Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.com2-Day Loch Ness and Inverness Small Group Tour from Edinburgh
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Duration: 2 days (approx.)
Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Product code: 225001
Spend two days exploring Loch Ness and Inverness, past and present, on a small group trip to the Highlands from Edinburgh. With a maximum group size of 16 passengers, you are sure to have a memorable and personal experience on this leisurely two-day excursion to Loch Ness and Inverness.
Highlights of the tour include:
- Views of Stirling Castle
- The wilderness of Glencoe, steeped in its grim history, where you can soak up the atmosphere during an afternoon walk
- Spooky Loch Ness
- Taking a walk in Glen Affric, featured in the TV series The Last of the Mohicans
- The stronghold of Urquhart Castle
- Spending a night in Inverness, capital of the Highlands
- Grampian Mountains
The Scottish Highlands and Islands are Europe's last great wilderness! This personalized tour is as close as you can get to touring in your own car, with the added benefit of gaining intimate knowledge of Scotland. Traveling in a small group means you can take lots of stops and reach "out of the way" places, giving you more time off the bus to discover the real Scotland.
- Two-day small group excursion from Edinburgh to Loch Ness and Inverness by minivan
- Scenic drive through the Scottish Highlands
- Walk in poignant Glencoe
- Visit and optional boat ride on spooky Loch Ness
- Inverness, capital of the Highlands
- Discount Card to use at local restaurants, shops and attractions
- Overnight accommodation with private facilities in a B&B or hotel
- Choice of hotel or guesthouse accommodation
- Small group tour with a maximum of 16 people
- Enjoy privileged, personalized attention from your driver/guide on this small group tour
- Comfortable Mercedes minivan transport
- Professional, knowledgeable and entertaining driver/guide
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Tour options:
Glen Affric, Scotland
- Breakfast
- Driver/guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan (maximum 16 people)
- Discount Card offering discounts off local restaurants, shopping and attractions
- Overnight accommodation with private facilities in either a Bed and Breakfast or 3/4 star hotel
- Gratuities (optional)
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Boat Trip on Loch Ness (April to October only)
- Entrance fees (discount card offers reductions)
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Minimum age is 6 years
- There are opportunities to take nature walks, it is recommended to bring suitable clothing and footwear. Scotland can be a wet place!
- The First Edinburgh tour operator to be awarded 5 star status by the Scottish Tourist Board.
- Maximum of 2 Adults and 1 Child in one room. Family rooms for 2 adults and 2 children are not available.
Depart Edinburgh at 9:30am passing Linlithgow Palace, Mary Queen of Scots birthplace on your way to Stirling, where you will pass by Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument. From here, continue past Doune Castle, set of Monty Python's "Holy Grail", stopping for refreshments either in Callander or Kilmahog.
Cross over the geological fault line, separating the Lowlands from the magnificent Highlands taking in the splendor of Loch Luibnaig, Loch Earn, through Glen Ogle and Glen Dochart, reaching wild and remote Rannoch Moor and into Glencoe. This haunting glen was the scene of a great massacre in 1692 where many of the Clan Macdonald were slaughtered. The tour will stop in this imposing mountain pass in order to fully appreciate the Glens unique atmosphere. Here or further north, depending on weather conditions, you will able to enjoy a walk in some fantastic mountain scenery.
Continuing on your journey, travel northwards up the "Great Glen" to Loch Ness, covering the whole 23 miles of the famous Loch giving plenty of time to try and spot "Nessie!"
You will arrive at today's destination of Inverness in the early evening where you will be dropped off at your accommodation. The evening is free for you to explore the capital of the Highlands.
Day 2: Inverness - Edinburgh
You will picked up from your accommodation between 9:00am and 9:30am (in Inverness) and travel south along Loch Ness, stopping on the way for some photos. Half way down the Loch, you continue west into Glen Affric. This is a very beautiful and unique area, being one of the last remaining pockets of native Caledonian Pine Forest left standing. This landscape will take you back in time, allowing a moment to consider how Scotland would have looked 500 years ago. This location was used in the TV series "Last of the Mohicans". Spend some time here to enjoy a walk through the ancient forest, beside the gurgling waters of the River Affric.
From Glen Affric, travel east to Drumnadrochit, stopping for photos of Urquhart Castle with it's mighty ruins overlooking Loch Ness. You will spend your lunchtime on the southern shore of the Loch in the charming village of Fort Augustus. Have lunch (own expense) in this charming village at the south tip of Loch Ness and even take a boat trip out onto the Loch to look for "Nessie". Journey south through the Grampian Mountains, along Loch Laggan, past Blair Castle, stopping for refreshments in Pitlochry before returning to Edinburgh, past Perth and over the Forth Road Bridge.
The tour concludes in Edinburgh at approximately 7:30pm. Terms and Conditions:
If you cancel at least 15 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 14 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 per cent cancellation fee.
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Very efficient service. Friendly and genuine staff. Would highly recommend them to anyone. Read more ›
Ellen H, Australia, June 2009
The small group tour and an excellent and knowledgeable guide/driver made this a wonderful 2 days. Read more ›
Anthony S, Australia, July 2009
