Top Inverness Outdoor Activities - page 3

Join Luke on this incredible 3 day journey of the Isle of Skye, Islands and Highlands. This fully immersive tour through one of Europes last great wildernesses also adds a touch of intrigue, by including a mystery itinerary, a map and decisions to be made by you along the way. You will: • traverse seas surrounding the Isle of Skye on local Ferries. • travel on a RHIB boat in search of unique Sealife. • visit movie filming locations. • take otherworldly hikes and visit ‘off the beaten path’ viewpoints. • visit two neighbouring islands. • enjoy a local whisky experience. You will spend two nights on Skye. Luke can provide you with his knowledge of accommodation that suits your requirements and advise the very best places to eat on the island. This tour has also been designed to be flexible, giving you the option to finish your adventure in either Inverness, Glasgow or Edinburgh. ... a once in a lifetime experience that is guaranteed to be the highlight of your holiday.

This is one of few tours leaving from Inverness to explore the Cairngorm area. It offers a pefect mix of nature, beautiful surroundings, history and heritage. If you want to experience Scotland with all your senses this is a fantastic tour to take. Immerse yourself in our forests, get up close and personal to our most beautiful lochs and experience some unique historic locations that are off the beaten path.

Embark on the only tour in Inverness led by a professional stand-up comedian. With wit, humor, and a wealth of historical knowledge, your guide will bring Inverness to life. Discover why Inverness Castle looks so smooth. Learn why people really do eat deep fried Mars bars. Find out why so many places are called 'Fort'. Meet your guide outside Café Nero on Inverness High Street. Explore the historic heart of Inverness, stroll along the relaxing and scenic River Ness, and visit the tranquil Ness Islands. See castles, cathedrals, churches, and Highland culture along the way. Uncover a different side to the Highlands' capital city, separate to the usual tourist routes.

Discover Inverness from a different perspective on sightseeing and scavenger hunt of the city. Solve riddles and clues that lead to the next location, showing all the city highlights. Solve interesting puzzles, have fun, and learn new things about the city. Explore the city and find hidden gems at your own pace. Try a new type of experience with your smartphone, the perfect mix between a walking tour, sightseeing, and a scavenger hunt. Enjoy the tour in English

Journey around the Scottish Highlands in style. This private tour from the Inverness area takes you exploring in one of the most advanced and luxurious tour vehicles in Scotland, a BMW X5 M50d 4x4 SUV, which can reach places others cannot. Visit Culloden Battlefield, Cawdor Castle, and the Clava Cairns, and enjoy a cruise on the infamous Loch Ness. Along the way, enjoy chocolate-paired whisky tastings from your guide's extensive private collection.

Discover the best of the Scottish Highlands and Orkney without the hassle of renting a car and navigating ferry bookings. This 3-day tour from Inverness offers a unique blend of history and coastal adventure with visits to culturally rich sites on the mainland, as well as explorations of Orkney’s Norse heritage, the Neolithic village of Skara Brae and mysterious Ring of Brodgar.

Explore the wild and beautiful scenery of Scotland’s West Coast and travel in style every step of the way. On this luxury private tour, journey to Fort William in a luxury, air-conditioned vehicle, then hop aboard the Jacobite steam train for a scenic ride to Mallaig, crossing the famous Glenfinnan viaduct. Next, board a private charter boat for an unforgettable cruise around Loch Nevis and the Knoydart Peninsula, before ending the day with a delicious pub lunch.

Perfect for true whisky enthusiasts, this private, 4-day tour introduces you to many of Scotland’s top distilleries—including every distillery on Islay. On the first day, meet your guide at your preferred Scottish address and head via comfortable car to Oban via Loch Lomond, for your first distillery visit and bed-and-breakfast stay. The next day, board a ferry to Islay. During your stay, you’ll enjoy tutored tastings, behind-the-scenes distillery tours, and more.

We'll head south from Inverness over The Slochd Summit from where we see our first view of The Cairngorm Mountains. We continue on to the Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore where you can discover the history and heritage of The Scottish Highlands. From here we will enjoy a lovely tour along the quieter back roads of Badenoch & Strathspey. We'll visit Ruthven Barracks before passing through Rothiemurchus and Loch Morlich. Our journey then takes us up to Cairngorm ski area and UK’s highest mountain railway. Experience Cairngorm Mountain and enjoy wonderful panoramic views from UK’s highest restaurant, over 1000 metres up. Back down in Strathspey we can go looking for red squirrels and perhaps Ospreys amid our indigenous Caledonian Pine Forest by Loch Garten and Nethy Bridge. Our tour takes us on to Grantown-on-Spey and, if time allows, we can enjoy an envigorating dram or two on our way home at either Tomatin or the new Cairn Distillery.

A full trip around Loch Ness done in half a day - Approx 6 hours A little taste of the highlands of Scotland from the famous Urquhart Castle to Loch Ness with its beautiful scenery. All while enjoying our world award-winning best Gin local to our little area. Suitable for guests with not much time to do full-day tours. Perfect for guests wanting to do a full trip around Loch Ness to try and spot Nessie the Loch Ness Monster with not much time. Local Guide Private Tour Comfortable Air Conditioned Vehicle Customisable to your Taste (within reasonable distance)

Discover some of Scotland's most magnificent landscapes on this small-group tour from Inverness. Cross the country while journeying through the Great Glen toward the spectacular Glenfinnan Viaduct (seen in the Harry Potter movies). Visit the Glenfinnan Monument, which signifies the 1745 Jacobite Rising, explore Fort William, then take in the haunting landscape and tragic history of Glencoe.

Travel from Inverness to the Isle of Skye on a full-day trip through the Scottish Highlands. Pass through glens and rugged mountain scenery, with stops at Loch Ness, Broadford, and the ruins of Eilean Donan Castle, before reaching the purple heather–swathed hillsides of Skye. Then pass through the Isle of Eilean Ban on the journey back to Inverness.

This self-guided Highlands road trip is designed to show how the landscapes of northern Scotland connect into one coherent journey rather than a single coastal loop. Instead of simply following the North Coast 500, the guide explores the wider Highlands, linking sea lochs, glens, remote peninsulas and mountain passes into a natural travelling progression. You can travel the full circular route or explore individual sections depending on your timeframe. Along the way the guide highlights iconic Highland locations alongside quieter roads, coastal villages and remote landscapes that many visitors miss. Rather than a rigid itinerary, the guide provides narrative context, route progression and flexible time-based planning ideas so you can adapt the journey around weather, ferry connections and travel pace. With 12 months access included, you can start planning well before your trip and return to the guide whenever you need.