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Perched atop a hill by the River Ness, this Victorian-era red sandstone castle—built to replace the medieval fortress blown up by the Jacobites in 1746—is one of Inverness’ most prominent historic structures. Access to the castle, now occupied by government offices and law courts, is restricted but the grounds are open to the public.
41 Castle St, Inverness, IV2 3EG
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Tour 2 Cawdor Castle, Inverness, Culloden Battlefield and Loch Ness
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Save hours researching and planning a Scottish Highlands itinerary, and go on an action-packed bus tour instead. Starting from Invergordon, travel with ease between dispersed sites including Clava Cairns, Culloden, Loch Ness, Inverness Castle, Urquhart Castle, and Beauty Priory. It’s the ideal tour for travelers with limited time who want to see multiple highlights in a day.
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$157.42
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$157.42

Inverness Bike Tour a 2 hours guided bike tour around the Waterways of Inverness
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This biking tour around Inverness takes you to more places than you'd see on foot and to places that buses and cars cannot reach. The Waterways Tour rides along the River Ness and The Caledonian Canal, making many stops along the way to learn about the area from your guide who has lived in Inverness all their life.
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$35.67
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$35.67

City Sightseeing Inverness Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
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Explore historic Inverness along the banks of the lovely River Ness on this hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour. With your 24-hour pass, create your own adventure with 11 possible stops including Abertarff House, Caledonian Canal, Merkinch Nature Reserve and Inverness Castle. As you travel via double-decker coach learn about the city’s history and culture from your expert guide.
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$12.30
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$12.30

Inverness City Centre Walking Tour
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Many visitors rush through Inverness on their way to the Highlands. This guided walking tour ensures that you don't make the same mistake of missing out on its many attractions. In a small group, you'll visit such landmarks as Inverness Castle, the Inverness Cathedral and Balnain House, as well as some hidden gems, all while you guide fills you in on the history of the Highland capital.
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$14.76
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$14.76

Tour 5 - Secret Loch Ness, Inverness, Castles, Waterfalls & Refreshments
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Our tours are specially put together after taking feedback from YOU. We have surveyed your desires and requests and put them together in our tours. We provide a quality experience, with free rainmacs if required and a guide or driver guide on our minibuses. Our guides will impart their knowledge of their local Highlands and answer any of your questions.
Please check the tour times on our website, as the times listed here are approximate. As a general rule tours leave 30 minutes to 1.5 hours after the arrival of the ship and return at least 1 hour before ship departure time. Please check our website which has the exact tour departure and return times for every tour.
This bus tour from Invergordon features highlights from Outlander, Culloden, Castles, Loch Ness & Nessie! It packs in a lot for one day's tour and is very affordable and good value for money. Our website contains full details of all tours and booking.
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$178.33
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$178.33

Walking Tours in Inverness City Centre
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Take a walk with Cath, a local to the area, and an experienced and qualified tourist guide around her beautiful city of Inverness. A Walk Inverness tour contains lots of local history, beautiful scenery, architecture, and romantic (yet sometimes bloody) tales which have over time, shaped Inverness into the thriving city that stands today.
In the true spirit of Outlander, find out more about the short but final confrontation of the Jacobite Rising, The Battle of Culloden in 1746, in which the fate of between 1500 Jacobites was sealed by a poor decision and a hostile terrain. Cath will fascinate you with references to Outlander along with life in 18th century Inverness right up to the present day. Sharing stories of clan history, folklore and legends. Step even further back in time to 565 AD and learn about St Columba’s visit to the Highlands.
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$15.37
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$15.37

