Highlands Highlights:

Places Covered:

Edinburgh, Inverness, Portree, Isle of Skye, Edinburgh.

6 Nights / 7 Days

Detailed Itinerary:    

Day 01:

Arrive at Edinburgh and make your own way to the hotel (airport transfer can be pre-booked on request). Check in at the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day discovering Scotland’s capital city. Overnight Edinburgh.

Day 02:

Check out of the hotel and make your way to the departure point at 207 High Street. Departure from Edinburgh. The first day’s highlights include scenic Perthshire (Scotland’s “Big Tree country”) then into the heart of the Grampian Mountains and the Cairngorm National Park – the largest in the whole of Britain. You then travel into the Speyside region, famous as the home to more whisky distilleries than anywhere else on Earth! From here it is a short distance to Inverness area - the lively capital of the Highlands – where you will stay for the next 2 nights.

Day 03:

Today will take you into the far North West Highlands visiting the beautiful little fishing village of Ullapool and the dramatic landscape of Assynt. This is one of the most remote parts of the country with spectacular mountains, beautiful beaches and great views at every turn. Back to Inverness area for overnight.

Day 04:

You will visit more amazing scenery on route to the Isle of Skye. From the fertile farmland of the Black Isle across the wide open moorlands around Achnasheen to the steep sided rocky mountains of Torridon and Applecross the variety of scenery on this day is unequalled. In the afternoon you will cross over to Skye ending up in the picturesque harbour town of Portree/ Isle of Skye for the next 2 nights.

Day 05:

Today you are focused on exploring Skye, including the wild north of the island, the Old Man of Storr, the mountain pass of the Quiraing and the island’s most westerly point at Neist. In the evening relax and enjoy your last night of Highland culture. Overnight Portree/ Isle of Skye.

Day 06:

The final day takes you back past the Cuillin mountains and onto the mainland to the famous Eilean Donan Castle. You then pass the 5 Sisters of Kintail on the way to Fort Augustus and mysterious Loch Ness. The tour then returns through the Grampian mountains and along Loch Laggan with a stop in Pitlochry before ending again in Edinburgh at around 9.30hr. Overnight Edinburgh.

Day 07:

Free time before it is time to travel to Edinburgh Airport for departure.