The 7 Best Day Trips in Inverness

1.Isle of Skye Day Trip from Inverness

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 385 reviews · 11 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $67Our pick

Review of the Isle of Skye day trip from Inverness, with Loch Ness, Eilean Donan, Portree, Kilt Rock, costs, timing, and practical advice.

“The Isles of Skye are really worth seeing. Driver very competent and solution oriented. Unfortunately, the bus stalled a number of times. The passengers and bus driver remained calm under this. Plenty of stops to look around. I would make the stop in Portree 1h30 instead 1h. I had a pleasant time. Thank you.”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.1 Day Moray Coast Tour with Speyside Whisky from Inverness

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 306 reviews · 11 hours 30 minutes (approx.) Top rated

Explore the Moray Coast from Inverness with beaches, seabirds, villages, Speyside whisky, and a small-group Scottish Highlands tour.

“The landscape of the countryside on this tour was simply stunning. This was our second tour with Iain (he was our tour guide the day before to Isle of Skye). He interspersed his stories and historical context with some Scottish music. He has a true talent for storytelling – often mixing facts with fantasy, but always being clear what was real and what was a colorful embellishment that helped enhance the overall experience. The Strathisla distillery tour (home of Chivas) was just right; we didn’t want a tour of the full facility, but visitors were pretty much free to roam parts of the interior and the beautiful grounds – and,…”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Loch Ness Experience Day Trip from Inverness

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $75

Explore Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Fort Augustus, Foyers Falls, and Dores Beach on an 8-hour guided trip from Inverness.

“We got to do a lot of things and our guide made it truly personal. He went together with us to see the falls, the beach and gave a lot of tips and tricks all throughout the tour. The castle and cruise are a must haves too!”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Loch Ness Tour: Day Trip to Loch Ness, Outlander Sites and More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $688

Explore Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Clava Cairns, Culloden, Cawdor, and two distilleries on a flexible private Inverness day tour.

“I had an exceptional tour with Tony with Highland Guided Tours. He personalized the tour and took me to the places I really wanted to see. He was very knowledgeable about the areas and very friendly and funny, too. The highlights were Clava Cairns and the Culloden Battlefield. Cawdor Castle was also very interesting. I highly recommend this tour with Tony.”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.‘Luke Skye-Walkers’ 1 Day Isle of Skye Adventure + Hike Options

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $681

Review of Luke Skye-Walkers’ private Isle of Skye day tour from Inverness, with Highland cows, Eilean Donan, Storr, Quiraing and drone photos.

“We did the one day isle of skye tour with Luke Tours. Incredibly amazing experience touring through Scotland and into the Isle of Skye with Luke. We booked in January and had all the attractions mostly to ourselves and were blessed with a sunny day for our scenic hike to Storr. Luke was very knowledgeable and provided us with detailed information into the history and background of the sites and attractions. We found him very fun to socialise with and shared many laughs. I loved the competitive trivia questions he provided and the music selection proved for a most epic experience. Luke also provided amazing and unique drone photos and…”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.1 Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $80

Review of the 12-hour Isle of Skye tour from Inverness, with Portree, Quiraing, Kilt Rock, Eilean Donan Castle, tips, value, and practical advice.

“saw a lot of the Isle of Skye and had a great time! Guide was very good and it added to our Scotland experience:)”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.1 Day Private Isle of Skye and West Highlands from Inverness

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $96

Review of a private Isle of Skye day tour from Inverness, with Eilean Donan, Storr, Quiraing, Portree, flexible stops, and Gaelic insight.

“We had such an amazing time with Donald our tour guide. He catered to everything we wished to see and do during the tour. The car was comfortable. It included drinks, charging and air control. We had interesting conversation on the history of Scotland but also on life there. We were able to control stop times and what we wanted to see versus drive by. Truly the perfect day.”

Check availability →Read our full review