Coast, sea Highlands & Islands –
Unicorn Tours throughout Scotland

Scottish Cruiseports Shore Excursions

Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours welcomes cruise ship visitors for their shore excursions out of all Scottish cruiseports, from Greenock (70 minutes), Rosyth (25 min.), South Queensferry (35 min.), Newhaven (50 min.) & Leith (55 min.) & Dundee (70 min.) are all within a 1 1/4 hour drive from our home base, but as we tour around  Scotland, we offer cruise pick ups throughout all of Scotland, including from Invergordon.
 
For a few weeks each year we are also Shetland (Lerwick), Orkney (Kirkwall) & Westcoast/Hebridean Isles based*.
 
We offer bespoke, private small group tours for up to 8 passengers, which we will tailor to your special interests, including  history, castles,
 
 Outlander, whisky, family history, golf, nature, wildlife, walking, activities or other special interests.
 
We personalise your tour itinerary, as for one private group the main emphasis might be genealogy and their ancestral family roots in Scotland, while for other visitors Outlander filming locations, Scotland’s famous golf courses, castles, gardens, scenic landscapes might be the main reason for your visit.
The very same tour and places will therefore still be different and personalised but also kept flexible in terms of you wishing to stay longer or shorter during any of our stops, but also in terms of the weather & the local conditions on the day.
 
In our private tours’ section, you find a great choice of 1 & Short Day Tours along the Scottish Coast, throughout the Highlands & Lowlands of the Scottish Mainland and our many spectacular great Island Tours.
 
 
 
Scottish Cruiseport Shore Excursions
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Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Fort William, Greenock, Holy Loch, Invergordon, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Newcastle, Oban, Port Ellen, Portree, Scrabster, Stornoway, Tobermory & Ullapool
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  • Aberdeen (Northeast Coast)
 
Short day tours from Aberdeen:
  1. Dunnottar castle & Stonehaven
  2. Crathes castle & gardens, Banchory & the Falls of Feugh
  3. Bullers of Buchan cliffs and Cruden bay beach and a photostop in Aberdeen
  4. Pitmedden gardens & museum of farming with a photostop in Aberdeen
  5. Brewdog distillery and a photostop in Aberdeen
  6. Newburgh beach & seal colony and a photostop in Aberdeen
 
Full day tours from Aberdeen: 
  1. Aberdeenshire off the beaten track – Portsoy, Bow Fiddle Rock, Cullen & the spectacular Aberdeenshire Northcoast.
  2. Royal Deeside, Balmoral & Ballater
  3. RSPB Troup head gannet colony & coastal clifftop nature walk
  4. Aberdeenshire castle trail (you can choose 1 or 2 or more castles & time permitting we can include those with scenic stops along the way – Crathes castle, Drum castle, Castle Fraser, Craigievar castle, Leith hall, Fyvie castle, Haddo house & more)
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore from the mountains to the coast throughout Aberdeenshire 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Dundee (East Coast)
 
Short day tours from Dundee:
  1. Glamis castle / Historic & picturesque St. Andrews with its Uni, cathedral, old town, beaches & the golf
  2. Arbroath – harbour, cliffs, signal tower museum, abbey & St. Vigeans Pictish stones museum returning via the Aberlemno stones.
  3. Lunan bay beach, Auchmithie cliffs, the Ferryden lighthouse walk, the House of Duns & the Arbikie distillery
  4. Carnoustie golf course, beach and Broughty Ferry & castle
  5. Tentsmuir beach coastal nature walk
  6. River Tay backroads via Balmerino and Newburgh (Lindores Abbey distillery) & the Abernethy round tower and a quick stop in Perth
 
Full day tours from Dundee:
  1. St. Andrews, the Old Golf Course, the Golf musem & golf courses
  2. St. Andrews, the beaches & fishing villages of Fife
  3. Spectacular Highland Perthshire, including Pitlochry, Dunkeld  & Blairgowrie
  4. Dunnottar castle via the Angus & Aberdeenshire coast (Arbroath, Lunan & St. Cyrus beach) & return inland (optional via the Aberlemno Pictish stones, Brechin, Forfar or Edzell castle)
  5. Off the beaten track Highland Perthshire – Dunkeld Grandtully rapids, Aberfeldy, Dewar’s Aberfeldy, distillery, Kenmore, Loch Tay & Glenlyon via the Ben Lawers nature reserve
  6. Perth (Scone palace, Perth museum with the Stone of Destiny, St. John’s Kirk, Perth River Island & circular gardens walk, Branklyn gardens & Kinnoull hil)), River Tay backroads via Balmerino and Newburgh (Lindores Abbey distillery) & the Abernethy round tower
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tou private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore throughout Dundee, Angus, Perthshire & Fife
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Edinburgh area cruiseports (Granton, Leith, Newhaven, Queensferry & Rosyth)
 
