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15 Best Loch Ness Tours from Inverness

The Loch Ness outings compared: cruises past Urquhart Castle’s ruins, Caledonian Canal runs and combination tours that add the Highlands around the water. The loch holds more fresh water than every lake in England combined; the monster has room.

1.From Inverness: Loch Ness Cruise and Urquhart Castle

Experience Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle from Inverness on a 3.5-hour guided coach and boat tour, combining scenic views and historical sites for a memorable day.

Most Popular★ 4.7

“The boat trip on Loch Ness was beautiful and a great commentary. Maybe instead of the Loch Ness experience it would have been nice to see more of the country side although the experience was fun. Maybe a slightly longer time allowed for driving back…”

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2.Loch Ness Cruise, Outlander & Urquhart Castle Tour from Inverness

Discover the stunning Scottish Highlands on this full-day guided tour from Inverness, featuring Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Outlander filming locations, and more.

★ 5.0

“Tony and Donnie, our tour guides, were very friendly and engaging. Lochness cruise was beautiful, and castle impressive. The other stops were fun and interesting. Highly recommend this tour!”

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5.Loch Ness & Culloden Battlefield Private Tour from Inverness

Discover Scotland’s Highlands with a private 8-hour tour from Inverness visiting Loch Ness, Culloden, Clava Cairns, and more. Small group, expert guides.

★ 5.0

“Enjoyed the tour. Best part was the tour guide. Stuart was excellent. Friendly & knowledgeable. Full of interesting stories. Put everyone at ease. Great day!”

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8.From Inverness: Loch Ness Guided Day Trip

Explore Loch Ness and the Scottish Highlands with a guided day trip from Inverness, featuring scenic stops, castles, and an optional cruise for a memorable experience.

★ 4.8

“Can’t rate Rabbie’s tours highly enough, we arrived to Inverness late because the Caledonian Sleeper train had broken down but Rabbie’s moved our trip to the next day for us with no fuss, the lady I spoke to on the phone was very kind and…”

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9.Loch Ness Cruise and Urquhart Castle visit from Inverness

Experience the beauty of Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle on a guided boat and coach tour from Inverness, with stunning scenery and fascinating history.

★ 4.5

“Our tour guide was amazing. Really interesting facts, very helpful and just a pleasure! The boat tour, castle visit and ness experience were also really interesting.”

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10.Inverness: Glenfinnan Viaduct, Mallaig, & Loch Ness Day Tour

Discover Scotland’s stunning Highlands on this full-day tour from Inverness, visiting Loch Ness, Glenfinnan Viaduct, Mallaig, and more for an authentic experience.

★ 4.7

“The tour guide was absolutely fantastic with her legends and talking . We had very noisy disrespectful people chatting all the way through when she was driving and talking and she actually ask them to respect the passengers and stop talking and disturbing when she’s…”

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11.Inverness: Loch Ness & The Highlands

Discover the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness with this 8-hour guided tour from Inverness, featuring iconic sights, scenic stops, and expert guides.

★ 5.0

“We had the best day on our Loch Ness tour. Fiona was so warm and friendly, and very informative. I loved the little tidbits of history of the area around Loch Ness, and appreciated that Fiona gave us a good amount of time at each…”

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12.The Complete Loch Ness Experience Small-Group Day Tour from Inverness

Discover Loch Ness and the Highlands on this small-group day tour from Inverness, featuring a cruise, castle visits, scenic walks, and expert guides.

★ 5.0

“We absolutely loved our tour with Kev! He was very knowledgeable and kept good care of us throughout the day. The entire group had great fun! It was an excellent time had while getting to know the Loch! Highly recommend!”

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14.Loch Ness and Outlander Sites Tour from Inverness

Explore the Scottish Highlands on a small-group tour from Inverness, visiting Loch Ness, Culloden, Outlander sites, and more—with expert guides and memorable sights.

★ 5.0

“We absolutely loved this tour! Our guide, Alastair was very knowledgeable in the history of the area and out it relates to the Outlander books and tv show. He was warm, funny and we had a great time!”

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15.Inverness Clava Cairns, Culloden Battlefield and Urquhart Castle

Discover Highland history and scenic beauty on this guided tour from Inverness, visiting Clava Cairns, Culloden, Loch Ness, and Urquhart Castle in comfort and style.

★ 5.0

“Despite a huge unexpected storm the tour guide was able to reroute us so that we saw a truly delightful castle that was not on the itinerary. She was knowledgeable about Scottish history and generally a delight.”

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More Loch Ness Tours from Inverness

5.0Loch Ness,Culloden Battlefield,Cawdor Castle & Much More From Inverness City7 to 8 hours (approx.)$638.94 5.0Cycle To Loch Ness – Self Guided1 day (approx.)$76.39 4.7Inverness: Loch Ness Cruise and Outlander Trip with Whisky9 hours$80 4.5Inverness: Glenfinnan, Mallaig, and Loch Ness Adventure12 hours (approx.)$86.11 4.5Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness Sightseeing Cruise$30.72 5.0Full-Day CULLODEN, LOCH NESS + MORE from Inverness [Private]6 to 8 hours (approx.)$423.54 5.0Clan Tour – OUTLANDER series and Loch Ness6 to 7 hours (approx.)$213.59 5.0loch Ness, Clava Cairns, Culloden, COO,S, DRAMS & Outlander sites6 hours 45 minutes (approx.)$157.68 4.6Loch Ness: The Loch Ness Centre1 hour$27 5.0Loch Ness, Culloden, Clava and whisky/gin tour from Inverness.4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)$409.96 5.0Alternative Loch Ness Tour by Secret Highlands8 hours (approx.)$376.86 5.0From Inverness to Loch Ness , Cawdor Castle , Culloden and more8 hours (approx.)$618.41 5.0Loch Ness, Outlander and Highlands Private Chauffeur Tour from Inverness8 to 9 hours (approx.)$989.46 5.0Private Tour to Loch Ness Culloden Battlefield Clava and Cawdor8 hours 40 minutes (approx.)$618.41 5.0Full Day Outlander Clava, Culloden, Cawdor Castle & Loch Ness7 to 8 hours (approx.)$164.91 5.0Loch Ness Experience Day Trip from Inverness8 hours (approx.)$75.52 5.0Loch Ness Tour: Day Trip to Loch Ness, Outlander Sites and More7 to 8 hours (approx.)$688.05 4.5Loch Ness , Heilan Coos ,Great Glen , Fort William and Glencoe$891.52 4.6Inverness: Loch Ness Experience 1-Day Tour8 hours$80 5.0Loch Ness Urquhart Culloden Clava Cawdor Whisky tasting Inverness$1,132.15 5.0Inverness : Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle & Highland Cows Tour4 hours$441 4.4Inverness to Edinburgh: Loch Ness, Glencoe, and Highlands10 hours$79 5.0Private Outlander Tour – includes Urquhart Castle Admission7 to 8 hours (approx.)$926.01 5.0From Inverness visit Loch Ness, Culloden & Cawdor Castle Day Tour7 to 8 hours (approx.)$719.57

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