Loch Ness, Inverness & Cawdor Castle Tour: An Affordable Journey from Invergordon
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34 Ratings
Highland Council
Embark on an affordable and action-packed tour from Invergordon to Loch Ness, Inverness, and Cawdor Castle. Explore Outlander highlights, Culloden, castles, and even search for Nessie! Book now!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Loch Ness - Going alongside the River Ness onto Loch Ness, where you need to be ready to spot our legend, Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster. Enjoy the comfortable ride by Loch Ness, which takes just around 30 minutes , searching for a sighting of Nessie herself. The last famous recorded sighting of her was a few decades ago, but we live in hope she will be photographed again soon. The scenery is second to none, so have your cameras ready. In recent months there has been footage circulated online of video recordings of an animal similar to Nessie playing in Loch Ness. We will stop at a Loch Ness lay-by for photos where you might want to paddle in Loch Ness or take a sample of the fresh Loch Ness water home with you. You’ll travel past the south of Loch Ness for 45 minutes on single track roads, enjoying it and waiting for a glimpse of Nessie.
What's Included
- Castle entrance fee included in the booking price.
Additional Information
Our excursions are expertly crafted based on YOUR input. We’ve structured our tours around your wants and preferences. With the provision of complimentary raincoats, if necessary, and a guide or a driver on our minibuses, we create a superior travel experience. Expect our guides to share insights about their local Highlands and answer any of your inquiries.
Pay mind to the tour schedules on our online platform, as the timeframes given here are merely estimates. Generally, tours commence between 30 minutes to 1.5 hours post ship’s arrival and conclude an hour prior to the ship’s departure. Visit our website for detailed specifics about all our tour departure and return timings.
Our bus trip leaving from Invergordon features notable spots from Outlander, Culloden, Castles, Loch Ness and Nessie! For a single day’s tour, it offers an impressive roster of sights at an economical price. For a complete rundown of all tours and how to book, refer to our website.
Tour vehicles may accommodate 4, 8, or 16 passengers. We thank you in advance for choosing us.
- Wheelchair travellers difficult
- There is a steep path to the waterfall and also 95 steps up to the Inverness castle viewing gallery. You may wait in the tea room instead of going to the waterfall and you do not have to go to the viewing gallery - you can wait elsewhere,
Location
37 Shore Rd
Shore Road
If docking at Invergordon pier disembark cruise ship, walk 2 minutes to the harbour gates, Invergordon IV180EH. It is signposted to where the independent tour guides wait or look for our Thistle Guide wearing purple and a Thistle lanyard.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(34 Ratings)
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928haleya
Oct 26, 2023
Best Highland Tour - We loved this tour!!! Beautiful all-day tour through the beautiful Scottish Highlands. We loved that our guide was local and knew the area well. The tour was super flexible and they catered to our family's needs. Would absolutely book again.
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Sarahjane_l
Oct 23, 2023
Wonderful from start to finish - Absolutely superb tour, massively enjoyable and a great group of people supplemented by a brilliant guide Rhona and lovely driver Danny. The stops were excellent and everything was arranged seamlessly. Information was brought to life and personalised - such wonderful knowledge of the area and history were imparted. I would HIGHLY recommend this lovely small group tour. Excellent value for money, highly professional company
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Mark_m
Oct 12, 2023
Great experience! - Frank was a great host and guide for the day. He instantly became a friend. His knowledge of the area was amazing.
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Ralph_k
Oct 10, 2023
Tour was very informative and our tour guide June was top notch. - Able to do a bunch of things without wasting time loading and unloading a large tour bus. Well worth it and such a better experience !
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Busteezmama
Oct 5, 2023
Excellent tour!!! - Booked this tour as an alternative to the ones offered by our cruise. SO glad we did! Rhona was an amazing guide, one of the best we've ever had. The Scottish Highlands are so beautiful and of course the coos are absolutely adorable! The falls were dry when we were there so we visited Clava Cairns instead which are in a beautiful area and were pretty impressive. There were 8 of us total and she was wonderful about tailoring the day to what we wanted (or didn't want) to see and do. She got us to Cawdor Castle just as it opened so we avoided the crowds. We had ample time at all stops and never felt rushed. She also kept tabs on the traffic to avoid any delays and we made it back to the ship with time to spare. She is an excellent driver, navigating the narrow, single-track roads with ease and made sure we were all comfortable. The price of this tour wasn't significantly less than what our ship offered, however the small group, the option of being able to actually dip your toes in Loch Ness and Rhona's excellent guiding made it a superior choice in our opinion. Maxine was very quick to respond to emails with all of my questions (which were many)! All in all a fantastic tour and one of the best experiences of our 10 day cruise. Thank you Rhona and Maxine for the wonderful memories!!!
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Mitch_w
Sep 28, 2023
Excursion - Lem the guide was great and friendly give him a 10. Was told up front that the falls were dry so that was a no go. Was extremely foggy at the start but weather cleared up and had a great view all around. Lem drove us all around the area so we got to see more than was listed on the tour which was nice. This was the first time booking an excursion from someone other than the ship was very worried about that but everything went smoothly. Thanks Lem for the GREAT time
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Andrea_s
Sep 18, 2023
Great experience - Mo was our guide on this trip. She was fantastic. She was informative, funny and very personable. She helped make this tour even better than the description.
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Mhw44
Sep 11, 2023
An absolutely wonderful day - Our guide Mo was exceptional. She shared an amazing amount of information, both historical and local lore. She took us to various sites and explained some of their history and let us explore them on our own. It was a great day and I would recommend it anyone.
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Tiffany_b
Sep 9, 2023
Excellent all around - Len was a great guide! The weather had been dry and hot, so we ended up not being able to go to the falls. Len made up for it by adding a stop that wasn't originally on our tour, and it was a wonderful way to see another piece of history in Ireland. So glad we were able to do this tour.
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Marnie_k
Sep 13, 2023
Wrong Itinerary - Our tour guide, June, was very accommodating. The issue was that the itinerary we signed up for, was not the one she had on her schedule. It seems this company has many similar tours and they seem to go where they want to and not necessarily what you signed up for. I complained early on and June was very flexible to give us what we wanted. We had a shorter time frame to do things since the ship times were shortened. Where we had to miss stops because of weather, she inputted a different stop which we enjoyed.
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