5-Day Orkney and Highlands Tour from Edinburgh

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Edinburgh - Loch Ness
3 stops
1
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
This spectacular Highlands and Islands tour starts by heading west through the beautiful scenery of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Full of stunning lochs and mountains, it is easy to understand why this area is often described as ‘The Highlands in Miniature.’
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Glencoe National Nature Reserve
Admire these stunning mountain whilst hearing stories of murder and massacre
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
3
You will continue north through the Great Glen, traveling the length of Loch Ness to enjoy your first night in Inverness, the capital of the Highlands.
Admission ticket free
Day 2
Ferry to Orkney
2 stops
4
Take the ferry to Orkney
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
Time to admire the chapel built by Italian prisoners of war during WWII
40 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Day 3
Exploring Orkney
2 stops
6
Today is all about prehistory as we start with the Neolithic Maes Howe Chambered Cairn
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
7
see how our ancestors lived in this pre-historic village unearthed by a storm in the 1850s.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
Day 4
Leaving the island
2 stops
8
After a leisurely morning in Kirkwall, it's back onto the ferry to return to the mainland! Your first stop of the day will be John O Groats, the only place where you can view both the east and west coasts of the UK simultaneously. It’s an excellent opportunity for a photo stop as well!
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
9
Dunrobin Castle and Gardens
A stop at the home of the Duke of Sutherland. There will be time to visit the castle and gardens and hopefully see the daily Falconry display.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Day 5
Inverness to Edinburgh
2 stops
10
Culloden Battlefield
Time to wander the battlefield or visit the exhibition. This is the site of the last battle fought on British soil in 1746.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
11
Pitlochry
Final stop of the day is Pitlochry - the geographical centre of Scotland. Time for those last minutes gits to be purchased
40 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Children under 3 years not accepted

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