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 • On the way to her Balmoral estate, trace the route of Queen Victoria • Explore the Muir of Dinnet and sparkling Loch Kinord • Circumnavigate Burn O'Vat, a glacial pothole formed after the last ice-age with a long history as a hiding place for fugitives, including outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor • Toss a caber at the Highland Games Centre in Braemar, where the Braemar Gathering has been a highlight on the sporting calendar since 1832.

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 • Drink in views of the wild coastline and world-famous St Andrews Old Course while enjoying an elegant meal • 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 • Settle into plush country house life at an elegant estate set within Cairngorms National Park • Set out on the steep trail to the Falls of Bruar to see its series of cascades and falls, which inspired a 1787 poem by Scotland's National Bard, Robert Burns.

Discover the picturesque bens, glens and lakes of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park • Visit Kellie Castle and wonder at the majestic library ceiling—one of the oldest ornamental plaster ceilings in Scotland • 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 • Ascend an iconic Scottish summit, Conic Hill, situated on the Highland Boundary Fault and offering awe-inspiring views of Ben Lomond and the Arrochar Alps (and Glasgow on a clear day) • Stroll the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond before returning to Edinburgh.