2 Days on the Loch Ness Canal of Caledonia and the Highlands

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2 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Tour of two days and one night, with accommodation and full breakfast included.

Scotland's must-see landscapes and sights in two days.

Regions to visit: The Caledonian Canal - Loch Ness - Perthshire - Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park - Glen Coe - Cairngorms National Park - Inverness and much more!

Scotland: country voted in prestigious tourism publications as the most beautiful in the world in 2017! In this short but intense two-day tour we are going to show you some of the essential landscapes, areas and monuments of ALBA, its original name in Scottish Gaelic, the native language of this wonderful and incredible country. We will of course visit the famous Loch Ness, the Caledonian Canal in the bucolic region of the Highlands and the two Scottish National parks with some of their most characteristic secrets! We're going to enjoy!

What's Included

Entrances to the places to visit
Professional guide
Breakfast
1 night accommodation
Light lunch on behalf of the client.
Optional dinners, supplement.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Departure and return location: for this Tour, the pick-up location is West Register House; 17 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DF or send us your hotel details in Edinburgh and we will pick you up from your hotel address if possible. HOTEL Transfers: they are always included free in our Tours.

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Meeting point

Edinburgh: on the main stairs of West Register House. Glasgow: Ask.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 2 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Perthshire & Cairngorms National Park!

    10 stops
  • 1

    Spectacular bridge of the longest in the world in its construction that we will cross in the North Sea.

    Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Dunkeld

    Beautiful Scottish town that we will pass slowly to head towards Pitlochry

    Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Pitlochry

    Spectacular Scottish Victorian-style town and one of the most touristic in the country. We will walk its High Street and have a coffee or lunch in one of its beautiful taverns.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 4

    One-hour tour and tasting in one of the traditional distilleries of the best Whiskey in the world; the Scotch. Beautiful buildings from the 18th century.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 5
    Queen's View

    Or the viewpoint of the Queen. After visiting the "Enchanted Forest" old lake where Fairies, Elves and Goblins lived, we arrived at one of the most spectacular views in all of Scotland with Loch Tummel in the background.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 6

    Beautiful views of some waterfalls where we will take a nice walk of an hour or so or those who prefer it will be able to enjoy a relaxing meal, coffee or visit a store of beautiful Scottish clothes.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 7

    Dream castle, taken from a story this beautiful and legendary white castle that houses the only private army in Europe, the "Atholl Highlanders" regiment, its Hercules garden and the friendly deer that are usually around it will delight our eyes.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 8

    Another natural forest with a lake and tower ruins included in the center, a story for our eyes surrounded by Scottish pines and that we will enjoy for a few minutes to photograph everything.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 9

    One of the two base towns for mountain sports and adventure in Scotland, in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park.

    Admission ticket free
  • 10

    The capital of the Scottish Highlands and without demarcation that occupies the entire territory. Beautiful views of the river Ness, the Castle and the Cathedral. Here we will enjoy the great night and surely some beautiful moments with locals in a Scottish tavern.

    Admission ticket free
  • Day 2

    Loch Ness and Loch Lomond, Trossachs National Park!

    13 stops
  • 11

    If the first day has been spectacular and super varied, the second is even more so. We ate our delicious Scottish breakfast and set off towards even more impressive landscapes, for something Scotland is chosen by many travelers as the most beautiful country in the world.

    Admission ticket free
  • 12

    We enter the beautiful Caledonian Canal, perhaps the most beautiful and picturesque route in all of Scotland and which connects the North Sea with the North Atlantic Ocean crossing the entire country. Surprise; We embark on a marvelous catamaran to sail in Loch Ness, the immense house of Nessi!

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 13
    Loch Ness

    As we navigate this immense lake we will look for traces of the shy Nessie :)

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 14
    Urquhart Castle

    We disembark and visit the ruins of what was once this great 12th century castle on the shores of Loch Ness.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 15
    Fort Augustus

    In this bucolic Scottish town on the shores of Loch Ness we will take a short walk visiting its locks since the Caledonian Canal has lakes at different levels. Time to have a coffee or Lunch too.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 16
    Caledonian Canal

    We continue down the Canal seeing impressive and spectacular forests, lakes and mountains, these landscapes will leave us amazed!

    Admission ticket free
  • 17
    Fort William

    In the town known as the outdoor sports capital of the entire United Kingdom and at the foot of the highest mountain of all these islands; Ben Nevis, we will see the ruins of the old Inverlochy castle and the center of the village with its small shops on the picturesque High Street.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 18
    Glencoe

    As you can see, like each and every one of our Tours, a super complete itinerary, a spectacular route and full of varied and interesting content. We arrive at Glencoe, in this village rescue center for mountaineers who venture into its heights we will tell you a sad but true story .....

    Admission ticket free
  • 19
    Glencoe National Nature Reserve

    And we continue because there is still much more to see ....... we enter the valley in height or in Scottish; "Glen" known as the most impressive in the country and in which scenes from: Outlander, Harry Potter, Skyfall 007, Braveheart, Rob Roy ..... the views of its three massifs, the Three Sisters mountains, will leave us with open mouth .....

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 20
    Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

    After all this we still descend and enter the second National Park of Scotland. We saw the Cairngorms National Park on the first day and crossed the perhaps most beautiful Park of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs.

    Admission ticket free
  • 21
    Luss

    Here, on the shores of Loch Lomond the largest in all of Scotland, we take a small walk through the village of Luss, an ancient Celtic settlement in its day full of Druids and covens, today it is a town totally dedicated to peace and relaxation from tourism .

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 22

    And without stopping we see the laymen the silhouette of the impressive Stirling Castle and monument to William Wallace.

    Admission ticket free
  • 23
    Edinburgh

    After having traveled, lived and enjoyed some of the most beautiful landscapes, villages and routes in all of Alba-Scotland, we arrived at the capital, "The Athens of the North" or Edinburgh, a World Heritage Site and where this beautiful Tour ends for now ...... We are waiting for you to show you more beauties of Alba-Scotland, the land of the Celtic Picts.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by ScotlandTrips International

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Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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