5 Day Orkney Islands and North Coast 500 Tour from Edinburgh
Highlights Day 1: Cairngorms National Park Highland whisky distillery Beautiful Highland views Lunch in a stunning Highland town Culloden Battlefield Clava Cairns Inverness Day 2: North Coast 500 Drive Beautiful coastal walk Boat over to the Orkney Islands Visit the historic Italian Chapel Scotch Whisky Distillery Day 3: Kirkwall Maeshowe Chambered Cairn Steness Standing Stones Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle Skara Brae Stunning Island Scenery Day 4: Boat to the Mainland John O’ Groats Stunning Coastal Landscape Explore Castle Sinclair Camster Cairns Dunrobin Castle & Gardens Inverness Day 5: Loch Ness Cruise Glencoe Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park City of Edinburgh 5 Day Orkney Islands, North Coast 500, and Loch Ness Tour from Edinburgh Itinerary Day 1: You'll leave the hustle and bustle of the city and travel north through the amazing Highlands of Scotland. You'll travel through the Cairngorms National Park to Culloden Battlefield to learn about the Jacobite uprising and Bonnie Prince Charlie before ending your first full day in the city of Inverness. Day 2: You'll explore the North Coast 500 on your way north to the Orkney Islands today! Your first location is a stunning walk along the coast to unbelievable views of dramatic cliffs and the sea. We'll then take our ferry journey across to the Orkney Isles! Our first stop on the island will be the historic Italian Chapel and then on to a Scotch Whisky distillery where you'll get to tour and taste some delicious "Water of Life". Day 3: This will be a wonderful history-filled day where you'll see over 5000 years old history such as the Ring of Brodgar, Standing Stones of Stenness, Maeshowe Chambered Cairn, and Skara Brae. You'll also get to see the ancient Viking town of Kirkwall! Day 4: You'll take the boat across to the mainland and get back on the North Coast 500. First off, we'll be visiting the most northerly settlement on the mainland, John O Groats. From here you'll travel south along the beautiful coast making stops at Castle Sinclair, Camster Cairns, Dunrobin Castle, and Gardens before ending the day in the exciting city of Inverness. Day 5: What a way to start the day! You'll get the chance to get out on the water of Loch Ness to hunt for the elusive Loch Ness Monster... Then you'll be visiting one of the most beautiful and dramatic places in the Scottish Highlands, Glencoe. Then to end the day and your 5 day adventure, you'll travel through Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park on the way back to the city.