3-Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands Small-Group Tour from Glasgow
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3-Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands Small-Group Tour from Glasgow
By Rabbie's
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Instead of rushing to fit all your sightseeing into one day, take your time, and explore the Isle of Skye, and the Scottish Highlands over three days. Admire Scotland’s unspoiled coastline, with stops at Loch Ness and Portree. This hassle-free tour includes accommodation, breakfast, and transport, which keeps planning to a minimum. There’s also a free day to explore the Isle of Skye independently.
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€457.26
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€457.26
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Ages 5-99, max of 16 per group
Duration: 3 days
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Highlights
- See many top sights of the Scottish Highlands, including Loch Ness
- Travel with ease between dispersed sites in a Mercedes mini-coach
- Benefit from the convenience of having accommodation included
- No crowded tour groups—small-group tour limited to 16 people
- Professional Driver/Guide
- Transport by top of the range Mercedes mini-coach
- 2 nights en-suite accommodation with breakfast
- Small group tour with maximum 16 passengers for a more personal experience
What's not included- Gratuities
- Admission fees
- Refreshments and meals (pre-booking evening meals after 7pm is highly recommended)
- Entry/Admission - Eilean Donan Castle
- Entry/Admission - Loch Ness
- Departure details
- Buchanan Bus Station, Killermont St, Glasgow G2 3NW, UK Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station, Killermont Street, Glasgow G2 3NW (Tours will depart from a stance located between Stances 23 to 32).
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 225002G- Minimum age for travel on this tour is 5 years
- Booking three or more people? We can accommodate up to 8 guests in a group, please add each required room to your basket separately
- Luggage Allowance: You're restricted to 14kg (31lbs) of luggage per person on our tours. This should be one piece of luggage similar to an airline carry-on bag (approximately 55cm x 45cm x 25cm / 22in x 17in x 10in) plus a small bag for onboard personal items.
- Eilean Donan Castle - We reserve tickets for you. If you want to visit this attraction, please purchase your ticket whilst on tour.
- Day 2 is a flexible day on Skye. Your driver-guide will ensure you have the best day out no matter what the weather.
- Most travellers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travellers
- If you cancel at least 22 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
- If you cancel within 21 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
- A note from 3-Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands Small-Group Tour from Glasgow
- • Face coverings are mandatory and must always be worn. • Infrared thermometer temperature check during check-in for tour. Passengers with temperature readings above 38 degrees will not be able to travel for health and safety reasons. • Simple Covid-19 health questionnaire upon arrival.
What you can expect during your visit- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
- Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
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- 3-Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands Small-Group Tour from Glasgow price starts from €455.03. Discover and book 3-Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands Small-Group Tour from Glasgow on Tripadvisor
- What is the 3-Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands Small-Group Tour from Glasgow cancellation policy?
- 3-Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands Small-Group Tour from Glasgow cancellation policy: If you cancel at least 22 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee. If you cancel within 21 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee. Discover and book 3-Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands Small-Group Tour from Glasgow on Tripadvisor
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- 3-Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands Small-Group Tour from Glasgow is hosted by Rabbie's. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Rabbie's on Tripadvisor. Discover and book 3-Day Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands Small-Group Tour from Glasgow on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 225002G
Itinerary
Overview
Full Map
11 stops
Day 1
Glasgow – Fort William - Portree
Day 2
Today is a flexible day on Skye....
Day 3
Portree – Glasgow
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Jenika
Glasgow, UK46 contributions
Aug 2022
I live in Glasgow but hadn't made it up to Skye, and when a friend came to town it was the perfect opportunity. It isn't just Skye: the trips up and back down cover some absolutely stunning parts of the mainland that are hard to access without a car. We saw so many gorgeous areas and made some amazing memories.
Our tour guide, Cameron, was fantastic. He is clearly extremely passionate about what he does and his past work as a park ranger shines through when he points out the local flora and fauna. He made the best choices for the weather and traffic as it changed and was candid about why he made each change and really kept us in the loop. He packed SO much into each day without it feeling rushed- we still had plenty of time for photos, and there were well-spaced comfort breaks along the way. Beyond the logistics, he made every topic sound so fascinating, and was very funny (especially the terrible dad jokes). You can tell that he really enjoys getting to know the people on his tours, and he tries to accommodate the things that everyone is really excited about.
