Inverness: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour 24-Hour Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - Red Route
ID: GYG44241-57013
Category:
Country: United Kingdom
Duration:
1 days
Description
Take a City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off bus tour to discover the sights of Inverness. With a multilingual audio guide, you'll learn lots of interesting facts about Inverness as you ride on the bus.
Join an open-top double-decker bus tour for an insight into the development of the city from the original street between Castle and Kirk, with the oldest building Abertarff House, to the recently completed Highland Archive Center.
Inverness has had 5 castles through the centuries with many famous visitors, not all welcome, Macbeth, Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie among them. Plan your day from the top of a double-decker bus, with 360-degree panoramic views of the city.
Visit the many churches, including St Andrews Cathedral, one of local architect Dr Alexander Ross’s finest buildings. On the Western outskirts of the city, see Tomnahurich Hill and the Caledonian Canal, hop-off for great panoramic views of Kessock Bridge, The Black Isle and the Inverness Firth out to Fort George.
Discover the flight of 5 locks at Muirtown, constructed in 1822 by Thomas Telford to bring the Caledonian Canal to sea level. Finally, pass by the South side of Inverness Castle to see Flora MacDonald’s statue, the 3 Graces, then along General Wades road by Bellfield Park to Holm Mills shopping village.
Tour Stops:
1. Bus Station, Stance 6
2. Bridge Street
3. Bellfield Park War Memorial
4. Bishops Road, St. Andrew's Cathedral
5. Bught Drive, Inverness Ice Rink
6. Dochgarroch Loch
7. Telford Street
Highlights
- Discover Inverness' many cathedrals, including the famous St. Andrews Cathedral
- Enjoy panoramic views from the top deck of the Flora MacDonald Statue
- Hop-off to admire the architecture of the Inverness Castle
- Mobile and printed paper vouchers are accepted on this tour
- Create your own itinerary to explore Inverness hopping on and off as you wish
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• First departure from Stop 1 at 10:15am
• Last departure from Stop 1 at 4:15pm
• Tour duration - 55 minutes
• Buses run every 60 minutes
• Vouchers can be used any day within 12 months of the travel date selected at check-out
• Mobile and printed paper vouchers are both accepted on this tour and can be redeemed at any of the stops along the route
• Please note, this tour will not operate on Sunday 29th September due to the Loch Ness Marathon taking place
Stop 1 is Bus Station, however customers can join the tour at any of the stops along the route
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
