The 11 Best Full-Day Whisky Tours Worldwide

1.Full Day Scottish Highlands and Whisky Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 136 reviews · 9 hours · from $72Our pick

Spend nine hours with Highland Explorer Tours visiting the Kelpies, Glenturret Distillery, Dunkeld, and the Hermitage. Your English-speaking guide drives through Perthshire, shares Scottish stories, and leads a short walk to Black Linn Falls. Audio guides are available in six languages, and the distillery tour and whisky tasting may cost extra.

“Driver was friendly and very knowledgeable. Had plenty of time to look around the stops. was a bit on the pricey side but overall very good.”

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2.Speyside Whisky Full Day Private Tour from Inverness

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) Top rated

Spend about nine hours touring Speyside from Inverness with a private kilted guide such as Robbie, Craig, Bill, or Tony. Visit Glen Moray, Glenfiddich, Cardhu, and Glenfarclas, with tastings, a pub lunch, family whisky stories, and views across the Spey Valley. Distillery fees and lunch cost extra.

“Loved the tour. The guide from Happy Tours was fantastic! Will definitely book a different tour with the same team if I am back in Inverness.”

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3.Private Full Day Whiskey Tour from Dublin with Tullamore D.E.W.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $589

Leave Dublin at 8:30 a.m. with a private whiskey specialist, then visit Old Kilbeggan Distillery, Sean’s Bar in Athlone, and Tullamore D.E.W. Expect tastings, an Irish coffee, countryside views, and private transport. Guides including John and Colm add history and local stories, while lunch is your responsibility.

“We thoroughly enjoyed our whiskey tour with John. Our focus originally had been to tour Tullamore Dew since we are from San Francisco and use that whiskey to make our Irish coffees after having many from the famous Buena Vista Cafe; however we enjoyed the juxtaposition of touring a very old distillery (Kilbeggan) with a much more modern (Tullamore Dew). Visiting Sean’s Bar was a treat and we had a very enjoyable lunch on our own in Athlone that John had recommended. The pacing of the tour was excellent and John provided the perfect balance of historical commentary when driving and leaving us time on the individual tours. Would highly…”

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4.Speyside Full-Day Private Whisky Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Travel from Inverness into Speyside in a private vehicle with Lawrence or Billy of Highlander Private Tours. Visit famous distilleries such as Glenfiddich, GlenAllachie, Glenfarclas, Macallan, and Cardhu, watch coopers work at Speyside Cooperage, and stop for lunch in Aberlour. Tastings and admissions are extra, and advance planning is essential.

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5.Maui Farm Distillery and local craft experience Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $224

Spend about five to seven hours exploring Maui’s Upcountry with a small group and guides such as AJ or Ryan. Feed goats at Surfing Goat Dairy, taste organic spirits at Ocean Vodka, sample Maui agave spirits, pass through historic Makawao, and watch artists work at Makai Glass Maui. Pickup is offered from several major resort areas.

“This was an incredible tour with such beautiful views at each spot. The goat farm had a huge selection of items produced with goat milk. The Ocean Vodka Organic Farm and Distillery tour was very interesting with some great info about how thRead more”

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6.Full-Day Private Speyside Malt Whisky Trail Tour from Grantown-on-Spey

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $514

Spend about eight hours with a private driver-guide exploring Speyside from Grantown-on-Spey. Visit Cragganmore, Glenlivet, Aberlour, Glenfiddich, and the Speyside Cooperage, with time for tastings and tours. John and Chris are among the guides used, but admission fees and lunch are extra.

“Chris was a brilliant guide and took us to both Glenlivet and Glenfarclas distilleries for tours and tastings, Speyside Cooperage to see the skills in barrel making and refurbishment, Cardhu distillery visitor centre and also various local points of interest during the tour.A full but very rewarding day out.Highly recommended.”

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7.Full-Day Jungle Jeep Waterfall and Cachaça Distillery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 14 reviews · 6 hours · from $60Best value

Take a six-hour jeep ride from central Paraty into the Serra da Bocaina area for waterfalls, Gold Trail history, cachaça tastings, forest plants, and farm life. You’ll visit Tobogã and Poço do Tarzan, Engenho D’ouro, Murycana Farm, and a bromeliad exhibition. Guides speak English and Portuguese. Lunch and hotel transfers cost extra.

“Tour agreable mêlant paysages, baignade, dégustation et decouverte”

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8.Full Day Private Bourbon Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.)

Start at 9:00 a.m. with private pickup and spend 8 to 9 hours touring three Kentucky distilleries. Choose from stops such as Buffalo Trace, Bluegrass Distillers, and Bulleit, with lunch, bottled water, air-conditioned transport, and guides such as Thomas, Sandro, Steven, or Jacob handling the day.

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9.Full-Day Canberra Brewery, Wineries & Distillery tour /w lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $185

Join Bishoy of Merry Heart CBR for a 9 to 10-hour shared tour through Canberra’s wine country. Visit Jeir Creek, Eden Road, and Four Winds, then taste gin and vodka at Ambrosia Distillery and beer at BentSpoke Brewing. Lunch, snacks, soft drinks, water, phone chargers, and return transport are included.

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10.Full-Day Tour to La Fortaleza Distillery and Cantaritos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $180

Spend about 10 hours exploring tequila country from Guadalajara with private pickup, an air-conditioned vehicle, and distillery tastings. Choose the Grandfather option at Don Cayo or the Great Grandfather visit at La Fortaleza, which adds agave fields and a longer traditional tour. You’ll also have time in Tequila and at Cantaritos El Güero.

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11.Full-Day Wine, Whiskey & Beer Tour w/ Lunch Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $246

Spend about six hours tasting wine, whiskey, and beer at five Niagara venues, with three wineries, a brewery, and a distillery selected from seven possible stops. Pickup, return transport, tasting fees, water, and a cheese and charcuterie picnic lunch are included. Trevor may guide your day, though the guide is not guaranteed.

“It was amazing, a great experience. Trevor was great and looked after us so well. So glad we did this tour.”

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