The accommodations Rabbie's booked for us in Portree was comfortable and really close to town. They recommended booking ahead of time for meals and DEFINITELY do that: Portree has a lot of people looking for meals around the same time and there aren't a lot of restaurants available, so it's very busy. My favourite booking was at The Rosedale Hotel. As for the stops, there is enough time to take a light hike at almost every stop (or to simply enjoy the view if you don't feel like a hike).
Our tour guide, Cameron, was fantastic. He is clearly extremely passionate about what he does and his past work as a park ranger shines through when he points out the local flora and fauna. He made the best choices for the weather and traffic as it changed and was candid about why he made each change and really kept us in the loop. He packed SO much into each day without it feeling rushed- we still had plenty of time for photos, and there were well-spaced comfort breaks along the way. Beyond the logistics, he made every topic sound so fascinating, and was very funny (especially the terrible dad jokes). You can tell that he really enjoys getting to know the people on his tours, and he tries to accommodate the things that everyone is really excited about.
The accommodations Rabbie's booked for us in Portree was comfortable and really close to town. They recommended booking ahead of time for meals and DEFINITELY do that: Portree has a lot of people looking for meals around the same time and there aren't a lot of restaurants available, so it's very busy. My favourite booking was at The Rosedale Hotel. As for the stops, there is enough time to take a light hike at almost every stop (or to simply enjoy the view if you don't feel like a hike).
Written 14 August 2022
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Tanya P
Glasgow, UK7 contributions
Aug 2021 • Friends
Just came back from the Isle of Skye 3 day tour. The driver made the trip as safe as he possibly could, covid-wise, with the minibus only taking 4 ppl to preserve social distancing. I felt safe and well cared for.
I have been to Skye before with Rabbies, as well as on several other trips with Rabbies, but our guide Alistair still managed to make the trip very interesting. His knowledge of geomorphology was much appreciated and so was his good humour. He still managed to find new things to show us and even arranged for us to go on the turn-table ferry at Glenelg on the way back, which was phenomenal. It was worth every penny, as Rabbies managed to somehow arrange reasonably priced accommodation in Portree in peak season, which was quiet.
Even if you live in Scotland, it's well worth considering going with Rabbies for the experience, local knowledge and a well organised trip. The roads up there were quite challenging, but the guide did amazingly well, being polite and careful with more vulnerable road users. Overall, I think I ran out of Rabbies trips I can do, but I will be back if they add new destinations.
I have been to Skye before with Rabbies, as well as on several other trips with Rabbies, but our guide Alistair still managed to make the trip very interesting. His knowledge of geomorphology was much appreciated and so was his good humour. He still managed to find new things to show us and even arranged for us to go on the turn-table ferry at Glenelg on the way back, which was phenomenal. It was worth every penny, as Rabbies managed to somehow arrange reasonably priced accommodation in Portree in peak season, which was quiet.
Even if you live in Scotland, it's well worth considering going with Rabbies for the experience, local knowledge and a well organised trip. The roads up there were quite challenging, but the guide did amazingly well, being polite and careful with more vulnerable road users. Overall, I think I ran out of Rabbies trips I can do, but I will be back if they add new destinations.
Written 5 August 2021
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starr9003
Glenview, IL6 contributions
May 2022
MUST DO excursion - I wish I had done this tour on my very first visit to Scotland several years ago. Going from Edinburgh, we saw so many beautiful, historic places that I had not seen before and stopped in quaint towns for comfort stops and snacks that truly conveyed the culture and personality of Scotland in a way that I had not experienced. This was greatly due to our marvelous tour guide/driver, who gave recommendations for coffee, ice cream, or where to capture the perfect photo.
BEST tour guide/driver! Scott was safe, considerate and treated everyone like family. Our group, originally 7 groups of strangers, a total of 15 passengers ended by taking our meals together, taking group pictures and sharing the experience of a lifetime, the Isle of Skye. Scott made sure that everyone was enjoying their trip and customized the days to our group's preferences. I don't know any of the other tour guides, but when we stopped at a landmark, many tour guides would come to our bus to chat with Scott, I would recommend requesting his bus.
Our accommodations were clean and located right on the water. Perhaps related to post-covid, meals were sometimes a challenge on Skye, but one night, Scott just stopped at a Chippy so we could get take-away. I thought the tour was an excellent value and would use this company again in the future for a different tour.
