Private Loch Ness Tour Urquhart Castle Falls and Scenic Views

Discover the enchanting beauty of Loch Ness on a private nine-hour tour that takes you on a scenic journey around the loch. Begin your day at Urquhart Castle right as it opens, enjoying fewer crowds and stunning views. Experience the breathtaking Invermoriston Falls, visit the Dundreggan Rewilding Centre for lunch, and take in the panoramic vistas from Loch Loyne. With a personal guide and a fully electric Tesla, this tour offers an intimate exploration of one of Scotland's most famous landscapes, tailored to your pace and preferences. - Private tour tailored for one party, ensuring an exclusive experience - Seven scenic stops, including Urquhart Castle and Invermoriston Falls - Lunch at the Dundreggan Rewilding Centre, with options for walking trails - Pick-up from your location in Inverness included

1. 1

   Urquhart Castle

   2 hours

   A modest ruin in a position that is anything but — a spur of rock jutting into twenty-three miles of black water with the hills coming down on both sides. You cannot see that with four hundred people on it. You can see it perfectly at nine in the morning, which is the entire reason we leave when we do.

2. 2

   Loch Ness

   Pass by

   Views along the west shore of Loch Ness.

3. 3

   Invermoriston Falls

   30 min

   Thomas Telford threw a bridge over the Moriston in 1813 and it is still standing, just, next to the one that replaced it. The river underneath goes through a slot in the rock and drops hard after rain. Five minutes from the road and most people driving the A82 have no idea it is there.

4. 4

   Dundreggan Rewilding Centre

   1.5 hours

   Trees for Life’s centre at Dundreggan, up Glen Moriston on the road we take anyway. Lunch in the café, and trails from the door running twenty minutes or most of an hour, so it flexes with the weather and with how much walking you actually want. Facilities here are the good ones, and the next of them is Fort Augustus. It keeps its own seasonal hours and does close; if it is shut on your date we stop somewhere else nearby, and Dan will tell you that on the morning.

5. 5

   Stop 5

   15 min

   The road climbs out of Glen Moriston onto open moor and the whole of Loch Loyne opens out below with the Cluanie hills behind it. When the loch is low you can still see the old road running down into the water, drowned when the loch was dammed. There is a nature reserve walk from near here if you want to stretch your legs properly.

6. 6

   Fort Augustus

   1 hour

   Five locks lifting the canal up from Loch Ness in a staircase through the middle of the village. If a boat is going through, it is worth the twenty minutes to watch it — the whole thing is still worked by hand. Public toilets here, and the last of them before the east shore.

7. 7

   Suidhe Viewpoint

   15 min

   The B862 climbs hard out of Fort Augustus onto open moorland and stops at a viewpoint that looks back down the whole fault line. On a clear day you can trace the Great Glen running away to the south-west like a scar, which is exactly what it is. Almost nobody comes up here.

8. 8

   Loch Ness Alpacas

   2 hours

   Alpacas on a smallholding above the loch. It is a genuinely good hour if you have children with you, and a slightly absurd one if you do not, which is its own kind of recommendation. Best arranged in advance.

9. 9

   Dores Beach

   30 min

   The north end of Loch Ness, looking back down twenty-three miles of water towards Fort Augustus — where you were three hours ago. It is the only place you can take in the whole thing at once, and it is where we sit for as long as you like before the ten minutes back into Inverness.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.