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Skye, The Highlands & Loch Ness Tour (3 days)

Timberbush Tours - Scotland coach tours - Eilean Donan Castle & Portree, Skye

Details

Three days to enjoy stunning natural beauty, unforgettable sunsets, rich history, the majestic Cuillin mountains and the dramatic Trotternish peninsula. Stay two nights in the picturesque town of Portree with its pastel-coloured houses – with accommodation options.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Stirling Castle, Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, Ben Nevis, Fort William, Five Sisters of Kintail, Old Man of Storr, Talisker Distillery, Eilean Donan Castle, Loch Ness, Loch Laggan, Pitlochry

Prices (1 November to 31 March)

Staying in 3 or 4* B&B: £224 per person

PRICE-BUSTER PACKAGE: (hostel accommodation - see below for details) - £160pp

Tour includes

  • Two nights accommodation (B&B or hostel, depending on which package you choose - see below)

  • Transportation in contemporary, air-conditioned Mercedes coach

  • Services of an experienced, professional driver-guide

  • Two full days touring

  • Free miniature of Famous Grouse whisky per adult booking

  • Free online access to discounts and offers on other tours and visitor attractions with our Pocket Pass

Highlights

  • Stirling Castle

  • Rannoch Moor

  • Glencoe

  • Fort William

  • Ben Nevis

  • Five Sisters of Kintail

  • Old Man of Storr

  • Talisker Distillery (optional)

  • Eilean Donan Castle

  • Loch Ness

  • Loch Laggan

  • Pitlochry

Tour itinerary

Day 1

If departing from Edinburgh, we’ll head north-west, via Stirling, where we’ll stop for photos of its magnificent Castle then after a stop at Kilmahog we'll travel past Doune, Callander and through the Trossachs climbing up via Crianlarich, into the Highlands. If departing from Glasgow, first we head west, making a stop at the 'Bonny, Bonny Banks' of Loch Lomond and the pretty conservation village of Luss before moving up via Tyndrum.

 

We'll move through Clan Campbell and MacGregor territory, into Rannoch Moor, to the spectacular valley of Glencoe, passing beneath Scotland’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, and into the Great Glen, a glacial valley.  After lunch in the Fort William area we’ll see the magnificent "Five Sisters of Kintail" mountains before crossing over the Skye Bridge, on to the island of Skye. We’ll arrive in the fishing town of Portree early evening.

 

Day 2 

After breakfast, explore the island with your guide. Choose from the Trotternish peninsula, the bizarre rock formations of the Old Man of Storr, the famous Cuillins mountains, or the bizarre rock formations of the Quiraing and Kilt Rock. Try out some whisky at Talisker Distillery or further west, visit Dunvegan Castle, home to the Clan MacLeod and the oldest inhabited castle in Britain, before returning to Portree for a free evening to explore.

 

Day 3

Heading homewards, enjoy a visit to the stunning Eilean Donan Castle, featured in the movie Highlander, then we’ll stop for lunch in Fort Augustus, with its spectacular views of Loch Ness. Continuing south, we pass through the Grampian Mountains, Loch Laggan, and Dalwhinnie - Scotland’s highest whisky distillery - then on past Blair Castle. We'll stop for refreshments in the Victorian resort town of Pitlochry before our return to Edinburgh.

 

Optional Extras: Talisker Distillery, Dunvegan Castle, Eilean Donan Castle

 

NB: The exact itinerary of this tour will vary slightly depending on whether the coach is departing directly from Edinburgh or is travelling via Glasgow to collect passengers.

Tour excludes

  • All meals & drinks

  • Admissions to visitor attractions and/or cruises

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- Call us on: 0845 859 1006 Monday to Friday only 9.00am - 5.00pm;  

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Terms & conditions 

Accommodation

  • Ensuite bed & breakfast accommodation in a single, twin, double or family room in a three to four-star bed & breakfast. There is no single occupancy charge.

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  • Price-Buster package:
    Accommodation in shared single-sex (on request) or mixed dormitory of varying room-sizes from four beds upwards, in two, three or four-star hostel accommodation or equivalent (all accommodation subject to availability).

  • In the event that we are not able to source hostel accommodation for the client we will upgrade the client to a room in a Bed & Breakfast or Guest House – as per our VisitScotland terms & conditions.

Please note

*The exact itinerary of this tour will vary slightly depending on whether the coach is departing directly from Edinburgh or is travelling via Glasgow to collect passengers.

 

**In order to limit the environmental impact from our extended tours, our 2 and 3 day tours pick up passengers in Edinburgh first and then pick up in Glasgow. On the return journey the coach returns to Edinburgh only. Our passengers returning to Glasgow are provided with a free Edinburgh - Glasgow rail ticket for this part of the return journey by train. Passengers are dropped at Waverley Rail Station for the return journey to Glasgow. Please bear this in mind when making any onward travel connections you may have after your tour with us.

 ***children must be over five years old

Departure information

From Edinburgh:

When: 9am Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays

Where: the Timberbush shop at 555 Castlehill, at the entrance to Edinburgh Castle, at the top of the Royal Mile

 

From Glasgow:

When: 10.15am Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays (all year)

Where: outside the Tourist Information Centre at 11 George Square

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