Amazing beaches, fairy tale castles, vibrant cities, holy retreats and whisky.
Brodie Castle
The Moray Coast. Brodie Castle - Johnstons of Elgin Cachemire - Elgin Cathedral - Moray Distillery - Pluscarden Abbey, Forres, Inverness.
Slains Castle
The North East. Balmedie beach - Cruden Bay - Slains Castle - Fraserburgh harbour and lighthouse - Pennan - Methlick - Pictish Stones.
Dunrobin Castle
Invergordon - The Pictish Trail - a visit to a distillery - Portmahomack - Dunrobin Castle, the white fairy tale castle on the North Sea.
Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle - Loch Ness Experience - Beauly - Glen Ord distillery - Inverness.
Gabaldon and me at Culloden
Outlander tour of the Highlands. From the romantic stone circle that Gabaldon visualised when writing of Claire falling through time, to Culloden battlefield, where the Jacobites fell, with lots of stories and singular anecdotes. Optional and at additional price, the visit to the original Castle Leoch, where the Clan chief will guide you around his home and will share with you his stories and a dram of whisky.
Around Inverness.
Inverness city, Clava Cairns, Culloden battlefield and Cawdor Castle.
Inverness city, Clava Cairns, Culloden battlefield and Cawdor Castle.
NC500 - West 1 - The new North Coast 500. 500 miles of Scottish awesomeness.
Inverness, Ullapool, Lochinver, Kylesku, Ardgay, Inverness.
We will go West to Ullapool, a stop at the lovely local museum or stroll around the town then West again and North, along now of the most spectacular sceneries in the World, the Wildest part of the North West Coast of Scotland.
We will gently negotiate our way around the North West Highlands Geopark to arrive in Lochinver.
Here a stop and (optional) a visit to the famous Highland Stoneware workshop.
Up again and West to Kylesku, one of the most photographed bridges in Europe, to board on a boat tour around the amazing coast, keeping our fingers crossed to spot dolphins and seabirds.
From there, a different route East will take us again to Inverness. Stops along the road.
Inverness, Ullapool, Lochinver, Kylesku, Ardgay, Inverness.
We will go West to Ullapool, a stop at the lovely local museum or stroll around the town then West again and North, along now of the most spectacular sceneries in the World, the Wildest part of the North West Coast of Scotland.
We will gently negotiate our way around the North West Highlands Geopark to arrive in Lochinver.
Here a stop and (optional) a visit to the famous Highland Stoneware workshop.
Up again and West to Kylesku, one of the most photographed bridges in Europe, to board on a boat tour around the amazing coast, keeping our fingers crossed to spot dolphins and seabirds.
From there, a different route East will take us again to Inverness. Stops along the road.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh, the Scottish capital city, with its atmospheric and fascinating history. Past and present merge in the magnificent medieval, Georgian and modern city. Visit to the Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, panoramic tour of the Holyrood area with the Parliament, Holyrood Palace the Queen's holiday residence and Dynamic Earth. On demand there can be other visits, like Arthur's Seat, Rosslyn Chapel and castle, Craigmillar Castle.