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This compact Scottish city is perfect for exploration by foot — travelers can easily find their way from the lovely River Ness to historic Inverness Castle and St. Andrews Cathedral, and beyond to the events at Eden Court and the busy Victorian Market. It’s also an ideal base for exploring the Highlands, with the mysterious Loch Ness (and famed local resident Nessie), Culloden Battlefield and the Bronze Age Clava Cairns just a quick drive away.
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1. Highland Aviation
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5.0 based on 108 reviews
Highland Aviation Flying School - See the Highlands from the air. Looking for something to do in Inverness or just visiting the Highlands and want to see everything in a few hours? We offer flights over the Highlands and flight training for the private pilots licence with gift vouchers available from only £99.00. Highland Aviation are based at Inverness airport and operate 7 days a week from 8am until late. We operate light aircraft for up to 3 people on private flights. You get to take the controls and fly whilst taking in the most beautiful scenery the UK has to offer.
2. Explore Highland
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5.0 based on 62 reviews
Here at Explore Highland, we love the great outdoors.Based centrally in the Capital of the Scottish Highlands, Inverness is surrounded by beautiful landscapes, wildlife, but best of all, a plentiful supply of water for open canoeing, river kayaking or sea kayaking.When you join us on a guided adventure or hire a boat for your own adventure, we will ensure that your time in the Highlands is truely memorable.We may be bias, but we feel that there is no better location in the world to explore.
3. You Fish Scotland
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5.0 based on 97 reviews
You Fish Scotland will look after your every requirement. All you have to do is be ready to go and thats it! We will provide you with all the equipment and have you fishing straight away. We have access to some amazing waters that include Scotland's famous Hill lochs, Famous Named Rivers and our very own privately owned waters. We have a Log Cabin designed for the fisher and his or her partner. They can sit and relax under the verandah and watch the passing wildlife while you are out catching the fish of your dreams. We will provide Lunch and beverages throughout and give you a true Scottish day to remember. Fly fishing in Inverness is only minutes away. You can be fly fishing for Atlantic salmon, Wild Brown Trout, Pike, Perch and Sea Trout within minutes.
4. Ness Tours
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5.0 based on 56 reviews
Join us for a great day out exploring the Highlands of Scotland, Loch Ness, the Isle of Skye, distilleries, castles Culloden Battlefield and Outlander tours the choice is yours.Itineraries to suit your requirements we are truly flexible. Tours can start anywhere Inverness, Nairn, Invergordon cruise terminal, train station or airport.
5. Highland Tour Guide
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5.0 based on 26 reviews
Professional Local Private Scottish Tour Guide born in the Highlands of Scotland Delivering tours for 15 years all over Scotland from one to 28 days and including Outlander, North Coast 500, Loch Ness, Culloden Battlefield, Clava Cairns, Cawdor Castle, Whisky Tours, Eilean Donan Castle, Shore Excursions from Invergordon and Portree, the islands of Skye and Mull and the Outer Hebrides, Clan History. Custom and Bespoke tours from any city in Scotland
6. Highland Tours Inverness
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5.0 based on 81 reviews
Private day tours from Inverness showing you the best of the Scottish Highlands. These fun, informative tours will tell you about the history of the places visited and show some outstanding scenery. Giving you a real flavour of the local area.
7. In Your Element Scotland
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5.0 based on 243 reviews
In Your Element is a mobile outdoor adventure activity company offering amazing outdoor adventures across Scotland, with bases in Inverness, Aviemore, Loch Tay and at Loch Lomond . We offer a range of outdoor experience for families, stag/ hen groups, corporate or charity groups including canoeing, gorge walking, archery, aerial adventure courses and much more. We're the largest canoe and kayak hire operator in Scotland, with a large fleet of boats available for individuals, small groups and adventure events. With a flexible shuttle service and comprehensive outfitting service we should be your first port of call.
