Isle of Skye Tour from Inverness, Elgol, Skye Bridge, Cuillins, 5 Sisters of Kintail, Eilean Donan Castle with The Hebridean Explorer

Isle of Skye Discovery Tour including Eilean Donan Castle

Isle of Skye Discovery Tour inc. Eilean Donan Castle Discover some of the best history that the Isle of Skye has to offer with a tour from Inverness that takes in Eilean Donan Castle in the West Highlands and the Clan Donald centre on the Isle of Skye.

The tour 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 mountains.

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 ancient and historic past and enjoy a coffee stop before we head out over the bridge to the Isle of Skye, where the spectacular Cuillin 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 have time to explore the Centre - home of the Museum of the Isle. Here you can discover the history of the MacDonalds and Clan Donald - one of Scotland’s most famous clans.

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.

The tour does cover approx. 220 miles over 10 hours which allows for lots of stops and time out of the vehicle enjoying the scenery. We have 2 long stops on the tour both for 1 ½ hours, at Eilean Donan Castle (mid morning) and at Clan Donald Centre(late lunch). Between all that we have at least 8 viewpoint and photo stops between 10 and 15 minutes.