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Isle of Skye Tour: Private One-Day Adventure
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25 Ratings
Inverness
Discover Isle of Skye’s magic on a private tour from Inverness. Enjoy folklore, wildlife, and iconic sights with a kilted, bagpipe-playing guide.
Discover Isle of Skye’s magic on a private tour from Inverness. Enjoy folklore, wildlife, and iconic sights with a kilted, bagpipe-playing guide.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Inverness - The tour kicks off in the highland capital city, where you’ll learn about its history, river, folklore, and more.
- Loch Ness - Explore the renowned Loch Ness, home to the legend of the “Loch Ness Monster.” Discover the loch, the surrounding area, and the mythical creature.
- Urquhart Castle - Enjoy views of the Urquhart Castle…
- Inverness - The tour kicks off in the highland capital city, where you’ll learn about its history, river, folklore, and more.
- Loch Ness - Explore the renowned Loch Ness, home to the legend of the “Loch Ness Monster.” Discover the loch, the surrounding area, and the mythical creature.
- Urquhart Castle - Enjoy views of the Urquhart Castle ruins and delve into its over 1,000-year-old history. Visitors can opt to stop and visit the castle by paying an entrance fee to the visitor center, which adds approximately 1 hour to the tour.
- Scottish Highlands - Journey through the majestic mountains of the Scottish Highlands, including the Five Sisters of Kintail and the picturesque Glen Shiel. Capture plenty of photos and learn about the area’s culture and history.
- Eilean Donan Castle - Visit the iconic Eilean Donan Castle, the residence of the Clan Macrae chief. The site features a café, restrooms, and is the second most photographed castle in Scotland. Visitors can pay a small fee for a full castle tour.
- Skye Bridge - Cross the Skye Bridge to the Isle of Skye and explore the island’s rich history and folklore.
- Portree - Pause for lunch in the charming harbor town of Portree, which offers a variety of food outlets and gift shops. Take photos of the iconic painted harbor buildings.
- The Old Man of Storr - Visit this striking rock formation and hear legends of giants and fairies that once inhabited the isle.
- Sligachan Old Bridge - Discover the legend of the waters beneath the bridge and seize the chance to gain eternal beauty by washing your face in the enchanted waters, famed by fairies and warriors of old.
- Clachan Duich Burial Ground - Explore the ancient burial grounds with stunning views of the Kintail mountains and enjoy a bagpipe solo performed by your guide.
- Invermoriston Falls - Stop to take photos at the Invermoriston bridge and waterfalls.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Driver-Guide
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Driver-Guide
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Admission fees
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Admission fees
Additional Information
Embark on a private day tour from the Inverness area to the Isle of Skye, led by a local guide in traditional kilt attire. Discover the region’s rich culture, history, and natural beauty, with opportunities to spot wildlife, including the famous Hairy Highland cows. Enjoy captivating folklore tales of fairies and giants as you travel in a comfortable,…
Embark on a private day tour from the Inverness area to the Isle of Skye, led by a local guide in traditional kilt attire. Discover the region’s rich culture, history, and natural beauty, with opportunities to spot wildlife, including the famous Hairy Highland cows. Enjoy captivating folklore tales of fairies and giants as you travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle. Visit iconic sites such as Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Eilean Donan Castle, The Isle of Skye, Portree, The Old Man of Storr, the mystical waters of Sligachan, the Kintail Mountains, Clachan Duach Burial grounds, and the Invermoriston River.
This unforgettable tour is designed to create lasting memories, with a guide dedicated to ensuring a remarkable experience. Benefit from the exclusivity of being the only group on the tour, allowing for a personalized and flexible itinerary. Choose between a minivan for groups of 1 to 8 people or a luxury Land Rover for smaller groups of up to 4 people.
Highland Legends private tours
Location
Inverness
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(25 Ratings)
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Flyer58821191094
Oct 4, 2025
Beautiful Tour & Great Day! - We loved everything about this tour! Niall was amazing and kept us entertained and informed. The scenery was beautiful!
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Roving33205419580
Sep 28, 2025
Unforgettable, wonderful, 100% book this tour with Niall! We cannot thank him enough and already want to come back! - I did extensive research before booking 3 separate tours with Niall (1 for Isle of Skye, 1 for Loch Ness, and a private transport tour where he took us to Stirling and Edinburgh). Not a single other review held a candle to Niall's reviews, which is why we booked with him, and now I know why. He was by far one of the best parts of our trip to Scotland. I would rebook with him again in a heartbeat. Niall made our trip to Scotland so memorable, and we're so grateful we lucked out with him as our guide.
