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Glenfinnan, Scotland

3 Day Clan Macdonald Private Tour

Discover the history and traditions of one of Scotland's greatest clans - the Macdonalds - with a three day tour from Inverness through the West Highlands to the Isle of Skye.

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Day 1 — Inverness to Isle of Skye

Starting from Inverness we visit Culloden Battlefield to explore the bloody history surrounding Charles Edward Stuart and his Jacobite supporters (which included the Macdonalds of Keppoch, Clanranald, Glengarry and Glencoe). We then follow the Great Glen down the banks of Loch Ness before turning west to Glen Shiel and the Five Sisters of Kintail mountains. Arriving at Eilean Donan Castle (which was involved in a 'less than successful' Macdonald uprising in the 1530s) we enjoy a viewpoint break before we cross the bridge to the Isle of Skye on our journey north to Portree for our overnight stay.


Day 2 — Isle of Skye to Arisaig


Begins with a tour to the Trotternish Peninsula (clan Macdonald lands) including stops at the Old Man of Storr and Kilt Rock. Continuing north we pass the ruins of Duntulm Castle, a former clan stronghold, before arriving at Kilmuir, the final resting place of one of the clan's most celebrated figures - Flora Macdonald. The afternoon takes us south to the Sleat Peninsula to explore the Museum of the Isles (which tells the history of the Macdonalds) along with the ruins of Armadale Castle, the last ancestral home of the Macdonalds of Sleat. We then take the late afternoon ferry across the Sound of Sleat, followed by a short drive to Arisaig for our overnight stay.


Day 3 — Arisaig to Inverness


Departing from Arisaig we journey along the 'road to the Isles' to Glenfinnan where the many Macdonalds stood with Charlie Edward Stuart as the Standard was raised in 1745. After a visit to the Jacobite monument and museum, we head towards the lands of the Macdonalds of Glencoe, home to stunning Highland scenery and historic tragedy. Leaving Glencoe we head back north through Fort William towards the lands of the Macdonalds of Keppoch before reaching the ancestral lands of the Macdonalds (Macdonells) of Glengarry where we stop at the ruins of Invergarry Castle before our return to Inverness.

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April — Oktober

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The Hebridean Explorer

Inverness
Inverness-shire
Scotland
IV1 1HG

Tour information

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  • Inverness

Dauer

3 Days

Transport

  • Driver guide

Art

  • Bespoke
  • Private

Sprachen

  • English

Themen

  • Ancestry
  • Castles
  • History

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The Hebridean Explorer

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The Hebridean Explorer

John Alasdair Macdonald, PhD (The Hebridean Explorer) is a Scottish Highlands historian and a private tour guide with over eighteen years experience specialising in multi-day guided tours for small groups (up to 3) from Inverness to the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland and throughout the Scottish Highlands.

Öffnungszeiten

March to October, Monday to Sunday 9am to 5pm

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