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Scotland: Cities, Skye & the Highlands

Ten full days from Edinburgh’s closes to Skye, Glencoe, and Glasgow.

Edinburgh, Cairngorms, Isle of Skye, Glencoe & Glasgow · 10 days · 556 mi

Edinburgh gets two complete days before the car appears. From there, the route follows Highland Perthshire into the Cairngorms, crosses to Skye through Culloden and Kintail, and gives the island three days rather than...

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A spiral of stones winds through vivid green hills toward a rocky outcrop at sunset.
Photo: Georgi Kalaydzhiev · Unsplash License

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Day 1 · Edinburgh in Layers

  1. Edinburgh Castle
  2. Royal Mile and the Old Town Closes
  3. National Museum of Scotland
  4. Calton Hill

Day 2 · Power, Parliament & the City Beyond

  1. Scottish Parliament
  2. Holyrood Park
  3. The Shore, Leith

Day 3 · Into the Cairngorms

  1. The Hermitage
  2. Highland Folk Museum
  3. Aviemore

Day 4 · A Cairngorm Day at Your Level

  1. Glenmore and Loch Morlich
  2. Loch an Eilein

Day 5 · Culloden, Kintail & the Road to Skye

  1. Culloden Battlefield
  2. Eilean Donan Castle
  3. Portree Harbour

Day 6 · Trotternish Before the Crowds

  1. The Storr
  2. Skye Ecomuseum at Staffin
  3. The Quiraing

Day 7 · Skye from the Water

  1. Elgol and Loch Coruisk Boat Choice
  2. Armadale Castle, Gardens and Museum of the Isles

Day 8 · Ferry to Lochaber

  1. Armadale Ferry Terminal
  2. Glenfinnan
  3. Glencoe Lochan

Day 9 · Glencoe, Not Just a Viewpoint

  1. Glencoe Visitor Centre
  2. Glencoe Trail Choice

Day 10 · Glasgow in One Good Day

  1. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
  2. University of Glasgow and the West End
  3. Glasgow City Centre and Merchant City