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Thursday, 22 April 2010

Sightseeing Tours Scotland : Highlands and Islands

Sightseeing Tours Scotland Highlands and IslandsScotland Tours. Discover the dramatic landscapes of Scotland's famous Highlands and explore the breathtaking Islands. Scotland tours departing from Edinburgh, Glasgow, and now Fort William tours are available. With a variety of different options to tour Scotland's Highlands including the world renowned Loch Ness, Inverness, Pitlochry, Scotland's west coast Oban and more. Combined with the Scottish Isles tours such as Skye, the Outer Hebrides, and tour the prehistoric marvel of Orkney. On this edition of Go Scotland Tours Newsletter come on a journey with us touring the great islands and Highlands of Scotland.

Explore the famous Scottish Highlands on a grand tour of Scotland. Travel through west Scottish highlands and visit some of the most picturesque castles such as Castle Stalker and Eilean Donan. A tour of the highlands would not be complete without a visit to Loch Ness. Enjoy a short cruise of the loch with great views of Urqhuart Castle and a chance to spot Nessie. Continue to far north Scotland to some of the remote parts of the highlands crossing over the Black Isle to the fishing villages of Ullapool and John O'Groats.

Day tours
are now available from Fort William to the surrounding highlands. Fort William is one of the most travelled to towns in the Scottish Highlands being close by scenic sights such as the majestic Ben Nevis and the notorious Glencoe. Scotland tours from Fort William include Loch Ness, Inverness, Skye and Eilean Donan. And tour of special interest is The Road to the Isles Tour with stops at Glenfinnan and near by railway viaduct, where the Hogwarts Express was featured in the Harry Potter movies.

Take a journey to the coast of Scotland. Offering many tours of Scotland Islands from short breaks to Skye to extended tours. Discover the west coast Isles of Scotland, including Oban, Mull and the ancient island of Iona. The Outer Hebrides tours offer a unique adventure from the pre-historic stone circles of Callanish and the famous white sandy beaches of Harris. Then escape to Scotland's northern extremes of Orkney Islands, tour the 5000 year old village of Skara Brae (older than the Pyramids of Egypt!). Whisky lovers are in for a treat on the Scotland Whisky Coast Explorer Tour of Islay. Combine these great tours of Scotland on a Scotland Island Hopping Adventure and Extravaganza tour.

These tours described are available as scheduled group departures from Edinburgh and Glasgow. If you can not find dates of your time of visit or you prefer the more personal touch the tours can be customized with a private tour guide.

Start planning for your trip to Scotland now and contact a Go Scotland Tours representative!