Coast, sea Highlands & Islands –
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Northwestern wilderness – Bens, lochs, glens & pure nature taster along the Northwest Coast

2 days

This is a private & personalised tour with pick up from Edinburgh or anywhere in Scotland for a group of up to 8 & AVAILABLE on any 2 consecutive green* calendar days --- FREE 2 DAYS TOUR 50 MILES PICK UP ZONE includes Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, St. Andrews, Perth & everywhere in the Loch Lomond & Trossachs nationalpark & along the Fife Coast & most of the Scottish Central Belt within 50 miles of our Alloa home base in the heart of the Scottish Central Belt --- FREE ALONG THE WAY PICK UP LOCATIONS free (excess mileage does not apply) pick ups from anywhere along the route from our Alloa homebase near Stirling towards your tour destination we pass along = Free additional pick ups for this private tour also in the Pitlochry & Aviemore area --- EXCESS MILEAGE PAYABLE PICK UPS the additional pick up mileage supplement applies outwith & beyond the 50 miles free pick up zone more than 50 miles from our Alloa home base --- UNAVAILABLE on red & blue calendar days & during green* "Island based tour days", when our tours start from & finish at our temporary Scottish Islands & regions base further away instead

2D#8

Tour summary & highlights

The spectacular, wild & dramatic Northwest coast, bens, lochs & glens

2 day tour to explore

for your private, flexible tailor-made small group sample itinerary 2D#8

Northwestern wilderness 2 day tour
Basic route:
– Pick up – Central belt
–  through the spectacular Northwest Highlands to the Northwest Coast
– travel along the dramatic Northwest coast & depending on the weather & your interests, beaches, walks & more

Price for a 2 day tour

2 day tour prices – Unicorn Tours

(During peak season, based on a group of 8, price per person starts from £85 / standard season, based on a group of 8, price per person starts from £71 for 3 days for the tour)

plus

accommodation (option of low budget to 5*), food, entrance fees & your personal expenses


  • Departures/pick ups & drop offs from anywhere in the Scottish Central Belt
  • Stops and route along the way on our journey via the Northwest Highlands and to and along the Northwest Coast are flexible and personalised depending on your preferences, interests & the weather

We would be delighted to run this tour as a private, small group tour  (up to 8 people) 


The spectacular, wild & dramatic Northwest coast, bens, lochs & glens – 2 days to explore

Via Glencoe & through the Great Glen we travel to the stunning Northwest of Scotland – this is a huge, very beautiful and remote wilderness area and subject to the group’s preferences, we can among other places include Loch Maree, Gairloch, Corrieshalloch gorge, Ullapool, Rogie Falls along our journey through Scotland’s wild North West coast.

As this is your own private small group tour, the itinerary is very flexible and along the way, we can add additional nearby stops and depending on the weather it is also possible to swap the route of day 1 and day 2 around. So the route for day 1 and day 2 is a sample itinerary and can be amended if you prefer.

Day 1

Possible stops on route to the Northwest of Scotland

Loch Tulla

Rannoch Moor

Glencoe

Ballachulish

Glencoe/Ballachulish/Kinlochleven area

Fort William/Glen Nevis area

Town with all facilities, if the weather is nice and the views are clear, we also have the option to drive into stunning Glen Nevis (sheer cliffs, waterfalls, etc.) for a great walk..

Inverlochy Castle, bridge & steam railway depot

Ben Nevis/Aonach Mhor range mountain cable car

Spean Bridge

Spean Bridge & Commando Memorial viewpoint

Great Glen

Caledonian Canal

Invergarry

Kintail

Glenshiel

Eilean Donan Castle

Sidetrip option: Skye bridge return crossing


Optional stops in the wild, remote & spectacular Northwest of Scotland

(covering some of the famous Northcoast 500 route)

Plockton

Stromeferry & Strome Castle

Loch Carron

Sidetrip option: Applecross

incl.
Bealach na Ba pass
(on a clear day with the best view across the Scottish Westcoast, to Skye & other islands)

Shieldaig

Torridon

 

Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve

Kinlochewe

Loch Maree

Charlestown

Gairloch & beach

possible sidetrip to Red Point and Badachro

possible sidetrip towards Rhua Reid lighthouse
(with some of the most stunning Westcoast views)

Inverewe Gardens

Possible sidetrip to Mellon Udrigle beach:

Laide

Gruinard Bay

Corrieshalloch Gorge National Nature reserve

Ullapool:

Achiltibue & the Summer Isles

Lochinver

Assynt/Inverpolly

Achmelvich

 

Stoer lighthouse

 

Accommodation

Accommodation options

(a)    You choose the type / price-category of your accommodation

For every location/area our guests have the choice to either stay at a hotel, B&B or hostel, it is up to you how much you wish to spend for the night and it makes no difference to the tour, whether we pick you up from an upmarket or budget place

(b)   You choose the location of your accommodation

At the time of your booking, we will discuss your overall preferences and accommdation could then be in one of these areas along the Northwest coast listed from south to north:

  • Lochcarron, Applecross, Kishorn, Applecross, Shieldaig, Torridon
  • Gairloch area
  • Ullapool area
  • Lochinver/Achmelvich area
  • or even further north such as the Kylesku/Scourie/Kinlochbervie & Durness area
Day 2

Optional stops in the wild, remote & spectacular Northwest of Scotland

(covering some of the famous Northcoast 500 route)

  • as per list of places in day 1


Possible stops heading south again after leaving the Northwest of Scotland

Rogie Falls

Strathpeffer

depending on route request, time, group, weather, places near Inverness, such as Channonry Point (dolphins), Culloden Moor or Clava Cairns could possibly be included: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clava_cairn

Possible Black Isle & Channonry Point sidetrip:
Black Isle

Channonry Point (Moray dolphins)

Possible more scenic Glen Affric (Cannich, Corrimony, St. Ninian’s and northern Loch Ness) detour:
Glen Affric

Cannich

Corrimony Cairn

St. Ninian’s

possible sidetrip: Inverness & Culloden

possible sidetrip: Fort George & Cawdor CastleCairngorm nationalpark

Aviemore

Loch Morlich

Cairngorm reindeer

Cairngorm Mountain railway

Carrbridge

Kincraig

Kincraig wildlife park

Leault working sheep dog farm

Loch Inch

Dalwhinnie

House of Bruar

Falls of Bruar

Blair Castle

Pitlochry

Highland Perthshire

 

 

 

Depending on the weather, we might discuss and decide to reverse the route and first drive the day 2 and then day 1 route (so as to maximise sunshine and minimise rain).

Also on very wet & rainy days (dreich days as we say in Scotland), we may have less outdoor sightseeing and if the group so wishes, we may visit a whisky distillery, castle, museum, etc. indoors.


Also check out our tour to the Northwestern most corner further up north in Scotland – 2D#15 – Scotland’s far North & Westcoast –  Durness/Balnakeil beach, Smoo Cave & cliffs – 2 day tour

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check our longer 3 days+ tour 3D#9 to see and experience more and take it more leisurely and
also see tour 3D#2 for sample 3 day Northwest Coast route description.


 

Depending on your preferences and interests, the main places that have been agreed and discussed, the overall time we have left after our stops (especially in the winter months with shorter daylight hours), the places listed above are just a few among other nearby options, that we might be travelling through and see, stopping at and/or visiting along the way as on each of our friendly, flexible and personalised tours we maximise and offer you the best tour experience given the conditions on the day (for example if it is pouring down with rain on one side of a mountain range, we believe in offering you the alternative sunny route on the other side of the mountains, etc.)

Subject to availability possible overnight (hostel, bed & breakfast, hotel, camping) options do all exist in the area, roughly half way into our 2 day tour. As there are too many possible places to stay at, we can check room availability for your preferred option at the time of your enquiry/booking.

 

2 day tours (# 25 – # 41), departures every weekend and throughout the week, subject to Unicorn Tours being available

 

What to bring?

