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Scottish Highlands & Isle of Skye

Itinerary through Edinburgh, Pitlochry, Inverness, Portree, Fort William, Glasgow (13 days), with day-by-day ideas, shared by a Voyageur traveler.

United Kingdom · 13 days · 6 Stages

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Days 1–4

  • Day 2 09:30: Edinburgh Castle
  • Day 2 14:00: Royal Mile and closes
  • Day 2 19:30: Ghost tour of the underground vaults
  • Day 3 08:00: Arthur’s Seat sunrise hike
  • Day 3 12:30: Lunch at The Kitchin

Pitlochry, United Kingdom

Days 4–5

  • Day 4 15:00: Blair Athol distillery tour
  • Day 4 17:00: Salmon ladder at Pitlochry dam

Inverness, United Kingdom

Days 5–7

  • Day 5 15:00: Urquhart Castle and Loch Ness cruise
  • Day 6 10:00: Clava Cairns standing stones
  • Day 6 19:00: Ceilidh night at Hootananny

Portree, United Kingdom

Days 7–10

  • Day 8 08:00: Old Man of Storr hike
  • Day 8 14:00: Quiraing loop
  • Day 9 10:00: Fairy Pools
  • Day 9 13:00: Talisker distillery
  • Day 9 19:30: Seafood at Scorrybreac

Fort William, United Kingdom

Days 10–12

  • Day 10 10:15: Jacobite steam train over the Glenfinnan Viaduct (Fort William station)
  • Day 11 09:00: Glencoe: Lost Valley walk

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Days 12–13

  • Day 12 15:00: Kelvingrove Art Gallery
  • Day 12 20:00: Live music at King Tut’s