Kimcraigan is on the banks of Loch Ness and close close to Inverness with Eastgate Shopping Centre, Victorian Market, Inverness Castle, Inverness Cathedral and walks to the Caledonian Canal, where you can join a "Loch Ness Monster" cruise and see Urquhart Castle.

Other local attractions include:-

The famous battle site at Culloden Moors
The 17th century Fort George
Cawdor Castle, home of Macbeth
Bronze Age site - Clava Cairns