Inverness: The Isle of Skye and Eilean Donan Castle
Description
Viator Experience Award winning tour. Leave the city for the day and explore the beautiful Isle of Skye. Visit Eilean Donan Castle; one of Scotland's most photographed castles and cross the bridge to the scenic Isle of Skye. Visit Portree, it's village-capital and marvel in the beautiful scenic nature all in one day.
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Itinerary
We pause at Invermoriston for photos of the bridge and a toilet stop.
After Loch Ness, our Skye Tour continues on to Eilean Donan Castle*; one of Scotland’s most photographed castles. The castle is situated on its own island at the head of Loch Duich. We take time here to explore the castle and its atmospheric surroundings.
After Eilean Donan, we continue our journey to the Isle of Skye, passing over the Skye Bridge and on to the small village of Portree for our lunchtime stop. Portree, although a small harbour village, is the capital of Skye, and is surrounded by rocky cliffs and rolling hills. Its beautiful surroundings make it a perfect stop to have lunch and enjoy views of the boats.
We stop at the Old Man of Storr for photos
We pause at Kilt Rock for photos.
We stop at the Kyle of Lochalsh for refreshments
We stop at Loch Carron for views of Strome Castle (April-October)
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 4 years old.
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
- Digital translations in English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian & Mandarin available on request.
- Please arrive a minimum of 15 minutes before your tour's departure time.
- If you are driving, we recommend parking at the Old Town Rose Street Multi-Storey Car Park, 24 Rose St, IV1 1NQ, conveniently located next to our departure point.
- Please note: from 22nd December to 1st February 2025, Eilean Donan Castle will be closed. We will still stop at the castle for photos and access to the bridge will be available. However, the Visitor Centre and toilet facilities will be closed.
Reviews(2,284)
Our guide was Lawrence (goes by Ingy). Lovely fellow with good showmanship and a sense of how people are feeling. Really appreciate the time he clearly puts in off the clock to learn about landmarks and history along his route. Had a great tour with lots of little tidbits of history and commentary. Beautiful views and great stops. In the future, I think an hour and fifteen, even an hour and ten for lunch would be ideal. An hour was a just a bit too short! Thanks for the great day out, Ingy!
Amazing trip! Lawrence was a great guide full of stories, information, and laughs! Would do again.
The tour to the Isle of Skye and Eilean Donan Castle is amazing if you want to see a lot of the Highlands in just 1 dag. Also our guide Jack was amazing at telling facts and stories about the area. We had a fantastic time!
What a pleasant Experience! Everything was perfect, but the true difference has been made by our guide Martin with his professional approach, his empathty, his sense of humour .
Lawrence was an amazing tour guide made the trip enjoyable whilst still being informative, lots of nice stops and visits to iconic locations would recommend
The Tour was great and gave us great full day of entirtnment and it was great day. I will recommend all my friends to visit this activity.
A beautiful excursion, impressive landscapes throughout the trip and the stops, the guide was wonderful, mind you, it gets a bit long, but it is worth it.
Saw some wonderful sights and learned the history of each. Our guide, Liall from Timberbush, was both knowledgeable and entertaining. He’s a professional and made great recommendations for lunch, restrooms, and shopping. We went mid- August… not too crowded and the weather could not have been nicer.
Great day! I would have seen more of the island of skye (fairy glen or fairy pools at least), making less stops. Anyway, Lawrence is a friendly and nice guide.
My wife and I had an incredible experience with Ingy today. Amazing views, wonderful history and a couple of run ins with the local animals. Ingy was very knowledgeable and kept us entertained then entire day especially with some unexpected pitstops along the way!! Highly recommend and definitely left me wanting to come back for more!! 10/10
