If you're already on Skye, a day tour from Portree means someone else drives the single-track roads.
Skye's best places are spread around a big island of narrow single-track roads, and a day tour from Portree is the easy way to see them without worrying about passing places or parking. The tours take in the Old Man of Storr, Kilt Rock and the Quiraing on the Trotternish coast, the Fairy Glen and the Fairy Pools, and Dunvegan Castle, home of the MacLeods. One of them stops at Talisker Distillery too. They run from spring to the autumn in small groups, leaving from the middle of Portree.
Loch Ness toursUrquhart Castle, the Caledonian Canal and the chance of a cruise on the loch, from Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness.
Isle of Skye toursThe Old Man of Storr, the Fairy Pools and Eilean Donan, in a day from Inverness or Portree, or over two to four days.
Glencoe and Highland toursGlencoe, Rannoch Moor and the West Highland mountains, from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness.
Castle toursStirling, Eilean Donan, Dunrobin, Doune and more, on day tours and longer trips.
Whisky toursDistillery visits and tastings, from Glenkinchie near Edinburgh to Talisker on Skye.
Outlander and film location toursOutlander's castles, the Glenfinnan Viaduct from Harry Potter, and Alnwick's Hogwarts.The tours
From Skye10½ hoursBack 6.45pm
Sligachan Old Bridge · Fairy Pools · Talisker Distillery · Old Man of Storr
Skye from Portree with a stop at Talisker, the island's own distillery.
About 3 hours of it on the roadUp to 16 on a coach
From £65 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Skye10 hoursBack 6.30pm
Old Man of Storr · Lealt Falls · Kilt Rock · Fairy Pools
The best of Skye in one day from Portree, from the Old Man of Storr to the Fairy Pools.
About 3 hours of it on the roadUp to 16 on a coach
From £65 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh9 hoursBack 5.30pm
Rosslyn Chapel · Melrose · Scott's View · Glenkinchie Distillery
Rosslyn Chapel, the Borders abbeys and a whisky distillery, an easy day with little time on the road.
About 3 hours of it on the roadUp to 37 on a coach
From £43 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh10 hoursBack 6.45pm
The Kelpies · Loch Lomond · Trossachs village · Stirling Castle
A shorter Highlands day from Edinburgh: the Kelpies, Loch Lomond and Stirling Castle.
About 5 hours of it on the roadUp to 53 on a coach
From £52 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh9 hoursBack 5.45pm
Anstruther · St Andrews · Falkland · South Queensferry
St Andrews and the fishing villages of the East Neuk, a gentle coastal day from Edinburgh.
About 4½ hours of it on the roadUp to 53 on a coach
From £53 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh10 hoursBack 6pm
Holy Island · Alnwick · Bamburgh Castle
The winter version of the Northumberland day: Lindisfarne, Alnwick and Bamburgh Castle.
About 6 hours of it on the roadUp to 16 on a coach
From £54 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh9 hoursBack 5.30pm
Tuilyies Standing Stones · Culross · Doune Castle · Midhope Castle
Outlander filming locations and royal palaces, all close to Edinburgh so the driving is short.
About 3½ hours of it on the roadUp to 37 on a coach
From £54 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh12½ hoursBack 8.30pm
Glencoe · Fort William · Urquhart Castle · Clansman Hotel
The big one: Glencoe, Fort William and Loch Ness in a single day from Edinburgh, if you don't mind a long time on the coach.
About 9½ hours of it on the roadUp to 53 on a coach
From £56 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh10½ hoursBack 7.45pm
Doune Castle · Rest · Inveraray · King's Knot
Loch Lomond, Inveraray and the Argyll hills, a big West Highland loop from Edinburgh.
About 8 hours of it on the roadUp to 37 on a coach
From £57 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh9½ hoursBack 6.15pm
Holy Island · Alnwick · Flodden Field
Across the border to Holy Island and Alnwick Castle, a day in Northumberland from Edinburgh.
About 5½ hours of it on the roadUp to 37 on a coach
From £58 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh9½ hoursBack 6pm
Dewar's Aberfeldy Distillery · Aberfeldy · Glenturret Distillery · Forth Bridges
Two Highland distilleries in a day from Edinburgh, with tastings and a lunch in Aberfeldy.
About 4½ hours of it on the roadUp to 19 on a coach
From £58 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh12 hoursBack 7pm
Glencoe · Fort William · Glenfinnan Viaduct
For anyone who wants to stand under the Glenfinnan Viaduct, with Glencoe on the way there.
About 8½ hours of it on the roadUp to 53 on a coach
From £61 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh or Glasgow2 days
Inveraray · Glencoe · Glenfinnan Viaduct · Commando Memorial
Two days from Edinburgh or Glasgow, with a night in Fort William and Eilean Donan in the morning.
