Scottish Highlands Walking & Hiking Tour
Couples, Friends & Solos
From $5,699 - $6,449 /person
6 days
5 nights
Activity Levels 1-3
Premiere Hotels
Scottish Highlands Walking & Hiking Tour
Couples, Friends & Solos
6 days
5 nights
Activity Levels 1-3
Premiere Hotels
2024: May-Oct 2025: May-Oct
Legends of Scotland in Edinburgh, St Andrews & Loch Lomond
Regal castles nestled among moody mountains. Lofty crags reflected in shimmering lakes. Splendid country estates with championship golf courses. Spend your days exploring the remote corners of Scotland’s rugged wilderness by foot and your evenings unwinding at elegant abodes. Uncover the geology and culture of a beguiling landscape steeped in history. Three luxurious hotels, two spectacular national parks, one incredible trip.
Highlights
- Discover two crown jewels of Scotland’s public lands: Cairngorms and Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Parks
- Follow ages-old footpaths over heather-strewn leas and rolling green hills dotted with castles and lochs
- Pause in small villages to connect with locals, perhaps over a spot of tea or dram of Scottish whisky
- Stroll amid medieval and neoclassical gems in Edinburgh, the picturesque capital city bookending your trip
Start/End Edinburgh
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Itinerary
Days 1-2
Set out from the lovely historic villages of Dunkeld and Birnam, planned by the Dukes of Atholl in the 1700s, now the gateway to the Scottish Highlands • Walk through picturesque deciduous woodlands along the River Braan to beautiful Black Linn waterfall and its confluence with the River Tay • Stand in awe of the ancient Birnam Oak, immortalized in Shakespeare's Macbeth • Take in the spectacular natural beauty of the Royal Deeside and Cairngorms National Parks • At the Balmoral Castle estate take in the magnificent views of sparking Loch Muick • Stop at the bothy at Glas-allt-Sheil House, featured in the hit series The Crown as the Queen's summer home • Toss a caber at the Highland Games Centre in Braemar, where the Braemar Gathering has been a highlight on the sporting calendar since 1832.
Nights 1-2
Set on a sunny wooded slope of Craigendarroch, creature comforts and serenity are on offer at this family-run hotel.
Day 3
Follow an ancient path used by cattle-thieving Cateran marauders in the Middle Ages • Straddling the border between Perthshire and Angus, the Cateran Trail is a spectacular walk through a quiet corner of the Cairngorms Highlands • Explore an authentic Scottish landscape of spittals, moors, hills, heaths, bogs, and glens • Take in glorious views of the Grampian Mountain range, whose peaks are often shrouded in mist • Arrive at world-famous St Andrews and relish coastal views from elegant and luxurious Old Course Hotel.
Night 3
One of Scotland's leading hotels, the refined and elegant Old Course overlooks West Sands Beach and St Andrews's world-famous golf course. (pool, spa)
Days 4-6
Discover the picturesque bens, glens and lakes of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park • See the long-concealed mural by Phoebe Anna Traquair and explore the Arts & Crafts garden filled with the smell of roses • Set out on a stunning coastal walk through Anstruther to Pittenweem, admiring the rocky shoreline and quintessential Scottish vishing villages • Explore shimmering Loch Lomond by boat • Visit Cashel Forest, situated on the Highland Boundary Fault and offering awe-inspiring views of Ben Lomond and the Arrochar Alps • Explore the dramatic Dumbarton Castle, once shelter for Mary Queen of Scots, before returning to Edinburgh.
Nights 4-5
An elegant resort and golf course set on the shore of shimmering Loch Lomond. (pool, spa)
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Nights 1-2
Premiere Hotel
Set on a sunny wooded slope of Craigendarroch, creature comforts and serenity are on offer at this family-run hotel.
Night 3
Premiere Hotel
One of Scotland's leading hotels, the refined and elegant Old Course overlooks West Sands Beach and St Andrews's world-famous golf course. (pool, spa)
Nights 4-5
Premiere Hotel
An elegant resort and golf course set on the shore of shimmering Loch Lomond. (pool, spa)
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