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Tour itinerary
Private tour price for the 8 passenger seater mini-bus & driver/tourguide, i.e. the tour price for a private group of min. 1 and max 8 passengers

2 day tour prices – Unicorn Tours


Personalised & private small group tours all over Scotland (100+ itineraries: ½ – 7 day tour options & discounted multi-day tours to choose from) – with a set daily tour price for our tour guide driver & 8 passenger seater mini-bus (due to the fixed same overall cost for up to 8 passengers, the cheapest per person price for a private small group tour is if 8, 7, 6 or 5 are travelling together to share the set fixed daily cost, which is the same total cost, no matter if there are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 passengers on a private mini-bus tour)

All of these private & personalised, small group tours of Scotland

are available on any available green calendar days for private tours

5, 6, 7 days 4 days 3 days
2 days Scottish destinations/Tour extensions & add ons 1 day
Activities, special interests & tour themes Walking tours ½ & short day tours

 

 

 

 

 

  • Choose any private & personalised tailormade 1/2 day tour on any available green calendar day.
  • Choose any private & personalised tailormade 1 day tour on any available green calendar day.
  • Choose any private & personalised tailormade 2 day tour on any 2 consecutive available green calendar days. Any private 2 day tours will already show a 2.5% discount.
  • Choose any private & personalised tailormade 3 day tour on any 3 consecutive available green calendar days. Any private 3 day tours will already show a 5% discount.
  • Choose any private & personalised tailormade 4 day tour on any 4 consecutive available green calendar days. Any private 4 day tours will already include a 7.5% discount.
  • Choose any private personalised & tailormade 5 day tour on any 5 consecutive available green calendar days. Any private 5 day tours will already include a 10% discount.
  • Choose any private personalised & tailormade 6 day tour on any 6 consecutive available green calendar days. Any private 6 day tours is discounted by 12.5%.
  • Choose any private personalised & tailormade 7 day tour on any 7 consecutive available green calendar days. Any private 7 day tour prices already show the 15% discount. 

Additionally from September to May there is a 12.5% student discount, which also applies to seniors over 65 and to children up to 17 travelling as part of a family group.

 

 

Extra costs & ferry info (if applicable)
Tour links

(1) Some of your private tour options in the Northwest, Far NW, Northern Highlands & North Coast (Easter & Wester Ross, Sutherland & Caithness) region



(1)

Some of your private tour options in the Northwest, Far NW, Northern Highlands & North Coast (Easter & Wester Ross, Sutherland & Caithness) region

1D#66 – Handa Island walking tour – 1 day – multi-day tour add on tour or when based along the Far Northwest coast (Lochinver, Durness & Ullapool region)

1D#87 – Northwest: Off the beaten track wild Assynt, Coigach & NW Coast – 1 day add on – to your multi-day tour (in the Far/NW/Ullapool, Northcoast or Northern Highlands & Inverness regions)

1D#89 – Easter Ross’ Northeast Coast, the Black Isle & Dornoch & Dunrobin castle – 1 day add on – to your multi-day tour (in the Inverness, Northern & Far/NW Highlands & Northcoast regions)

1D#90 – Caithness’ Northeast Coast – 1 day add on – to your multi-day tour (in the Orkney or North Coast & Northern Highland regions of Sutherland & Ross & Cromarty)

1D#93 – Sandwood bay walking/free time – 1 day add on tour – to your Far Northwest Highlands or North Coast multi-day tour

2D#8 – Northwestern wilderness – Bens, lochs, glens & pure nature taster along the Northwest Coast – 2 day tour

2D#15 – Northwest Coast nature taster, including Durness/Balnakeil beaches & Smoo cave – far away & awesome – 2 day tour

3D#1 – Northcoast via the Northern Highlands – 3 day tour

3D#2 – Spectacular Northwest & Far NW Coast via NW Highlands – 3 day tour

4D#4 – Orkney+ Experience (tour 4D#4-A) or Orkney Taster & NC500 (tour 4D#4-B) (outbound to ferry via Northeastern Highlands & return after ferry via much longer, wild & dramatic North, Far Northwest & NW coast) – 4 day tour



 

Tour options

 

 


Information about tour options for a private tour in general


Private & personalised tailormade tours to suit your group’s preferences

This is your very own private tour for you and your friends and family members of up to 8 people travelling on this tour together.