About 13 hours on the road in allUp to 37 on a coach
From £125 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh or Glasgow2 days
Glencoe · Fort William · Commando Memorial · Blair Athol Distillery
Two days from Edinburgh or Glasgow: Glencoe and Loch Ness, then Culloden and the Cairngorms.
About 11 hours on the road in allUp to 37 on a coach
From £125 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh2 days
V&A Dundee · Montrose · St Cyrus · Devil's Elbow
Two days on the north-east coast and Royal Deeside, with Dunnottar and Balmoral.
About 8 hours on the road in allUp to 19 on a coach
From £150 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh or Glasgow3 days
Luss · Glencoe · Fort William · Fort Augustus
Three days with two nights on Skye, so you get a whole day on the island.
About 13½ hours on the road in allUp to 19 on a coach
From £220 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh or Glasgow4 days
Luss · Rest · Inveraray · Culloden Battlefield
Four days that include the Jacobite steam train over the Glenfinnan Viaduct and two nights on Skye.
About 17½ hours on the road in allUp to 16 on a coach
From £329 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Glasgow8½ hoursBack 6pm
Loch Lomond Shores · Aberfoyle · Stirling Castle
The closest of the Highlands to Glasgow: Loch Lomond, the Trossachs and Stirling Castle, back by six.
About 3½ hours of it on the roadUp to 37 on a coach
From £51 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Glasgow11 hoursBack 7.30pm
Inveraray · Oban · Glencoe · Luss
Castles, sea lochs and Oban from Glasgow, a day of the West Highlands at their best.
About 6½ hours of it on the roadUp to 37 on a coach
From £54 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Glasgow12 hoursBack 7.15pm
Glencoe · Fort William · Glenfinnan Viaduct
Glencoe and the Glenfinnan Viaduct from Glasgow, with Loch Lomond on the way home.
About 7 hours of it on the roadUp to 53 on a coach
From £60 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Glasgow8 hoursBack 6.30pm
The Kelpies · Culross · St Andrews · Forth Bridges
From Glasgow to the east coast: the Kelpies, Culross, St Andrews and Falkland in one day.
About 5 hours of it on the roadUp to 16 on a coach
From £60 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Glasgow11½ hoursBack 7.30pm
Glencoe · Fort William · Fort Augustus
Loch Lomond, Glencoe and Loch Ness in a day from Glasgow, an hour shorter than the same day from Edinburgh.
About 9 hours of it on the roadUp to 53 on a coach
From £67 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh or Glasgow2 days
Inveraray · Glencoe · Glenfinnan Viaduct · Commando Memorial
Two days from Edinburgh or Glasgow, with a night in Fort William and Eilean Donan in the morning.
About 13 hours on the road in allUp to 37 on a coach
From £125 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh or Glasgow2 days
Glencoe · Fort William · Commando Memorial · Blair Athol Distillery
Two days from Edinburgh or Glasgow: Glencoe and Loch Ness, then Culloden and the Cairngorms.
About 11 hours on the road in allUp to 37 on a coach
From £125 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh or Glasgow3 days
Luss · Glencoe · Fort William · Fort Augustus
Three days with two nights on Skye, so you get a whole day on the island.
About 13½ hours on the road in allUp to 19 on a coach
From £220 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh or Glasgow4 days
Luss · Rest · Inveraray · Culloden Battlefield
Four days that include the Jacobite steam train over the Glenfinnan Viaduct and two nights on Skye.
About 17½ hours on the road in allUp to 16 on a coach
From £329 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Inverness9 hoursBack 5.30pm
Urquhart Castle · Fort Augustus · Falls of Foyers · Dores Beach
Loch Ness without the long drive: a relaxed day out from Inverness, back by teatime.
About 2½ hours of it on the roadUp to 37 on a coach
From £51 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Inverness11½ hoursBack 7.30pm
Loch Fleet · Dunrobin Castle · Wick · Dunbeath Harbour
To John o' Groats at the north-east tip of mainland Britain, with Dunrobin Castle on the way.
About 6½ hours of it on the roadUp to 37 on a coach
From £54 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Inverness10 hoursBack 6.30pm
Achintraid · Bealach na Bà summit · Applecross village · Kinlochewe
Over the Bealach na Bà to Applecross, the wildest day out from Inverness.
About 5½ hours of it on the roadUp to 19 on a coach
From £57 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Inverness11½ hoursBack 6.45pm
Urquhart Castle · Glenfinnan Viaduct · Mallaig · Dores Beach
Loch Ness, the Glenfinnan Viaduct and the Road to the Isles to Mallaig, all from Inverness.
About 6 hours of it on the roadUp to 37 on a coach
From £60 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Inverness12 hoursBack 8pm
Eilean Donan Castle · Portree · Kilt Rock · Strome viewpoint
Skye in a day from Inverness: Eilean Donan, Portree and the Trotternish coast.
