Tours from Inverness · Run by Timberbush Tours
Cawdor Castle · Dores Beach · Inverness · Glen Ord Distillery
Off the ship at Invergordon for Cawdor Castle, Loch Ness, Inverness and a distillery.
This is a lovely day for passengers docking at Invergordon. It starts at Cawdor Castle, with its gardens and its links to Macbeth, then goes to Dores Beach for a view down Loch Ness. After lunch in Inverness the last visit is Glen Ord Distillery on the edge of the Black Isle, where you can add a tasting. It runs on the days ships are in port, and the timings are set around them.
The places it stops at, in order. Routes can change with the weather and the traffic.
The day
Where it starts
Invergordon cruise terminal, Invergordon
Leaves at 9am
A stop
Entry optional
A photo stop
A shingle beach at the north end of Loch Ness, eight miles from Inverness, with long views down the loch and a famous resident Nessie hunter.
More about Dores Beach, Loch Ness
Lunch · over an hour
The castle on Castle Hill above the River Ness, open since 2025 as the Inverness Castle Experience, with exhibitions and a rooftop terrace.
More about InvernessA stop
Tour and tasting optional; not for under-8s
Where it ends
Back at about 5pm
Entrance gate, Invergordon cruise port
Invergordon cruise terminal, Invergordon
Leaves at 9am. Be at the meeting point 15 minutes early.
The pin is near the pier: the operator gives the exact spot with your booking.
Children aged 4 to 16 pay less; their price shows when you book.
Run by
Timberbush Tours has been taking visitors round Scotland since 1998. June and Gary Voy, a husband and wife team, started it with a single coach, and it now runs its own fleet, with driver-guides who have been with the company for years. Their tours leave every day from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness, and from Portree on Skye, and you book with them directly.
Timberbush Tours answer them, and you book with them directly.
9am to 5pm from Inverness, from £75 an adult.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before a day tour, and up to 7 days before a tour of several days, by Timberbush’s own terms.
Booked with Timberbush Tours, or call them on +44 (0)131 226 6066
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About 2½ hours of it on the roadUp to 37 on a coach
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Run by Timberbush Tours
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About 6 hours of it on the roadUp to 37 on a coach
From £60 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
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