Inverness
2 nights / 3 days + extension nights
Day 1, Arrival
Arrive at Inverness Airport/Station and meet your driver who will drop you off at your hotel in Inverness, where you will spend the next two nights. Overnight in Inverness
Day 2, Inverness
After breakfast, you have a Hop on/off City Sightseeing Tour of Inverness. The open top double-decker bus tour gives an insight into the development of the city from the original street between Castle and Kirk, with the oldest building Abertarff House, to the recently completed Highland Archive Centre. Inverness has had 5 castles through the centuries with many famous visitors, not all welcome, McBeth, Robert the Bruce, Mary, Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie among them.
Plan your day from the top of a double-decker bus, with 360 degree panoramic views of the city. Visit the many churches including St Andrews Cathedral which is probably one of Iocal architect Dr Alexander Ross’s finest buildings. On the Western outskirts of the City the tour highlights Tomnahurich Hill and the Caledonian Canal, where you could hop off for a Jacobite Cruise on Loch Ness before taking the higher ground for great panoramic views of Kessock Bridge, The Black Isle and the Inverness Firth out to Fort George.
The tour introduces the flight of 5 locks at Muirtown constructed in 1822 by Thomas Telford to bring the Caledonian Canal to sea level. The final section of the tour takes you by the South side of Inverness Castle to see Flora MacDonald’s statue, the 3 Graces, then along General Wades road by Bellfield Park to Holm Mills shopping village.
Day 3, Extend your stay or depart
After breakfast say good-bye to Inverness or extend your stay to enjoy more of what Inverness has to offer.
Sample Optional Tours |
Per Person |
Isle of Skye & Eilean Donan Castle Public Tour, 12h* |
£44 |
The Complete Loch Ness Experience Public Tour, 7h* |
£22 |
Torridon, Applecross and Eilean Donan Castle Public Tour, 11h* |
£35 |
*Child discounts may apply |
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This package price includes:
2nights’ accommodation with breakfast
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The hotels displayed below reflect the level of quality and location offered. If not available at the time of booking, we will provide a similar hotel. Regret 5 star hotel options are not available in Inverness.