Short day tours from the Edinburgh area:
  1. South Queensferry, Hopetoun house or Midhope castle (Lallybroch) and the iconic Forth bridges
  2. Stirling castle via the Forth bridges
  3. Gleneagles golf course & Culross via the Forth bridges
  4. Forth Valley circular via Linlithgow, the Kelpies, Falkirk wheel, Culross and via the Forth bridges to historic South Queensferry
  5. Dunfermline abbey, Pittencrieff park & Andrew Carnegie birthplace museum via the Forth bridges and historic South Queensferry
  6. Rosslyn chapel and Craigmillar castle
 
Full day tours from the Edinburgh area:
  1. St. Andrews, the Old golf course & the Golf museum
  2. St. Andrews, the beaches & pretty fishing villages of the historic East Neuk of Fife
  3. St. Andrews & Dundee, the City of Discovery (Sir Falconer Scott’s Antarctic Discovery ship & the Discovery museum) and the adjacent V&A
  4. St. Andrews, Dundee & the Carnoustie golf course
  5. Outlander filming location tour: Depending on your preferences you can choose from any of these / a few of these Outlander filming locations, all within 1,5 hours drive of Edinburgh: Lallybroch (Mid-hope castle), Hopetoun house (Home of the Duke of Sandringham), Culross (Cranesmuir/the village), Doune castle (Castle Leoch of the MacKenzie Clan), Blackness castle (Fort William in Outlander), Linlithgow palace (Wentworth prison in Outlander), Bo’ness & Kinneil railway station, Callender house, Preston Mills, Aberdour castle, Dysart harbour and more
  6. St. Abbs national nature reserve, St. Abbs harbour & Coldingham beach via the Berwickshire & Golden East Lothian coast (St. Abbs having also featured as the filming location “Asgard in Avengers’ Endgame/Marvel Cinematic Universe”
  7. The Borders historic abbey towns, Kelso, Melrose & Jedburgh & Abbotsford house and gardens, the home of the writer Sir Walter Scott along the River Tweed
  8. Dunbar & its harbour & the John Muir’s birthplace via the Golden East Lothian coast
  9. The Golden East Lothian Coast: North Berwick & its beaches via the golden East Lothian coast with views of Bass Rock & Tantallon castle (optional stop at  Preston Mills and/or the Scottish flag centre)
  10. The Scottish seabird centre & Bass Rock seabird/gannet boat trip, North Berwick & its beaches via the golden East Lothian coast
  11. Stirling (Stirling castle or the National Wallace monument & Bannockburn heritage centre) via the 3 iconic Forth bridges
  12. Highland Perthshire Big Tree country, including Dunkeld & Pitlochry (& on request the Hermitage, Killiecrankie, Aberfeldy, Loch Tay & Lochearn)
  13. Bamburgh castle and/or Lindisfarne/Holy Island (Northumberland, south of the Scottish Border) via the Golden East Lothian and Berwickshire coast
  14. Falls of Clyde national nature reserve & New Lanark UNESCO world heritage mill
  15. Beaches & beautiful fishing villages along the Fife coastal path with th historic East Neuk of Fife, incl. Elie & Earlsferry, St. Monans, Anstruther, Pittenweem, Crail & Kingsbarn
  16. Off the beaten track Highland Perthshire – Dunkeld Grandtully rapids, Aberfeldy, Dewar’s Aberfeldy, distillery, Kenmore, Loch Tay & Glenlyon via the Ben Lawers nature reserve
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore from the Edinburgh region
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Fort William (West Highlands)
 
Short day tours from Fort William:
  1. Glencoe & the West Highlands
  2. Glencoe, the dramatic Ballachulish bridge & Loch Leven
  3. Glenfinnan and the “Harry Potter” railway viaduct, stunning Loch Shiel and the Bonnie Prince Charles monument & exhibition – scenic circular tour, including Ardgour, the Corran ferry and Glencoe
 
