Luxury day tours of the Isle of Skye!

Stuart will collect you from your hotel or other accommodation and show you the best of Skye. No two tours are the same – each day tour is fully customised to fit you! Below you can find a few examples of the kind of places that can be included in a day tour. We also have some suggestions of set day tours which can be booked and adapted to suit you.

Our Booking Process…

Enquiries and bookings are very simple through the form on our Contact page.

You can select whether you want to enquire about a fully bespoke tour, one of our more structured tours (details below), an airport transfer or wedding car hire.

You can also select the desired start date and time for your tour as well as passenger numbers. In the comments section of the form you can leave us with any details which may be helpful to know at this stage: Things like ‘must-see’ locations or special interests.

We will answer your request within 48 hours (usually much quicker). If Stuart is available for the requested tour we will send on some further details to allow you to prepare for your visit to Skye as well as a price for your tour.

We will also include a link to pay a 20% deposit securely online by credit card if you would like to go ahead with a booking. Bookings are only confirmed on payment of deposit.

Lunch:

Everyone is different. You may prefer a sit-down meal, a seafood picnic or simply to snack along the way. Skye is a great place to experience the local island food.

Any and all of the locations and interests mentioned on this page can be mixed into a unique tour to make your day tour of Skye a special and unforgettable experience!




Customised Day Tours

The possibilities are endless!

The Isle of Skye is full of possibilities! There are the classic, well-known ‘must-see’ location. Then there are the lessor-known locations. The benefit of visiting the island with a local tour guide is that Stuart can combine the 2, making sure you don’t miss anything you shouldn’t miss but also taking you ‘off the beaten path’ to some incredible locations where you can escape the crowds!

Here is a small selection of the kind of places you can see on a luxury day tour of Skye with Skye Local Tours. (Of course some are not mentioned here… we want to keep them quiet for you to enjoy when you arrive!):

Some popular Isle of Skye tour destinations:

  • The Old Man of Storr
  • The Fairy Pools
  • The Fairy Glen
  • Neist Point Lighthouse
  • Dunvegan Castle
  • The Cuillin Hills
  • Talisker Distillery
  • Loch Coruisk from Elgol
  • The Quiraing

Special interests which we can tailor your Skye tour around:

  • Skye Whisky Distillery Tours
  • Skye Fine Dining Tours
  • Skye History Tours
  • Skye Traditional Music Tours
  • Skye Culture & Heritage Tours
  • Skye Clan Tours – Follow in your ancestors’ footsteps!
  • Skye Christian Heritage Tours

Day Tours of Skye: Standard Tour Ideas

We understand that for many first time visitors to the Isle of Skye you simply don’t have the time to research where to visit. Some visitors prefer to trust a local tour guide to show them the best of Skye in the short time they have available.

This is where our ‘Standard Tours’ fit in! Of course there is really nothing ‘standard’ about any of our tours – as your day goes on we will make sure to make it special and unique to you! However we offer the following ideas as some suggested frameworks where we have worked out some great full day itineraries for you:

Skye Local Day Tour Kilt Rock
Skye Tour 1

Focus on north Skye. Spend the morning touring the north eastern ‘Trotternish’ Peninsula before heading west with time to either walk to the Fairy Pools or visit Dunvegan Castle.

    • Old Man of Storr
    • Lealt Falls
    • Kilt Rock
    • The Quiraing
    • The Fairy Glen
  • *Options (can be decided on the day):

    • The Fairy Pools
    • Talisker Distillery
    • Dunvegan Castle
  • Walking Level: No walking required to enjoy this tour. However, at most scenic points the best views are found with a 2-5 minute walk. If you would like to do the Fairy Pools this requires around 1 hour total walking.

Skye Local Day Tour Loch Coruisk
Skye Tour 2

Visit the beautiful village of Elgol and enjoy a boat trip to Loch Coruisk*. Then head north east to tour around the sights of the ‘Trotternish’ Peninsula.

    • Old Man of Storr
    • Lealt Falls
    • Kilt Rock
    • The Quiraing
    • The Fairy Glen
    • The Cuillins from Elgol
  • *Options (can be decided on the day):

    • Boat Trip to Loch Coruisk
    • Eilean Donan Castle
    • The Sleat Peninsula
  • *The boat trip has an additional cost of £28 per person and is dependent on weather and availability but other great alternatives are available..

Skye Day Tour Elgol hills
Skye Tour 3

Focus on south Skye. The Sleat Peninsula, home of the Macdonald’s; the Cuillin Hills and Loch Coruisk from Elgol; Kyleakin. A great day for all but especially those tracing Mackinnon ancestry.

    • Elgol
    • The Cuillin Hills
    • Kyleakin
    • Castle Moil
    • Armadale Castle & Gardens
    • Broadford
  • *Options (can be decided on the day):

    • Loch Coruisk
    • Torabhaig Distillery
    • The Gaelic Whiskies
  • Tours and tastings can be arrange at both Torabhaig distillery and The Gaelic Whiskies. The walk to Castle Moil is dependent on the tide.

Skye Local Day Tour Talisker distillery
Skye Tour 4

The best of the west of Skye. Including Dunvegan Castle and the Fairy Pools. We can visit Neist Point to view the lighthouse and the historic village and church at Trumpan.

    • Old Man of Storr
    • Lealt Falls
    • Kilt Rock
    • The Quiraing
    • The Fairy Glen
  • *Options (can be decided on the day):

    • The Fairy Pools
    • Talisker Distillery
    • Dunvegan Castle
  • Walking Level: No walking required to enjoy this tour. However, at most scenic points the best views are found with a 2-5 minute walk. If you would like to do the Fairy Pools this requires around 1 hour total walking.

Skye Local Day Tour Glenelg Brochs
Skye/Lochalsh Tour 1

We take the unique wee ferry crossing from Skye to Glenelg to explore the ‘Brochs’. Then on to Applecross over Britain’s most scenic road, the ‘Bealach na Ba’.

    • Kylerhea Otter Hide
    • Glenelg Ferry
    • Glenelg Brochs (Iron Age forts)
    • Applecross
    • The Bealach na Ba
  • *Options (can be decided on the day):

    • Kylerhea Otter Hide
    • ‘Camusfearna’ (of Gavin Maxwell fame)
  • The Glenelg ferry is a great experience but is weather dependent. Therefore the route may need to be adjusted on the day.

Skye Local Day Tour Eilean Donan Castle
Skye/Lochalsh Tour 2

Explore some of the beautiful villages of Lochalsh. Take a boat trip in the seaside village of Plockton (Hamish Macbeth land). Visit the magnificent Eilean Donan Castle.

    • Plockton
    • Eilean Donan Castle
    • Calum’s Seal Trips
    • Duirinish Highland Cows
    • Loch Carron
  • *Options (can be decided on the day):

    • Calum’s Seal Trips
    • Eilean Donan Castle visit
  • *The boat trip has an additional cost of £15 per person and is dependent on weather and availability.