2 Day Loch Ness & Inverness Tour from Edinburgh
2 days on friendly tour to Loch Ness, with a night out in Inverness and then the Caledonian pine forest and scenery of the Cairngorm National Park. Daily during the summer, & Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays all year. Prices inc B&B Accommodation!
Glencoe ~ Great Glen ~ Loch Ness ~ Inverness ~ Urquhart Castle photostop ~ Cairngorm National park ~ Caledonian Pine Forest walk ~ Pitlochry
Day 1
You will depart Edinburgh and head north across the Firth of Forth towards the Highlands. A short stop in Dunkeld is followed by a walk along the River Tay or perhaps at the nearby Hermitage, before you head for the holiday town of Pitlochry for lunch. If you take a quick lunch then there will also be the option to visit the local whisky distillery - the smallest in Scotland. From here the tour now takes you past Blair Castle into the Cairngorm National Park, where you will spend some time taking in the majesty of this amazing area, deep within the ancient Caledonian Pine Forests of the Rothiemurchus Estate. You then continue north and arrive at Inverness, where you will be dropped off at your accommodation. The evening is free for you to explore the capital of the Highlands.
Day 2
After a leisurely breakfast you will be picked up from your accommodation in Inverness and explore the surrounding countryside en route to Loch Ness. Here you have the chance to either take a boat trip along the loch with great views of Urquhart Castle or stay on shore and visit the impressive ruins of the castle overlooking the loch. You will spend your lunchtime on the southern shore of the loch in the charming village of Fort Augustus.
The Caledonian Canal, which links the lochs of the Great Glen, dominates the town and makes a great place to relax and watch the boats sail by. You now continue south past Ben Nevis and Fort William to Glencoe. This haunting glen was the scene of a terrible massacre in 1692, where many of the Clan Macdonald were slaughtered. The return journey continues over the wild and remote Rannoch Moor and into the countryside around Stirling, before finally reaching our starting and ending point of Edinburgh.
Arrive approx. 19.00.
Inclusions
Accommodation in B&B accommodation (upgrade to hotels available)
Transportation by top of the range Mercedes minicoaches for a more personal service.
Forced air ventilation as standard.
Services of a professional Rabbie's driver/guide.
Discount Card - money off restaurants, shopping and attractions.
Unless otherwise notified passengers are restricted to one medium sized suitcase/bag (maximum 15 kilos) and one carry-on bag per person.
Exclusions
Lunch and refreshments.
Boat Trip on Loch Ness (Easter to October only)
The Little Details
- Minimum Age: Age 5+
- Min Age: 5 years
- Tour Vehicle Type: Mini Coach
- Months of Operation: All Year
- Duration of Tour: 2 days
- Departure Point: Edinburgh
- Departure Point: 6 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh EH1 3EG
- Departure Time: 08:45 Please check in 15 minutes earlier.
- Expected return Time: 19.00 approx day 2
- Duration of Tour: 2 days
Rates & Dates
Adult Prices: £130 - £150
Discount Prices: £105 - £120
departs Daily (April - October). Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday (November to March).
Discount Price applies to children between 5 and 16
All tours are guaranteed to run.
Booking Notes
Because we believe in time off the bus and give you opportunities to take nature walks they recommend you bring suitable clothing and footwear for your tour. Scotland can be a wet place!!
Accommodation on this tour is dispersed around Inverness. If you have access problems or special requirements please let them know when booking.
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Some Places We Will Visit
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Callander
The small Trossachs town of Callander lies right on the main tourist trail from Stirling through to the west Highlands. The town became famous during the 'Scottish Enlightenment' of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with the gleaming reports given by poets Sir William Wordsworth and Sir Walter Scott and developments came to a full swing with Queen Victoria choosing to visit Callander and with the arrival of the train line in the 1860s.
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Inverness
The Highlands' largest town and enjoying a real renaissance over the past ten years as young professionals have moved to the city. The gateway to the far north and a fun night out if you stay.
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Loch Ness
Loch Ness is world famous for the wrong reasons: the mythical watery monster than has been subject to repeated scientific investigations without success. Its fame ignores the real attractions of this huge lake framed by mountains and castles that cuts the highlands in two.
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Drumnadrochit
Drumnadrochit a small village on the shores of Loch Ness is famous for the Loch Ness Monster. It lies on the northern part of Loch Ness and 14 miles from Inverness. Drumnadrochit is a pretty village it is also known as ‘Drum’ by the locals. The major Visitor Attraction here is The 5 Star Loch Ness Exhibition Centre (Formerly Loch Ness 2000).
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Pitlochry
Small Highland tour that is a frequent stopping place for coaches travelling along the A9. Somewhat a one road town of shops and cafes.
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Glencoe
Dramatic landscape with a dramatic history. Few who visit the glen are unmoved by its majesty and power.
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Rannoch Moor
50 square miles of boggy and peaty moorland that separates the southern highland line from the Glencoe Massif. An SSSI and one of Britain's few wild uninhabited places.
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Fort Augustus
At the more scenic southern end of Loch Ness stands the village of Fort Augustus, originally set up as a garrison after the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and headquarters of General Wade's campaign to pacify the Highlands. Today Fort Augustus is a busy little place; full of monster-hunting tourists and boats using the flight of five locks to enter or leave Loch Ness on their journey along the Caledonian Canal.
Castle Visited
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Urquhart Castle
Semi ruinous castle in strong position beside Loch Ness controlling the route North. Captured by Robert the Bruce by clever negotiation. Visitor centre open all year.
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