Full day tours from Fort William:
  1. Scotland off the beaten track, the spectacular West coast peninsulas of Ardnamurchan, Moidart, Sunart, Morven & Ardgour
  2. Oban, gateway to the Isles, Glencoe & the West Highlands
  3. Road to the Isles, Glenfinnan, Mallaig & the golden sands of Morar
  4. The Great Glen of Scotland, along the Caledonian Canal, Loch Lochy, Loch Oich to Loch Ness (optional stops at Fort Augustus, Invermorriston bridges and/or Urquhart castle or travel on the quieter southeast side to the Falls of Foyers)
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore in and around Lochaber
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  • Greenock (Clyde Coast, West of Glasgow)
 
Short day tours from Greenock:
  1. Luss, Loch Lomond via Inverclyde and the Erskine bridge
  2. Short Cowal peninsula & Loch Lomond mini-loop via Rest & be thankful
  3. Lyle Hill Firth of Clyde viewpoint & the Inverclyde & North Ayrshire Coast to Largs
 
Full day tours from Greenock:
  1. Cowal peninsula: Tighnabruaich & the Kyle of Bute, Benmore Botanic Gardens, Puck’s glen waterfall walk, Hidden Argyll Coast, Dunoon, Historic Kilmun, Toward lighthouse
  2. Inveraray town & castle, home of the Campbell Clan chief, out via the Cowal peninsula and return via Loch Lomond  & Rest and be thankful
  3. Loch Lomond & the Trossachs nationalpark
  4. Loch Lomond & the Glengoyne distillery
  5. Stirling (Stirling castle or the National Wallace monument & Bannockburn heritage centre) via the Loch Lomond & Trossachs nationalpark and return either via Glasgow or the rural and scenic Campsie hills
  6. Culzean castle & the Ayrshire coast via the Inverclyde & Ayrshire coast
  7. Robert Burns’ cottage in Alloway & Ayr via the Inverclyde & Ayrshire coast
  8. Royal Troon Golf course via the Inverclyde & Ayrshire coast
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore along the Inverclyde & Ayrshire coast & the Greater Glasgow, Loch Lomond & Cowal peninsula region
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Holy Loch (Dunoon, Cowal peninsula, Argyll)
 
Argyll West Coast short day tours:
  1. Short Cowal peninsula & Loch Lomond mini-loop via Rest & be thankful
  2. Cowal peninsula: Tighnabruaich & the Kyle of Bute, Benmore Botanic Gardens, Puck’s glen waterfall walk, Hidden Argyll Coast, Dunoon, Historic Kilmun, Toward lighthouse
 
Argyll West Coast full day tours:
  1. Inveraray town & castle, home of the Campbell Clan chief, Cowal peninsula: Tighnabruaich & the Kyle of Bute, Benmore Botanic Gardens, Puck’s glen waterfall walk, Hidden Argyll Coast, Dunoon, Historic Kilmun, Toward lighthouse
  2. Cowal peninsula: Tighnabruaich & the Kyle of Bute, Benmore Botanic Gardens, Puck’s glen waterfall walk, Hidden Argyll Coast, Dunoon, Historic Kilmun, Toward lighthouse & Castle Lachlan
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore in Hidden Argyll on the Cowal peninsula & the Loch Lomond & Trossachs nationalpark.
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  • Invergordon (Northern Highlands)
 
Short day tours from Invergordon:
  1. Dunrobin castle, gardens, the falconry display & national history museum via the coastal drive through Easter Ross and southeast Sutherland
  2. Dunrobin castle & Carn Liath broch
  3. Dunrobin castle & historic Dornoch
  4. Scenic loop via the 1 million dollar view and the Sutherland fjord to historic Dornoch, its golf course & beach via the lowtide Loch Fleet seal colony
  5. Culloden battlefield and Clava Cairns “the fictional Craigh na Dun”
  6. Cawdor “fairytale” castle and gardens via the Culloden battlefield and/or Clava Cairns
  7. Glenmorangie distillery & Dornoch golf course
  8. The Easter Ross peninsula, Tarbat Ness lighthouse, the Pictish Stones & the Tarbat Discovery Centre
  9. The Black Isle peninsula, including Channonry Point for some possible dolphin spotting, Glen Ord distillery, Black Isle brewery, Clootie well, fairy glen & Cromarty village & lighthouse – shortcutting via the Nigg ferry to the Easter Ross peninsula with its Pictish stones back to Invergordon (or vice versa)
  10. Rogie & Black waterfalls nature walk via Strathpeffer (Victorian spa town, historic railway station and many woodcarvings) & Dingwall
 
