Haggis - Highland Fling (5 Day)

Departure point & time:
Haggis Adventures, 60 High Street, Edinburgh 8.30am (check-in from 8:15am)

Return time:
Haggis Adventures, 60 High Street, Edinburgh 5pm approximately

Departures:
Jan - Dec Mondays
April - Sept Mon / Sat
 

Day 1: Edinburgh to Oban
Heading north from Edinburgh, we take in views of Stirling Castle the Wallace Monument and hear tales of the real Braveheart. We enter Rob Roy country where the landscape changes from the Lowlands to the Highlands before passing along Loch Awe and by Kilchurn Castle, set in some of Scotland’s most iconic scenery. Oban for the night (the ‘Gateway to the Isles’) with spectacular views over to the Isle of Mull. Tonight is your chance of a proper Highland Fling with some traditional dancing at a ceilidh!

Day 2: Oban to Isle of Skye
First stop today is the beautiful but eerie Glencoe, setting of the infamous 1692 massacre.
Then it’s onto the Glenfinnan monument where Bonnie Prince Charlie began his claim for the throne of Scotland. There is also the spectacular viaduct that featured in the Harry Potter film. This afternoon we get the chance to meet Hector McDram at a local whisky distillery in the shadow of Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain. After a drop of the ‘water of life’ we make our way west to the coast and a stop at the magnificent Eilean Donan Castle perched on the shoreline and overlooking the sea. Then it’s over the bridge to the Isle of to the stunning Isle of Skye.

Day 3: Isle of Skye to Loch Ness
Today is spent exploring the amazing Isle of Skye with its fishing villages, awesome scenery and home to the legendary MacLeod and MacDonald Clans. Immersed in Celtic myths and Viking legends, tales abound with faeries and selkies while we explore the windswept landscape and brooding Black Cuillin Mountain range. There is also the chance for a hike through this stunning environment before we return to the mainland and Fort Augustus on the shore of Loch Ness.

Day 4: Loch Ness and the Highlands
Today is a stunning drive through the north west Highlands which is some of the most  remote and most isolated mountain terrain in Europe. There will be the chance to take a walk through some of this amazing environment led the way by your fearless local guide who will ensure we make it back to civilisation… Through the remnants of ancient Caledonian Pine Forest, our journey takes us through Drumnadrochit and along Loch Ness. We see the ruins of Urquhart Castle before arriving back at Fort Augustus for a party night to remember.

Day 5: Loch Ness to Edinburgh
We hear tales about Bonnie Prince Charlie and the tragedy of his defeat on the eerie moor of lonely Culloden Battlefield, scene of the last major battle in Britain. Then past the mountains of the Cairngorms National Park and through Perthshire, surrounded by mountains, forests and salmon packed rivers. There’s time to take in Dunkeld, heart of Macbeth country and its mighty cathedral and pass the famous Forth Bridge before arriving back in Edinburgh.