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From Glasgow: Loch Ness, Glencoe and the Highlands Tour

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    From Glasgow: Loch Ness, Glencoe and the Highlands Tour

    4.5

    509 reviews

    From $64.19 per person

    Enjoy a full-day tour & experience some of the most dramatic scenery the Scottish Highlands has to offer. Spend time at the mysterious Glencoe and have the chance to enjoy a cruise on Loch Ness.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
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    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
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    Duration 12 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English

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    Itinerary

    Covid-19 Update

    Due to health and safety regulations, this itinerary may change. See Know before you go for the latest updates.

    9 hours

    • Glasgow

    • 1.5 hours

    • Coffee

    • Glencoe (photo stop)

    • Fort William (lunch)

    • Loch Ness

    • Boat cruise

      • Optional

    • Urquhart Castle

      • Optional

    • Pitlochry (dinner)

    • 1.5 hours

    • Glasgow

    Pickup included
    Main stop
    Other stop
    Highlights
    • This Loch Ness, Glencoe and the Highlands tour will take you through the Scottish highlands via the legenday Loch Ness
    • Go Nessie-hunting on a Loch Ness cruise
    • Pass through the atmospheric Glencoe – site of the infamous 1692 massacre of the MacDonald Clan
    • Take advantage of Scotland hospitality at Loch Lomond and the Highland capital of Inverness
    Full description

    From Glasgow, travel north towards the Scottish highlands. Our first stop is for a cup of tea or coffee at a café on the shores of Loch Lomond. We then climb up into the Highlands over the unique, desolate landscape of Rannoch Moor and the Black Mount to Glencoe, site of the 1692 massacre of the MacDonald clan. After lunch in the Fort William area, we continue beneath Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis and into the Great Glen. At Loch Ness, take a 1-hour cruise on the loch or enjoy the beautiful views at its shores.

    Begin your return journey from Inverness, Capital of the Highlands. Before arriving back in Glasgow, we will cross the Grampian Mountains and the woodland scenery of Perthshire, including the Forest of Atholl.

    Includes
    • A friendly and knowledgeable driver-guide
    • Meals and optional extras (i.e. visitor attraction entry fees) are not included
    • Optional Extras, such as the Loch Ness Cruise
    Not suitable for
    • Children under 4 years
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    Traveler requirements
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask

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    Meeting point

    The meeting point is located outside the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and opposite Buchanan Bus Station.

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    What to bring

    • Comfortable shoes
    • Rain gear

    Not allowed

    • Pets (assistance dogs allowed)

    Know before you go

    • Due to COVID-19 measures, Urquhart Castle will not be visited until further notice
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    Overall rating

    4.5 /5

    based on 509 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.7/5
    • Transportation
      4.6/5
    • Value for money
      4.4/5
    • Safety
      4.7/5

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    It is a good experience if you have only 1 day for the Highlands. The bus was really clean and the driver was experienced, kind and funny. It was a lovely trip even if the Urquhart castel was closed. Keep in mind, if you don't want to go to the cruise, there is nothing to do next to the Loch Ness except a restaurant and a gift shop.

    August 22, 2021

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    Ágota – Hungary Verified GetYourGuide customer

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    Our tour guide Calum was friendly and accommodating. He was able to explain all the sights. He also cracked jokes to make the tour lively. The bus was cleaned, protocols for COVID 19 was implemented and was followed by everyone. The atmosphere inside the bus was serene due to Scottish songs played. I strongly recommend to have this tour with you guys! Two thumbs up!!!

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    August 9, 2021

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    Anonymous – United Kingdom Verified GetYourGuide customer

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    Be prepared to be in the minivan all day! With that being said I totally enjoyed it- was a welcome break from all the walking/exploring the days before! The tour definitely gave me so many insiders where I would like to visit next. It was my first time visiting the highlands and I definitely have a good understanding now where to go and how to travel around etc. Views are breathtaking and we were actually very lucky with the weather the day! Our local guide was amazing and also only told us about the milage we covered by the end of the trip to not scare us in advance. Also he thought us some Scottish words and was quite easy to understand. I didn't book the boat tour at Loch Ness so I just wandered along the stoney beach path which was also really nice. Overall it would have been nice to be able to stay longer in some small places but time wise it is not really possible to squeeze in more in one day.

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    July 27, 2021

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    Lara – United Kingdom Verified GetYourGuide customer

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