Full day tours from Invergordon:
  1. Full round tour of Loch Ness taking in photostops, Urquhart castle (on request), Invermorriston bridges, Fort Augustus and the stunning southeast side with the Falls of Foyers.
  2. Loch Ness, Urquhart castle & Inverness via the Kessock bridge and Black Isle
  3. Dramatic Wild Northwest Coast loop – spectacular coastal drive, incl. Inverewe subtropical gardens, Garloch & its beaches, Loch Maree & the Beinn Eighe national nature reserve
  4. Glen Affric national scenic area & nature reserve, with pristine Caledonian pine forest, lochs, waterfalls and nature walks
  5. Ullapool and off the beaten track wild & dramatic journey through the North West Highlands Geopark & Assynt with views of Stac Pollaidh, Coigach & Cuil Mor with stunning Highland & coastal views out via the Rogie waterfalls and return via  the Sutherland fjord (either the 1 million dollar view or the Sutherland bridge, Dornoch and the Glenmorangie distillery)
  6. Southern Isle of Skye via Loch Ness and the Kintail mountains and return via Lochcarron and the Rogie falls
  7. Speyside & Speyside whisky tours
  8. Cairngorms nationalpark
  9. Wild, remote and spectacular Torridon and Bealach na Ba viewpoint out via Kinlochewe and return via Lochcarron
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore in the Northern Highlands
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  • Kirkwall (Orkney Isles*)
 
Orkney Isles short day tours:
  1. West mainland: Ring of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness via the Ness of Brodgar, Stromness, the Yesnaby cliffs & Skara Brae
  2. West mainland: The heart of Neolithic Orkney – Maeshowe (early advance booking required), Ring of Brodgar & the Stones of Stenness via the Ness of Brodgar
  3. West mainland: Scapa beach, Scapa Flow, Ring of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness via the Ness of Brodgar, the Yesnaby cliffs & Skara Brae
  4. East mainland: Highland Park distillery, Dingieshowe beach, (optional the Gloup and/or Newark beach), Churchill barriers – Lamb Holm/Italian chapel photostop – Glimps Holm – Burray and Scapa Flow photostop
  5. Kirkwall (Highland Park distillery, St. Magnus cathedral, Orkney museum & Kirkwall harbour)
 
Orkney Isles full day tours:
  1. West mainland: Ring of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness via the Ness of Brodgar, Stromness, the Yesnaby cliffs, Skara Brae, Marwick head, national nature reserve & seabird cliffs (puffins during the early summer), the Brough of Birsay (tidal island, so we might reverse the routing) and the northwest mainland of Orkney (broch of Gurness)
  2. West mainland: Scapa beach & Scapa Flow, Ring of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness via the Ness of Brodgar, Stromness, the Yesnaby cliffs, Skara Brae, Marwick head national nature reserve and seabird cliffs (puffins during the early summer), the Brough of Birsay (tidal island, so we might reverse the routing) and the northwest mainland of Orkney (broch of Gurness)
  3. East & West mainland: Scapa beach & Scapa Flow, Ring of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness via the Ness of Brodgar, Stromness, the Yesnaby cliffs, Skara Brae, the Brough of Birsay (tidal island, so we might reverse the routing) and the northwest mainland of Orkney & Highland Park distillery, Dingieshowe beach, (optional the Gloup and/or Newark beach), Churchill barriers – Lamb Holm/Italian chapel photostop – Glimps Holm – Burray and Scapa Flow photostop
  4. East mainland and all Isles of the Churchill barrier: Highland Park distillery, Dingieshowe beach, (optional the Gloup and/or Newark beach), Churchill barriers – Lamb Holm/Italian chapel photostop – Glimps Holm – Scapa Flow photostop – Burray – South Ronaldsay (St. Margaret’s Hope, Olad summit viewpoint, Windwick bay & Burwick coastal cliff walk)
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore on the Orkney Isles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Lerwick (Shetland Isles*)
 
