The Isle of Skye and Eilean Donan Castle from Inverness | La Vacanza Travel

The Isle of Skye and Eilean Donan Castle from Inverness

Duration: 12 hours
Destination: United Kingdom, Scotland, Inverness
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  • 12 hours
  • Inverness
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

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.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Invermoriston, Invermoriston, Loch Ness Region, Scottish Highlands, Scotland

We pause at Invermoriston for photos of the bridge and a toilet stop.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh IV40 8DX Scotland

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.

Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes

Stop At: Portree Harbour, Quay St, Portree IV51 9DE Scotland

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.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Old Man of Storr, Scotland

We stop at the Old Man of Storr for photos

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Kilt Rock, Scotland

We pause at Kilt Rock for photos.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Kyle of Lochalsh Viewpoint & Picnic Place, Kyle of Lochalsh, Kyle IV40 8AZ, UK

We stop at the Kyle of Lochalsh for refreshments

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Lochcarron, Lochcarron, Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands, Scotland

We stop at Loch Carron for views of Strome Castle.

Duration: 10 minutes

Inclusions
  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Attraction Tickets
  • Gratuities
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • 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.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 32 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Railway Terrace, Inverness IV1, UK


Departure Time

08:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

12 hours


User's Reviews

Shannon_T

27 Apr, 2024

Fantastic and beautiful day. Our driver and guide, Andy S from Inverness was entertaining and humorous. The sights were beautiful and the stops were not rushed. Awesome day!

Getaway56675860923

26 Apr, 2024

What an amazing experience! If you are at Inverness then you should not miss this tour atall ! So beautiful which can’t be explained in words !

Colinasita

25 Apr, 2024

It was a very good tour but beware it’s a 12 hour tour. The tour started at 8am and we were back by 8pm. Our guide Alex was very informative and kept things interesting on the tour by pointing out lots of different info throughout the areas we were driving through (and it helps that he lived on Skye to give us more local history). He also made the right amount of restroom stops. The castle of Eilean Donan. You have 2 options during this 50-60 minute stop. One is to go inside the castle (which is about 45min) or stay outside and walk around the castle which costs £7 for 2 people. There’s also coffee and breakfast rolls available, a small food court area, and gift shops. Another stop I loved was the Sligachan Old Bridge. Beautiful view of the bridge and mountain! Portree is where you will stop for lunch but you’ll also be there at the same time that other handful of coach tours are there so the town is packed with tourists. We tried to get fish & chips from multiple places however majority of the takeaway places are cash only (we had card only). Also noticed that most restaurants close at 2pm or 2.30pm. We eventually found a place called Cuchullin Restaurant that wasn’t full. Afterwards we headed past the Storr Rock, did the Lealt Falls viewpoint, and went to the Kilt Rock. All were gorgeous places but again too many other tour busses were there at the same time fighting for the same views. After that we headed back home via a different route with small little stops along the way. It was at this point I thank Alex as without his commentary along the way I don’t think I could’ve stayed awake (since it’s a super long day tour). Oh, the hairy coo stop in the beginning was a plus!

Jessika_C

25 Apr, 2024

I really enjoyed this trip! Andy S. was absolutely incredible! From the stories, history lessons, conversations and rad playlist, he really made this tour enjoyable. By far the highlight of my trip was when we pulled over to see the Highland cows and I got to see some sheep herding dogs in action. Would definitely recommend this tour and tour guide.

Sharon_L

23 Apr, 2024

Our guide, Andy S, was wonderful! He had a fantastic sense of humor, he was extremely friendly, and made the tour very enjoyable. He was very knowledgeable.

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