Invergordon Port Loch Ness Tour
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Enjoy the flexibility of a customizable tour to the Scottish Highlands: choose between standard and executive vehicles, skip stops that don’t interest you and add those that do. Benefit from the local knowledge of your driver as you visit attractions of your choosing, such as Beauly Priory, Urquhart Castle, or Inverness Castle and make the most of your time in one of Scotland’s most beautiful regions.
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$221.37
Price varies by group size
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$221.37
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Legendary Loch Ness Round Tour
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Enjoy a 4 to 5 hour trip to get a flavor of the lush hills and glens in and around the world famous and mysterious Loch Ness. Experience tastes of this unique culture, history and landscape. The small-group tour will be in a comfortable, air-conditioned bus that seats up to 8 people. Relax with your professional, Scottish, tour guide, Johnny, as he takes you on a journey all the way round Loch Ness, Fort Augustus, Drumnadrochit, Urquhart castle, Inverness cathedral and what better way to complete your tour than with a visit to Inverness Castle
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$141.43
Price varies by group size
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$141.43
Price varies by group size

Discovering Inverness: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of the Capital of the Highlands
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Join your professional guide, Andrew Baxter, as he takes you on this self guided audio tour through ancient history. Go back to a time when an almost mythical tribe made Inverness their capital, before following in the footsteps of a Celtic saint who stopped the Loch Ness Monster in her steps. Discover the strange soothsayer with an obsession with bridges as you wobble across the river, avoiding the sinister clutches of wee fairies. Enjoy the myths and legends of Inverness, whilst exploring this great city's amazing past, on this tour around the Capital of the Highlands.
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$6.47
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$6.47

Inverness and Loch Ness Hidden Gems (Self-guided Tour & Treasure Hunt)
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Self-guided Tour & Treasure Hunt Travel Experience
- Over 100 destinations & challenges to explore
- Kid friendly & great for avoiding crowds
- Flexible anytime start
- 100% free cancellation up to 24hrs before
- Just 1 Ticket for your whole group!! (with our great value device sharing ticket)
The smartphone travel tool that helps you discover the great outdoors & connect with the world around you. Utilising seamless GPS technology, it takes you off-the-beaten-track to discover hidden gems & incredible places you may never find alone. As you travel you earn points by visiting destinations, solving clues & completing challenges. The Travel League lets you compete with fellow explorers. Each season win amazing prizes & become the UK’s Greatest Explorer!
Whether exploring by car, on foot around town, or hiking across the countryside, our GPS technology guides you every step of the way. Take the stress out of planning trips with this perfect blend of challenge, fun & learning
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$18.45
per group
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$18.45
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GHD Clan Tour of Loch Ness (Round Trip)
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There is no better way to see and hear about the views, culture and history as you travel the whole way round the Famous Loch (and it is a loch not a lake) than from a kilted Highlander. On this tour George will transport you through time and back again.
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$153.73
Price varies by group size
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$153.73
Price varies by group size

Invergordon Outlander
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Explore the wild and rugged Scottish Highlands through their role in the TV series ‘Outlander’ on this themed sightseeing tour. Begin with pickup in downtown Invergordon, and spin into the Scottish countryside as your guide shares insight into the ‘Outlander’ filming process. Learn the secrets of top attractions like the Clava cairn, Inverness Castle, and Urquhart Castle, and hear how they fit into the popular ‘Outlander’ stories.
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$184.48
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$184.48

Bubble Tour: Inverness Walking Tour
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Folklore, Castles & Our Happy Places
The Highlands and Islands are officially the happiest place to live in Scotland. As a result, Inverness, the capital of the Highlands, has repeatedly been crowned the happiest city in Scotland.
On our private walking tour of „Inversneckie", we will help you transforming into one of these happy locals.
Our tour will take you to the town's famous and lesser-known landmarks and to some of our happy places like „The Salad Bar". You will also hear about the sons and daughters of the town and the life in Inverness then and now.
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$116.83
per group
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$116.83
per group

