We arrive a couple days early for Steve's Heart of Scotland Tour. Looking for feedbacjk on the recommendation for a daytrip on the Isle of Skye. We enjoy hiking, history and sipping scotch Is it worth the travel time? Also, please confirm that the best way to the Isle is by train to Kyle of Lochalsh
Lastly, could I please get a guide recommendation (Steve's likes Skye Tours)
Posted by
Freedonia
18652 posts
A few years ago I did a one day trip to Skye from Inverness with Rabbies.
The tour was excellent. The weather was amazing with virtually no clouds in the sky--or over Skye. Because of it, our guide took us to the top of one of the mountains and we could see clear over to the mainland.
Posted by
Duluth, MN🌲
11517 posts
Rabbies is a well-established company that has gotten lots of great reviews on this forum. You really can't go wrong with any of their tours.
Posted by
Lake District, England
11437 posts
Skye Tours picks you up at the Kyle off the morning train, and gets you back there for the evening train. The train is more scenic and roomy than spending the first 2 hours of the day on a minibus, so that is certainly a pretty good option.
Another way to mix it up is train to the Kyle one way, and the full sized Citylink service bus the other way.The
The service bus goes south from the Kyle to Fort Augustus then along Loch Ness, so different scenery.
So Rick is making a very good reccomendation.
Any day trip from Inverness to Skye will be rushed, an overnight would be better, but if a day is all you have...