BEST tour guide/driver! Scott was safe, considerate and treated everyone like family. Our group, originally 7 groups of strangers, a total of 15 passengers ended by taking our meals together, taking group pictures and sharing the experience of a lifetime, the Isle of Skye. Scott made sure that everyone was enjoying their trip and customized the days to our group's preferences. I don't know any of the other tour guides, but when we stopped at a landmark, many tour guides would come to our bus to chat with Scott, I would recommend requesting his bus.
Our accommodations were clean and located right on the water. Perhaps related to post-covid, meals were sometimes a challenge on Skye, but one night, Scott just stopped at a Chippy so we could get take-away. I thought the tour was an excellent value and would use this company again in the future for a different tour.
Written 7 June 2022
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Spiros P
1 contribution
Mar 2022
Skye is a fantastic island to visit and Rabbie's provided an excellent all-around experience. Smaller groups make it more special. Everything was very well organised in modern minibuses driven by expert guides. Jenny, our guide, was both friendly and professional and ensured that everyone had a great time with safety above all. Highly recommended!
Written 29 March 2022
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Julie Ranae
6 contributions
May 2019
My husband and I took the Isle tour with Jenny H. and she was simply fantastic. Her warm and lively personality really helped knit our group together. She has exceptional storytelling abilities and fun asides throughout the trip. She hangs artistic towels in the bus stairwell that are cute in themselves, but really help you figure out which bus is yours after a stop. Her experience allowed her to be adaptable to the weather and to personal whims, and she had excellent musical mix tapes that she even would customize when she learned of your other favorite Scottish bands. We went a year ago and could not stop thinking of her and the people we met on the trip. We stopped in at a crofters place, which was a really essential way to get the island. I tricked the husband into watching Outlanders season 1 ahead of time, and she gave just enough info in the regular tour to not overwhelm the males but still let us fans understand much of its historical relevance. The vans have charging stations and are very comfortable. We had a few teens along with their parents and she worked to make sure she pointed out relevant things for them, taking us to a music video site they all knew and were glad to see. Parting was bittersweet, and we hope to do her Ireland tour once we are able.
Written 24 April 2020
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Thank you very much for your review, we are really pleased that you enjoyed your tour with us.
We have lots of tours throughout the UK and Ireland as well as tailor made group tours, we hope to see you on another tour again in the not too distant future.
Written 11 May 2020
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Cindy AY
Hong Kong, China4 contributions
Feb 2022 • Friends
Even though we are the only group who joined the tour that day, they did not cancel the trip. Our tour guide Jenny is amazing and professional. She knew that we want to see the highland cow and make a snowman so much and she made my dream come true. Going to Skye in winter is much less crowded with different scenery. Definitely will go to Skye again in summer via Rabbie again ;) Thank you Jenny so much by providing a VIP experience to us!
Written 5 February 2022
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Jiang X
Manchester, UK12 contributions
Oct 2020 • Friends
The trip to Highland is surprising good! I did not expect such a great trip provided by a local travel agency. They do care about everyone in the group and our driver, Cameron also as our guide was so nice. He is very knowledgeable, telling many stories in Highland that I did not approach. (I travelled with a Chinese agency before in highland) this trip was very safe, sensitiser is provided on the bus and everyone was wearing a mask. I can’t tell how amazing and comfortable this trip is, our guide organised everything very well. In addition, I did enjoy the Scottish music Cameron played during the trip. He is the most patient and knowledgeable guide I’ve ever met! This trip to Skye was absolutely worth!
Written 3 November 2020
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Kevin
Clydebank, UK58 contributions
Jul 2022
The Isle of Skye is truly stunning - almost to the point of being overwhelming. If you fancy seeing the island you will not be disappointed.
Keeping this in mind, the true highlight of the trip was our Rabbie's tour guide Cameron. Cameron had an all encompassing knowledge of Scotland's history, culture, wildlife, folklore and flora of each region. His knowledge was shared through a keen sense of storytelling and he even had a hand-picked music playlist with songs that fit perfectly with each landscape we were passing through.
A highlight of our trip was making the Glenelg Ferry crossing from Skye back to the mainland on the way home - it gave our small group a true feeling of the pace of Scottish island life.
Keeping this in mind, the true highlight of the trip was our Rabbie's tour guide Cameron. Cameron had an all encompassing knowledge of Scotland's history, culture, wildlife, folklore and flora of each region. His knowledge was shared through a keen sense of storytelling and he even had a hand-picked music playlist with songs that fit perfectly with each landscape we were passing through.
