UK · 10 DAYS · $$
Scotland: Highlands & Skye
Lochs, whisky, and the wild Isle of Skye.
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DAYS
10
PLACES
28
ROUTES
8
1
Edinburgh to Stirling
Edinburgh Castle
Historic fortress on Castle Rock
09:00
Deacon's House Cafe
Royal Mile breakfast spot
12:00
Stirling Castle
Renaissance palace of Scottish kings
15:30
2
Trossachs & Loch Lomond
Loch Katrine
Trossachs National Park
10:00
The Drover's Inn
Historic inn at Inverarnan
13:00
Luss Village
Loch Lomond shoreline village
16:00
3
Oban & West Coast
Oban Distillery
West Highland whisky tasting
11:00
Ee-usk
Fresh seafood on the pier
13:00
Dunstaffnage Castle
13th-century coastal fortress
15:30
4
Fort William & Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis
UK's highest mountain
08:00
The Grog & Gruel
Fort William pub with local ales
18:00
5
Road to Skye
Eilean Donan Castle
Iconic loch-side castle
11:00
Talisker Distillery
Skye's famous single malt
14:00
Sligachan Hotel
Historic hotel beneath the Cuillins
16:00
6
Isle of Skye - Portree
Portree Harbour
Colorful houses and fishing boats
09:00
Dunvegan Castle
Clan MacLeod's ancestral seat
14:00
The Three Chimneys
Award-winning restaurant in Colbost
19:00
7
Skye - Trotternish Peninsula
Old Man of Storr
Dramatic rock formation hike
09:00
Kilt Rock
Cliff-top waterfall viewpoint
12:00
Flodigarry Hotel
Historic hotel with Flora MacDonald connections
18:00
8
Skye to Inverness
Loch Ness Centre
Monster exhibition at Drumnadrochit
11:00
Urquhart Castle
Loch Ness castle ruins
14:00
The Mustard Seed
Contemporary Scottish in Inverness
19:00
9
Loch Ness & Cairngorms
Cairngorms National Park
Highland wilderness and wildlife
10:00
Rothiemurchus Forest
Ancient Caledonian pine forest
14:00
The Cross at Kingussie
Fine dining in converted mill
19:00
10
Return to Edinburgh
Forth Bridge
Victorian railway bridge
11:00
The Witchery by the Castle
Gothic dining near Edinburgh Castle
19:00