Shetland Isles short day tours:
  1. South mainland: Mousa viewpoint, St. Ninian’s Isle beach,  Jarlshof neolithic & historic site & Sumburgh head cliffs, lighthouse & RSPB nature reserve via scenic coastal drive and beaches
  2. Trondra, West & East Burra via Scalloway and Tingwall – dramatic and spectacular coastal views, land- and seascapes, beaches & historic sites
  3. Central mainland: Scalloway (viewpoint, castle, harbour & Shetland bus memorial), Tingwall loch & Lerwick (museum & archives, Bains’ beach & the Lodberries, the Knap coastal views, Clickimin broch, Fort Charlotte, Lerwick Town hall)
  4. West mainland: Scalloway viewpoint, Tingwall loch, Whiteness & Weisdale viewpoints scenic return loop
  5. Northmavine: Via Voe, Brae and Mavis Grind for a photostop at the Eshaness cliffs and lighthouse with a stop in Hillswick
  6. Lunnasting & Nesting dramatic coastal all round views and drive along many voes/fjords with great island views
 
Shetland Isles full day tours:
  1. South mainland with beach & cliff walks: Mousa viewpoint, St. Ninian’s Isle beach, Jarlshof neolithic & historic site & Sumburgh head cliffs, lighthouse & RSPB nature reserve via scenic coastal drive, beaches & additional stops (Noness peninsuala and/or Hoswick visitor centre, etc.)
  2. Minn & Meal beach walks, Trondra, West, East Burra & Hamnavoe via Scalloway and Tingwall – dramatic and spectacular coastal views, land- and seascapes, beaches & historic sites
  3. West mainland: Scalloway viewpoint, Tingwall loch, Whiteness & Weisdale viewpoints via scenic coastal drive, Reawick & Skeld to Westerwick for a dramatic coastal cliff top views walk and via Walls exploring many more dramatic and spectacular coastal land- and seascapes with views of Foula (& time permitting including Sandness with views of Papa Stour), return via many dramatic coastal Voes/fjords and views, Aith and the Shetland Alps and Voe back to Lerwick
  4. Northmavine: Scalloway viewpoint, Tingwall loch, via the Whiteness & Weisdale viewpoints to Aith and the Shetland Alps, from Voe via Brae and Brae and Mavis Grind for a dramatic clifftop views walk at the Eshaness cliffs and lighthouse, stop in Hillswick, via Ronas Voe and Ollaberry heading back south with time permitting more stops along the way
  5. Muckle Roe & its coastal lighthouse walk via Brae, Voe & Aith, the “Shetland Alps” and great many outstanding coastal views
 
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore on the Shetland Isles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Northumberland, Northeast England, South of the Scottish Borders)
 
 
Short day tours from Newcastle:
  1. Tynemouth, Whitley Bay, St. Mary’s Island lighthouse & Blyth beach.
 
Full day tours from Newcastle:
  1. Alnwick castle past the scenic coastal drive from Amble, via Warkworth castle & Alnwick.
  2. Bamburgh castle via the beautiful Northumberland coast (incl. Beadnell beach, Seahouses & more beaches (time permitting)
  3. Hadrian’s Wall
  4. Lindisfarne/Holy Island (tide dependent) and Bamburgh castle via the beautiful Northumberland coast
  5. Lindisfarne/Holy Island (tide dependent) via the beautiful Northumberland coast
  6. Alnwick & Bamburgh castle
 
  • & many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore in the Northumberland and the Northeast of England
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Oban* (West Coast)
 
Short day Argyll West Coast tours from Oban:
  1. Kilmartin prehistoric glen, standing stone circles and the Kilmartin prehistoric museum via the stunning Argyll Westcoast with views of Loch Melfort, Craobh haven & the Ardfern peninsula.
  2. The Isle of Seil (Slate Isles) via the bridge over the Atlantic with stunning all round coastal views over to the Isle of Mull, Easdale & Luing
  3. Scenic circular Westcoast drive to Glencoe and inland through Rannoch Moor, the waterfalls of Glenorchy, Loch Awe & Kilchurn castle back to the coast at the Falls of Lora.
  4. Oban – the Esplanade, McCaig’s Folly, Ganavan beach, Dunnollie castle, the Sound of Kerrara, Oban distillery, coastal viewpoint walks & more
 
