Private tour in Inverness Matthew T

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Matthew T.

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Born and raised in the Scottish Highlands. I am ex-corporate and love my Guiding Life. If you want to have a certified tourist guide, a fun day with true facts from a native of the Highlands, then look no further. You will be driven in my Luxury December 2025 Mercedes 300D Exclusive XL with leather seats, privacy glass & air-con with seats for up to 6 passengers, and lots of Luggage space. Educated to post-graduate level. 14 years as a Buying and Commercial Director in 6 different countries, having visited over 50 countries, I have developed an admiration for different cultures and ways of life. My wife and our 3 children decided it was time to return home to the Scottish Highlands and follow our hearts. We have made our home in Nairn, close to Inverness airport, Whisky Distilleries, Culloden, Castles, Standing Stones, Golf Courses, gorgeous beaches and the most amazing scenery. I am passionate about the Scottish Highlands, and would love to show you the best of the area, share some stories, explain the history, give you a flavour of life in the Highlands today and help to make your vacation a fun, interesting, memorable one. I am a qualified guide and a member of both the Scottish Tour Guides Association (STGA) and the Highlands of Scotland Tour Guide Association (HOSTGA). Full indemnity insured and public liability for carrying up to 6 passengers. 8 years of Guiding experience. Scotch Whisky Course Certificate.

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Overview of your Inverness tour

My Most Popular tour, made for you the way you want it! Fancy dipping your toe in the The North Sea? Try a can of Irn Bru and a Tunnocks Teacake? Fish & Chips on Nairn Beach? See a Highland Cow? Hike above Loch Ness? Castles? Point me in the direction of what your dream day would consist and we will work on a plan together, to create a perfect day. You will be collected in my Luxury 2025 Mercedes 300D Exclusive XL My travellers have loved the flexibility in this tour and being part of making it different than other standard tours. This is for those who want flexibility, the opportunity to get away from the crowds, and have an adventurous soul. This will be a bespoke tour, just for you. This is my most popular tour and it makes it really fun for me to develop with you a special day.

Recent Reviews

Lisa B.United States
July 2026

Matthew was a fantastic guide who planned out a great day for us. He provided great communication before the tour, and he asked questions about what we wanted to see. I wanted everything "Outlander" and he definitely delivered. He also was incredibly knowledgeable about life and history of the Highlands. We learned a lot...but we wanted to, he was quick to say he could "teach" less if we didn't care about the info...but we liked that. Besides all of that, Matthew was just a great guy and we enjoyed spending the day with him. Thanks so much Matthew!

Thomas M.United States
November 2025

I cannot recommend Matthew highly enough. From his knowledge of all things Scottish, to his wonderful sense of humor, the two days we spend with him were a delight. Outlander fans will not be disappointed with his tours of Culloden and the Clava Cairns. His amusing spiel on the royal succession during the 1600s is not to be missed - even a teenager would find it interesting. The two distilleries we visited were first rate and Sueno’s stone was a nice surprise. Lunch was at a fine small town pub complete with dog. Highly recommended.

Elizabeth B.United States
September 2025

Matthew was a lot of fun and energetic! He really knew the history of Scotland as well as modern and local information. We had so much fun with him, and highly recommend Matthew!

Carolyn T.United States
September 2025

This was an awesome tour! Matthew was so fun, easygoing, and open to tailoring our tour to our liking. He was also very knowledgeable about the area. I would highly recommend him.

Heather C.United States
August 2025

We had a wonderful day exploring Scotland with Matthew. We asked for a day that covered history, a distillery tour, a castle, agricultural information, and Loch Ness. He took our requests and came up with a fun itinerary that covered it all! He was friendly, easy to talk to and his knowledge of Scotland was beyond impressive. It was a great day!

Sarah H.
August 2025

Matthew was a FANTASTIC tour guide for our family! Our group of 6 ranged in age from 3-73, and Matthew did a great job engaging all of us. He was energetic and great with the kids, and he shared lots of interesting facts with the adults, from telling the history of Scotland and Jacobites in a fascinating way, to playing musical trivia of Scottish artists on the car ride back to port. We were only in Invergordon for a few hours on our cruise, and we made the most of it. Matthew was also clear at communicating to set up a personalized tour before we met, and his van was clean, safe, and comfortable for all of us. He even provided car seats for the children.

Your Inverness tour itinerary

Get collected from Port or your accommodation in my Luxury December 2025 Mercedes 300D Exclusive XL with leather seats, privacy glass & air-con with seats for up to 6 passengers, and lots of Luggage space. 8 Hours spent together visiting Lochs, Castles, Distilleries, Beaches, Towns, and Highland Cows, taking in the scenery, it's your day let's make a plan! All you need to do is give me your ideas of a perfect day in the Highlands and I will put a suggested schedule together and then when you are happy of we go!

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Type: Private Transportation / Category: Minivan

In my Luxury 2025 Mercedes 300D Exclusive XL with leather seats, privacy glass & air-con with seats for up to 6 passengers, and lots of Luggage space.

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Private Guide
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Meeting location

Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Tour categories
History
Nature Wildlife And Safaris
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Layover
Tour reference number
540091
Languages
English
Activity level
Minimal
Accessibility
Kid Friendly

Traveller reviews

5.0

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