Name: North Coast 500 2025
Brand: DHTour
SKU: 1
Price: 610 pp
Availability: InStock

North Coast 500: 1 nt Ullapool, 1 nt Thurso

Contact DHTour at 1-888-597-3519 or 905-639-9954 or dhtour@dhtour.ca to book.

You clamber through scattered boulders and spot a beach so white it makes you reach for your sunglasses. You ramble along cliffs and find a village so small you try to pack it in your suitcase. And you travel along tumbling roads and see castles so ancient you rub your eyes in disbelief.

This is the North Coast 500. And over every horizon, you find something surprising.

On this tour, your driver-guide takes you to the best spots to sample the sumptuous seafood, admire amazing landscapes, and learn the legendary tales.

So, take this famous route of twists and turns and explore one of the most beautifully wild parts of Scotland.

3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS / MAX 16 GUESTS

Tour Details

Places you explore

Dunrobin Castle – This beautiful castle of 189 rooms flaunts ‘Scottish Gothic’ style architecture.

Torridon Hills – These are arguably the most dramatic and spectacular mountains in Scotland.

Shieldaig – One of Scotland’s most outrageously picturesque villages.

Applecross – A remote village that was only accessible by boat until the early 20th century. Stop here and visit a pub that serves delicious seafood.

John o’Groats – Look out to the North Sea at the island of Britain’s most northerly point.

Corrieshalloch Gorge – Take a walk through a beautiful forest and discover a gushing waterfall

Pick Up Location & TIme

Inverness (Google Map)
Check-in closes at 7:30am (tour departs at 7:45am) – Stance 7, Inverness Bus Station, Margaret St, Inverness, IV1 1LT

Drop off Location & Time

Inverness
approx. 7:00pm

Price Includes

2 night Bed 'n Breakfast accommodation or hotel accommodation
Transport in a 16 seat Mercedes mini-coach
Air conditioning as standard
Daily full Scottish breakfasts
The stories and services of an English-speaking driver-guide

Meals

2 breakfast
0 lunches
0 dinners
0 teas

Price Excludes

Entry fees to visitor attraction
Airfare
Transfers
Pre / Post hotel nights
Driver / Tour Leader gratuity is at your discretion
Travel Insurance

What to Expect

Explore in 16 seat mini-coaches, always taking the scenic route, you have great views through large windows, and you’re free to sample the local tipple without worrying about driving. Our driver-guides are world famous for their knowledge, facts, quirky stories, history, and fairy-tales. They truly take you beyond the guidebooks and into your adventure. You make your trip your own. We provide the timetable; and you can choose where you want to eat and which attractions you pay to see. So, if you want to skip a castle and read your book by a mountain view, you can.

Itinerary

Day 1Inverness - Ullapool

Set off from Inverness and begin your journey on Scotland’s ‘Route 66’. It’s an epic drive with loads to squeeze in. Just make sure you have plenty of space on your camera.

Heading for Ullapool, we spend the first day weaving through the North Coast 500’s winding roads. Your driver-guide will take you to towering mountains, banks of shimmering lochs, and the shores of beautiful beaches. We reach the scenic port town of Ullapool in the late afternoon.

Day 2Ullapool - Thurso

Today, the scenery gets progressively more beautiful, rocky, and mountainous. As you travel north, your driver-guide will take you to some of the most beautiful sights in Scotland.

Your itinerary depends on the weather and your guide’s expert tips, but you may have a chance to venture into the deep Smoo Cave, wander the ruins of Ardvreck Castle, and gaze at gorgeous white beaches. You stop for lunch in a Highland village and spend the evening in Thurso, the most northerly town on the British mainland. (B)

Day 3Thurso - Inverness

Today you get plenty of opportunities to get off the coach and explore cosy fishing villages, epic cliffs, and ancient Neolithic sights. In the morning we have a chance to visit a fine Scottish Highland Whisky distillery. The road leads you further south, where you have a chance to stop for lunch.

We then continue our epic North Coast 500 route southwards where you can enjoy the green valleys and sea views as you travel to Dunrobin Castle. You have time to take a photo of the stately home and then you continue along the coast and through land once inhabited by the Picts.

Finally, we arrive in Inverness in the early evening. (B)

Dates and Prices - Authentic Bed 'n Breakfast accommodation

Departure Date	Double/Twin (pp)	Single Rate
2025: February to March – Thursday	$610	$810
2025: April to May – Monday & Thursday	$720	$940
2025: June to September – Monday & Thursday	$830	$1,050
2025: October – Monday & Thursday	$720	$940
2025: November – Thursday	$660	$890
2026: February to March – Thursday	$660	$890

Dates and Prices - Hotel accommodation

Departure Date	Double/Twin (pp)	Single Rate
2025: February to March – Thursday	$730	$950
2025: April to May – Monday & Thursday	$850	$1,070
2025: June to September – Monday & Thursday	$960	$1,180
2025: October – Monday & Thursday	$850	$1,070
2025: November – Thursday	$800	$1,020
2026: February to March – Thursday	$800	$1,020

All guaranteed departures.

Pricing

Pricing is per person (pp) based on twin/ double occupancy.
Rates are in $ CAD.

Contact DHTour at 1-888-597-3519 or 905-639-9954 or dhtour@dhtour.ca to book.

Ask us for the best available pricing for your dates & choice of airline.

Notes
Mobility: All of our tours involve walking and require our guests to board and disembark our vehicles several times a day making this tour unsuitable for those with reduced mobility.

Luggage: You’re restricted to 14kg (31lbs) of luggage per person. This should be one piece of luggage similar to an airline carry-on bag (approximately 55cm x 45cm x 25cm / 22in x 17in x 10in) and a small bag for onboard personal items.

North Coast 500 2025

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