Check out our separate section on our website covering walking tours throughout all of Scotland
At Unicorn Tours we encourage you to go on walks – this could range from getting off the mini-bus to walk a few steps to a viewpoint for a photo-stop to full demanding long day and multi-day walks.
Some walks are very short and easy.
On all of our more challenging, harder, longer and round trip walks you will be accompanied by your walking group leader/driver/guide.
At many locations we also offer a drop off at the start of the walk and pick up from the end of the walk and our driver/guide/walking group leader will meet you half way from the other side of the walk.
Scotland has some most dramatic scenery – bens (mountains), 30000 lochs (Iakes) and glens (valleys), beautiful historic cities, towns and villages and a stunning coastline of cliffs and beaches – there are paths, walkways from just a short to a long distance throughout the country.
A few of the long distance walks:
- Angus coastal path
- Berwickshire coastal path
- Cateran trail
- Fife coastal path
- Great Glen way
- John Muir way
- Speyside way
- Southern Upland way
- West Highland way
A few of the walks on the islands:
- Bute – West Island Way
Views along the Cnoc an Fhithien walk – Isle of Barra – Unicorn Tours
Traigh Eais – Isle of Barra – beach videos – Unicorn Tours
Aberdeenshire walks
South Aberdeenshire walks
- Stonehaven to Dunnotar castle
Aberdeen walks
- Beach boulevard, Footdee & Aberdeen harbour
- Old Aberdeen, King’s College/Aberdeen University, St. Machar’s cathedral, Seaton park, Bridge of Balgownie, Bridge of Don
North Aberdeenshire walks
- Balmedie beach walks
- Newburgh beach walks
- Forvie national nature reserve
- Bullers of Buchan and Slains castle
East Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside walks
- Muir of Dinnet circular walk
Muir of Dinnet national nature reserve – Unicorn Tours – 26 May 2022
Hebrides
- Western Isles / Outer Hebrides / Eileanan Siar / Lewis – Harris – Berneray – North Uist – Grimsay – Benbecula – South Uist – Eriskay – Barra & Vatersay: – the Machair way
Orkney
On our Orkney islands walking tours we offer:
- Orkney West mainland walks, incl. Stromness & the Brinkies Brae (superb view of the harbour and all the way to Hoy), Kirkwall, Yesnaeby cliffs & the castles (sea stacks). Marvick head, the tidal broch of Birsay island and the Skiba Geo. Skara Brae & the beach of the bay of Skail, the broch of Gurness & countless, coastal beach, cliff & nature walks
Marwick head seabird cliff walk – West mainland of Orkney – Unicorn Tours
Marwick head seabird cliff walk – Unicorn Tours’ videos
- Orkney East mainland, the wonderful beaches of Dingieshow & the point of Ayre, Mullhead & the Brough of Deerness cliff walk. South Ronaldsay & Burray walks, incl. South Ronaldsay walks, incl. great coastal walks from the Burwick ferry terminal, incl. to the Tomb of the Eagles & Hoxa head. Burray & Hunda.
- Hoy has got the highest hills on Orkney plus you can do the cliff walk to look down to the Old Man of Hoy and the North Hoy and Rackwick beach & Old Man of Hoy (good footpath) walk & beyond to the cliffs of St. John’s head.
Isle of Hoy, Orkney & Rackwick bay
Old Man of Hoy walk from Rackwick Bay & beach
Rackwick Bay – Isle of Hoy/Orkney – Unicorn Tours
- Rousay walks with archeology in abundance & various coastal and nature walks
- Stronsay walks, incl. amazing beaches
- Sanday walks with golden beaches galore & some of the finest beach walks to be had
Sanday/Orkneys – walks – Unicorn Tours’ videos
- North Ronaldsay walks, incl. the circular island walk in constant view of the seaweed eating (ancient Viking) Soay sheep
- Westray walks, incl. various cliff walks & the Noup head
- Papa Westray walks
- Wyre walks, incl. Cubbie Roo’s castle & Cavit
- Egilsay walks, incl. 2 easy walks from the pier, such as to the St. Magnus church & cenotaph & the RSBP reserve
- Eday walks
- Shapinsay walks, incl. Balfour castle
Shetland
- Unst, Shetland – Hermaness national nature reserve, one of Scotland’s national nature reserves, for cliff & seabird walk with views of the Muckle Flugga most northerly lighthouse
Hermaness national nature reserve – Unst/Shetland – 11th June 2022 – Unicorn Tours
Cliff top seabird views from Unst – Scotland’s most northerly island
Muckle Flugga & the lighthouse views in the distance from Hermaness
Puffins, gannets & many seabirds at Hermaness – Unst, Shetland
- West mainland, Shetland
Unicorn Tours – 11 June 2022 – Westerwick to Culswick walk + West Burra + Shetland South mainland
- South mainland, Shetland
St. Ninian’s Isle & beach walk – Shetland South mainland – June 2022 – Unicorn Tours
A few of our beach walks other than the above (which also incl. beaches):
- Lothian beaches incl. Yellowcraigs, Gullane & N. Berwick
& also check our City Walks & Walking tours – short walking tours / one day walking tours in the Lowlands & Highlands / multi-day walking tours & our Scottish islands walking tours, such as on Shetland:
- from short scenic walks to discounted walking tours
- we pick up/drop off at any of these walks and are also happy to drop off at the beginning of a walking route section and then park at the end of the walking route section and then come and meet you half way and pick you up from the other end
any Scottish walks, including:
the Cairngorm nationalpark
the Loch Lomond & Trossachs nationalpark
National scenic/Trust/John Muir nature reserves, including Glen Affric
local walks
Forth-Clyde-Union canal walks
Angus coastal path
and many more –
We are happy to include your interests, hobbies, activities, preferences, destinations and tour themes in
your own private, tailormade personal tours:
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