Braemar Highland Experience

We have exclusive access to guide Balmoral Castle and Crathie Kirk as private guides, and offer a range of bespoke experiences to enhance your clients’ time with us. These include, but are not limited to -

Short walks to scenic spots around Braemar
Stops at gin or whisky distileries

Visits to Braemar or Balmoral Castle
Talk on the fascinating geology at the Muir of Dinnet Nature reserve
Tours focused on whisky including tastings, the story of whisky, how it was produced in the past and how it is produced today
Tours that venture further afield - Loch Ness, Culloden, Pitlochry or Aberfeldy

Qualifications

• Mountain Leader
• Hill and Moorland Leader

Languages

• Dutch
• English
• French

Bespoke guided walking tours. We are qualified Mountain leaders and can guide at low and high level.

Duration: 1/2 day to multi-day

Group size: 1-20 min/max

Seasonality: April - December

Example tour:

We offer a wide variety of guided walking, at low and high level, from a couple of hours to several days in the Cairngorms and further afield. Let us introduce your clients to wild places with spectacular scenery, guide them up some of our mountains or walk them through the history of the area and its flora and fauna.

We can also offer family walks, looking at the nature and history of the area, or a treasure hunt for children aged between 5-12 years old.

Discover the wider story of whisky in Scotland, its social and cultural resonance, as well as how to taste and the whisky making process.

Duration: 90 minutes

Group size: 2+

Seasonality: Available year round, on request

Inclusions:

Tutored tasting of four different whiskies, using a carefully chosen range of single malts and single cask bottlings
Tastings can take place at the Braemar Highland Games Centre (and include a personal tour), or at a location of your clients’ choosing
For guests of the Fife Arms, Braemar, tastings can take place at the hotel using whiskies selected from Bertie’s Whisky Bar

Please inform of any cancellations by email. If we receive your cancellation 30 days before the tour date, we will offer a full refund minus a small administration fee. If you cancel 30-14 days before the tour, we will offer a 50% refund minus a small administration fee. If you cancel less than 14 days before the tour, we regret that no refund can be offered.
Travel trade rates available on request
Payment terms available on request
Language provisions – Dutch, French