The 15 Best Loch Ness & Highlands Day Trips from Edinburgh

Edinburgh: Loch Ness, Glencoe & the Scottish Highlands Tour - Callander and the first taste of Highland life

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 17,446 reviews · 12.5 hours · from $62Our pick

Ride from Edinburgh to Glencoe and Loch Ness on a scenic 12.5-hour coach tour with local stories, optional castle visits, and a cruise.

“Our tour guide was Adam who was absolutely amazing, very funny, and knowledgeable about Scottish history. The bus was comfortable and warm (in winter months) and there was a great variety of stops along the Scottish Highlands. Would absolutely recommend this day tour, it is definitely worth it.”

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From Edinburgh: Loch Ness, Glencoe & Scottish Highlands Tour

2.Loch Ness, Glencoe & Scottish Highlands Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 11,381 reviews · 12.5 hours · from $61

Review of Edinburgh’s Loch Ness and Highlands day tour, with Glencoe, Highland cows, Pitlochry, and optional cruise or whisky tasting.

“A fantastic day from start to finish We had an absolutely fantastic and informative, and well-planned day trip with our wonderful guide Fraser. The day started really early but it was well was broken up by several great stops and scenic views. I can’t say enough about our fantastic guide and driver, Fraser. Fraser is an amazing driver and story teller all at the same time. It was fantastic how he incorporated Scottish music, history, and humor throughout the trip. We laughed smiled and sang the whole day. He had everyone attention all day. He did a great job in referring to specific points of interest during the whole journey.…”

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Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands, Glencoe and Pitlochry Tour

3.Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands, Glencoe and Pitlochry Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,854 reviews · 12 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $67Top rated

See Glencoe, Loch Ness, Ben Nevis, Cairngorms and Pitlochry in one long day from Edinburgh, with live stories and optional cruise.

“Great tour to experience the Highlands in one day, Loch Ness boat trip was amazing, Hairy Coo encounter at the end was the cherry on top for my daughter. Our giude, Stephen, was great!”

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Loch Ness & Highlands Small-Group Tour from Edinburgh with Cruise

4.Loch Ness & Highlands Small-Group Tour from Edinburgh with Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6,022 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $84

See Glencoe, Loch Ness, Cairngorms, and the Forth Bridge on a scenic 12-hour small-group tour from Edinburgh with cruise.

“Jim was our tour guide and we couldn’t have been any luckier. He was so informative and funny. I learned so much from his tour and we got to see the most beautiful sites.”

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From Edinburgh: Glenfinnan, Glencoe, and Highlands Day Trip

5.Glenfinnan, Glencoe, and Highlands Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4,657 reviews · from $62

See Glencoe, Fort William, Glenfinnan Viaduct, and Highland scenery on a long but rewarding day trip from Edinburgh.

“We had the 2 best drivers and tour guides. They were very entertaining, knowledgeable and professional. Thier names were, Nick and Ryan. They made the trip so enjoyable. Recommend this tour company, to anyone planning to come to Edinburgh.”

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Edinburgh: Loch Ness, Glencoe & The Highlands

6.Loch Ness, Glencoe & The Highlands

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,771 reviews · 12 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $62

See Glencoe, Loch Ness, Ben Nevis, and the Highlands on a full-day coach tour from Edinburgh with guided stops and optional cruise.

“I almost gave up going on this trip, I did it on a Sunday and I wasn't sure if I could survive so many hours on the road. I am so glad I didn't though! I had a great time, our driver/guide, Neil, made sure we had enough stops to stretch our legs and for whatever else we needed. I am so grateful for that! Neil was also very entertaining, with a great sense of humour, I mean, I enjoyed it, very knowledgeable regarding everything we saw. He shared some personal anecdotes, which made the trip even more delightful, adding a bit of a more intimate touch, like "we are…”

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Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness and Glencoe Day Trip from Edinburgh

7.Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness and Glencoe Day Trip from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,793 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $74

Review of the 13-hour Highlands, Loch Ness, and Glencoe tour from Edinburgh, with castle access, optional cruise, guide tips, costs, and drawbacks.

“Steven B was great! Several photo stops and great information. Loch ness boat tour was a bit underwhelming but the rest of the tour was very scenic.”

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Edinburgh: Loch Ness, Glencoe, Coos & the Highlands Day Tour

8.Loch Ness, Glencoe, Coos & the Highlands Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,539 reviews · 12.5 hours · from $72

See Loch Ness, Glencoe, Cairngorms, Urquhart Castle and Hairy Coos on a long, story-filled Scotland day tour from Edinburgh.

“It was absolutely brilliant and thanks to our guide broadley - he was brilliant😁😁”

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From Edinburgh: 3-Day Isle of Skye and The Highlands Tour

9.3-Day Isle of Skye and The Highlands Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,405 reviews · 3 days · from $244

Explore Skye, Glencoe, Loch Ness, Glenfinnan, and Culloden on a lively three-day Highlands tour from Edinburgh with your own Inverness stay.

“The tour was the most exciting and scenic trip for me and my friends. The tour guide Rod is just amazing and got to learn so much history about places and interesting stories to listen from him. The photo spots were great. We all in all enjoyed it alot and would definitely would like to go on this tour again and will also recommend it to my friends and family.”

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From Edinburgh: Loch Ness & Scottish Highlands Tour

10.Loch Ness & Scottish Highlands Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2,366 reviews · from $94

Review of Edinburgh’s 12-hour Loch Ness tour, with Glen Coe, Ben Nevis, Fort Augustus, a boat cruise, and the Cairngorms.

“My trip was wonderful, the is lovely. But I think we could do more stops in interesting points, like see the coo cows and others. But amazing tour.”

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Loch Ness, Glencoe & the Highlands Guided Day Tour from Edinburgh

11.Loch Ness, Glencoe & the Highlands Guided Day Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,233 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $85

See Glencoe, Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, and the Cairngorms on a full Highland day tour from Edinburgh with a lively guide.

“The driver/ guide Matt N was knowledgeable about the highlands. The trip was kept on schedule. It’s a nice way to get a taste of a The Highlands wo having to rent a car.”

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From Edinburgh: Loch Ness, Glenoce & The Highlands Day Tour

12.Loch Ness, Glenoce & The Highlands Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,130 reviews · 12 hours · from $53Best value

See Glencoe, Rannoch Moor, Loch Ness, Fort William, and Pitlochry on a 12-hour Highlands day tour from Edinburgh.

“Great tour! The locations are amazing, driver was careful and punctual. It was totally worth it!”

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Loch Ness and the Scottish Highlands Day Tour from Edinburgh

13.Loch Ness and the Scottish Highlands Day Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,884 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $59

Review of Gray Line Scotland’s Loch Ness and Highlands tour from Edinburgh, with Glencoe, Pitlochry, costs, timing, guides, and practical tips.

“We booked the experience months in advance. I was confirmed, charged and never sent any communications to my email or called about the tour not happening. They even confirmed the payment would be processed 5 days before the tour. We got up at 545 am to ensure on time arrival and they no showed. We ended up driving and doing one ourselves but was extremely disappointing.”

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