Gateway to the Highlands: A Self-Guided Audio Tour in Inverness
Kilts, bagpipes, Gaelic, clans and hot Jacobites (I'm looking at you, Jamie Fraser) - so many of our Scottish stereotypes come from the Highlands.
Inverness has always been the capital of the Highlands, the gateway between the Highland and Lowland communities.
Yet Inverness has a complicated relationship with its Highland heritage. On this tour, you will delve into that relationship through ancient legends, invented traditions and a battle about a cheese.
This audio tour takes you on a 3km walk around the highlights of the town. It takes an hour without stopping but you can pause the tour whenever you choose. The audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smart phone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
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$5.34
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$5.34

Invergordon Shore Excursion: Inverness City, Cawdor Castle and Whisky Tour
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Explore the Scottish Highlands without the stress of planning on a full day tour with convenient transport from your cruise ship docked at Invergordon Cruise Port. In addition to navigating, your guide offers on-board commentary and anecdotes about each stop on the itinerary, from the 15th-century Cawdor Castle to the infamous Loch Ness. The day includes free time for lunch and a whisk distillery tour and tasting (own expenses).
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$63.95
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$63.95

Invergordon port to Eilean Donan Castle
This tour is a private tour with us, we have upto 8 seats per vehicle and cars can be requested, This is a fantastic road trip heading though Lochcarron towards kyle of lochalsh to see the famous Eilean donan castle
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$307.46
Price varies by group size
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$307.46
Price varies by group size

Self-Guided Tour and Interactive Treasure Hunt of Inverness
It's the BEST way to see Inverness. During your Quest, unlock a hidden trail by finding clues, solving puzzles and completing fun challenges. Learn about the highlights but also discover hidden gems that you might normally just pass by. Throughout your Quest, learn fun and little known facts. Instant access with nothing to print off from home.
Self-guided through the Go Quest Adventures app so go at your own pace, stopping at places for as long as you want or taking rests. You can also race your app to get to the top of the Leaderboards.
Gather friends and family as you wind your way through the streets and over the River Ness where you will see ancient sites, learn about the first sightings of the Loch Ness monster, explore fascinating street art and even have a chance of taking part in some highland games!
So grab your binoculars (to spot Nessie of course!), put on some comfy shoes and get ready to explore the sights, discover hidden gems and ultimately, conquer your Inverness!
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$36.83
per group
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$36.83
per group

Invergordon Port Loch Ness Tour 2022
Our Tour from Invergordon is a private tour so its just you and us on the day with vehicles that can carry up to 8 passengers comfortably
you will visit many locations on this tour including urquhart castle and lochness
you will travel in a comfortable vehicle with knowledgeable driver guide who live local to the area
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$245.97
Price varies by group size
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$245.97
Price varies by group size

Highland Whisky Tour with a visit to Inverness & Cawdor Castle from Invergordon
Invergordon is just a cozy small town in the Highlands but has all facilities to welcome the Cruise ship passengers in at the port for going on to see a large number of attractions in the Highlands area. Enjoy personal private service without being rushed as when you are a part of a large group. You'll visit Inverness town and Cawdor Castle and of course one of Highland Whisky Distillery.
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$734.00
Price varies by group size
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$734.00
Price varies by group size

History & mysteries of world famous Loch Ness on a private tour from Invergordon
This tour is the best way to truly discover Loch Ness. Together with a visit to Urquhart Castle and cruise around the mysterious waters of Loch Ness. Hear about the tales and legends of the lake, and look for the mythical monster.
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$867.00
Price varies by group size
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$867.00
Price varies by group size
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- River Ness (Abhainn Nis)
- Eden Court Theatre and Cinema
- Old High Church (Old High St. Stephen’s)
- Merkinch Local Nature Reserve
- Tomnahurich (Fairy Hill)
- Inverness Botanic Gardens (Floral Hall)
- Whin Park
- Culloden Battlefield
- Clava Cairns
- Chanonry Point
- Fort George
- Glen Ord Distillery
- Cawdor Castle and Gardens
- Loch Ness
- Urquhart Castle (Caisteal na Sròine)