The 15 Best 2-Day Experiences in Edinburgh

1.2-Day Loch Ness and Inverness Small-Group Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 518 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $444Our pick

Two days from Edinburgh to Inverness, Loch Ness cruise and Urquhart Castle, plus Glencoe and the Highlands in a small 16-seat coach.

“We were on JP’s bus for an amazing two-day tour! He was a knowledgable, funny, and considerate guide who put an incredibly friendly and personal touch on the whole experience. From a cultivated playlist of Scotland-inspired tunes to making sure we ate at all the best restaurants and saw as many animals, mountains, and historic sites as possible, JP made sure our experience was perfectly cultivated. The sights are amazing, would highly recommend booking!”

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2.2-Day Highlands Tour with Hogwarts Express

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 428 reviews · 35 hours · from $481

See Loch Ness, Culloden, and Glen Coe in two days, plus the Jacobite steam train known as the Hogwarts Express.

“Very good. Steven B had to do some adjustments as weather prevented some, but we did make a good seeing and activities in HL.”

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3.2-Day Jacobite Experience including the Hogwarts Express from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 335 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $492

See Jacobite battlefields, Loch Ness, Fort Augustus overnight, and the Hogwarts Express steam train on a 2-day Highlands loop from Edinburgh.

“Our tour guide, Ian, was attentive, knowledgeable and had us laughing throughout our 2-day adventure. Being able to ride the train and then watch its return journey from a great vantage point on a hill near the viaduct was magical. We loved every bit of all we saw and did on this tour. We highly recommend it!”

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4.Eilean Donan, Loch Ness & Glenfinnan 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 205 reviews · 2 days · from $157Best value

Two days from Edinburgh to Eilean Donan, Loch Ness, and Glenfinnan, with a Fort William overnight and plenty of big-photo Highland stops.

“Jamie was our guide for 2 day tour on Loch Ness, Glenfinnan and Eilean donan route. His stories are worth listening to without getting bored. He has a special trick of being humourous and keep the atmosphere of the tour very light hearted. He went above and beyond at many places for us to have an amazing experience. Timberbush is really lucky to have Jamie as their one of their guides. I am definitely gonna recommend him to anyone who wants to visit Scotland”

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5.2-Day Inverness and the Highlands Very Small Group Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 197 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $248

A 2-day small-group Highlands route from Edinburgh, with Glen Coe, Loch Ness, Culloden, Clava Cairns, Cairngorms, and Dunkeld.

“It was a great time, our Guide Howard was perfekt in Storytelling and bring us to the History. He changed quickly if it was needed. Big hugs!!”

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6.2-Day Loch Ness, Inverness & Highlands Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 185 reviews · 2 days · from $157

Two days from Edinburgh to Loch Ness and the Highlands. Glencoe, Culloden, Inverness stay, Cairngorms scenery, plus a whisky stop option.

“I really enjoyed this tour, our guide, Jamie, went the extra mile and gave us a lot of fun facts, tales and history points, he was kind and respectful. The views were amazing, views you were never imagined. We stop in extra spots for pictures and basically saw more than we paid for. The weather helped a lot. Definitely recommend this tour if you don’t have enough time.”

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7.Loch Ness, Inverness & The Highlands – 2 Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 166 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $179

Two days from Edinburgh to Loch Ness and the Highlands, with story-driven stops, one Inverness stay, and no rental car stress.

“We loved it! Wonderful way to see more of Scotland in a short amount of time. Sean, our driver/guide, was great and gave us both funny and interesting facts about the places we went to. The Scottish Highlands were beautiful and we’d really like to come back to see more!”

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8.Outlander Experience 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 151 reviews · 33 hours · from $312

Outlander castles and battlefields on a 2-day small-group tour from Edinburgh, with Inverness stay, guide, and included entrances.

“Our tour guide Kenny was super! His knowledge of Scottish history and Outlander sites was spot on. He was very accommodating to our various requests.”

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9.Loch Ness, Inverness, & Highlands 2-Day Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 112 reviews · 2 days · from $397

Small-group 2-day Highlands tour from Edinburgh with Loch Ness Jacobite cruise, Urquhart Castle, Inverness stay, and Glen Coe scenery.

“Rabbie's works too good, ny trip was with the tour guide Guillian and was the best tour guide I ever had. I'd slept in a beautiful house in Inverness and the breakfast was great as well. Thanks so much!”

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10.Eilean Donan, Loch Ness & Glenfinnan – 2 Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 101 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $179

Two days from Edinburgh to Loch Ness, Eilean Donan Castle, and Glenfinnan Viaduct, with Fort William lodging and guided stops.

“This trip was spectacular. Great fun, went to all the key locations. Our guide, Andrew T, was great! Happy to share any information we wanted to know about Scotland and he was very informative about Scottish history! I loved it and would recommend this tour to anyone!”

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11.Inverness and The Highlands 2-Day Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 59 reviews · from $241

2-day small-group Highlands tour from Edinburgh to Glenfinnan, Loch Ness, Inverness, Culloden, Pitlochry, and Dunkeld. From $241.

“Paul our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable in discussing the surroundings with us - he was also great at getting to know the tourists on the bus”

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12.2-Day Outlander Experience Small Group Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $345

Two days in the Highlands doing Outlander filming sites with a small group from Edinburgh, plus an Inverness stay and included breakfast.

“Our guides were Kevin and Greg. They were fantastic and we had a great time over the two days. We saw so many beautiful sights and the guys were so entertaining. We stayed the night in an absolutely charming old hotel called Glen Mohr. The breakfast was quite good. We all felt like one big family by the end of this 2 day tour. I highly recommend this. It was so exciting to see these places in person from Outlander. Thank you Kevin and Greg-we will never forget you!”

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13.2 Days Private Custom Tour of Scotland from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $2,133

Private 2-day custom Highlands tour from Edinburgh with pickup, mobile tickets, and a guide who stays calm when weather shifts.

“We can't say enough great things about Brian! Our tour was similar to traveling with a knowledgeable family member! He took everything into consideration, down to our 2-yr-old's schedule (and attitude of the moment). I'm not sure how he did it but we definitely saw & learned a LOT of Scotland without feeling rushed or overwhelmed. We traveled with our 3 kids (1 special needs child, a 13-yr-old and a 2-yr-old) and he was super fantastic with them. Totally recommended this tour especially if you're traveling with kids. Brian surely made our trip to Scotland spectacular! (I wish we had him with us when we went to Dublin...)”

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14.2 Days on the Loch Ness Canal of Caledonia and the Highlands

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $245

A two-day Highlands loop from Edinburgh with Loch Ness by catamaran, whisky, castles, national parks, and a classic canal night.

“Tour guide was terrific. Knew his stuff and was very pleasant. All of the places we stopped were amazing. Lots of fun”

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15.2-Day Loch Lomond, West Highlands & Oban

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $195

2-day Scotland tour from Edinburgh to Loch Lomond, Glencoe and Oban, with castles, a whisky stop option, and film-location sights.

“Absolutely lovely trip! It was a very small group, just me, a couple, our incredible guide and driver (unfortunately I forget his name), and Hamish the lovely highland cow stuffed animal. Our guide shared many stories of scottish history related to every stop of the trip, answered any and all questions about the locations the history, and even was able to squeeze in an extra stop to see some highland cows because the group was small. I absolutely loved this tour and would 1000% recommendations and do it again! Loved it! 🐮Read more”

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