3 Day Tour To Isle of Skye , Glencoe , Loch Ness and Culloden

3 Day Tour To Isle of Skye , Glencoe , Loch Ness and Culloden

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Overview

This is a private tour taking you to some of the most visited and very popular places in Scotland including The Isle of Skye , The Fairy Pools , Glencoe , Loch Ness , Eilean Donan Castle and Culloden Battlefield.

Your driver/guide is a Highlander who has many years experience in taking people on private tours throughout the Highlands and Islands and his knowledge of the history and geography of the area will ensure you have a wonderful tour.

If you wish to see a brief video showing some of the sights on this tour see our website where the video is.

Activity location

Stirling Castle
- Castle Esplanade, Upper Castle Hill, Old Town
- FK8 1EJ, Stirling, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

Stirling Castle
- Castle Esplanade, Upper Castle Hill, Old Town
- FK8 1EJ, Stirling, United Kingdom

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3 Day Tour To Isle of Skye , Glencoe , Loch Ness and Culloden in English

3d
Opening hours: Mon 8:00-19:00
English

Pickup included

Travelers

Language options: English

Price details

P 239,611.03 x 1 TravelerP 239,611.03

Total

Until Sun, Oct 5

What's included, what's not

wifi
Bottled Cold Water
Snacks
Eilean Donan Castle
Urquhart Castle

Know before you book

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Edinburgh or Glasgow travelling through The Trossachs to Glencoe , Eilean Donan Castle and on to The Isle of Skye

11 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included

Stirling Castle

We pass by the Historic Stirling Castle where Mary Queen of Scots was crowned and also The Wallace Monument which stands overlooking the site of The Battle of Stirling Bridge where William Wallace led the Scots to victory over The English on the 11th of September 1297.

Callander

We stop at Kilmahog just outside Callendar where in the summer season you will get the opportunity to see and feed The Highland Cows.

Loch Lubnaig

Driving through The Trossachs we stop at picturesque Loch Lubnaig for a photo opportunity

Loch Tulla Viewpoint

Leaving The Trossachs behind us we continue on passing through The Bridge of Orchy to the viewpoint overlooking Loch Tulla and Glenorchy

The Three Sisters

Travelling north from Loch Tulla viewpoint we pass by Rannoch Moor and continue on to Glencoe where our first stop is at The stunning 3 sisters viewpoint.

Glencoe Visitor Centre

1h 30m

Driving through Magnificient Glencoe we stop at The Visitor Centre for lunch and view the Turf House , a reconstructed 17th Century dwelling and where you will see a short film about The History of Glencoe.

Commando Monument

Continuing our journey towards The Isle of Skye we pass through Fort William and stop at The Commando Memorial and Ben Nevis viewpoint at Spean Bridge.

Eilean Donan Castle

30m
Admission ticket not included

Eilean Donan Castle is one of the most photographed Castles in Scotland and has been the setting for a number of movies including the Bond Film - The World is not enough

Skye Bridge

We stop at The Skye Bridge viewpoint where on a clear day you will get an excellent view of the Bridge with the Cuillin mountains in the background and also hear about The Tale of Saucy Mary

Sligachan Old Bridge

Stopping at Sligachan Old Bridge in the shadow of The Black Cuillin you can go down to the river where the local legend is that if you wash your face in the water for 7 seconds you will have eternal beauty.

Portree

We stop overnight in Portree , the largest settlement on The Isle of Skye and where you will see the pretty little harbour with the painted houses.

Day 2: Tour around The Isle of Skye including The Fairy Pools , Fairy Glen , Old Man of Storr , Dunvegan Castle and More

10 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included

The Old Man of Storr

Departing Portree we head north up the Trotternish peninsula towards Staffin and we stop to view The Old Man of Storr.

Kilt Rock

We stop at Kilt rock which takes its name from the rock formations on the cliff that resemble the pleats of a kilt , here you will also see Mealt falls as they drop 180 feet into the waters of The Minch below.

Quiraing

As we cross from one side of Trotternish to the other we climb up the single track road to The Quiraing Escarpment where the view is simply magnificient and you have time for a brisk walk.

Idrigil

Having crossed from the East to the West side of Trotternish we stop at Idrigil Bay viewpoint which overlooks the little place of Uig where ferries leave to go to The Outer Hebrides

Fairy Glen

The Isle of Skye has long been associated with stories about Fairies and our first stop about Fairies is at The Fairy Glen where you can take a walk to the top to Castle Ewen and marvel at the landscape around you.

The Fairy Bridge

Our second Fairy stop of the day is at The Fairy Bridge where it is said that it was here that The Chief of Clan Macleod said goodbye to his Fairy wife when she had to return to Fairyland and it was here she tore off a piece of her dress and gave it to the chief and told him it would protect the chief of Clan Macleod from danger but it could only be used 3 times. The piece of her dress is called The Fairy Flag and is in Dunvegan Castle , our next stop.

Dunvegan Castle & Gardens

1h 30m
Admission ticket not included

Dunvegan Castle has been the home of the Clan Macleod for more than 800 years. Here you will see the remains of The Fairy Flag. We stop here for lunch also.

Talisker Distillery

Leaving Dunvegan behind we travel south to Carbost and visit Talisker Distillery where you can buy a tasting of the Water of Life ( Whisky )

Fairy Pools

Our final Fairy stop off the day is at The Fairy Pools where you can walk to and swim if you like. We stop here for 2 hours for you to enjoy the pools.

Portree

Travelling back for our second night in Portree we stop at The Skye Candle visitor Centre

Day 3: Skye to Loch Ness , Culloden and return to Edinburgh or Glasgow

8 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included

Urquhart Castle

1h
Admission ticket not included

Departing Portree we enjoy a leisurely drive through the Kintail mountains and through Glenmoriston and on along Loch Ness side to Urquhart Castle which sits on a promontory and gives stunning views of Loch Ness

Inverness Cathedral

We pass by Inverness Cathedral which is the most northerly Anglican Cathedral in the UK.

Old High St Stephen's Church

We stop at The Old High church in Inverness because of its links to The Battle of Culloden. It was here that many Jacobite soldiers were executed after The Battle and you can still see musket ball marks on the church wall.

Abertarff House

We pass by Abertarff House , the oldest house still standing in Inverness which dates from 1593 and was once the townhouse of the chiefs of the Clan Frasers of Lovat.

Inverness Castle

We pass by Inverness Castle as we are leaving Inverness , the castle is currently having work done on it to turn it into a tourist attraction scheduled to open in 2025.

Clava Cairns

We stop at Clava Cairns , the 4000 year old ancient burial ground and sometimes referred to as Craig na Dun from the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.

Culloden Battlefield

40m
Admission ticket not included

We stop at Culloden Battlefield where the last battle on British soil took place on the 16th of April 1746. We will walk around the battlefield to the main areas where our guide will inform you about how the battle unfolded

The House of Bruar

Heading south through The Cairngorms to either Edinburgh or Glasgow our final stop of the day before dropping you off is at The House of Bruar , this is The Highlands equivalent of Harrods.

Location

Activity location

Stirling Castle
- Castle Esplanade, Upper Castle Hill, Old Town
- FK8 1EJ, Stirling, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

Stirling Castle
- Castle Esplanade, Upper Castle Hill, Old Town
- FK8 1EJ, Stirling, United Kingdom

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