VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION – All group tours depart from Bus Stand ZE, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3BQ (opposite Howie’s Restaurant). ⚠️ TEMPORARY DEPARTURE POINT ⚠️ From Monday 7th September, for approximately 9 weeks, all tours will depart from the other side of the street (opposite Bus Stand ZE), outside Howie’s restaurant or nearby. Look out for the Wee Red Bus! Click for Map.
Times
Please check in with your driver/guide at Bus Stand ZE, Waterloo Place 15 minutes before departure
Departure
08:00Return
20:00Duration
12 hoursPrices & Booking Terms
Included
- A fully guided tour from one of our 5-star reviewed driver/ guides
- Transport in a luxury Mercedes Wee Red Bus
- Free cancellation/rebooking up to 24 hours before departure
- Luggage allowance of up to 15 kg (33 lbs)
Not Included
- Entry fees to attractions
- Meals and refreshments
Tour Highlights
- Average group size of around 12
- Loch Ness
- Glen Coe
- Ben Nevis viewpoint
- Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
- Highland Perthshire
- Picturesque village of Fort Augustus
- Optional boat cruise on Loch Ness
- Cairngorms National Park
Dates
2026 Season
2027 Season
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
According to TripAdvisor travelers as of September 2026
Itinerary
Jump aboard this epic one day Scotland tour to Loch Ness and the famous Scottish Highlands.
Travelling through spectacular mountain scenery, this is the perfect way to visit the Highlands in a day and search for the famous Loch Ness monster as part of a small group tour (occasionally this route may be reversed).
We begin by driving past Linlithgow Palace, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, towards historic Stirling Castle and the National Wallace Monument.
Your guide will explain the real story of ‘Braveheart’ and William Wallace’s victorious tactics against the English invaders.
There’s a brief glimpse of Doune Castle for Monty Python, Game of Thrones and Outlander fans before a morning coffee stop in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Our options here include the Highland gateway village of Callander or the mountain views at beautiful Loch Lubnaig.
'Our journey continues to a stunning viewpoint before crossing the wilderness of Rannoch Moor to spectacular Glen Coe'
The journey continues to a stunning viewpoint and photo opportunity at Loch Tulla and across the wilderness of Rannoch Moor to famous Glen Coe. The notorious massacre of the MacDonald Clan was carried out amidst this beautiful and dramatic scenery on the 13th February 1692.
You may recognise this part of the Highlands which has been extensively used in the movies Skyfall, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Outlaw King and Mary Queen of Scots. A majestic setting in any season!
After travelling along the west coast towards Fort William we stop for lunch.
As we progress towards Loch Ness you will have an opportunity to view Ben Nevis (highest mountain in Britain at 1344 m) from the famous Commando Memorial.
Here you can admire the spectacular views over the rugged landscape of Lochaber. Our journey takes us along the Caledonian Canal before arriving in Fort Augustus on the banks of legendary Loch Ness.
Here, on the banks of the world’s most mysterious stretch of water, you will have time to monster hunt by boat or from the shores of the loch itself.
'At Loch Ness you will have time to monster hunt by boat or from the shores of the famous loch itself'
Sit back and enjoy this beautiful part of the Highlands with Cruise Loch Ness, our monster-hunting partners for over 20 years. The theories are many and varied – a plesiosaur, a lost seal, a giant eel? No Scottish holiday is complete without a search for Nessie and sonar equipment beams live images from the 200 metres deep loch to help you decide… Our return to Edinburgh takes us through Glen Spean and alongside Loch Laggan.
As we drive into the Cairngorms National Park we often have time for a short woodland ‘walk and talk’ in this beautiful part of Scotland. On our way south we travel past one of Scotland’s highest distilleries at Dalwhinnie and through the Grampian mountains towards Blair Castle, home of the Duke of Atholl.
Our final stop is in the heart of the Highlands (‘Big Tree Country’ in Highland Perthshire) where you can enjoy an early evening stroll through one of the picturesque villages or a quick refreshment before the final journey home.
On our approach to Edinburgh we travel across the Forth Road Bridge from where you can see the magnificent Forth Rail Bridge. Considered to be the greatest engineering achievement of the Victorian age, it is one of Scotland’s most impressive landmarks.
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