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Isle of Skye Tour: Explore Castles and Loch Ness
4.8
1,059 Ratings
Highland Council
Embark on a full-day 8-seater bus tour and explore the stunning Isle of Skye from Inverness. Visit iconic landmarks, enjoy a personalized experience, and create lasting memories.
Embark on a full-day 8-seater bus tour and explore the stunning Isle of Skye from Inverness. Visit iconic landmarks, enjoy a personalized experience, and create lasting memories.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Happy Tours - Meet and Greet in front of the Columba Hotel for departure of all our tours. Meet at 8am.
- Caledonian Canal - See the first government funded iniative in the Brisitsh Isles overseen by the brilliant Scottish Engineer Thomas Telford
- Loch Ness - Take a photo of the world famous Loch and look out for it’s most famous resident…
- Happy Tours - Meet and Greet in front of the Columba Hotel for departure of all our tours. Meet at 8am.
- Caledonian Canal - See the first government funded iniative in the Brisitsh Isles overseen by the brilliant Scottish Engineer Thomas Telford
- Loch Ness - Take a photo of the world famous Loch and look out for it’s most famous resident Nessie. Can you capture a picture that will make the local and world news?
- Drumnadrochit VisitScotland Information Centre - Can you spot Nessie in the grounds or can you see the Yellow Submarine?
- Urquhart Castle - Enjoy a spectacular view of the ruined Castle and hear it’s history brought to life by our guide
- Loch Cluanie - Travel along this reservior damned during the Hydro Scheme production in 1957
- Eilean Donan Castle - Stop and explore one of the most photographed castles in the world. Built in the 13th century this was used as a film location for Highlander.
- Skye Bridge - Travel over this bridge opened in 1995 and find yourself on the beautiful Isle of Skye
- Portree VisitScotland iCentre - This is our lunch time stop where you have an hour free to choose a cafe or hotel to eat at, or to have a wander through the small streets seeing the 18th century architecture
- The Old Man of Storr - See the massive pinnacle of rock formed by the volcanic activity and ancient landslips in the north of the island. Will you see a rainbow at the falls? View the hills of Torridon, Gairloch and Island of Rona
- Hectors Bothy - A final stop at the small bothy coffee shop for a quick refreshment before travelling back to Inverness
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle - Land Rover or minibus
- Pick-up & Drop-off from your accommodation if in Inverness or en route
- Professional Kilted Tour Guide
- Private Transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle - Land Rover or minibus
- Pick-up & Drop-off from your accommodation if in Inverness or en route
- Professional Kilted Tour Guide
- Private Transportation
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Lunch (own expense)
- Entrance to Urquhart Castle
- Entrance to Eilean Donan Castle
- Gratuities
- Lunch (own expense)
- Entrance to Urquhart Castle
- Entrance to Eilean Donan Castle
Additional Information
Enjoy a day trip exploring Isle of Skye in a comfortable, air-conditioned Land Rover or minibus that seats up to 8 people. Relax as your Professional, Scottish, Kilted tour guide takes you on a journey through Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Eilean Donan Castle, Old Man of Storr and much more. Eat a 1-hour lunch in Portree (own expense). Take home precious…
Enjoy a day trip exploring Isle of Skye in a comfortable, air-conditioned Land Rover or minibus that seats up to 8 people. Relax as your Professional, Scottish, Kilted tour guide takes you on a journey through Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Eilean Donan Castle, Old Man of Storr and much more. Eat a 1-hour lunch in Portree (own expense). Take home precious memories on this Private Tour for a more personalized experience.
This tour is NOT available to people who are on a cruise ship in the Port of Invergordon. This is because the meeting point for this tour is 25 miles from the ship and we can’t guarantee at the end of the tour you would be back on time for your ship to sail.
