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3-Day Highland Whisky & Nature Tour

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Trip Overview

Experience the incredible beauty as well as enjoying a dram at different distilleries across the country on this quick three-day Scottish Highlands tour.

Over the three days, you will be able to experience the different tastes from famous distilleries such as Dalwhinnie, Glenlivet and Macallan while soaking in the stunningly remote Cairngorms.
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Outdoors & Nature
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Itinerary

Day 1

Edinburgh to Aviemore

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Edinburgh to Aviemore

Today you will depart from Edinburgh and travel to Aviemore. There will be numerous stops to enjoy en-route including a walk around ‘The Hermitage’, a trip to Edradour Distillery and a retail and lunch break at The House of Bruar. In the afternoon, you will tour around Dalwhinnie distillery before arriving at your final destination of Aviemore, located in the Cairngorm National Park.

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    Accommodation

    Macdonald Highlands Hotel4 star/Optional Activity

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    Activities

    The HermitageOptional Activity

    Edradour DistilleryOptional Activity

    The House of BruarOptional Activity

    Dalwhinnie DistilleryOptional Activity

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Edinburgh to Aviemore

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    Destinations

    Scotland

Day 2

Aviemore to Tomintoul

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Aviemore to Tomintoul

Today you will make your way from Aviemore to Tomintoul, the highest village in the Highlands. The first stop will be Loch Garten for some bird watching and an optional forest walk. From there, you will travel through Grantown-on-Spey and onto Glenlivet Distillery. You'll stop for lunch in Craigellachie and then head to The Macallan’s new distillery for a production tour. The last stop of the day will be at Glenfiddich for a final distillery tour before reaching our final destination, Tomintoul.

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    Accommodation

    Argyle Guesthouse3 star/Optional Activity

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    Activities

    Loch GartenOptional Activity

    Glenlivet DistilleryOptional Activity: AU$ 111 per person

    Macallan DistilleryOptional Activity: AU$ 42 per person

    Glenfiddich DistilleryOptional Activity: AU$ 70 per person

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Aviemore to Tomintoul

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    Destinations

    Scotland

    Tomintoul

Day 3

Return to Edinburgh

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Return to Edinburgh

The last day of your Scottish Highlands tour has arrived! Today you'll head for Braemar, where you will go on a scenic walk around the Linn on Quoich, one of Queen Victoria’s most beloved spots. You will then move onto the Royal Lochnagar Distillery before enjoying lunch in Braemar. After lunch, you will make our way back to Edinburgh.

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    Activities

    Linn of Quoich CircuitOptional Activity

    Royal Lochnagar DistilleryOptional Activity: AU$ 70 per person

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Tomintoul to Edinburgh

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    Destinations

    Tomintoul

    Braemar

    Scotland

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What’s included?

  • Ground transportation

What’s not included?

  • Airport transfer
  • Alcohol beverages
  • Domestic flights
  • Entrance fees
  • Entry visas / airport departure tax
  • Gratuities
  • International flights
  • Laundry
  • Licensed English speaking guides
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Trekking permits

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