Bookable Experiences

Save money by booking online prior to our visit as walk in ticket purchases are higher.

Open Daily - All Year

One of the most popular historic locations, book tickets to the visitor centre with or with out a guide and be ready for an emotive experience.

Open Daily - All year

Visit one of the most outstanding fortifications in Europe, built in the wake of the Battle of Culloden.

Open Daily - All year

Visit charming Cawdor Castle, an ancient medieval castle with stunning gardens and grounds. Entry tickets available for the castle and gardens, or just the gardens.

Open daily - April to October

Save money on your entry by booking in advance, there are a few flexible option available.

Open Daily - All Year

Cruise the canal, Loch Ness and even explore Urquhart Castle with the wide range of tours from Jacobite.

Multiple Cruises Daily - All Year

Sailing from Fort Augustus, enjoy taking in the stunning scenery and wildlife that surrounds Loch Ness

Multiple Cruises Daily - All Year

Hourly cruise departing from Drumnadrochit, you can sail up close to Urquhart Castle whilst you learn all the Loch Ness facts from the Skipper.

Hourly Cruises - March - November

Sail the waves of the Moray firth and spot the wonderful wildlife that lives in and around the waters, maybe even the local pod of bottled-nosed dolphins on this wonderful 2 hour experience.

Multiple Cruises Daily - March - October

Exhilarating and adrenaline fuelled 2 hours on the waters of the Moray Firth! This rib boat experience takes you along the coast in search of our beautiful local dolphins.

Multiple Cruises Daily - March - October

Enjoy a speed cruise across the waves of Loch Ness in search of Nessie, choose from a 60 or 90 minute expereince.

Multiple Cruises Daily - March to October

Explore Loch Ness on a wonderful 2.5 hour canoe experience from Fort Augustus. A fantastic adventure for just one person or all the family!

Explore the wonderful surrounding area on a guided E-Bike experience. Many half day options available that include Loch Ness, Foyers, MTB trails, Glen affric and more.

Axe throwing in a beautiful woodland setting! Choose from 30 or 60 minute session... maybe add in some archery as well?

Open All Year

Want to go fishing in the Highlands? You can go salmon or trout fishing with a tailor made guided experiences or lessons.

Learn field archery skills in the most safe, but incredibly fun way possible! No ordinary targets here, you will find dinosaurs, dragons, haggis and creepies! 60 or 90 minute sessions available

Open All Year

Gorge walking near Inverness is huge fun with lots of jumps, slides, pools and waterfalls! A fun day for everyone in the water.

Visit Inverncannich farm in Cannich for a fantastic alpaca trekking experience. You will meet and trek with the alpacas as well as meet the rest of the farm residents, pigmy goats, highland cows, water buffalo and more!

30 minute and 1 hour experiences available

Open All Year

Meet and greet or trek with the gorgeous alpaca crew at Loch Ness alpacas. Trek loch side, feed them carrots and learn all about the gentle animals.  

30 minute and 50 minute experiences available 

Open All Year

Experience the whole of Loch Ness on 2 wheels with this fantastic 2 day guided E-bike experience. 

Multiple stunning views throughout both days with plenty of opportunity to experience Highland hospitality by cycling the total of 80 miles with over 3000 metres of ascent. All equipment, accommodation, evening and breakfast meals provided. An incredible experience!
 

Experienced riders can enjoy hacks and lessons surrounded by the stunning scenery of Loch Ness.

A fabulous Great Glen Canoe Trail adventure holiday, travelling by Canadian canoe across Scotland from Fort William on the West Coast to Inverness in the East. You will paddle on flat water for 60 miles (100 km), canoeing the Caledonian Canal and traversing legendary lochs such as Loch Ness and the wonderful Loch Lochy!  Wild camp at remote and beautiful spots along the way surrounded by some of the UK’s highest mountains.

Tailor made guided fly fishing experiences and packages with You Fish Scotland, come and fish Highland waters!

Meet our most popular local! Meet and feed a gorgeous herd of local Highland Coos on a local working croft. This wonderful hour long experienced is based in Drumnadrochit. 

To have the coos at Quila Cridhe Tearoom all to yourself, you can book an up close and personal experience before the tearoom opens. There is only one slot a day at 9:30am so book with plenty of notice.

You can book a meet n' greet Highland Coo experience at Farm Ness between April and October. Have 1-1 time feeding the friendly furry locals!

Enjoy a delicious coo themed afternoon tea at Quila Cridhe that also includes meeting the coos! This must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your visit!

