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Well done Glenmorangie Distillery

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THE leading distiller behind Glenmorangie and Ardbeg single malts has been named Master Distiller of the Year for an unprecedented third time. Dr Bill Lumsden was honoured by the International Whis...
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Dunrobin Falconry Display

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Friday, 12th April I took the new training guides along to Dunrobin Castle for an exploration day and to witness firsthand the falconry display after they had heard so much about it.  We had a fa...
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Visit to Glenmorangie

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Set off from the Invergordon port and we had a lovely tour of the Glenmorangie Distillery on Saturday with Lotty and Sandra, I waited in the Whisky Tasting Room while they looked around; it was very t...
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Thistle Excursions are a bus tour operator which departs from Invergordon. This is the perfect location for visitors on touring cruise ships stopping in the Cromarty Firth at the port of Invergordon. Our Invergordon bus tours are the prefect way for tourists and sightseeers to get a true taste of the Highlands of Scotland. Our bus tours which leave from Invergordon feature some of the best Highland locations; Loch Ness, Culloden Battlefield, Inverness, Beauly Priory, Black Rock Gorge, Clava Cairns, Cawdor Castle, Urqhuart Castle, Carnegie Whisky Cellar and Balblair Distillery. Check out our Highland bus tour destinations page to choose which sights you want to see. Our bus tours have been chosen to allow you to see the most iconic destinations featured in numerous films, TV shows and rich Scottish History. So if you are looking for the perfect sightseeing tour of the Highlands, Thistle Excursions is your tour operator.

We also offer tailormade bus tours of the Highlands from Invergordon and Inverness.

When booking your tour please choose carefully which castle you wish to visit. Either Cawdor, Urquhart or Dunrobin. You can visit one on your tour but when doing the Cawdor visit you will see Urquhart beside Loch Ness in the background, but you do not visit both.  Time does not allow.