Before any private tour, we always discuss with you and check for your must-see stops, interests, hobbies, activities, preferences, priorities and any special requests you might have and we ask you about your preferred pace of travel so to tailor make and personalise the tour to suit your needs.

The route, the stops and the itinerary we give on our website for any private tour are for information and guidance only, as in the end it is you, who decides, what you wish to do, where you wish to stop and what you wish to do and see.

Any private tour itinerary can be shortened, extended or amended, if you wish to do so.


Flexibility on private tours

We also like to keep things flexible as our experience is that there are places, once you arrive and see them, you just fall in love with and wish to spend more time and longer.

whereas some other times we arrive at a place and they are different from what you had expected and you are ok to have a shorter stop and to move on quicker.

Flexibility is also good as on a beautiful gorgeous blue sunny day when all colours in nature and the landscapes are sparkling and you have clear and amazing far distant visibility and the scenery and places are at their best, you probably prefer to spend more time outdoors, while on a stormy, wet, dark, grey and cold day, you are likely to prefer more indoor venues during your stops.


Travelling at your own pace on private tours

Some guests are on a whirlwind tour with little time and wish to pack as much into a short time as possible and are ok with just short photo stops,

whereas other tour guests prefer to travel at a more leisurely pace to be able to explore and discover and soak it all in and leaving the tour with a memorable and lasting experience.

All of this is possible within the constraints of your chosen route, the distances involved

and during the winter season the shorter daylight hours we have.


Lunch breaks on private tours

Some guests put a lot of emphasis on a good quality lunch in a good atmospheric restaurant and we can prebook lunch venues,

whereas other guests are ok to just stop at a supermarket for a sandwich to eat on the go

or just need a short lunch stop for some light snack to eat.


Your tour options on any private tour are unlimited and endless

Same place, same route – but one one private tour, the private tour guests would want to visit the castle, while on another tour at the same place, they want a whisky tour instead and yet again same place on the next tour the private tour guests, want to just go for a walk on the beach there, while another time at the same place, they just want to go shopping, visit the museum or stop at the golf course – so same place, but on each private tour at this very same place, we visit different places and the itinerary, stops and experience is different. 

As this is a private & personalised tour to suit your interests, preferences, hobbies and activities, it is up to you and we can either offer our normal tour itinerary for the location with all the many local highlights and sights and be flexible depending on the season, the weather, the time we have and also be fully flexible during the tour (as some places, you will love and stay longer and at other places you come to, you might wish to just take a photo and then leave, so in the end you might on the day of the tour decide to stay longer or shorter at some of the places we visit or you might still decide to add in some additional stops and places you had not thought about before)  and also partially or fully adjust it to suit your interests and preferences or entirely turn it into a specialist interest tour “a whisky tour”, “a castle, cathedral, historic sights tours”, a “walking tour”, a “nature & wildlife tour”, a “golf tour”, an “activity tour”, etc. depending on what you request (also see our full range of  Activities, special interests & tour themes.)

If it says on the tour itinerary, the tour starts in A and ends in Z and on our journey from A to Z we are travelling and can be stopping at B, C, D, E, F…… X & Y,

it might be the same route on every such private tour, but with every private tour group and individuals, it could still be an entirely & very different tour after all,

as there are so many different special interests & tour themes

so that the main focus of some private tour groups could be

  • architecture & charming towns & villages
  • castles, history
  • child-friendly stops
  • churches, abbeys & religious sites
  • dining & and having a great lunch eating out
  • events based, such as visiting the Highland games while on the tour with us
  • family history & genealogy
  • gardens, flowers & parks
  • golf, football or other sports’ venues
  • literature, film or movie fictional based tour, i.e. visiting filming locations of Outlander, Harry Potter, Shetland crime series, Downtown Abbey. etc.
  • nature & wildlife, seabirds, puffins or whale
  • watching
  • the scenery, the coast & beaches
  • snow and wintry landscapes
  • tourist steam train in conjunction with our tour
  • walking
  • waterfalls
  • whisky distilleries, gin and breweries
  • etc.