Reviewed By J_Black1987 - North Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Me and my sister decided to try something different, so we thought we'd try the Segway Adventure at Loch Lomond. It took us some time to find the place. After arriving at the main car park we walked round to the shopping centre area. We were walking around for about 15 minutes looking for the place and checked the maps and it wasn't marked on it. We asked some people for directions, but no one seemed to know where In Your Element or the 'Segway place' was. At this point we were feeling a little panicked thinking we might miss out if there's a group of people waiting to head out. We called the number on their website and they directed us - it's located on the shore next to the canoes and bikes, behind the Sea Life Aquarium. If you get lost just ask in at TreeZone for directions as they appear to be part of the same company. When we finally arrived, we were greeted with a warm welcome. It was just me, my sister, and the instructor. We were pleasantly surprised there wasn't a big group. The instructor went over all the safety information and showed us how to use the Segways. We then had a little practice and when we were comfortable we went round to another practice area with hills. We practiced going down a hill a couple of times and then he took us over to a bigger hill where me and my sister attempted to go up it. We failed a few times to make it up to the top of the hill, having to do a 180 and go back down. My sister nearly fell off it once on the hill, but she was unhurt and still in happy spirits. We eventually managed to get up the hill with a couple more practice runs and felt comfortable enough to take the speed cap off. When in the practice areas you are limited to 6mph, which is then increased to 12mph if you feel comfortable enough doing so. I recommend taking the cap off as some of the hills require more speed than the capped 6mph to get up, and you are always in control of the speed by using your balance anyway, so you can slow down if you wish. After the cap was taken off, we zoomed along a grassy area which was fairly muddy. At times it felt like it was skidding, but it is designed for all terrains and we never fell off - trust the Segway! We then went through a wooded area a couple of times, and down to another part of the shore where we stopped to take photos. Our instructor happily took some photos of us with Ben Lomond in the background. This is a great spot for photo opportunities as the views are amazing, so make sure you have a phone or camera handy. We then continued and throughout the adventure went through a lot of forest areas, where you can mostly zoom about really fast, however there are tighter areas where you'll need to drop your speed so you don't end up flying off into the Loch or hitting a tree! We also went to the shopping centre area and into TreeZone where you can see the adventure course above you. This area is more technical with sharper turns, so watch your speed here! Our instructor took us around these different areas a few times and by the end of the adventure we felt like pros! We had never been on a Segway before, but it was the most fun we had both had in a long time! The instructor was lovely, and very patient with us beginners. The adventure lasts about an hour, but you have so much fun you won't want to come off it! We will definitely be going back to Loch Lomond to do this again in the future and highly recommend it to everyone to try, even beginners.
8. Kushi Adventures
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5.0 based on 49 reviews
Inverness based, small group adventures in Scotland; offering guided mountain walks, kayak and canoe trips.Also canoe and kayak hire, rock climbing and abseiling.
9. Highland-Excursions
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5.0 based on 45 reviews
Highland Excursions Private car Tours, Luxury Scottish Highland tours , Inverness tours , Outlander tours, Loch Ness Monster tours ,Whisky tours , Invergordon Shore Excursions, North Coast 500 tours, Skye tours, Chauffeur driven private car tours of the Scottish Highlands
10. Ticket To Ride - Bike Hire
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5.0 based on 319 reviews
Explore Loch Ness and Inverness by bike. Visit us at our bike hire centre in beautiful Bellfield Park, Inverness. We'll use our local knowledge and cycle hire experience to make sure you choose the route that's right for you. Our Trek hire bikes are new each year and carefully looked after to ensure reliability and safety. We subscribe to the Cyclists Touring Club Bike Hire Code. Open every day April to October
Reviewed By ATDNC500
We used Ticket to Ride for NC500 bike hire. Very good customer service and email correspondence before we arrived to pick up our bikes, friendly and useful staff, great bikes and kit. Overall a seamless and enjoyable experience. 10/10 would recommend and use again.
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