- Operates in all weather conditions, dress comfortably
- Children must be accompanied by an adult (ages 6-17)
- Due to the duration of this tour, not recommended for children under 6 years of age
- Slightly uneven terrain, which is approximately 1 kilometer in total and will be over several tour stops. The longest walk is 300 meters
- Not wheelchair accessible; some locations are not wheelchair accessible
- Booster seats are available upon request
- This tour is not available to people who are on a cruise ship in the Port of Invergordon. This is because the meeting point for this tour is 25 miles from the ship and we can’t guarantee at the end of the tour you would be back on time for your ship to sail.
Location
7 Ness Walk
Ness Walk
Leaves from in front of the Columba Hotel or from your accommodation if in Inverness or en route. Meet at 8am
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(1059 Ratings)
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Sightseer66848883619
Sep 12, 2024
Amazing in inverness - This was an amazing tour. Andrew made the day and the trip to Isle of skies so interesting, with his stories and information
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Harriet_j
Sep 2, 2024
Fantastic experience - We had long anticipated this experience, and it was exceptionally wonderful because of our guide, Malcolm. We are so grateful for his knowledge, expertise, humor, and patience. It was a lovely trip.
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138mrp
Aug 27, 2024
Wonderful Scottish Guides - We started our time in Inverness with a glorious day traveling around the Isle of Skye with Andrew, a world class story teller! With joy, humor, and enthusiasm, Andrew shared experiences about life growing up in the highlands, different jobs he had held and retold teenaged experiences. Fabulous sense of humor and he laughed along with us. We had a problem with our car so Andrew arranged to drive us the following day to visit the Culloden Battlefield, Clava Cairns and get us to a prearranged distillery tour.
Because we no longer had a car, Happy Tours took us down to our next stop, St Andrews. We met a new driver, Drew, another great conversationist with a completely different Scottish background. We stopped along the way to see an AMAZING Working Sheep Dog exhibition, just like Babe (but no pig). Cannot recommend the helpful kindness we experienced with Happy Tours.
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Rebecca_c
Aug 8, 2024
Our Family Trip - Had a great time learning more about the Inverness and Isle of Skye area. Andrew was great, very informative and gave great personal insights to each area.
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770celinav
Jun 22, 2024
Isle of Skye with Andrew McHardy - We had a wonderful time with Andrew, our guide to the amazing tour of Isle of Skye. Andrew was a safe driver, very considerate of our interests, engaging and smart. He shared great stories and information about the region and made our day go by smoothly. We truly enjoyed the tour!
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Hoveida_n
Jun 17, 2024
An exceptional experience - We booked a private tour. Our guide, Niall was exceptional. He is knowledgeable and knows how to tell a story to make it interesting to a visitor. He went out of his way to make the experience memorable for us. Thanks to him, we were able to see the top breathtaking parts of the highlands along with the fascinating history of the area. We even tried to dip our faces in the enchanted water that is supposed to give you eternal beauty 😊 He showed flexibility and yet made sure that we were able to see all the beautiful areas included in the tour. We could not have asked for a better guide to make our visit to Highlands so special. Highly recommended. We are now in love with Scotland.
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Valerie_s
May 26, 2024
Don’t miss this fun and beautiful day exploring Scotland. - Our guide made this trip really special. He was outgoing and engaging, and made the trip fun for all of us. It was fascinating to see the dramatic changes in geography as we left Inverness and toured the Isle of Skye. It was also great to be in a small vehicle with only 8 people.
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Pats170
May 15, 2024
Wonderful Tour of Castle & countryside - Wonderful tour with a visit to the Castle that is still being used for family weddings, etc; The items displayed in the Castle is amazing; After the Castle we continued on to another small town to have their famous fish and chips; and on the way back we stopped at a river that is said the have eternal youthful properties if you dip your head into it for 7 seconds (we will see if it works) Also walked up to a waterfall and were able to touch the wooly cows; it was all so fun.
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Lisa_o
Jul 28, 2024
Beautiful but Long - Beautiful scenery but to long of a day. Lots of stops but not enough time at individual locations. Needed more flexibility with times & locations.
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Pradumn_b
Jul 7, 2024
Okayish, nothing great - The tour was too hectic. We ended up spending only an hour at Isle. This tour needs to be planned in a better way so that one ends up doing justice to the main destination.
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