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Urquhart Castle above Loch Ness

Private day trip from EdinburghLoch Ness and the Highlands from Edinburgh

12h, from 07:00
Up to 16 people
Your Edinburgh hotel
Free cancellation, 24h

North out of Edinburgh, up through Perthshire and the Cairngorms to Loch Ness, and home through Glencoe and across Rannoch Moor — the long way, because the long way is the point.

The day

A loop of around 370 miles: up the A9 to Loch Ness, down the Great Glen, and south through Glencoe.

07:00

Your hotel in Edinburgh

Collected from the door.

08:30

Pitlochry

A Victorian town on the River Tummel: coffee, and the first real hills.

11:00

Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle

Twenty-three miles long and, in places, deeper than the North Sea. Urquhart Castle sits on a point above the water.
Castle entrance not included

12:00

Fort Augustus, and lunch

At the southern end of the loch, where the Caledonian Canal climbs out of it through a flight of locks.

14:30

Glencoe

The glen of the 1692 massacre, with the Three Sisters standing over the road.

15:30

Rannoch Moor

Fifty square miles of bog, lochan and sky, on the way south.

19:00

Back in Edinburgh

At your hotel in the evening.

Urquhart Castle above Loch Ness
Urquhart Castle above Loch Ness
Hills in the Scottish Highlands
Hills in the Scottish Highlands
Urquhart Castle on the shore of Loch Ness
Urquhart Castle on the shore of Loch Ness

Photos by Lāsma Artmane, Mikk Tõnissoo, Ramon Vloon on Unsplash

In the price

  • Private vehicle and driver for the whole day
  • Pick-up and drop-off anywhere in Edinburgh
  • Fuel and parking
  • Itinerary changed on the day

Not in the price

Entrance to Urquhart Castle and any boat trip on the loch are not included.

Before you book

Pick-up
Any hotel or address in Edinburgh.
Weather
Highland weather changes by the hour. Bring a waterproof, whatever the forecast says.
Start time
Starts at 07:00, every day. Every tour is customisable: a different start time, extra stops, more time where you like it, or a longer day. Tell us when you book.
Language
Guided in English. Other languages on request, if we have notice.
Cancellation
Free up to 24 hours before, refunded in full.

Questions

Yes. The tour is private, and the price depends on how many of you travel, starting from €870. Choose the number of people when you book.

Yes. Cruises leave from Fort Augustus and near Urquhart. Tell us and we will fit one in.

Yes, and Glencoe is closer from Glasgow. Message us.

Two vehicles travelling together, on one booking. Message us and we will price it.

Yes. Every tour is customisable: a different start time, extra stops, more time where you like it, or a longer day. Tell us when you book.

Message us and we'll move it if we can — we work with several drivers, so there is usually room. More than 24 hours ahead costs nothing.

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from €870 Up to 16 people, 12h