Mull of Kintyre to Skye

Minimum Duration: 3 days

Starting in Tarbert, a pretty fishing village on a narrow strip of land which separates the Firth of Clyde from the Atlantic and finishing on the awesomely beautiful Isle of Skye, this tour takes you up the unspoilt West of Scotland via prehistoric cairns and standing stones, Iron Age hill forts, beautiful gardens and castles.

See the Crinan Canal, a major feat of 19th century engineering allowing the fishing boats of the Clyde access to the rich fisheries of the West. Spend two nights on the majestic Isle of Mull and visit the the tiny Isle of Iona birthplace of Christianity in Scotland and burial place of many Scottish Kings. From Mull you can take a boat trip to Fingal’s Cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa.

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The remote Ardnamurchan Peninsula is the most Westerly point on the Scottish mainland and a peaceful and almost untouched area it is, with single track roads with very little on them but sheep. It’s reached by a short ferry journey from Mull and from there to Mallaig we travel the "Road to the Isles," beautiful views abound on this trip, not least the awesome Cuillin Mountain range on Skye. The little ferry from Mallaig to Armadale is Skye’s last ferry link to the mainland after the linking of the north of the island via "the hated bridge."