Full day West Coast tours from Oban:
  1. Kilmartin prehistoric glen, standing stone circles and the Kilmartin prehistoric museum via the stunning Argyll Westcoast with possible stops at the Arduaine suptropical gardens @ Loch Melfort, Craobh haven. the Ardfern peninsula, the Crinan canal, Knapdale (Tayvallich, Carsaig & Keilmore or Loch Sween & Kilmory beach) with superb views over to the Paps of Jura.
  2. Kintyre peninsula circular tour with stunning coastal views over to Jura, Islay, Gigha, Northern Ireland, Davaar Island, Aisla Craig & Arran.
  3. Tarbert/Kintyre via Kilmartin prehistoric glen, standing stone circles and the Kilmartin prehistoric museum via the stunning Argyll Westcoast with possible stops at the Arduaine suptropical gardens @ Loch Melfort, Craobh haven. the Ardfern peninsula, the Crinan canal, Knapdale (Tayvallich, Carsaig & Keilmore or Loch Sween & Kilmory beach) with superb views over to the Paps of Jura.
  4. Scenic coastal drive north into Lochaber, through Glencoe, Ardgour, Glenfinnan “Harry Potter bridge” and past the Caledonian canal and Fort William back to Oban.
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore in & around the Argyll West Coast.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Port Ellen (Islay*, Southern Hebrides)
 
Islay short day tours:
  1. Coastal drive to the Kildalton cross past the Laphroaig, Lagavulin & Ardbeg distillery.
  2. The Oa clifftop walk and the American monument via Kilnaughton beach.
  3. Sound of Jura with the best views over to the Isle of Jura via Bridgend, Finlaggan and the Caol Isla & Bunnahain distillery.
  4. Islay off the beaten track – Sanaigmore beach, Gruinard Bay nature reserve & Machir Bay beach.
 
Islay full day tours:
  1. The Rinns of Islay dramatic circular coastal drive past Bridgend, Bruichladdich distillery, Port Charlotte (museum of Islay life & Islay natural history trust), the stunning white harbour villages of Portnahaven & Port Wemyss returning via the remote Westside of the Rinns (time dependent Machir Bay beach & Kilchoman distillery) .
  2. Sound of Jura with the best views over to the Isle of Jura via Bridgend, Finlaggan and the Caol Isla & Bunnahain distillery & Islay off the beaten track – Sanaigmore beach, Gruinard Bay nature reserve & Machir Bay beach.
  3. Coastal drive to the Kildalton cross past the Laphroaig, Lagavulin & Ardbeg distillery, the Oa clifftop walk and the American monument via Kilnaughton beach.
 
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore on Islay
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Portree (Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides)
 
Isle of Skye short day tours:
  1. The Trotternish peninsula, incl. the Old Man of Storr, Staffin, Quiraing, Duntulm, the Skye museum of Island Life & Uig.
  2. Talisker distillery scenic round tour via Sligachan bridge, the Cuillins view & return via Skye’s Northwest Coast.
  3. Dunvegan castle & gardens
  4. Neist point lighthouse
 
Isle of Skye full day tours:
  1. The Trotternish peninsula, incl. the Old Man of Storr, Staffin, Quiraing, Duntulm, the Skye museum of Island Life & Uig plus scenic round tour via Sligachan bridge, the Cuillins view & Skye’s Northwest Coast (incl. either Dunvegan castle, Talisker distillery or the Neist point lighthouse is possible, but would make it for a more rushed tour)
  2. Dunvegan castle & gardens & the Neist point lighthouse
  3. South Skye & Lochalsh – via the Skye bridge (optional Plockton & Eilean Donan castle) to Bealach na Ratagan, Loch Hourne, Glenelg and the ferry back to the South of Skye (or route in reverse)
 
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore on the Isle of Skye
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Scrabster (North Coast)
 
North coast short day tours:
  1. Castle Mey “the home of the Queen mother” & Dunnet beach
  2. Dunnet head (the most northerly point of the Scottish mainland) national nature reserve, seabird cliffs & great views over to the Orkney Isles & Dunnet beach
  3. Duncansby head lighthouse & cliffs (the Northeast Cape of the Scottish mainland) via John o’Groats
  4. Castle Sinclair Girnigoe & the views down the cliffs of Whaligoe steps
 
