Group Travel Tour Operator and DMC for Scotland
Discovering Inverness, the Cairngorms and the Spey Valley
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CR No-828 approaches Kinchurdy Bridge ©Strathspey railway
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Highland Folk Museum, Scotland
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Loch Ness, Jacobite Cruises, Scotland
This tour brings together the spectacular Cairngorms National Park and the beautiful Spey Valley. Highlights of the tour include a visit to the Highland Folk Museum and a ride on the Strathspey Railway. We also hop aboard a Loch Ness cruise – keep your eyes peeled for Nessie!
Dates
17 May 2027, 21 June 2027, 20 September 2027, 4 October 2027
Suggested itinerary by coach
Day 1
Travel to Scotland
If you’re travelling a distance, ask about overnight stops.
Day 2
Loch Ness Cruise, Inverness, and Scenic Drive
This morning we travel to Inverness and set sail on a 2-hour contemplation cruise. Boarding at Dochgarroch, our journey takes us along Thomas Telford’s famous Caledonian Canal and across the legendary waters of Loch Ness. We then have free time in Inverness, the cultural capital of the Highlands. This afternoon we take the scenic route back to our hotel, passing through Dava Moor and Grantown-on-Spey.
Day 3
Highland Folk Museum
Today begins with a trip to the visit Highland Folk Museum, a one mile long, 80-acre site, with live actors and restored buildings that help bring Highland history to life. You can step back in time and experience life in the Highlands from 1700s to the 1950s. With over 35 historical buildings onsite for you to explore and discover how people in the Highlands lived, worked, went to school, enjoyed their leisure time. Individual donations.
Day 4
Aviemore and the Strathspey Railway
This morning we take the short journey to Aviemore to enjoy free time in this picturesque mountain retreat. This afternoon we go for a ride on the Strathspey Railway, a heritage steam railway that runs for 10 miles across heather-covered moorland with the Cairngorm Mountains behind.
Day 5
Return home
After breakfast we start our journey home. If your journey allows, call into the delightful town of Pitlochry, also known as the ‘Gateway to the Highlands’.
Featured hotels
Balavil Hotel (Newtonmore) ***
Traditional family run 3 star standard hotel, Inspected by Greatdays
Situated in the village of Newtonmore, within easy reach of Inverness, Perth and Fort William.
Hotel facilities: lounge; restaurant; bar; leisure facilities including indoor swimming pool and sauna.
Room facilities: en-suite bathrooms; tea & coffee making facilities; TV.
Useful information: this hotel has coach parking and a lift to all floors. Some steps in the corridors.
Nethybridge Hotel ***
This traditional hotel boasts 70 en-suite bedrooms and is set amidst the scenic splendour of the Cairngorm Mountains and close to the Highland capital, Inverness, as well as Cairngorm. Facilities include on-site coach parking, lift, ground floor rooms, free WiFi in the public ground floor area, a restaurant and lounge bar.
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- Exterior of Nethybridge Hotel
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- Classic Double room at Nethybridge Hotel
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- Nethybridge Hotel Reception
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- Nethybridge Hotel Bar
| Dates | Hotel |
5 days / 4 nights | Single supplement |
| 17th May 2027 | Balavil Hotel | From £540.00 per person | £125.00 supplement |
| 21st June 2027 | Nethybridge Hotel | From £527.00 per person | £265.00 supplement |
| 20th September 2027 | Nethybridge Hotel | From £550.00 per person | £265.00 supplement |
| 4th October 2027 | Balavil Hotel | From £540.00 per person | £125.00 supplement |