About 7½ hours of it on the roadUp to 37 on a coach
From £63 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Inverness8 hoursBack 5pm
Beauly · Clootie Well · Black Isle Brewery · North Kessock
A short, easy day on the Black Isle with a brewery, a waterfall walk and the chance of dolphins.
About 2½ hours of it on the roadUp to 19 on a coach
From £64 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Inverness2 days
Loch Carron · Dunvegan Castle · Quiraing · Fort Augustus
Two days from Inverness with a night in Portree, the easiest way to see Skye properly.
About 8 hours on the road in allUp to 19 on a coach
From £156 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh9½ hoursBack 6pm
Midhope Castle · Blackness Castle · Linlithgow · Culross
The Outlander places near Edinburgh with your own guide, at your own pace.
About 1½ hours of it on the roadJust your group
From £850 a vehicle
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh9 hoursBack 5.45pm
Anstruther · St Andrews · Falkland · South Queensferry
St Andrews and the East Neuk villages, just your group, with your own guide.
About 3½ hours of it on the roadJust your group
From £850 a vehicle
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Inverness9 hoursBack 5.30pm
Urquhart Castle · Fort Augustus · Falls of Foyers · Dores Beach
Loch Ness from Inverness for just your group, back by teatime.
About 1½ hours of it on the roadJust your group
From £880 a vehicle
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh12½ hoursBack 8.30pm
Glencoe · Fort William · Fort Augustus
Glencoe and Loch Ness from Edinburgh with your own driver-guide and vehicle.
About 7½ hours of it on the roadJust your group
From £915 a vehicle
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Glasgow8½ hoursBack 5.15pm
Loch Lomond · Callander · Stirling Castle
Loch Lomond, the Trossachs and Stirling Castle from Glasgow, just your group.
About 2½ hours of it on the roadJust your group
From £960 a vehicle
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Inverness12 hoursBack 7.45pm
Dornoch · Loch Fleet · Dunrobin Castle · Brora
The far north to John o' Groats with your own guide, by Dornoch and Dunrobin.
About 4½ hours of it on the roadJust your group
From £1000 a vehicle
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Inverness12½ hoursBack 8.30pm
Eilean Donan Castle · Sligachan Old Bridge · Portree · Strome viewpoint
Skye and Eilean Donan in a day from Inverness, with your own driver-guide.
About 5 hours of it on the roadJust your group
From £1050 a vehicle
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Glasgow9½ hoursBack 6pm
The Kelpies · Culross · St Andrews · Forth Bridges
From Glasgow to St Andrews with your own guide, by the Kelpies, Culross and Falkland.
About 3 hours of it on the roadJust your group
From £1050 a vehicle
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Glasgow11½ hoursBack 7.30pm
Glencoe · Fort William · Fort Augustus
Glencoe and Loch Ness from Glasgow, just your group, with your own driver-guide.
About 5½ hours of it on the roadJust your group
From £1150 a vehicle
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Edinburgh7½ hoursBack 5pm
Royal Yacht Britannia · Edinburgh Castle
For cruise passengers in Edinburgh: the Royal Yacht Britannia, the Old Town and the castle.
About 40 minutes of it on the roadUp to 53 on a coach
From £75 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Glasgow8 hoursBack 5pm
Stirling Castle · Kilmahog · Aberfoyle · Loch Lomond
Off the ship at Greenock for Stirling Castle, the Trossachs and Loch Lomond.
About 4½ hours of it on the roadUp to 32 on a coach
From £75 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Inverness8 hoursBack 5pm
Cawdor Castle · Dores Beach · Inverness · Glen Ord Distillery
Off the ship at Invergordon for Cawdor Castle, Loch Ness, Inverness and a distillery.
About 3 hours of it on the roadUp to 53 on a coach
From £75 an adult
Run by Timberbush Tours
From Inverness8 hours
Tain Golf Course · Dunrobin Castle · Glenmorangie Distillery · Loch Fleet
Off the ship at Invergordon for golf at Tain, Dunrobin Castle and Glenmorangie, with your own guide.
About 2½ hours of it on the roadJust your group
From £720 a vehicle
Run by Timberbush Tours
Every tour shows when you leave, when you're back and how many hours are on the road, worked out on our own road maps. A long coach day isn't for everyone, and it's better to know before you book.
Each tour gives the meeting point, the time to be there and a map, so the morning starts calmly.
You book with the company that runs the tour, and every tour shows who they are and how to reach them.
From Inverness, yes: the day tour to Skye and Eilean Donan Castle leaves at 8am and is back at about 8pm. From Edinburgh or Glasgow, Skye is better as a tour of two to four days with nights in Portree. If you're already staying on Skye, there are day tours from Portree.
Rooms usually aren't included in the price of the longer tours. The company running the tour can often book a B&B or hotel on the route for you, and each tour's page says how it works and what it costs.
Tell us where you’re starting and what you’d love to see, and we’ll find the tour that suits you.