The Downright Gabbler dining events are a really unique and fun experience. Themed dining and storytelling make the events interesting as well as incredibly tasty! Whisky, beer, Scottish heritage and Highland Banquet themes all available, find out more!

Want to taste all the local and Scottish food and drink but don't know where to try first? Why not join Cath's food and drink tour! Eat your way around Inverness trying all the local delicacies and learning all about the area whilst you are at it!  

Learn about the traditional recipes and hear personal stories, in the spirit of friendliness that Slow Food stands for. Each course is created from local seasonal and foraged produce.

During this tour, you'll explore the art of whisky-making, the craft of distilling and the mystique of maturation. Enjoy a tutored tasting of three delicious whiskies, including a bottle that's exclusively available at The Singleton Brand Home - an experience not to be missed.

You will be taken on a walk through time, from 1897 through the height of production in the 1970s, to the present day. Finish with a tutored tasting of three of our single malts, Tomatin Legacy, Tomatin 12 year old and their lightly peated sister brand, Cù Bòcan Signature.

You’ll experience the magic of the Uile-bheist guides and unveil the secrets of whisky-making and beer brewing.
Take an in-depth look at the Scottish Mythological creatures that shape their brand. Round off your tour with a taste of Uile-bheist Lager and one of our Uile-bheist Colpach Blends.

Discover Inverness through a local’s eyes, join a public tour with Walking Tours in Inverness at 11:30am, 2pm or 5pm every day to discover Inverness with a local guide.

Discover the city with Cath's Inverness Tours, Local Cath will share the best places to eat and drink and how to make the most of your time in Inverness. 

Happy Tours operates private tours from Inverness throughout the Highlands of Scotland.
Our friendly, local, experienced, fully-trained and kilted guides are eager to share their knowledge, experience and most importantly, their stories with you.

• Culloden Battlefield
• Loch Ness
• Whisky Tours
• Golf Tours
• Castle Tours
• Glen Finnan Viaduct
• Isle of Skye

Wow offer Isle of Skye and Scottish Highland day tours, you can join our Skye tours from Inverness, Drumnadrochit or Invermoriston. You can also book a private tour too!

• Loch Ness and Glen Affric
• Isle of Skye
• Applecross
• Culloden, Clava and Cawdor
• Dunrobin and Dornoch

Let the Rabbie's driver-guides take you, share stories that go deeper and connect you with the land you travel through, its history, music, and culture.

• Loch Ness 
• Glen Affric, Culloden and Clava
• Torridon and Applecross
• Cairngorms
• Whisky Distilleries
• Castles
• Remote and Rugged

Take an award winning tour with Highland Explorer Tours. Departing from Inverness they offer a range of tours from 1-5 days long including :

• Isle of Skye
• Loch Ness
• Moray Coast
• Whisky and Outlander
• Cawdor castle

And more!

From the moment you step aboard their luxurious, eco-friendly vehicles, your adventure begins. Bespoke luxury tours are not just trips; they are gateways to experiencing Scotland in a way few are lucky to.

• Loch Ness
• Outlander
• Distillery
• Golf
• Custom Tours

Tour in comfort and style with a tour ranging from 1-5 days with Bill Grant. They will be delighted to discuss and arrange any variation you might wish to their tour line up.

• Loch Ness & Culloden
• Whisky Tours
• Isle of Skye
• The Caringorms
• Pictish Tour

Avril is not your average Tour Guide, but who wants average! With her good craic and sense of humour, excellent local knowledge from being born and bred here, you are sure to have a fantastic day out no matter where you go and explore on one of many guided tours with Avril's Travels. 

• Outlander
• Castles
• Ullapool
• Bespoke and more!

Let Cath be your guide in helping you uncover the finest spots, indulge in a private luxury driving tour, exploring the Highland gems of Loch Ness and Culloden Battlefield. Discover the personal connection as Cath shares her ancestry linked to the historic Battle of Culloden in 1746. 

Your full day adventure in the Highlands, enjoy a minibus Tour of Inverness, Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Culloden Battlefield, The Clava Cairns and Fort George Museum with the Highlanders Museum tours! 

By booking on a tour, not only will you explore the incredible and stunning homeland of these regiments, but you will also play a major role in keeping their legacy alive.

A minimum of 4 passengers and a maximum of 8 for each tour, minimum age for passengers 12 years.

We have all heard stories about tartan..... but there is a Highland story that never gets spoken, until now! Join Rebel Row to hear the truth from Highlanders about the biggest cover up for Scotland's iconic and national dress.