1-day Loch Ness Discovery Tour from Glasgow

Discover the Scottish Highlands in a day: Loch Ness, Ben Nevis, Glen Coe, and more. Join our 1-day tour from Glasgow for an unforgettable adventure.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Luss - Visiting Luss offers stunning views of Loch Lomond and a charming village atmosphere with well-preserved historic cottages and scenic walking trails.
  • Glencoe - Discover the breath-taking landscapes of Glencoe, perfect for photographers and nature lovers. Experience its rich history and the stunning natural beauty that makes it a must-visit destination.
  • Fort Augustus - Whilst we stop in this pretty little town you have an option of taking a cruise on Loch Ness, or enjoying a walk beside the locks of the Caledonian Canal. This is also our lunch stop.
  • Taste Perthshire - Taste Perthshire offers a delightful experience of Scotland’s culinary and cultural heritage, featuring a restaurant with locally-sourced dishes, a gift shop with unique Scottish crafts, and a food hall stocked with regional specialties. Here we get the chance to meet some friendly Highland Coos!
What's Included
  • Transportation on a mini-coach with air-conditioning
  • Professional driver-guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

LOCH NESS DISCOVERY TOUR

Nessie and nature, this is a monster tour which takes you north to show off the best of the stunning Scottish Highlands in one day.

Highlights Include
• Loch Lomond - enjoy stunning scenery
• Glen Coe - Dramatic & wild landscape with history to match
• Ben Nevis - The UK’s highest mountain
• Loch Ness - Explore Fort Augustus or join a cruise
• The Cairngorm Mountains - Drive through spectacular Highland scenery
• Taste Perthshire - A chance to meet Highland Coos

  • Children under 3 years not accepted
  • Returns to Edinburgh approx 20:00
Location
Royal College Building
George Street
Bus Stop outside Royal College Building
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gaile495
Jun 11, 2023
Not to be missed - Highlands tours with Joe - Wonderful trip with great scenery only to be topped by the charm and wit of Joe Wilson. We had a delightful time and highly recommend this fun experience. Many thanks to Joe and his enthusiasm for making this a memorable experience.
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Hillye2023
Jun 11, 2023
One day to Highlands - The most wonderful day! Joe, our driver and guide was amazingly fun and knowledgeable! Such beautiful country and we all were enchanted! Well done Highlands tours!!
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Cgarcell
May 28, 2021
Wish we had more time - In 12 hours you travel all the way to Northern Scotland, which gives you a taste of the highlands without spending to much time at any one place. We wish we could have done a 3+ day trip to the highlands or Isle of Skye, but this teaser tour was what we could fit into the schedule. Rory did a great job of giving some background on the history and background of the various places we visited. For his first tour in several months it didn’t show, and he did a great job. COVID precautions: the coach was small but so was the group size so every group was able to comfortably spread out without any concerns. We were also asked to stay masked the whole time on the coach.
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Janet
May 24, 2021
Fantastic - The hole day was great .really enjoyed it. I was on my own however the rest of the people on the tour were so friendly and I felt very welcome by everyone. I Loved loch ness,went on the boat trip round the loch seen nessie. We seen so much . Rory are driver was fantastic, amazing he told us lots about scotlands history. Had a fabulous personality. We all enjoyed the day. I would definitely recommend 👌the trip .
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Resort557537
Aug 22, 2020
Awesome Experience - This was my first tour of this kind and I absolutely loved it! I really enjoyed how organised it was. Our driver (Rich) was so knowledgeable, friendly and funny. It made the trip so worth it knowing all of the history as we went along. I would definitely use the company again in the future
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Helenerup
Mar 15, 2020
1 day trip to loch ness - On Friday the 13th I took the one day trip to Loch Ness.. beautiful day, fantastic ride and Stevie P was a great tour guide ! Came with good history and funny bad jokes.. I laughed a lot.. felt alone at that part.. oh well.. he did a great job ! I would totally recommend going on this trip if you love nature! Thank you for a great day !
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Scotland1991x
Oct 13, 2019
Amazing Day - Highly Recommend - Had an amazing experience in this trip. Erin the your guide was fantastic - shared a lot of stories and information throughout the whole trip! Fran, the driver, was great too! Boat trip and castle are well worth the extra pennies - overall had a fantastic day!
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Happyhealthcoach
Sep 30, 2019
Long Beautiful Drive! - Thanks to Lord John, we had a great time on this very long drive. His driving was perfect agains the odds of Scotlands back roads and his stories and humor kept us entertained during the long hauls. He was also a willing and good photographer! Take this trip! We added the boat tour of Loch Ness and it was worth the time, such beautiful views of the Loch.
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Gloriataylor
Sep 17, 2019
Loch Ness, Glen Coe and Highlands - Was a fabulous day, run by Erin and driver Tim, so much to see and experience both on and off the bus. Highly recommend this tour. Ultimate highland experience
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Evan
Nov 4, 2019
Absolute disappointment - Honestly? This was the most disappointing part of our entire trip. I was so looking forward to this tour and it was a disaster from start to end. Our guide was clearly displeased to have us on board with our children (he actually said "Oh, this will be fun." with sarcasm as we boarded the bus). The itineray was to stop at Glencoe, the Highlands, and Loch Ness. We drove directly through Glencoe in order to stop at a roadside motorcoach convenience store about 30 minutes away. We stopped for approximately 15 minutes for a photo-op in the Highlands where our drive neglected to count passengers before driving away and left 2 of our passengers behind. We were not informed that declining the additional cost of the boat tour on Loch Ness would mean that we would not be given the chance to view Urquhart castle when the rest of the group was dropped off (our driver instructed us to stay on the coach while he speont 25 minutes getting the "boat" group settled in the castle and ready for their tour) and that we would spend an additional 20+ minutes on the coach only to be dropped at a village where the majority of the businesses had already closed for the day. We were left to hastily purchase ice creams at the last open shop and wander aimlessly among shuttered shops for 30 minutes before spending an additional 25 minutes on the coach attempting to locate a mystery passenger who had "missed the boat" at the castle. There was no passenger who had missed the boat- the boat had failed to scan someone's ticket. Our driver, John, failed to communicate any updates with us during any of theses situations and routinely popped off the coach without a single word, leaving us to figure out if we were expected to stay on the coach or had time to look around at our additional stops. Our last stop for the day was at the beautiful village of Pitlochry where we (along with approximately 70 other people from 2 coaches) were given 45 minutes to queue up for the lone pay toilet and hope to snag a quick pre-made sandwich from the lone cafe with ready made food because there was no time to actually sit at a restaurant or take in the sites. All told, we spent upwards of 10 hours of the 13 hour day stuck on the coach because of missed communications, failed oversight, or poor itinerary planning. When we booked this trip, I read several mixed reviews complaining about the amount of time spent on the motorcoach. I brushed these off, believing that their authors must have had unrealistic expectations. I can now say that my own experience was absolutely horrible- we spent hours more time on the coach than were necessary, missing out on functionally all of the promised sites because we were either 10 miles outside the site at a roadside stop or because of gross mismanagement of the tour. I rarely write negative reviews but I cannot express my dissatisfaction at this experience.
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