Inverness Custom Tours

07/04/2025

Stunning weather in April and spectacular scenery

31/03/2025

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30/03/2025

Ian was out training with Alan, Ali and Alan and exploring a little of the amazing things these islands have to offer!

23/03/2025

A must see on one of our inverness tours.

10/02/2025

I know you must wonder what we all get up to when we are not out with all of our amazing guests, so here is a recent article where Ian Deveney was the star of the show !!! Well done Ian, an amazing discovery.





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Stunned metal detectorists are overjoyed after they unearthed a “dream” find - their first ever coin hoard - during a charity event on the Black Isle.

07/02/2025

02/02/2025

Beautifully said by our good friend and wonderful Guide. Here at ICT HQ, we spent a happy hour making our Brighid’s Crosses.

31/12/2024

🌿Hearken now to the ancient ways of Alba, for in this sacred time of the year, we honour the rite of the ‘First Foot.’🌿

When the veil of night is drawn tight and the new year’s dawn but a whisper away, the first soul to cross the threshold holds the fate of the home in their hands. This wanderer, blessed by the turning of the wheel, must step fresh into the dwelling after the hour strikes twelve, bringing with them the fortune of the year ahead. Be they kin or stranger, they may not tarry within the walls ere the midnight chime; they must come anew, as though heralded by the gods themselves.

In their hands, gifts are carried—offerings of goodwill to the spirits of hearth and kin. In the days of old, it was coal, a symbol of fire eternal, to keep the hearth warm through the fierce embrace of winter and to promise a happy home. Now, it may be sweet shortbread or the golden spirit of whisky, but the essence remains—a token of abundance and luck bestowed upon the household.

Yet beware, for not all bearers of fortune are alike. Tradition calls for a dark-haired man, for his presence brings prosperity, while women or men of fair hair were thought to herald misfortune. Such caution may find its roots in times of strife in the tales of the Cailleach, the ancient crone of winter’s deathly grasp. Should she knock at your door, misfortune would follow as surely as night follows day.

As the first foot crosses your threshold, greet them with the ancient words: ‘Lang may yer lum reek.’ A blessing of warmth and plenty, it speaks to the smoke curling from your chimney—a sign that the fire burns strong, that the home is safe, and that the gods and ancestors are appeased.

So may this rite endure, a thread woven into the great tapestry of our ancestors’ ways, and may the blessings of the First Foot guide you into the turning of the year.

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas one and all. Have a fabulous day from all the team at Inverness Custom Tours.

03/12/2024

Laura has just spend a lovely hour reminising over the fun places and people she has met this year. The year started on the , continued down to , then all the way east to and never forgetting the delight of going all the way north to our beloved . What a fantastic year. "Thank you to all who have travelled with me...it was a true privilage to have guided you all"Laura###

17/11/2024

Our good Friend Trevor has been hard at it designing his New 2025 Calendar. If you are interested please order from him directly.