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Isle of Skye Private Tour From Inverness: Flexible Itinerary with High-Profile Attractions
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49 Ratings
Kyle of Lochalsh
This delightful full-day private tour takes you from Inverness to the Isle of Skye, covering many major attractions such as Talisker Distillery, with a stop at Eilean Donan Castle along the way. What sets this tour apart is the flexibility for customers to customize their itinerary by removing or adding stops as they prefer (within reason).
This delightful full-day private tour takes you from Inverness to the Isle of Skye, covering many major attractions such as Talisker Distillery, with a stop at Eilean Donan Castle along the way. What sets this tour apart is the flexibility for customers to customize their itinerary by removing or adding stops as they prefer (within reason).
Duration:
9 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Eilean Donan Castle - Eilean Donan Castle is strategically placed where 3 sea lochs meet and is one of the most photographed castles in the world and one of the most visited attractions in the Highlands. The travelling time from Inverness to Eilean Donan Castle is 1 hour and 38 Minutes.
- Skye Bridge - We stop at the Skye Bridge viewpoint where…
- Eilean Donan Castle - Eilean Donan Castle is strategically placed where 3 sea lochs meet and is one of the most photographed castles in the world and one of the most visited attractions in the Highlands. The travelling time from Inverness to Eilean Donan Castle is 1 hour and 38 Minutes.
- Skye Bridge - We stop at the Skye Bridge viewpoint where on a clear day you get a magnificient view of the bridge with Skye and the Cuillin mountains in the background.
- Sligachan Old Bridge - The old bridge at Sligachan with the Cuillin mountains in the background provide a wonderful photo opportunity.
- Talisker Distillery - Talisker Distillery in Carbost is the oldest Distillery in Skye and was built in 1831 , the setting in Talisker Bay is beautiful. We stop at the visitor centre where you can partake of a dram of the local Uisghe Bheatha ( water of life ).
- Idrigil - Idrigil Bay viewpoint gives a lovely view of Uig bay.
- Quiraing - We climb up to the viewpoint where we can see the Quiraing . the Quiraing was created more than 100 million years ago by a landslip.
- Kilt Rock - Kilt rock is so called because the rock formations resemble the pleats on a kilt. We stop at the viewpoint to see.
- Mealtfalls - From the same viewpoint as Kilt rock we see Mealt falls as they drop 180 feet into the Atlantic ocean
- The Old Man of Storr - The Old Man of Storr is a rock pinnacle standing 160 feet high on the Storr Hill. This area has featured in several movies including The Wicker Man in 1973. We stop at the viewpoint where on a clear day you can get an excellent view.
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Portree - Portree is the largest town on Skye and it was created as a fishing port in the early 1800s . The picturesque harbour offers a wonderful phot opportunity.
Note: The remaining time is for the round tour and time spending in sightseeing or explorations.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- On-board WiFi
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Private transportation
- On-board WiFi
- Bottled water
- Snacks
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Entrance fee to Eilean Donan Castle $13
- Lunch
- Entrance fee to Eilean Donan Castle $13
Location
Eilean Donan Castle
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(49 Ratings)
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Jonathanly1186wv
Oct 23, 2024
Highly highly recommend tours - The tour was amazing. Our guide, Billy, was a wonderful guy. We saw many awe-inspiring sites in the Isle of Skye topped off with a visit to Talisker for a few drams. The real highlight of the tour though was working with Billy. He was very cordial, knowledge, and helpful in planning the day. He even helped us plan our travel the following day through Gelncoe to the south and offered us a tour, since he was available. We took the second tour offered to us for another wonderful day in Scotland. We traveled for our honeymoon with two friends tagging along.
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Corit65
Oct 22, 2024
Wonderful experience! - We had Billy as our tour guide for the past two days and he was amazing! Very informative and so patient, even with my husband who insisted on getting the best angle on every photo no matter how long it took! He took us all over the Isle of Skye and then the next day drove us to Glencoe, to see the Kelpies and then to our hotel door in Glasgow. He stopped anytime we asked and showed us so many things we would have missed by ourselves. I highly recommend Highlander Private Tours to anyone wanting to get the most out of their dream trip like we did! Hopefully you get Billy too!
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Noahc409
Oct 9, 2024
Highlight of our stay in Scottish highlands! - We took a chance and booked this trip based on the rave reviews here and were absolutely thrilled! Billy was our driver/guide and was a delight to spend the day with as well as being well informed and totally flexible about what to do and where to go. The drive itself to and from the Isle of Skye was beautiful and the Isle was gorgeous. This day tour was definitely the highlight of our trip to Scotland!
