The Inner Islands

Minimum Duration: 7days

Starting in the small Ayrshire port of Ardrossan this tour first visits the Isle of Arran, often described as "Scotland in Miniature," with its awesome beauty, its mountains, glens and rushing rivers. Islay, with seven whisky distilleries and miles of empty beach was once home to The Lords of the Isles. Jura is a rugged mountainous isle with a distillery and less than 200 inhabitants.

Beautiful, lonely Colonsay has fewer than 100 occupants, one hotel (but what a great hotel), one shop and only 3 ferries a week. It has glorious empty beaches and a ruined 12th century monastery. Colonsay has one of the cheapest golf courses in the world (£10 a year, membership) and is one of Scotland’s most unspoilt places! The tour ends in Oban, gateway to the Western Isles of Scotland.

A deserted beach on Colonsay
©Duck Foot Design

This tour covers four beautiful islands, nine distilleries, nine golf courses, endless miles of empty golden beaches, mountains, glens, rivers, cliffs, abundant wildlife, peace, solitude and innumerable excellent pubs.