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Highlands Loop
abarker324
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Hi all,
I'm so excited to be going to Scotland for the first time this July! I'll be renting a car in Edinburgh and traveling for about 12 days. My itinerary is as follows: Inverness (one night), Ullapool (one night), Poolewe (one night), Isle of Skye- Portree (four nights), Isle of Iona (two nights,) Oban (two nights,) Fort William (one night,) and then back to Edinburgh. Any suggestions for stops along the way, must-see places or sites, great walks or hikes, things I should know about driving (especially since I'm an American!) or any other planning tips would be greatly appreciated. I've got all of my hotels/AirBnBs/hostels booked, so I'm set on that front. Thank you!
I'm so excited to be going to Scotland for the first time this July! I'll be renting a car in Edinburgh and traveling for about 12 days. My itinerary is as follows: Inverness (one night), Ullapool (one night), Poolewe (one night), Isle of Skye- Portree (four nights), Isle of Iona (two nights,) Oban (two nights,) Fort William (one night,) and then back to Edinburgh. Any suggestions for stops along the way, must-see places or sites, great walks or hikes, things I should know about driving (especially since I'm an American!) or any other planning tips would be greatly appreciated. I've got all of my hotels/AirBnBs/hostels booked, so I'm set on that front. Thank you!
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fishypro
Your order is not optimal if the order you're written up is your actual travel order. Inverness - Ullapool - Poolewe - Portree - Fort William - Iona - Oban - Edinburgh is better.
Also, I have had only positive experiences with AirBnb across 2 continents & 10+ countries now, no complaints
Best of Scotland in 1 week itinerary (fully by public transport)
My Scotland travels (includes Edinburgh, Skye, Harris, Mull, Arran, Orkney, Loch Lomond, Islay, Oban, Speyside fest)
At Fort William take a walk in Glen Nevis and visit nearby Glenfinnan where you'll find the Glenfinnan Monument and a famous railway viaduct from a series of movies you may have heard of - Harry Potter!!
If you like wildlife you could take a boat trip from Inverness Marina to go dolphin spotting on the Moray Firth. Inverness Castle now has a viewing platform open to the public which offers panoramic views of the city.
Skye is so well publicised you'll no doubt know what's there already but it's worth visiting the Fairy Pools, Faerie Glen, Staffin, Old Man of Storr and Flora MacDonald's grave near Uig.
I'm a lifelong Edinburgher, if you check my Scottish travel http://theweewhitedug.com/ blog you'll find several posts dedicated to my wonderful home town.
Have a lovely time.