Timberbush Tours runs several 3- and 4-day tours leaving from Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Skye, Highlands and Loch Ness tour covers Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, Ben Nevis (highest mountain in the U.K.), Dunvegan Castle, Flora MacDonald’s grave, Eileen Donan Castle and Loch Ness.
The Essential Scotland 4-day tour combines visits to some of the most scenic places in Scotland, with stays in several of the most unusual youth hostels like Carbisdale Castle, once the home of the King of Norway. At Oban, there is also the option of an evening sail to a seal colony.
Timberbush Tours
555 Castlehill
The Royal Mile
Edinburgh
EH1 2ND
U.K.
+44 (0) 131 226 6066
timberbush-tours.co.uk
The Isle of Skye 3-day tour starts from Glasgow or Edinburgh and passes through Glencoe before sailing over the sea to Skye. Two days are spent touring the island before returning via the Highlands, Loch Ness and Pitlochry.
The 4-day Islay and Whisky Coast tour takes visitors to the island of Islay and its eight finest malt whisky distilleries, including Lagavulin and Laphroaig. Walks along stunning white beaches and tours of island life are included, along with visits to some of the best distilleries in the country, known for their distinctive peat-flavored malts.
Rabbie's Trail Burners
207 High Street
Edinburgh EH1 1PE
Scotland U.K.
+44(0) 131 226 3133
rabbies.com
Heart of Scotland Tours is based in Edinburgh and offers a 3-day tour of the Highlands and Isle of Skye called "Misty Isle and Mountains Three." The 4-day "Footsteps Tour" visits the Isle of Iona (cradle of Celtic Christianity) as well as Staffa, where Fingal’s Cave inspired Sir Walter Scott and Mendelssohn, among others, to produce literature and music evoking the essence of this magical place.
Heart of Scotland Tours
Hill House
Beech Hill Road
Coupar Angus
Perthshire PH13 9AZ
U.K.
+44(0)1828 627799
heartofscotlandtours.co.uk
Catswhiskers Highland Tours offers tours of Scotland around themes organized to match a group’s interests; they can be accompanied by a guide or self-driven. Popular tours include ancestry tours, Robert Burns Country, battlefield tours, whisky tours and the Scottish islands. Owner and director Nigel Cole has a vast knowledge of Scotland and its history.
Catswhiskers Highland Tours
47 Berryhill Drive
Giffnock
Glasgow G46 7AA
U.K.
+ 44(0) 141 638 5500
catswhiskerstours.co.uk