Pick ups & drop offs anywhere on private tours

As mentioned in the pick up section, on a private tour we can pick up from anywhere and drop off anywhere and offer staggered free pick ups and drop offs, which are dependent on the distance from our Alloa home base near Stirling. Our home base is 30 miles from Edinburgh, Glasgow & Perth in the heart of the Scottish Central belt:

  •  for short & half day tours the free pick up/drop off zone is within 15 miles of our Alloa home base (which includes Stirling, Falkirk, Dunfermline & Gleneagles)
  •  for 1 day tours the free pick up/drop off zone is within 35 miles of our Alloa home base (which additionally includes Edinburgh, Glasgow & Perth)
  •  for 2, 3 & 4 day tours the free pick up/drop off zone is within 50 miles of our Alloa home base (which additionally includes Dundee, St. Andrews & the entire Scottish Central belt)
  • for 5, 6 & 7 day tours the free pick up/drop off zone is within 75 miles of our Alloa home base

Additionally as stated we sometimes offer free pick ups for places on the route to our destination, even though they might exceed the free mileage zone, so for example for a West Coast tour and we need to head westbound anyway for the tour, we could be pick up at locations west free of charge, depending on the exact route and distances involved.

(During a few weeks every year we are also Shetland, Orkney, Hebridean Isles or regionally based

and the free pick ups will then be based from that local area, such as on the Shetland, Orkney or on some of the Hebridean Isles for example.)


Accommodation on multi-day tours is your choice

Some of our guests are budget travellers, whereas others are luxurious travellers, while others chose a mid-range 3* hotel.

We are happy to give you tips, links and info about your accommodation options for the towns and villages we are staying overnight, but in the end it is up to you, where you would like to stay, at which hotel or guesthouse and for which price.

However much or however little you wish to spend for your overnight accommodation is your choice.

On a private tour we will pick you up from any accommodation in the morning and in the evening drop you off at any accommodation of your choice for your overnight tour accommodation and and chosen location.

 

Free time & activities
Tour pick up/start, drop off/end & joining options near to & along our tour route

Private 2 day tour pick ups & drop offs anywhere throughout mainland Scotland


Pick up / drop off points for private small group 2 Days Tours, from anywhere as it is your own private tour:

  • within the Stirling/Uni area
  • within the Forth Valley area
  • from within the Scottish Central belt, Edinburgh & Glasgow included
  • from within the Dundee, St. Andrews & Perth area

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  • from places listed along or nearby the route and the stops of this particular 2 Days Tour
Tour booking

To enquire about this tour or to book please email contact@unicorntours.co.uk


As this will be your very own tailormade, personalised, flexible private small group tour, we will discuss:
  • Your preferred travel dates
  • Your preferred route
  • Based on your preferred route, we will give a choice of overnight locations to stay
  • Once you have chosen your preferred overnight location, we would like to know about your preferred type of accommodation, any special requests or a price range and your preferred roomtypes
  • Based on your choice, for example hotel with * ** *** **** ***** star rating, guesthouse/B&B, self-catering or budget hostel accommodation, etc. for each overnight location, we can then give you suggestions and also check the room availability for each night

 


 

Accommodation
  • Unicorn Tours is happy to assist you with your questions regarding your accommodation & accommodation booking
  • The general rule is that you should then book your accommodation yourself, let us know where you are staying during which night, as it is there that we will drop you off at the end of the tour day and pick you up on the beginning of the next tour day

  • The choice of your accommodation, how much or how little you wish to spend for your overnight accommodation is unconnected and separate from your tour with Unicorn Tours throughout the daytime – for the same day and tour, we have picked up guests from 5* hotels and guests from budget hostels, but the tour experience during the daytime with Unicorn Tours remains the same.

 


 

  • When ferries or any other additional costs are involved, we also want to make sure, you are happy with those

 


 

Once the tour details, including

  • tour itinerary & special requests
  • pick up/drop off locations & timings
  • tour duration, passenger numbers and price
  • etc.
  • have been discussed and agreed
  • and you are happy to proceed with the booking
  • we send you an invoice which allows for payment by Paypal / card or by BACS bank transfer

To enquire about this tour or book, please email contact@unicorntours.co.uk


This tour is for a private small group of up to 8 people.

