisky flight of 3 drinks at the traditional highland bar, The Eagle Inn, Dornoch. Ladies may wish to shop or visit the ancient cathedral instead.
This tour is on a Fairytale Castle theme as well as history and scenic attractions. It packs in a lot for one day's tour and is very affordable and good value for money. Entrance to Dunrobin castle is INCLUDED.
Our tours are specially put together after taking feedback from YOU. We have surveyed your desires and requests and put them together. Our guides will impart their knowledge of their local Highlands and answer any of your questions.
As a general rule tours leave 30 minutes to 1.5 hours after the arrival of the ship and return at least 1 hour before ship departure time. Please check our website which has the exact tour departure and return times for every tour.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair travellers difficult
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
All Fees and Taxes
Lunch
Struie Hill
Million Dollar viewpoint. Stop here for photos for 10 minutes. Spectacular view over the Dornoch Firth.
Dornoch Cathedral
Dornoch cathedral made famous by the wedding blessing of Madonna to Guy Ritchie.
Add things to your tour : You may add things to your tour if time allows and if you wish to travel in a smaller vehicle, but they cost more on the day.
Duration: 8 hours: Depending on what time your ship leaves we can add time or leave earlier depending what time it docks.
You may add venues if time.
4 seater or 8 seater or coach : For privacy or comfort you may select a smaller vehicle other than a bus but it will cost more on some occasions.
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Maggie R,
20 thg 7, 2025
- Viator
Wonderful experience even though it down poured on us. Rona with Thistle excursions was a wonderful host and ran our jackets and umbrella down to the gardens for us! The castle is beautiful and we were provided with great knowledge and narration throughout by our guide. I left my phone at the castle and Rona and our driver Sue coordinated with a fellow driver to get it back to the boat and saved the day! If I get to return to Scotland I will definitely use thistle again!
Kristin C,
24 thg 6, 2025
- Viator
This company really paid attention to the cruise ship schedule and adjusted for last minute changes. I’d highly recommend them as very reliable. And the tour guide was amazing & buses were great quality & new! Wonderful experience with them!
Robyn H,
8 thg 6, 2025
- Viator
This excursion was fantastic with varied views around Inverness. Dunrobin Castle with its beautiful gardens, falconry display and area was well worth a trip. Dornoch was also a lovely little town to wander about. Black Rock Gorge was a great stop that was used in Harry Potter filming and as we had time we visited Glenmorangie distillery. Loved that we got to choose our last stop as we had time to fill. Well organised day with great communication before and during trip. Highly recommend. Loved the information sheet given as a guide to places we visited.
Patti s,
13 thg 5, 2025
- Viator
Our guide & driver were great. The instructions about the best way to navigate each stop were helpful & precise. She gave us major historical facts about the area.
Svetlana G,
26 thg 9, 2024
- Viator
September 8, 2024 was a cloudy day with some light fog in the morning. We went to Dornoch first and Fairytale Dunrobin Castle last. It would be a better experience, due to the weather, if we went to the Dunrobin Castle first and enjoyed the museum and the Falconry Displays/Show at 11:30 and in the afternoon went to Dornoch. The tour guide made a decision to skip the Million $ view and instead to stop in the middle of nowhere with a view of a random field. She said she knows that the Million $ view would be too foggy and we wouldn't be able to see anything. She was wrong, by that time the fog cleared up and when we droved by the Million $ view the view was clear. The driver Kenny suggested to her to make a stop but she refused. Fairytale Dunrobin Castle was very nice but not enough time was given to see the castle, the castle museum and even the Falconry Display. The Falconry Display stats at 2:30 down in the Gardens and lasts 35-40 minutes. She told us to be back on the bus at 3:00. The hike from the Gardens back to the bus takes at least 15 minutes if you are fit. We ended up rushing through the castle, stopping at the toilets and going to the Gardens but were not able to see the Falconry Display since we had to be back on the bus at 3:00, even before the show ends. Also, we didn't have time to stop at the castle museum. Additionally, she didn't explain anything, such as, where the castle museum is and how far down in the Gardens is the Falconry Display and how long does it last. For some reason she clearly didn't want us to see it and/or the museum because we had plenty of time and ended up having an extra 50-60 minutes that she didn't know what to do with. After we left the castle she decided to take us to a whisky distillery, that was not a part of the itinerary, but when we got there it was closed. After that in her own words she took us on a wild goose chase going through random fields and stopping to see a stone that was not on the itinerary as well. The driver, who was very good, is a local and he said that he'd never been there. In conclusion, we didn't have a complete experience, as promised per itinerary purely due to the poor planning by the guide. We didn't book this tour and paid our money to stop in the random field instead of the Million $ view, chasing the wild goose, or to see the stone that we'd never heard about. Most likely we will not visit this part of the world again and are very disappointed with the experience. Because of the above, it was a poor value for us and we don't recommend it.
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