Inverness History Audio Tour: Discover the Capital of the Highlands' Myths and Legends

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Highland Council

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Embark on a self-guided audio tour of Inverness and uncover the captivating myths and legends that surround this historic city. Follow in the footsteps of ancient tribes, encounter the Loch Ness Monster, and explore the intriguing tales of Inverness’ past.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

St Andrews Cathedral - The tour commences at the Cathedral.
Highland House of Fraser - The tour includes a pass by Highland House of Fraser.
River Ness - The tour follows the riverbank.
Greig Street Bridge - The tour includes a route along the Greig Street Bridge.
Old High Church - The tour makes a brief stop at the Old High…

What's Included

VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

What's Not Included

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food/Drink

Additional Information

Accompany the expert guide, Andrew Baxter, on a self-guided audio journey through ancient history. Travel back to an era when a nearly mythical tribe established Inverness as their capital, and trace the path of a Celtic saint who halted the Loch Ness Monster in its tracks. Encounter the peculiar soothsayer with a fascination for bridges as you traverse…

Location

Inverness Cathedral, dedicated to St Andrew

Ardross Street

Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Keithko7043lr

Nov 2, 2025

An entertaining tour of Inverness - The tour was a little tricky to access at first, but that may well have been me. Once we did have access, we thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Inverness. The tour could be paused and played at our pace. The directions were easy to follow, and there were plenty of little anecdotes along the journey to keep us entertained. The route kept close to the 2 sides of the river, and was a modest length - neither too long or too short - taking in some lovely buildings and parkland. A great way to get a taste of the city.

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O8084iglindal

Sep 18, 2025

Nice tour - Nice option for city tour. Walk at your own pace, the city is beautiful. Weather was perfect, beautiful. Not a difficult walk.

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Susyn_k

Jun 3, 2024

It was easy to follow at... - It was easy to follow at your own pace. We split the tour up and it did not feel rude to walk away. I wish this was available in more areas.

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Michelle_a

Oct 15, 2023

Inverness at your own pace - The tour goes at your own pace - even tells you when you go off course. This route is simple, but part of the course was closed. We could still listen to the commentary, and picked it up at the next point. An interesting tour.

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Debra_h

Sep 28, 2023

Perfect way to see the city - Great information. We loved going at our own pace- stopping at pubs along the way. Perfect way to see the city.

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Claudia_c

Jan 10, 2025

Good alternative to go at your own pace - It is clear and easy to follow. It includes information and stories to make the way more interesting. I used it throughout 2 days so as to stop along the way whenever I felt like it.

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David_r

Sep 30, 2024

Explore central Inverness at your own pace - Liked being able to follow the tour at our own pace. Information shared was interesting and informative. Only negative is that the Inverness castle is closed until 2025 but the audio hasn’t been updated. We worked around it but since the castle has been closed since 2021 it could have been updated.

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Fabien_c

Aug 31, 2024

Useful introduction to Inverness - Very diversified information provided, very useful to be introduced to Inverness. One single regret: while the castle is still under restoration hence not accessible, the audioguide was not updated accordingly.

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Jimbn6188db

Aug 1, 2024

Audio Tour of Inverness - The audio tour is found on Getyourguide and was very good. We were able to split it up over a couple of days. There is lots of walking, but it's mostly level and somewhat shaded. Beautiful scenery along the Ness. We were a group of 4, so we just bought the one package and shared to instead of separate headphones. There was construction at the cathedral downtown and that messed up the directions a bit but we eventually found our way. This was better than some other tours because we could go at our pace and stop along the way for shopping or eating, etc.

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Karenh470

Oct 15, 2023

Good if you need flexibility - The good thing about a self-guided tour is that you can do it whenever you like, so you can avoid rain or crowds. The tour itself was OK but lacked the enthusiasm of a tour guide.

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up to 15 guests

1 - Adult