North coast full day tours:
  1. Dramatic wild beaches & cliffs of the Scottish North Coast, incl. Strathy, Torrisdale, Tongue & Talmine.
  2. Castle Mey “the home of the Queen mother”, Dunnet beach, Dunnet head (the most northerly point of the Scottish mainland) national nature reserve, seabird cliffs & great views over to the Orkney Isles, Duncansby head lighthouse & cliffs (the Northeast Cape of the Scottish mainland) via John o’Groats, Castle Sinclair Girnigoe & the views down the cliffs of Whaligoe steps
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore along the Scottish North & Northeast Coast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Stornoway (Isle of Lewis*, Outer Hebrides)
 
Isle of Lewis short day tours:
  1. Callanish standing stone circle, Carloway broch, Gearrannan black house village & Dalmore beach
  2. Tolsta & Traigh Ghearadha beach (and the option of a beach walk on this, one of the most iconic Scottish beaches) with views across the Minch over to the mountains of the Far Northwest Highlands
  3. The Iolaire memorial, the Tiumpan head lighthouse with the closest views across the Minch over to the mountains of the Far Northwest Highlands & Lews castle museum
  4. The spectacular South Lochs – Lewis off the beaten track
 
Isle of Lewis (& Harris) full day tours:
  1. Wild and spectacular West Lewis, Uig beach, the Lewis chessmen, the Bhaltos peninsula & wild & stunning beaches, cliffs & mountain scenery.
  2. Butt of Lewis lighthouse & cliffs, Port of Ness via the Callanish standing stone circle, Carloway broch, Gearrannan black house village, Dalmore & Tolsta beach
  3. Isle of Harris’ glorious beaches, the Golden Road and the high wild rugged mountains of North Harris via South Lewis and past Loch Shiphoirt/Seaforth
  4. Callanish standing stone circle, Carloway broch, Gearrannan black house village & Dalmore beach, Dalbeag beach (optional inclusion of the Butt of Ness lighthouse & cliffs), Tolsta & Traigh Ghearadha beach (and the option of a beach walk on this, one of the most iconic Scottish beaches) with views across the Minch over to the mountains of the Far Northwest Highlands
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore on the conjoined islands of Lewis, Harris, Great Bernera & Scalpay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Tobermory (Isle of Mull*, Inner Hebrides)
 
Isle of Mull short day tours:
  1. Isle of Mull coastal drive to Duart Castle, home of Clan MacLean
  2. Isle of Mull coastal drive to the Lochbuie stone circle
  3. Spectacular off the beaten track northern Mull circuit via Calgary beach & many spectacular coastal views
 
Isle of Mull (& Iona) full day tours:
  1. Isle of Mull round tour, included the wild north of Mull, Calgary beach, continuing with great views of the Treshnish Isles, Iona in the distance and Gometra and Ulva until via Salen we head east again to Duart castle & Lochbuie bay, incl. the Lochbuie stone circle
  2. Isle of Mull tour via the Ross of Mull coastal drive & Uisken beach west to the Isle of Iona with its historic abbey (where the Celtic missionary St. Columba built a church and where the Book of Kells was written) and superb beaches in the north of Iona
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore on the Isle of Mull (& Iona)
 
 
 
 
 
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    Ullapool (Northwest Coast)
 
Northwest Coast short day tours:
  1. Off the beaten track wild & dramatic journey through the North West Highlands Geopark via Assynt to Achiltibuie with views of Stac Pollaidh, Coigach & Cuil Mor with stunning Highland & coastal views
 
Northwest Coast full day tours:
  1. Dramatic Northwest Highland drive past waterfalls to Loch Ness, the Great Glen of Scotland & the Caledonian canal
  2. Wild Northwest Coast, spectacular coastal drive, incl. Inverewe subtropical gardens, Garloch & its beaches, Loch Maree & the Beinn Eighe national nature reserve
  3. Wild Far Northwest Coast, spectacular coastal drive via Kylesku & Scourie to Durness Sango sands & Balnakeil beach, Smoo cave
  4. Wild Far Northwest Coast, spectacular coastal drive via Kylesku & Scourie to Durness Sango sands & Balnakeil beach, Smoo cave & Oldshoremore beach
 
& many more Coast, sea Highlands & Islands – Unicorn Tours private & personalised tour options, places to visit, things to do, see & explore along Scotland’s Far Northwest Coast