Loch Ness & The Highlands from Inverness

We were so fortunate to have brilliant blue skies for most of our trip to Scotland, and we really enjoyed exploring Urquhart Castle and cruising Loch Ness. We also enjoyed walking down a long trail to see the cascading Falls of Foyers. A couple things about our trip were concerning, though. When we first boarded the van, a few people had not pre-purchased tickets for the castle and the cruise. Our driver the proceeded to collect their credit cards (for those tickets) and read the complete numbers out loud over her phone, so audibly the whole van could clearly hear. We were appalled! To be fair, we'd had an outstanding guide on a different tour/different company the previous day so the comparison was fresh. But the guide certainly can make or break the experience. Bottom line, we enjoyed the scenery and drive, but we felt the guide was not the best.

Malcolm our tour guide was very good. He explained to us the history of inverness and threw in some humor along the way.

Marita was fun and full of stories. It was great to see so much in an 8hr time. A wee bit of sun and a wee bit of rain. Lush green countryside. Peated water. And history. Sadly, no sightings of Nessie.

It was a lovely tour. Timverbush communicated and accommodated for my travel sickness and arrange me a good accessible seat at front for my mobility issue. Luckily my hip wasn't as painful but it nice to know I had easy access to fresh air and can get on and off bus more easily with my hip issue. There were a few complications on the tour. I pre-booked ticket and I had to wait to get a booking code for the castle. When I pre-booked I got a QR code but this isn't scanable at the castle. This was due to the fact it is a Timberbushs QR code. So it was annoying that ate into my free time at castle. Luckily I sorted the issue using my initiative and went to see the castle. The tour guide obviously tried to be helpful to rectify this issue but I kind took matters into my own hands as time was of the escience. May I suggest Timberbush send customer in future the code needed for the booking desk of the castle. Maybe it due to fact I only pre-booked the day before over phone? Turns out I could have booked on the day and things would have worked out better for me. However, I didn't want to miss out on doing the tours. I wasn't sure how busy these items are, hence panicked and pre-booked once saw it on the booking info notes. It was also a bit annoying the castle it self didn't have the two queue of prebook and paid entry tickets but maybe due to the time of entry and staffing that caused this issue. The bus made an irritating buzzing noise through the tour. The guide tried her best to minimise it. But it was fairly annoying but luckily didn't ruin the tour to much. Overal it was amazing and highly recommend Timberbush as both your I have been on have been great. The tour guide was funny, chatty and kind. 👍👍

Full experience was amazing me and my girl friend went to the tour threw the night lands threw to isle of Skye tour guide RAY was amazing couldn’t have asked for a better tour guide , he had so many stories about our Scottish history , we really really enjoyed it and will be booking again next year , James and Natasha from Glasgow

Our driver and guide Malcolm brought us to lots of beautiful viewpoints of lake Lochness, the Urquart castle, waterfalls, boatride (was fun and educational!), Scottish villages and animals. Even walked with us to the top of the highest mountain. He knew a lot of the ancient and current stories and flora and fauna of Scotland. He mase sure we were allright and safe throughout the day. I had a lot of fun and was totally relaxed at the end of the day!

Malcolm our tour guide showed us so much during that tour! His stories were very interesting, full of historical facts and new discoveries. Sharing his knowledge with us he translated names of places from gaelic what not everyone in Scotland can do! He was also very caring guide.

I absolutely loved it! Our driver and tour guide Malcolm was very interesting and helpful with continuous commentary for most of the day. He was polite and professional and I can highly recommend Timberbush

Had an amazing day tour to see Loch Ness and the Highlands. Our guide Chris really went above and beyond to make this tour memorable! He told us lots of stories, and knows his history, I was very impressed! He took us to places not on the itinerary to get the most beautiful pictures! We even went on an unexpected hike to to the most amazing spot in all of the highlands! I really enjoyed this tour and Recommend booking with Timber Bush, you will not be disappointed! Thanks again Chris 😊

An excellent tour. We felt very safe with all the covid measures, guests and driver wore masks at all times and hand sanitizer available whenever we got back on the bus. The tour was excellent, we were only in Inverness for a day and wanted to see the area and learn a little of it's history. We chose to do the 2 additional tours Urquhart Castle and Loch Ness boat trip and we were glad we did. Ryan our driver /guide was both knowledgeable and informative, mixing facts about places with his own experiences. I would not hesitate to recommend this tour.