5 Day Outer Hebrides Tour | Edinburgh Private Hebridean Tours to Calanais Standing Stones, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Isle of Harris and Inverness

Gearrannan Blackhouse village, Isle of Lewis

Explore the Outer Hebridean Islands of Lewis and Harris and discover the best of the Scottish Highlands with a 5 Day Explorer Tour from Edinburgh.

Inverness
Loch Ness
Urquhart Castle
Ullapool
Ferry across the Minch
Stornoway
Calanais Standing Stones
Dun Carloway Broch
Luskentyre
The Quiraing
Kilt Rock
The Cuillin
Isle of Skye Ferry
Fort William
Glencoe
Stirling Castle

Tour Highlights

For your private group of up to 5 people.
For a 6th person in your group add £245 on to the Tour Price
Tour price includes a driver/guide, ferry tickets and all taxes.
Prices do not include your accommodation costs, entrance fees and meals.

Private Tour Price - £1875

Accommodation Options:

We recommend that you book accommodation within Inverness (Day 1), Stornoway (Day 2 and 3) and Fort William (Day 4) to make the most of your trip. We are happy to help with advice on where to stay and eat on your trip.

Ferry Sailings

Ferry sailings are weather permitting but are generally very reliable in the summer months. Please note we cannot be responsible for any accommodation or food costs that may arise in the event of a delay. However we will make every effort to help in the unlikely event of any delays.

Travel Dates:

Please note that the itinerary listed is a guide and may change slightly depending on what day you wish to begin your journey. Any quote will give full details of timings and ferry sailings. Ferry sailings from Ullapool are reduced on a Sunday and depart at different times each day from Tarbert. A winter timetable is also used from late October to March with reduced sailings. We do not recommend this tour over the winter months due to the uncertain weather.

Tour Information

Day 1 Departing Edinburgh we travel north over the Firth of Forth towards the Highlands of Scotland where we stop at the historic village of Dunkeld to enjoy its beautiful setting. As we drive towards the Cairngorm National Park we visit Aviemore, the village at the heart of the Cairngorms for a late lunch. The afternoon takes us towards the mysterious Loch Ness which is overlooked by the ancient ruins of Urquhart Castle. After exploring Urquhart Castle we depart for our evening and overnight stop in Inverness, the “Capital of the Highlands”.

Day 2 An early start as we depart Inverness at 7.30am for the picturesque coastal town of Ullapool for a ferry journey of under 3 hours taking us across the waters to the main town of Stornoway, in Lewis. From there we spend the afternoon exploring the island’s rich history. Foremost on the tour is a visit to the ancient Calanais Standing Stones and the Dun Carolway Broch. Discover Hebridean history with a visit to a traditional blackhouse village at Gearannan and learn about the Gaelic way of life with all its fascinating culture and traditions. Late afternoon sees us returning to Stornoway for our overnight stay.

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Day 3 Allows us a full day on the Island of Lewis and Harris and we make this our most flexible day with regards to itinerary. If you have a particular interest in an area or site on the Islands we can try and visit it or if you would prefer some free time to explore the wind swept beaches and moorland we could organise that too. We have a prepared itinerary for this day involving a visit to the South of the Island of Harris to a beautiful medieval church in the village of Rodel along with a trip to the western side of Lewis near Uig before returning to Stornoway for our overnight stay.

5 Day Outer Hebrides and Scottish Highlands Tour

Isle of Lewis and Harris with a little bit of Skye! (from Edinburgh)

5 Day Outer Hebrides and Scottish Highlands Tour

Day 4 We have a little free time in the morning before we take the mid-morning ferry across from Tarbert to Uig (less than 2 hours). We then spend the afternoon exploring Skye as we drive down the North East coast visiting the Quiraing, Kilt Rock and the Old Man of Storr and we have a short stop in Portree to enjoy its beautiful surroundings and harbour. Late afternoon brings us to the Sleat peninsula in southern Skye and a great 35 minute ferry trip across the Sound of Sleat. Leaving Mallaig we follow the road to the Isles to Glenfinnan - home of the “Harry Potter” Viaduct and the Jacobite monument. It’s then a short journey towards our evening and overnight stop at Fort William . Please note it is a late arrival into Fort William at 8pm.

Day 5 Our final day begins with a short drive that takes us to the Glencoe Visitors Centre to explore the glen’s dark past - the massacre in 1692 of the MacDonalds. After time to explore and experience one of the most beautiful glens in Scotland we depart onwards to Rannoch Moor. With a beautiful journey by the Trossachs we reach our final stop, the magnificent Stirling Castle with its deep rooted links to some of the most important events in Scottish History. We have time to explore the Castle before our return to Edinburgh from our 5 Day Hebridean and Highland Adventure!