Clan Donald and MacDonalds Clan Tour | Invernees Tours to Isle of Skye, Lords Lordship of the Isles Tour, Armadale Castle Tours

Clan Donald Tour - Isle of Skye

including Armadale Castle and the Museum of the Isles

Clan Donald and Armadale Castle Tour The Clan Donald is the largest clan in Scotland and with the descendants of thousands of MacDonalds who emigrated, also the largest in the world. Discover the history of this mighty clan and the hugely important role it played in Hebridean, Highland and Scottish history.

On the southern tip of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye, in the grounds of the ruined Armadale Castle, lies the Museum of the Isles.

Learn more about the Norse/Gaelic roots of the MacDonalds and the powerful Lordship of the Isles with Clan Donald at its helm. Discover how this sea kingdom - based around the Hebrides - became one of the most powerful forces in, not only the Highlands but also in Scotland, during 14th and 15th centuries.

The tour to the Clan Donald Centre begins at Inverness where we follow the banks of Loch Ness down past Urquhart Castle. After a stop for photos we head along through Glen Moriston on the way to Glen Shiel and the five sisters of Kintail mountain range. The magnificent Loch Duich awaits us at the foot of the hills where we see the stunning Eilean Donan Castle.

We take time discover Eilean Donan Castle’s historic past and enjoy a coffee stop before we head out over the bridge to the Isle of Skye, where the spectacular Cuillins mountain range greets us in the distance. We then make our way down the Sleat peninsula - known as the “Garden of Skye” - towards the Clan Donald Centre where we stop for lunch and take time to explore the centre. As well as enjoying the museum there are great gardens to explore along with the ruins of Armadale Castle, traditional home of the Clan Donald of Sleat.

After a brief visit to Kyle of Lochalsh near the Skye bridge we then begin our journey back to Inverness taking a different route back after we cross back over the Skye Bridge. Along the way we have stops at the stunning Loch Carron and Achnasheen before we arrive back in Inverness in the early evening.

This tour is very similar to the Isle of Skye Discovery Tour but we spend less time at Eilean Donan Castle and concentrate more of the day on the Clan Donald Centre, Armadale Castle, Gardens and the Museum of the Isles.