The Outer Islands

Minimum Duration: 10 days

From the ferry port of Oban on the rugged West Coast to pretty little Ullapool in the far north, this tour visits six strikingly different islands. Archaeology, geology, walking, fishing, ornithology, hunting, sailing, climbing, early Christianity, the Clans, genealogy - they’re all on these beautiful and remote islands far off the West Coast of Scotland.

From the windswept wild flowers of the Isle of Barra, to the magnificent empty beaches and rugged mountains of Harris, the multitude of lochs on North and South Uist and Benbecula to the mystical standing stones of Lewis, these islands see few visitors, yet this is one of the most beautiful areas of Scotland.

A wide choice of accommodation!
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Less than 35,000 live on the islands but these friendly people, many of whom speak Gaelic (the original Scottish tongue) as well as English, will make you truly welcome to their home. You will experience six islands, endless miles of empty golden beaches, backed by millions of beautiful wild flowers, rugged mountains, glens, rivers, abundant fishing and hunting, ancient standing stone circles, early Christian churches and prehistoric forts.