A day 1 stop - Glen Coe - just too big for the camera
Sgor nam Fiannaidh (Glencoe) - the peak of the warriors - where Tales of the Irish Heros are told.
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Driver-guide, inclusive tour
7 days on west coast of Scotland, mostly in Skye and Kintail.
Pickup and drop off at Glasgow / Edinburgh Airport.
B&B accommodation (Option for Hotel or Bunkhouse in some places).
Small Group size (c.4-16).
3-5 hours per day is spent strolling and hillwalking (except for the last day which is a return drive from Skye).
Storytelling forms much of the 'talk'.
There is an element of customize / bespoke to this tour (interesting detours), depending on group size and desires.
Good local food features highly.
Return via the green route on the map.
Specific locations/ experiences:
A visit to one of Scotland's most outrageously Highland pubs (taxidermy ahoy!)
A number of sites in awe-inspiring Glencoe
Great local food to be eaten
B&Bs in fantastic locations, mostly on the shore
Visits to Prehistoric sites
The opportunity to really WALK and connect with the land
Tour of a Distillery
Mainland and Island visiting
Stop at an unlikely battlefield
Wildlife watching (e.g. otters and seals)
A visit to Eilean Donnan Castle
A visit to a ruined cstle or two, complete with Tales of
Opportunities to eat great seafood
Many Tales told from the history, literature and fairy faith of Scotland
Visits to places strange and magical
Did we mention the food?
Our locations move from coast to hills to rivers to forests to Lochs, all stunning
Visits to living and museum thatched houses
Opportunity to buy Highland Crafts (e.g tweed)
And more
A day 1 stop - Glen Coe - just too big for the camera
Sgor nam Fiannaidh (Glencoe) - the peak of the warriors - where Tales of the Irish Heros are told.
A day 1 storywalk - the true story behind R.L.Stevenson's Kidnapped - The Appin Murders
A day 2 stop - Glen Garry.
Story of a non-battle between the MacDonalds and MacKenzies
A day 2 walk - Glen Elg's 2000 year old dwellings
A day 3 visit - Eilean Donan Castle, Seat of the MacKenzies and the MacRaes
John and Sally MacRae's Renewal of Vows Ceremony, while on tour, above Plocton
"I can't thank you enough for the great trip - your stories were fantastic and it made the places we travel mean so much more. The highlight of the trip was the renewal ceremony - I won't ever forget it and John has said the same thing. We understand why you are in such demand for weddings." Sally MacRae, June 08
View from your accommodation, by night, Plocton
A day 4 walk - Point of Sleite
A flying visit to Scotland's most homely pubic toilet
A day 5 walk - Camus Fhionn Airigh - a very remote place
A day 6 walk - "The Weird and wonderful Quiraing" - hill walker Hamish Brown
View from your Skye Accommodation, 11pm in June
The Cullein, perhaps Scotland's most dramatic hill
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