We will personalise & tailor make this flexible tour itinerary to suit your preferences, interests & requirements.

This tour is available on any green calendar day

except during our Scottish Islands based tour days

for a few weeks each year.


Once you wish to book, we send you an invoice with a payment link and also allowing for a UK & international bank transfer.

Once you have paid, we send you your tour confirmation and will mark this day as “red” unavailable/booked out in our tours availability calendar


We can pick up from anywhere, but for a 2 day tour the free pick up zone is within 50 miles from our Alloa home base (which includes does Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, Dundee, St. Andrews & places throughout the entire Scottish Central belt and anywhere in between, such Stirling, Falkirk, Dunfermline & Gleneagles)

Pick ups & drop offs anywhere on private tours

As mentioned in the pick up section, on a private tour we can pick up from anywhere and drop off anywhere and offer staggered free pick ups and drop offs, which are dependent on the distance from our Alloa home base near Stirling. Our home base is 30 miles from Edinburgh, Glasgow & Perth in the heart of the Scottish Central belt:

  •  for short & half day tours the free pick up/drop off zone is within 15 miles of our Alloa home base (which includes Stirling, Falkirk, Dunfermline & Gleneagles)
  •  for 1 day tours the free pick up/drop off zone is within 35 miles of our Alloa home base (which additionally includes Edinburgh, Glasgow & Perth)
  •  for 2, 3 & 4 day tours the free pick up/drop off zone is within 50 miles of our Alloa home base (which additionally includes Dundee, St. Andrews & the entire Scottish Central belt)
  • for 5, 6 & 7 day tours the free pick up/drop off zone is within 75 miles of our Alloa home base

Additionally as stated we sometimes offer free pick ups for places on the route to our destination, even though they might exceed the free mileage zone, so for example for a West Coast tour and we need to head westbound anyway for the tour, we could be pick up at locations west free of charge, depending on the exact route and distances involved.

(During a few weeks every year we are also Shetland, Orkney, Hebridean Isles or regionally based

and the free pick ups will then be based from that local area, such as on the Shetland, Orkney or on some of the Hebridean Isles for example.)


Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email  contact@unicorntours.co.uk to discuss further


 

 

 

2D#8 – Northwestern wilderness – Bens, lochs, glens & pure nature taster along the Northwest Coast – 2 day tour

The spectacular, wild & dramatic Northwest coast, bens, lochs & glens

2 day tour to explore

for your private, flexible tailor-made small group sample itinerary 2D#8

Northwestern wilderness 2 day tour
Basic route:
– Pick up – Central belt
–  through the spectacular Northwest Highlands to the Northwest Coast
– travel along the dramatic Northwest coast & depending on the weather & your interests, beaches, walks & more

Price for a 2 day tour

2 day tour prices – Unicorn Tours

(During peak season, based on a group of 8, price per person starts from £85 / standard season, based on a group of 8, price per person starts from £71 for 3 days for the tour)

plus

accommodation (option of low budget to 5*), food, entrance fees & your personal expenses


  • Departures/pick ups & drop offs from anywhere in the Scottish Central Belt
  • Stops and route along the way on our journey via the Northwest Highlands and to and along the Northwest Coast are flexible and personalised depending on your preferences, interests & the weather

 

The spectacular, wild & dramatic Northwest coast, bens, lochs & glens – 2 days to explore

Via Glencoe & through the Great Glen we travel to the stunning Northwest of Scotland – this is a huge, very beautiful and remote wilderness area and subject to the group’s preferences, we can among other places include Loch Maree, Gairloch, Corrieshalloch gorge, Ullapool, Rogie Falls along our journey through Scotland’s wild North West coast.

As this is your own private small group tour, the itinerary is very flexible and along the way, we can add additional nearby stops and depending on the weather it is also possible to swap the route of day 1 and day 2 around. So the route for day 1 and day 2 is a sample itinerary and can be amended if you prefer.

