Great Glen
Loch Ness & Great Glen
Full day · 11–12 hours Door-to-door, private group
Overview
The day in short
North through Perthshire and the Cairngorms to the loch itself, with time for the castle, an optional boat trip and the long beautiful drive home.
Highlights
- Urquhart Castle
- Optional Loch Ness cruise
- The Cairngorms
- Fort Augustus locks
- Highland villages
- Glen Coe on the return
Example itinerary
A suggested shape for the day
Timings are indicative. On the day, we go at the pace you set.
- 07:30
Early start
A long day, so we set off before the roads fill.
- 10:00
Cairngorms
Coffee stop in a Highland village on the way north.
- 11:30
Urquhart Castle
Time on the ramparts above the loch.
- 13:00
Fort Augustus
Lunch beside the Caledonian Canal locks.
- 15:00
The Great Glen
South through the glen with stops at the best of the views.
- 19:00
Home
Returned to your accommodation.
Gallery
Along the way
A few of the places this day tends to take us.
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