A highlight of our trip was making the Glenelg Ferry crossing from Skye back to the mainland on the way home - it gave our small group a true feeling of the pace of Scottish island life.
Written 22 July 2022
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Pamela M
2 contributions
We had a great tour . Our tour guide Peter was friendly and very informative. We were also impressed w/ his driving skills . We encountered some severe weather w/ flooded roads and very high winds. Peter had no problem and transported us safely around the Isle of Skye . We enjoyed all the sights and wouldn’t change a thing . Highly recommend!
Written 14 October 2022
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kw-411
Singapore, Singapore29 contributions
Aug 2022
Very enjoyable tour. As a solo traveller on thos tour, I wasnt feel awkward or bored at all. Our your guide Ben has great knowledge about the regions and share a lot of interesting stories with us. The weather wasnt the greatest but Ben will add in extra effort to make sure we get to see the nice landscape and sceneies of Isle of Skye. The accomodation organised by Rabbie (Woodlands Guest house) was great. Clean and tidy.
DEfinitely recommended the tour.
DEfinitely recommended the tour.
Written 22 August 2022
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Susan F
Singapore, Singapore5 contributions
Hi may I ask if the 3 day tour is available from 1-3 July 2019? Thanks!
Jeanie S
Sonoma, CA56 contributions
This information is easy to find on the rabbies site...
I'm assuming you're asking about the 3-day tour to Skye from Glasgow...
A lot of the June dates show already sold out, but all the July ones are still showing available-- there is one departing July 1, and another departing July 3.
Book as early as you can, as the summer dates especially fill up quickly. Even in March, our tour bus was full with tourists from all over the world!
Carolyn B
San Diego, CA54 contributions
This is for staff and I would love to hear back asap....Can we get on a waitlist for this tour on August 19?? Thank You!
TomDebBG
Greendale, WI67 contributions
I didn't have questions before booking this tour but it was fabulous. Our B&B was lovely with great food and accommodations. Alan, our tour guide, was a delight. He was very knowledgeable and even included music to go along with the places we visited. I can't help but think Rabbie's would answer any questions you might have. I highly recommend it.
LeoSldr
Columbia, SC1 contribution
Hi, what is the estimated time of return to Glasgow?
Jeanie S
Sonoma, CA56 contributions
P.S. I wanted to add that the tour guides on all three of our tours had stories of people making plane reservations for, say, a 7:30 takeoff from Glasgow airport following a tour-- and there's NO WAY the tour could guarantee return in time to make it to the airport... So the guides all checked in with us at the START of the tour to make sure no one had made such plans-- the return times are a "best guess," but not hard and fast. You want to just enjoy the tour, and not feel pressured to return by a certain time-- you'll just stress yourself out (and make the other tour participants uncomfortable too!).
HMakgill
New Hope, PA49 contributions
Hi, what time do we arrive in Portree and are we staying there both nights? We'd like to make dinner reservations in Portree. Thank you!
Winnie L
Lafayette, IN13 contributions
You have choice of hotels and stay there as base for 2 nights ( We were at the Rosedale Hotel and loved it. . Our hotel overlooked the bay and was wonderful. Many of restaurants don’t have reservations The Lower Deck restaurant is right by Rosedale on bay and you wait in line. Great seafood. Cullen Skink was absolutely delicious We checked into hotel and waited inline for table
Jane M
Tulsa, OK8 contributions
Is smoking allowed in the van? Is there any way to get a no-smoking tour?
Jeanie S
Sonoma, CA56 contributions
No smoking in the van! And the few people on our tour who did smoke (including my husband) were very considerate of others when we made stops-- only smoking in designated areas or far from the main areas. I'm not a smoker, either, and it was no issue.
My husband and I are traveling for 2 weeks and will each have a 50lb (23kg) luggage and carry on bag. Is there any exceptions to the luggage restrictions for this tour?
mag48121
Pawleys Island, SC54 contributions
We left our large luggage at train station one block from pick up without any issue. Very convenient. And carry on was more practical for carrying up to room on island
Curious198092609
Orange County, CA
Hi, my flight arrives at 8:35am at GLA airport. Would I be able to make it for the tour?
linda m
Glasgow, UK32 contributions
If you have any delay at all you would miss the tour. They aim to leave sharp at 9 am. Shame. Might be worth getting in touch with Rabbies and speak to someone about it. Good luck
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