The Great Glen (also known as Glen Albyn – the Glen of Scotland) is a series of glens that run 100 km from Inverness in the north to Fort William in the south. The Great Glen follows a large geological fault known as the Great Glen Fault. It bisects the Scottish Highlands and it forms the natural travelling route since the earliest of times.
The Caledonian
Canal follows the line of the Great Glen. This majestic canal is
considered by many as one of the great waterways of the world. Four natural
lochs – Loch Lochy, Loch Oich, the famous Loch Ness and Loch Dochfour – all lie
in near perfect alignment between making up 38 of the 60-mile coast to coast
channel. The remaining 22 miles being man-made canal linking these four lochs
together.
Widely considered a masterpiece
of canal engineering, the Caledonian is on a scale incomparable with almost
anything else in Britain.
It has survived in part due to its continuing importance in the Highland economy, and partly because it is quite simply
spectacular, not to mention the amazing wildlife – including the Loch Ness
Monster!
Tours that visit the Great Glen:
From Edinburgh
Loch Ness and the Highlands (1 day)Glen Coe, Loch Ness and Inverness (1 day)
Glimpse of Scotland (2 days)
Jacobite Highlander (2 days)
Highlands and the Isle of Skye (3 days)
Scottish Wilderness (3 days)
Over the sea to Skye (3 days)
Best of the Highlands (4 days)
Inverness, Skye and the Highlands (4 days)
Highland Explorer (5 days)
Road to the Isles (5 days)
From Glasgow
Loch Ness and the Highlands (1 day)Glimpse of Scotland (2 days)
Highlands and the Isle of Skye (3 days)
Scottish Wilderness (3 days)
Over the sea to Skye (3 days)
Best of the Highlands (4 days)
Inverness, Skye and the Highlands (4 days)
Highland Explorer (5 days)
Road to the Isles (5 days)