5 Day Scottish Experience - Private tour
Travel across the highlands of Scotland and discover some of the country’s major attractions. This 5-day tour is customisable, travel with your personal English-speaking driver guide.
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Clare Dolan
Highland ExperienceWe work hard to design tours to take you away from the crowds to ensure you get an authentic highland experience. Our guides know and love Scotland and will ensure you are immersed in stunning landscape, nature, history & Scottish culture.
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ITINERARY
DAY 1
Edinburgh through the Trossachs to Oban
Your driver guide will pick you up from your accommodation in Edinburgh to start the journey. This wide-ranging tour starts by heading west through the beautiful scenery of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park to Kilmartin Glen. Here you’ll explore Scotland’s ancient past. With over 5,000 years of history laid out before you, you’ll be able to walk in the footsteps of the first Scots at Dunadd Hill Fort and the Temple Wood Stone Circle. Then it’s on to the picturesque seaside town of Oban Read more
Oban 1 night
DAY 2
Glencoe & the Jacobite Steam Train
A day of high hills and history! The second day takes you to the haunting landscape of Glen Coe, which was the scene of the terrible massacre of the MacDonald Clan. You’ll continue on past Ben Nevis, Britain’s tallest peak and stop at Fort William. From Fort William you could choose to join the Jacobite Steam Train, also known as the Hogwarts Express (subject to availability when booking.) You will journey through some magnificent scenery as you make your way your way out to Scotland’s west coast. From the pretty port of Mallaig you will join the ferry to sail over the sea to Skye. Read more
Isle of Skye
DAY 3
A whole day to explore the Isle of Skye
You'll have the whole of the third day to explore Skye's mysteries and landscape. Here the mountains and beaches beckon, so lose yourself in the spectacular scenery of the Cuillin Mountains, the slanting hills of Quiraing, and the incredible Trotternish Peninsula.
Isle of Skye
DAY 4
Castles, Mountains & Loch Ness
You'll leave the Isle of Skye behind and travel over the Skye Bridge. Your first stop will be at Eilean Donan Castle for some fantastic views, or choose to explore inside the castle (optional extra). Then it's onwards through Glen Shiel to Loch Ness, in search of the Loch Ness Monster! You could opt to visit Urquhart Castle & take a cruise on the loch (optional extra) or enjoy a quaint village close to Loch Ness. Your day will end in the 'Capital of the Highlands': Inverness. Read more
Inverness 1 night
DAY 5
A day of history & scenery
Step back in time as you start the day at Culloden Battlefield, the site of the defeat of the Jacobite forces (entrance to the Visitors Centre is an optional extra.) Your next stop will be Clava Cairns, ancient standing stones tucked away in a beautiful woodland setting. As you head south towards Edinburgh there's still plenty to see, including a stop in the Victorian town of Pitlochry. Read more
ACCOMMODATIONS
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TRIP PACKAGE
Package includes
- Transport during the tour
- Accommodation and a bed & breakfast basis
- Local guides
- Information services
Package excludes
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Lunch, dinner
- Entrance fees
- Personal expenses
- Visa, consular fees or any other formalities.
- Tips
- Beverages
- Additional journeys and transfers
More information
- This is a private tour and can be customised to suit your needs. We can alter the itinerary, and change the standard of accommodation to suit your requirements.
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