Aberdeen International Airport 1 hr
Ballindalloch Castle and Gardens (28 min)
A family-owned 16th-century castle on a large estate with golf, shooting, stalking and fishing. The Keith & Dufftown Railway (8 min) Speyside Cooperage Visitor Centre (12 min)
Visitor centre for traditional barrelmakers with a coopering exhibition and live demonstration. The Malt Whisky Trail (16 min)
National park, highland & coastal whisky tasting tour taking in 9 big-name & boutique distilleries. Huntly Castle (18 min)
Preserved ruins of Clan Gordon's imposing ancestral home with parts dating back to the 12th century. Auchindoun Castle (10 min)
Castle, ruins, and history Cardhu Distillery (25 min)
Guided tours of distillery founded in 1811, detailing whisky making process, plus visitor centre. Glenfiddich Distillery (8 min)
Traditional Victorian distillery tours taking visitors from mash and still houses to tasting room. The Balvenie Distillery (9 min)
Whisky distillery founded in 1892 with home-grown barley & a team of coopers on site. The Macallan Estate (18 min)
Guided tours taking in whisky distillery's oak casks and copper spirit stills, plus tasting session. Speyside Tours (7 min) Craigellachie Bridge (14 min) The Glenlivet Distillery Brand Home (27 min)
1824 distillery of the famed Glenlivet single malt Scotch whisky, offering tours & tastings. Ben Rinnes (37 min)
Grassy, well-known hiking option with 8 counties visible from the 841-m. summit. Balvenie Castle (6 min)
Imposing 13th-century castle ruin with curtain wall and 16th century lodging. No wheelchair access. | 
