Day Trips to Inverness from Edinburgh

An Inverness tour from Edinburgh is an overnight trip, not a day out: the tours we describe run from two to five days, and the most common length is two days. We list 5 tours on this page. On the Inverness tours shown here, travellers have written more than 939 reviews; together they average 4.7 out of 5.

Combo tours that sleep in the Highlands

Combo loops fold Inverness into the wider Highlands; lodging and extras vary from loop to loop. One two-day loop lists one night in a bed and breakfast and a cruise on Loch Ness. Another two-day loop lists accommodation depending on the option selected, as well as a driver/guide. A longer loop with bed and breakfast spends a day on the Isle of Skye.

The accommodation-by-option loop scores 4.8 out of 5. The loop with the cruise scores 4.8. The Skye loop scores 4.7.

Guided tours: a small group and a five-day route

The guided tours we describe for Inverness each state their own details, so it pays to read them one by one. The two-day one is a group tour of at most 16 passengers, guided in English with live commentary on board. A five-day route lists four nights in a bed and breakfast.

Group size and lodging are what the Inverness tours we describe state most clearly; the length of the trip runs from two days to five. Of the trips shown here, "Edinburgh: Isle of Skye, Inverness, and Highlands 3-Day Tour" draws the most reviews: more than 515, with a rating of 4.7 out of 5.

Table data is indicative and comes from the GuruWalk catalogue. Each activity's current details, including availability, are the ones shown on its listing when you book.

Culloden and Pitlochry on the road north

Culloden and Pitlochry both turn up in the listings we describe. One loop visits the Culloden Battlefield. The group tour explores Culloden Moor, stops at Pitlochry and passes the Glenfinnan Viaduct, the monument and Loch Shiel.

Loch Ness from the water or the shore

Loch Ness appears in the Inverness tours we describe in more than one way; the water and the shore are both covered. One loop lists a Jacobite Cruise on the loch and a walk in the ancient Caledonian pine forests. Another invites some monster spotting from the shores of Loch Ness.

Staying the night in Inverness

"Stay in the Highlands capital of Inverness, in locally-owned accommodation", one listing notes. The group tour names the pubs, cafes and restaurants of Inverness.