Day 1

Possible stops on route to the Northwest of Scotland

Loch Tulla

Rannoch Moor

Glencoe

Ballachulish

Glencoe/Ballachulish/Kinlochleven area

Fort William/Glen Nevis area

Town with all facilities, if the weather is nice and the views are clear, we also have the option to drive into stunning Glen Nevis (sheer cliffs, waterfalls, etc.) for a great walk..

Inverlochy Castle, bridge & steam railway depot

Ben Nevis/Aonach Mhor range mountain cable car

Spean Bridge

Spean Bridge & Commando Memorial viewpoint

Great Glen

Caledonian Canal

Invergarry

Kintail

Glenshiel

Eilean Donan Castle

Sidetrip option: Skye bridge return crossing


Optional stops in the wild, remote & spectacular Northwest of Scotland

(covering some of the famous Northcoast 500 route)

Plockton

Stromeferry & Strome Castle

Loch Carron

Sidetrip option: Applecross

incl.
Bealach na Ba pass
(on a clear day with the best view across the Scottish Westcoast, to Skye & other islands)

Shieldaig

Torridon

 

Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve

Kinlochewe

Loch Maree

Charlestown

Gairloch & beach

possible sidetrip to Red Point and Badachro

possible sidetrip towards Rhua Reid lighthouse

Inverewe Gardens

Possible sidetrip to Mellon Udrigle beach:

Laide

Gruinard Bay

Corrieshalloch Gorge National Nature reserve

Ullapool:

Achiltibue & the Summer Isles

Lochinver

Assynt/Inverpolly

Achmelvich

 

Stoer lighthouse

 

Accommodation

Accommodation options

(a)    You choose the type / price-category of your accommodation

For every location/area our guests have the choice to either stay at a hotel, B&B or hostel, it is up to you how much you wish to spend for the night and it makes no difference to the tour, whether we pick you up from an upmarket or budget place

(b)   You choose the location of your accommodation

At the time of your booking, we will discuss your overall preferences and accommdation could then be in one of these areas along the Northwest coast listed from south to north:

  • Lochcarron, Applecross, Kishorn, Applecross, Shieldaig, Torridon
  • Gairloch area
  • Ullapool area
  • Lochinver/Achmelvich area
  • or even further north such as the Kylesku/Scourie/Kinlochbervie & Durness area
Day 2

Optional stops in the wild, remote & spectacular Northwest of Scotland

(covering some of the famous Northcoast 500 route)

  • as per list of places in day 1


Possible stops heading south again after leaving the Northwest of Scotland

Rogie Falls

Strathpeffer

depending on route request, time, group, weather, places near Inverness, such as Channonry Point (dolphins), Culloden Moor or Clava Cairns could possibly be included: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clava_cairn

Possible Black Isle & Channonry Point sidetrip:
Black Isle

Channonry Point (Moray dolphins)

Possible more scenic Glen Affric (Cannich, Corrimony, St. Ninian’s and northern Loch Ness) detour:
Glen Affric

Cannich

Corrimony Cairn

St. Ninian’s

possible sidetrip: Inverness & Culloden

possible sidetrip: Fort George & Cawdor Castle

Cairngorm nationalpark

Aviemore

Loch Morlich

Cairngorm reindeer

Cairngorm Mountain railway

Carrbridge

Kincraig

Kincraig wildlife park

Leault working sheep dog farm

Loch Inch

Dalwhinnie

House of Bruar

Falls of Bruar

Blair Castle

Pitlochry

Highland Perthshire

 

 

 

Depending on the weather, we might discuss and decide to reverse the route and first drive the day 2 and then day 1 route (so as to maximise sunshine and minimise rain).

Also on very wet & rainy days (dreich days as we say in Scotland), we may have less outdoor sightseeing and if the group so wishes, we may visit a whisky distillery, castle, museum, etc. indoors.


Also check out our tour to the Northwestern most corner further up north in Scotland – 2D#15 – Scotland’s far North & Westcoast –  Durness/Balnakeil beach, Smoo Cave & cliffs – 2 day tour

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check our longer 3 days+ tour 3D#9 to see and experience more and take it more leisurely and
also see tour 3D#2 for sample 3 day Northwest Coast route description.


 

 

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