Itinerary
- Day 1
Oban
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit Inveraray Castle (built 1743 with extraordinary interior and outdoor areas)
- Stop at Nether Largie Cairns burial chambers (Bronze Age and Neolithic period)
- Explore Kilmartin House Museum (changing exhibitions about archaeologically valuable region)
- Visit Oban's famous single malt distillery
Landmarks Inveraray Castle Nether Largie Cairns Kilmartin House Museum Oban 
- Day 2
Isle of Mull and Isle of Iona
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Ferry crossing to Isle of Mull (advance booking recommended)
- Visit Tobermory, main town with pastel cottages
- Visit Tobermory whisky and gin distillery
- Walks in and around Tobermory (lighthouse, extinct volcanic crater)
- Visit Duart Castle (13th century origin)
- Ferry to Isle of Iona (10 minutes by foot)
- Visit Iona monastery and Celtic crosses
- Visit St. Oran's Cemetery
- Watch puffins on Isle of Iona
Landmarks Tobermory Duart Castle Iona Monastery St. Oran's Cemetery - Day 3
Oban - Isle of Skye
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Ferry crossing Mallaig to Armadale, Isle of Skye
Optional Activities
- Stop in Glencoe Valley for photography and views of Ben Nevis
- Visit Glenfinnan Monument visitor center and view Glenfinnan Viaduct (Harry Potter filming location)
- See Glenfinnan Church with views of Loch Shiel
- Spot the historic 'Jacobite' steam train crossing the viaduct
Landmarks Glencoe Valley Ben Nevis Glenfinnan Monument Glenfinnan Viaduct Glenfinnan Church 
- Day 4
Isle of Skye
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit Dunvegan Castle
- Tour Talisker whisky distillery
- Hike to the Old Man of Storr
- Explore Cuillin Hills
- Visit Portree harbor town and restaurants
Landmarks Dunvegan Castle Cuillin Hills Talisker Distillery Old Man of Storr Portree 
- Day 5
Isle of Skye to Inverness
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Photo stop at Eilean Donan Castle
- Guided tour of Eilean Donan Castle
- Visit Urquhart Castle ruins
- Loch Ness boat trip (monster spotting)
- Visit Loch Ness Exhibition Center
Landmarks Skye Bridge Eilean Donan Castle Loch Ness Urquhart Castle Loch Ness Exhibition Center Drumnadrochit 
- Day 6
Inverness - Thurso/Wick
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Hop-on hop-off city tour Inverness (April-October)
Optional Activities
- Visit Dunrobin Castle with its towers, battlements and gardens overlooking the North Sea
- Hike Ben Bhraggie (430 m, approximately 2.5 hours) from Golspie village for panoramic views
Landmarks Dunrobin Castle Ben Bhraggie North Coast 500 
- Day 7
Orkney Islands Optional Round Trip
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Ferry to Orkney Islands round trip
- Travel to Kirkwall via Scapa Flow Bay and Churchill Barriers
- Visit Stromness
- Visit Stone Age village of Skara Brae (2,500 BC)
- Stop at Ring of Brodgar for photos
- Stop at Standing Stones of Stenness for photos
- Visit Italian Chapel
- Explore wild north coast with secluded bays
Landmarks Orkney Islands Scapa Flow Bay Churchill Barriers Kirkwall Stromness Skara Brae Ring of Brodgar Standing Stones of Stenness Italian Chapel - Day 8
Inverness to Speyside
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Stroll through Inverness
- Visit Culloden Battlefield
- Visit Cawdor Castle with Shakespeare exhibition
Landmarks Inverness Culloden Battlefield Cawdor Castle - Day 9
Speyside/Whisky Trail
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of whisky distillery
- Follow the Malt Whisky Trail
- Visit Speyside Cooperage
Landmarks Speyside Speyside Cooperage - Day 10
Speyside - Pitlochry
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit Rothiemurchus Estate with guided ranger tours
- Try clay pigeon shooting at Rothiemurchus Estate
- Walk around Loch an Eilean at Rothiemurchus Estate
- Browse farm store or relax at estate cafés
- Take cable car ride at Cairngorm Mountain (weather dependent)
- Walk around Loch Morlich with Highland views
- Visit Blair Castle (oldest parts from 13th century, more than 30 furnished rooms)
- Attend Blair Atholl Highland Games (last Sunday in May)
Landmarks Cairngorms National Park Rothiemurchus Estate Loch an Eilean Cairngorm Mountain Loch Morlich Blair Castle 
- Day 11
Pitlochry to Edinburgh
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit Scone Palace with exhibits
- View Stone of Destiny at Perth Museum (newly opened 2024)
Landmarks Scone Palace Perth Museum Forth Road Bridge Edinburgh Old Town Princes Street Royal Mile Edinburgh Castle Holyrood Palace Camera Obscura National Museum of Scotland St Giles Cathedral Museum of Childhood Edinburgh New Town - Day 12
Livingston/Edinburgh
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks Edinburgh Airport
