10 Whisky Tours in the Scottish Highlands to Build a Day Around

1.Stirling, Highlands & Distillery in Spanish

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 297 reviews · from $76Our pick

Review this Spanish-speaking day tour from Edinburgh to the Highlands, Stirling, waterfalls, viewpoints, Kelpies, and Blair Athol Distillery.

“Excursion very complete, enjoying both walks in the forest and the culture and gastronomy of the Highlands. A comfortable and enjoyable way to enjoy the charm of this area. In our case Javi guided us and made the experience a lot of fun... I would have liked the history teachers to have explained the battles to me.... To recommend and repeat.Auto-translated”

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2.Scotland’s Glens, Highlands & Whisky Day Trip from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 238 reviews · from $90

Review of Edinburgh’s whisky and waterfalls day trip, with Highland views, Glenturret, the Hermitage, Dunkeld, costs, and practical tips.

“From the start of our tour, as Louise maneuvered the bus through the streets of Edinburgh, providing commentary as she drove, I knew we were in good hands. Not only was she an excellent driver and fantastic font of knowledge of many things Scotland, but she was able Read more”

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3.1 Day Loch Ness, Whisky, Glencoe & Scottish Highlands Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 169 reviews · 12 hours 25 minutes (approx.) · from $68Best value

Review of The Hairy Coo’s Edinburgh tour to Loch Ness, Glencoe, Deanston, Pitlochry and the Highlands, with practical tips and value advice.

“What an amazing and memorable day! The Whisky Tour was interesting and samples were great. So much to see and many chances to take photos. Colin regaled us with fascinating and humorous stories from Scotland's rich history and also showed many spots made famous in films. Was a nice smaller group and a relaxing day. Would recommend to anyone.”

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4.The Highlands, Whisky and Castles Private Day Tour in a Premium Minivan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $343

Review of Edinburgh’s private Highlands tour, with Glenturret whisky, Loch Tay, Doune Castle, the Kelpies, Wi-Fi, and hotel pickup.

“Jim was very knowledgeable about Scottish history. Even knew alot about our American hisory. We enjoyed the whole experience very much and already want to come back to visit Scotland again. Beautiful Country!”

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5.Full-Day Private Speyside Malt Whisky Trail Tour from Grantown-on-Spey

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $514

Review of a private Speyside whisky tour from Grantown, with Cragganmore, Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Aberlour, and the Cooperage.

“John was a great tour guide. He told us about the history and flora of the area as he drove us to our whisky tours.”

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6.Central Highlands lochs Stirling Whisky private driving

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $1,016

Review of a private Edinburgh tour to castles, lochs, Stirling country, and Deanston Distillery, with practical advice on cost, timing, and value.

“Our 2 day private tour with Wee Scottish tours was the highlight of our trip. Our guide, Will, was excellent. Our tour organizer, Kevin, made sure that we got to do everything that we requested and made some great suggestions. This is really the best choice for touring the Central Highlands, particularly if you want to do Whisky tasting.”

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7.Oban, Whisky, Glencoe, Highlands, Loch Lomond Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $1,307

Review of a private Edinburgh tour to Oban, Glencoe, Loch Lomond, Inveraray Castle, Luss, and Highland viewpoints.

“Excellent tour with Ed. It gave us a varied tour of Scotland with a perfect mix of villages, churches, castles, coasts…and more. It was a perfect all day trip when visiting Edinburgh. Ed is very knowledgable and fun. We highly recommend this tour.”

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8.Glencoe, Central Highlands, Rob Roy, Whisky, Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $1,224

Review of Wee Scottish Tours’ private Glencoe, Rob Roy, and whisky day trip from Edinburgh, with itinerary, costs, tips, and honest advice.

“We did a day tour out of Edinburgh to the Scottish Highlands that also included a whisky tasting. Kevin picked us up right from our Hotel and took us on an amazing journey into the Highlands. I mentioned off handily at the start of the tour if we Read more”

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9.Highland Whisky Distilleries Shore Trip from Invergordon Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $929

Tour three Highland whisky distilleries from Invergordon with private transport, tastings, scenery, WiFi, and a flexible local guide.

“We spent a wonderful couple of days in the Highlands visiting multiple whisky distilleries outside Inverness. Craig was the perfect guide: friendly, professional, flexible, and highly knowledgeable of the area. I will certainly use him again on my next visit!”

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10.Highlands & Lowlands Whisky Distillery Private Tour & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $701

Review of a private Glasgow whisky tour to Deanston and Glengoyne, with tastings, Highland cows, door-to-door transport, and practical booking advice.

“What a special day I just wish it was longer. Glengoyne distillery was our favorite and Luss is so beautiful. The Mercedez limo van was great. Best of all our guide Gerry was a really great guy and we really enjoyed spending time with him”

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