The Skye Tour Itinerary

Day One - Edinburgh to Skye [October 29, 2001]
Edinburgh towards Stirling
Linlithgow Palace - birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots
Callander to Crianlarich
Loch Lubnaig
Balquidder - Rob Roy's Grave
Lochearnhead
Crianlarich to Glencoe
Rannoch Moor
Pass of Glencoe beside the Meeting of the Three Waters
Through Glencoe - Aonach Eagach on right, 3 Sisters of Glencoe on left
Burial Isle of MacDonald's of Glencoe
Along Loch Linnhe via the Ballachulish Bridge to Fort William
Visit film site of 'Braveheart', Glen Nevis
Well of Seven Heads
Views over Loch Garry
Stop at Haggis Cairn overlooking Loch Loyne
By Cluanie Dam to Glen Shiel
Eilean to Donan Castle - 'Highlander' Castle
Kyleakin, Isle of Skye


Day Two - Skye to Loch Ness [October 30, 2001]
Kyleakin to Broadford (A 850)
'Beinn na Caillich' Hill of the Old Woman, Grave of Saucy Mary
Broadford to Portree
Sligachan Glen
Walk to view Red & Black Cuillin
Views of Glamaig - hill race run each Year
Alongside Raasay
Stop in Portree
Portree to Staffin
The Old Man of Storr
Views of the Trotternish Ridge
Lealt Falls and Kilt Rock
Quiraing
View of the Outer Hebrides
Over the Skye Bridge
Past Loch Alsh, Loch Duich and Loch Long
Through Glen Shiel with the Five Sisters of Kintail on the left
Glen Moriston to Invermoriston
Along Loch Ness to see the monster!
Fort Augustus


Day Three - Return to Edinburgh [October 31, 2001]
Fort Augustus towards Inverness (A82) alongside Loch Ness
Past Urquhart Castle
Culloden Moor - site of last battle of Britain in 1746
Clava Cairns - prehistoric burial chambers
Loch - an - Eilean in Rothiemurchus Estate.
Caledonian Pine Forest
Cairngorm Mountains, highest mountain range in Britain
Kingussie for lunch
Ruthven Barracks
Through Drumochter Pass and over the highest road point in Britain, the Drumochter Summit
Blair Castle
Killiecrankie - Site of Battle in 1689
Dunkeld
The Hermitage - woodland walk by River Braan
By Perth
Forth Road / Rail Bridges (M90/A9)
Return to Edinburgh