Inverness is the capital of the Highlands and as such is the commercial, business and main shopping centre for the region.

It also offers the visitor varied entertainment, choice of restaurants, enjoyable riverside walks and boat trips from the Caledonian Canal into Loch Ness (the lair of the mystical Loch Ness Monster).

Due to its central location Inverness also provides an ideal base for touring the greater part of the Highlands and eastwards into Moray and Grampian.

Click the compass points for examples of comfortable day tours, or click Inverness itself on the map for a selection of nearby attractions.

Inverness is also ideal as a base for pursuing a more active holiday.

• Hill and Forest Walks - The area provides a wide choice and the Cairngorm National Park is only some 40 minutes drive.
• Mountain Biking - Similar to Walks
• Golf - There are over 20 courses within one hours drive, including Dornoch and Nairn (both of championship standard). For more information visit Golf Highland.
• Fishing - For more information visit Fishing Scotland.