Glen Affric & Culloden Tour from Inverness: Battlefield & Cairns

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Duration9h

GroupUp to 16

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Walk the glen and the battlefield without arranging the stops yourself

This 9-hour guided tour from Inverness visits Glen Affric, Culloden Battlefield and Clava Cairns in a small group of up to 16 people, with a driver-guide and all museum admission included. The route follows single-track lanes through native Caledonian pine forest, stops at waterfalls and viewpoints over Loch Affric, and includes time at the visitor centre where the last battle fought on British soil took place. A reserved seat on a Mercedes mini-coach means the day is built for you; you choose which walks to take.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Glen Affric and Culloden Battlefield

Travel through winding back roads
Discover 4,000-year-old cemetery at Clava Cairns
Visit Culloden Battlefield and visitor centre
Walk among Caledonian pine trees in Glen Affric
Enjoy views over Loch Affric and mountains
Stop at best waterfalls and photo spots
Visit historic priory and learn about monks

The Experience

The tour leaves Inverness Cathedral at a set time and heads into the Highlands on back roads that open onto Glen Affric. A driver-guide leads the group through the forest and stops at the best vantage points—waterfalls, photo spots, views over Loch Affric and the mountains beyond—so you walk where the landscape rewards it without having to find those places yourself. The Caledonian pine forest here is one of Scotland's most untouched stretches, and the single-track lanes mean the route stays quiet.

Culloden Battlefield is the second major stop. The visitor centre and museum admission are included in the tour price, and the guide walks you through what happened there in 1746—the last battle ever fought on British soil, where a 60-year series of Jacobite uprisings ended. The ground itself is open for you to walk, and many know it from the Outlander scenes filmed there. Before Culloden, the tour stops at Clava Cairns, a Bronze Age tomb that is 4,000 years old and sits tucked away in the landscape. The group also visits a 13th-century priory in the Highlands where French monks once called the site "beau lieu"—beautiful place.

The group stays under 16 people and travels in a top-of-the-range Mercedes mini-coach. You're restricted to one carry-on-sized piece of luggage (20kg / 44lbs) plus a small personal bag. The tour runs 9 hours total. Children from age 5 can join; those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Public transport options are available near the departure point if you need them.

What’s included

Driver-guide in English.
transport by Mercedes mini-coach.
admission to Culloden Museum and Battlefield.
small-group format with a maximum of 16 people.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Rabbies Trail Burners

Is this one for you?This is a shared tour with a driver-guide leading the route and the stops, which suits anyone who wants to see Glen Affric and Culloden without building the day themselves—the timing, the transport and the museum entry are all arranged, so you arrive and walk where the landscape opens up. If you prefer to move at your own pace or explore only one site in depth, a self-guided option or a private hire would suit you better.