Tours
Audio tours to help you navigate around the beautiful area of Beauly and the Scottish Highlands
The Gabbler Audio Tours of Inverness and beyond
Our guests tell us how much they enjoy touring the Highlands from their base in Beauly. But they also say how much more they enjoy themselves with a little inside knowledge.
Our audio tours, downloaded onto your phone, take you to some of our special places and allow us to share with you our favourite stories about the country we love.
We include places you can enjoy a short walk, stop for a picnic, or just explore at your leisure.
And if you fancy a picnic we can supply it, with a rucksack and all the equipment you’ll need. And with some of the best ingredients Scotland has to offer, we can guarantee a super feed as your travel around this wonderful country – enough to keep you going for the day. See our Sample Menu here >>
You can book our tours online below. But please note, online bookings incur a booking fee. Call 07979 596 594 or contact us to book without the booking fee.
Power of the Glens
Tour (per car) £10. Picnic per person £10 standard £15 gourmet
A circular tour from The Downright Gabbler in Beauly ‘up the glen’ to Strath Glass and Glen Affric to see stunning scenery and a brilliant waterfall. We also visit a mysterious ancient site, a monstrous loch and a wonder of Georgian engineering.
Duration: 4-8 hours depending on how long you linger
Cromarty And the Black Isle
Tour (per car) £10. Picnic per person £10 standard £15 gourmet
The Black Isle is a special place with a rich farming and fishing heritage. It has also been a favourite destination for holidaymakers since the Victorian period. Our tour takes you on a walk back in time around historic Cromarty.
Duration: 4-8 hours depending on how long you linger
Whisky Country
Tour (per car) £10. Picnic per person £10 standard £15 gourmet
From Beauly, this tour takes you around the most productive malt whisky producing are in Scotland. See where iconic brands like Macallan and Glenlivet come from and discover why Speyside is the spiritual home of great blends like Johnny Walker and Chivas Regal. But Speyside has fascinating history and spectacular scenery to add to the whisky. Please note, the tour doesn’t include any distillery visits, although we’re happy to advise.
Duration: tbc
Land of Contrasts
Tour (per car) £10. Picnic per person £10 standard £15 gourmet
A tour from the East Coast to the West Coast and back with breathtaking scenery and bags of history. See how rapidly the Highland landscape changes from rich agricultural land to mountain tops, wild seascapes with cliffs to barren moor.
Duration: tbc
Guest Reviews
Lots of great feedback and reviews on our tours. Treat yourself and get out there and explore!
Black Isle & Cromarty Tour. Wonderfully verdant, rich landscape, colourful and fascinating villages steeped in history, and a coastline where a plethora of wildlife and modern industry exists in harmony.
Pete, Kinloss
Power of the Glens Tour. A brilliant way to see interesting places you wouldn't otherwise find, going at our own pace.
Daniel, Croy
Beauly Walking Tour. A lovely little audio walking tour round the town which greatly enriched our stay.
Seb, Moray