Loch Morlich Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Loch Morlich. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• From Inverness: Cawdor Castle, Cairngorms and Highland Coos

• Private Cairngorm National Park Tour

• Private Guided Discovery Walk in the Cairngorms

There’s no charge to visit Loch Morlich, but many travelers opt to visit as part of a Scottish Highlands sightseeing tour. Group day trips out of Inverness start at around US$80 per person, with private tours beginning at roughly US$900 for a group of up to seven.

Yes, Loch Morlich is worth visiting. With its golden-sanded bays backed by Highland vistas—including mountains that are snow-capped for some of the year—it’s a beautiful destination for active travelers and sightseers alike. You can engage in water sports during the summer season, with hiking available year-round—and swimming too, if you don’t mind the cold.

You can reach Loch Morlich from Aviemore on the trusty “Aviemore Adventurer” (the number 30 bus): Get off at Glenmore Visitor Centre, and it’s about a 5-minute walk. You can also drive yourself; simply take the B970 eastbound, although note that parking fills up quickly when the weather is fine.

During the warmer months of the year, you can do a wide range of water sports at Loch Morlich. In addition to kayaking and canoeing, it’s also possible to try captaining a katakanu—a variant of a canoe comprised of two canoes linked into a single twin-hull vessel. You can also try windsurfing, sailing, and stand-up paddleboarding (SUP).

Loch Morlich is beautiful year-round, but it’s most fun on a warm sunny day—it’s a very popular wild swimming destination. Temperatures are usually highest in July and August, although you may get lucky in May, June, or September. The water sports center is open from Easter until October every year.