Hi all!
I'm planning an 11-day road trip+city in Scotland and trying to keep it balanced (not too rushed).
Main focus: Glencoe + Skye, plus a bit of Highlands and Edinburgh.
I’m wondering whether it’s worth doing 1 vs 2 days in Inverness/Highlands, or if that would make things too packed.
It is updated version of my initial plan. Current plan:
Day 0 Edinburgh → pick up car late afternoon → drive to Doune Overnight: Doune
Day 1 Drive to Glencoe (Lost Valley in the morning, Glen Etive, some stops on the road) Overnight: Fort William
Day 2 Fort William → Skye (Glenfinnan Viaduct for Jacobite train view, Drive via A87 (Loch Cluanie / Glen Shiel), Eilean Donan Castle) Overnight: Isle of Skye
Skye (3 days)
Day 3 – North Skye (Old Man of Storr, Quiraing, Kilt Rock, Fairy Glen, Portree) Overnight: Isle of Skye
Day 4 – West Skye (Fairy Pools, Talisker Bay or Glenbrittle, Cuillin views) Overnight: Isle of Skye
Day 5 – Flexible Skye day, Weather dependent (Option A: Elgol + coast, Option B: revisit best spots + Move to INVERNESS along Loch ness) Overnight: Inverness
Day 6 Inverness-> Glasgow (drive through Cairngorms short way, with stop at Queen's view and maybe Pitlorchy) Overnight: Glasgow
Days 7-11 Glasgow/ Edinburgh depend of acommodation
Alternative:
1 day cut from Skye and 2 nights in Inverness, then rides around Loch Ness for Urqhuart castle, Glen Affric, Dog Falls etc.
Main question
Would you recommend:
Option A: 1 day Inverness (simpler, less driving)
Option B: 2 days Inverness (more variety, but more travel)