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Gay
Oct 5, 2024
Best Day of Our Trip - We did a 12-hour tour of the Isle of Sky from Inverness with Billy. Billy was so knowledgeable and accommodating and he made sure that we saw everything that was on our list and even took us to a couple of special places only he knew about. He was very knowledgeable about the area and the history and we saw and learned so much on this tour. The scenery is just breathtaking. Not only is Billy a wealth of knowledge but he is a genuinely nice guy and we enjoyed spending the day with him. If you're going to take a tour while you're in Scotland - Billy is your guy!
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329robino
Oct 2, 2024
Perfect Day - This was the perfect way to see the Isle of Skye. We only had the day to see Skye. Kevin was a perfect host funny knowledgeable and a great driver. We learned so much about Scottish whiskeys. He went out of his way to make sure we saw the Old Man of Storr and we were so glad he did. We were able to relax and enjoy. Door to door pick up and snacks were so appreciated. It is lovely to be with someone who knows the best scenery spots, history of the area and local tidbits. We will call on Highlander and Kevin again when we are back in the area!
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Ericsl4861og
Sep 30, 2024
One and a half days on Skye, castles, and local distilleries - fantastic!!!! - My wife and I had the pleasure of Lawrence providing us a private tour to the Isle of Skye on a Sunday and a half day tour the next day to two distilleries and a castle. He and his brother own the company and do all the tours - they treat you like personal friends. Fantastic knowledge of everything, especially history and whiskey. Will use them again and recommend to all our friends!
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K1806ayjoannal
Sep 15, 2024
Bonnie Lawrence! Spectacular Tour to Skye - Incredible, inspiring, memorable, everything we wanted and more. Would just be a few words to describe our experience with Lawrence/Highland Private Tours. ( one of the best tour guides!). We selected a day trip to the Isle of Sky because we wanted to cut back on all the driving and wanted an expert to show us around. We hit the jackpot with Lawrence, he was on time and ready to engage a very diverse group of friends. He explained the day to us and really was happy to go at our own pace ( which may have been very speedy compared to most ha!). Lawrence has a wealth of knowledge, he was easy to listen to and brought the history of Scotland to life. We had such a special day and blessed with incredible weather ! Lawrence is an expert and don’t worry he knows all the best comfort break spots ( so please listen to him when he tells you when to go HA). Our one piece of advice if you get in early is to take Lawrence to grab lunch at the Oyster Shack! Lawrence we hope our paths cross again, thank you for being part of our incredible memories of Bonnie Scotland !! ( Also thank you for the advice on the please to eat in Need, whiskey tour and the Walker cookie factory
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Middleearthblues
Sep 9, 2024
We saw it all! - My brother & I had a great time on our HighlanderTour! We had limited time in the area & wanted to see as much as possible. Lawrence was very knowledgeable, a friendly guide, safe driver & flexible with our schedule. Highly recommended👍
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L
Aug 26, 2024
Don’t hesitate to book Highlander Private Tours - Our group was so very happy that we found Highlander Private Tours!! We booked them for 2 days and each day exceeded our expectations. Lawrence was the ultimate host and guide. He was personable, funny and knowledgeable…we were sad to say goodbye to him! He was on time and allowed us to be flexible. He was able to sense what we were looking for, yet let the river flow its course so to speak. There was hugs and laughter at the end and we hope our paths will cross again!
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Jawad_t
Aug 3, 2024
Outsourcing isn't right - Amongst many available options, I opted for this highest rated tour with Viator without regard for the expenses.
Unfortunately, Lawrence (who operates the tour company) when asked for tour itinerary asked me to go and check on the website and ultimately outsourced our trip to another tour operator.
Ken Mackinnon was great and knowledgeable who went out of his way to make the trip informative and fun. We went from Inverness via North of Loch Ness to the Eilean Donan Castle and onwards to Sligachan, Portree, Uig bay and looped back via the Quiraing. Weather was great so we got to see the Old Man of Storr. On the way back, Ken brought us back from a different route so that we got to see more of the Highlands before approaching Inverness from the North.
Summarizing, I hope I knew about Ken who goes by "Highland tours and transfers" and had booked directly with him rather then paying extra to Viator and another tour operator who outsources jobs to others anyways.
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