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Aerial view of Crovie and the Buchan coast

PRIVATE CRUISE EXCURSIONS FROM ABERDEEN

Aberdeen shore excursions,
made personal.

Private Aberdeen shore excursions and cruise port tours from Aberdeen’s New South Harbour Terminal, shaped around your ship’s time alongside and the places you most want to see.

Explore the excursions
01Aberdeen harbour pickup

Meet me at the New South Harbour Terminal after you are cleared ashore.

02Built to ship time

Your route is planned around your arrival and all-aboard times, not a fixed timetable.

03Private, at your pace

One vehicle, one group, and room for the details that make the day yours.

FOUR WAYS TO USE YOUR DAY ASHORE

Four very different days.
One local point of view.

There is a great deal to see within reach of the harbour. I shape each private excursion to the time you have, leaving the day with enough space to feel like a discovery rather than a dash.

Choose a route below as a starting point, then we will make it work for your ship, your group and your interests.

Balmoral Castle in Royal Deeside

ROYAL DEESIDE

Balmoral, rivers and Highland views.

Castles, royal landscapes and a route paced to your time ashore.Explore Royal Deeside ↗
Puffins on the Buchan Coast

BUCHAN COAST

Cliffs, coves and fishing villages.

Big coastal views and the small places that make the North East memorable.Explore the Buchan Coast ↗
Cullen and the Moray Coast

MORAY COAST & CASTLES

Sea air, stories and a castle or two.

A rich, flexible route that can be focused around the things that catch your eye.Explore Moray ↗
Ancient sites on the Aberdeenshire coast

ANCIENT SITES

Stone circles, stories and the deeper landscape.

For curious travellers who want to understand what came before.Explore ancient sites ↗

THE DAY, CLEARLY PLANNED

Enough time for the good bits.

I plan the route around the hours your ship is alongside, then agree the meeting point and return timing with you before you arrive. That means a proper day out, without losing sight of the clock.

Send your ship details
  1. 01
    Meet at the terminal

    We meet at Aberdeen’s New South Harbour Terminal once you are clear ashore.

  2. 02
    Set off on your route

    Your private day starts when you do — no coach schedule to follow.

  3. 03
    Make room for the moment

    A viewpoint, a village or an unexpected wildlife stop can earn its place in the day.

  4. 04
    Return with the agreed buffer

    We head back to the terminal to the return plan agreed around your ship’s all-aboard time.

MAKE IT YOUR KIND OF DAY

Special interests,
properly fitted in.

Photography, wildlife and nature can sit within any of the main routes — or become the focus of the day if that is what brings you ashore.

Seals resting on the coast

WILDLIFE & NATURE

Keep an eye on the shore and sky.

Coastal wildlife, birdlife and seasonal sightings, built into a route with time to look.
Highland cattle in the Aberdeenshire countryside

PHOTOGRAPHY

Chase the right light.

Landscapes, castles, coastlines and unhurried stops for the photographs you came to make.

LET’S PLAN YOUR DAY ASHORE

Tell me your ship,
your times and what interests you.

I will come back to you with a route that makes the most of the time you have in Aberdeenshire.

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