Niall's prices are completely reasonable (particularly for the length of the tours andv value of them) and worth it for the time, value, elimination of stress (no need to drive on other side of road), enabling us to relax, do some gin and whiskey tastings without concern for driving, but that is only part of the investment. By booking with Niall, you are also getting a benefit you wouldn't otherwise receive if you chose to drive yourself around beautiful Scotland- local folklore, extensive Scottish history, and everything in between. We thoroughly enjoyed all the scenery, suggestions for scotch whisky distilleries, the pace of the tours (we were never rushed), and all the laughter along the way (and there was a ton!).
Niall had golfing suggestions for my husband, great dinner suggestions (No. 27 in inverness) , made sure to get us to all our destinations/bucket lists places (4 different castles including Cawdor, Urquhart, Eilean Donan, and Stirling) introduced us to hidden gems on Islay of Skye (Torabhaig Distillery and Bride's veil waterfall), and gave us the history and background to fully round out our trip and give us a deeper appreciation for the places we visited (Culloden Battlefield for example).
We ended our Isle of Skye day by dipping our faces in the enchanted fairy pools (Niall lead the way by going first!), and toasting to a wonderful, beautiful day with Niall playing traditional Scottish bagpipes. Truly unforgettable.
Thank you so much for the wonderful memories and trip of a lifetime. We are already wanting to come back, and when we do, we will definitely book with Niall!
Love, Catherine & Chris
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Tim
Sep 4, 2025
The Scottish Highlands done right - Niall was a terrific guide. He is very passionate about his homeland in the Highlands of Scotland and does a wonderful job showing it to his guests. He is very knowledgeable, entertaining, and extremely accommodating. This was my favorite experience after three weeks in Europe. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Mjm804
Jul 27, 2025
A great day with Niall - Niall is a great guide; very informative and friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed the day we spent with Niall. The bagpipes were a wonderful surprise. Highly recommend.
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Cdel2020
Jul 25, 2025
- Excellent excursion from Inverness.,in great part thanks to Neal. Extremely knowledgeable, pleasant and fun, with a great sense of humor. We thoroughly enjoyed the scenery and stops despite a hazy weather. This is a relatively long road but nobody in our family (2 teenagers, 2 adults and 2 grandparents) ever felt bored. Neil is extremely knowledgeable on history, the regions culture or economy, and fun. We highly recommend him and the trip
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Jessica_b
Jun 29, 2025
Great private tour! - Even in the rain, we had a magical day on Skye with Donald. He picked us up at our hotel and drove us to all of the sites on Skye, and even a few extra stops. We got to explore Portree on our own and then ended the day with a bagpipe performance overlooking the highlands. It was a day we’ll never forget!
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44christie
Jun 26, 2025
The wonders at Isle of the Skye - What an incredible day! Niall was a fantastic tour guide. He brought local legends and history to life. Started our day off with the famous Loch Ness, then two beautiful castles, some beautiful waterfalls, quaint colorful houses, and finally the incredible old man of Stor.
We also dunked our faces in the fairy water for eternal beauty!
The day was incredible and worth every minute. My daughter (20) and I enjoyed this day and would highly recommend it!
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120kristiew
Jun 13, 2025
Amazing, Personalized Day - We did the Isle of Skye tour with Niall and it was the highlight of our Scotland trip. The views were incredible. Niall was knowledgeable and kept all 5 of us engaged throughout the tour. We truly loved it and can’t Thank You enough. It was a wonderful day.
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Nickfaucher
Jun 11, 2025
Worth Every Penny - My wife and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary in the highlands. We decided to avoid the large tour busses and big groups and go for a more private, intimate tour. Our driver Donald is one of the warmest and most thoughtful tour guides we’ve ever encountered. This tour met every bit of our very high expectations (based on many of the other reviews here). Donald tailored the trip to our wants and needs and was just an overall incredible ambassador to the highlands. Extremely knowledgeable, incredibly friendly, great company. We enjoyed our tour so much we booked another for Culloden and Clava Cairns the next day with Donald (which was every bit as good as this tour). Thank you to Donald for making our trip to Inverness and annniversary absolutely incredible!
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Julie_z
May 9, 2025
Great way to spend your day in Inverness! - Neill picked us up at our hotel right on time and from the very beginning we knew it was going to be a great day! He was very friendly and easy going. He told us all about the places we stopped at, shared great stories and local folklore. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!
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