The Highlands and The Great Glen
The Great Glen stretches sixty miles from Fort William to Inverness. It is a geological fault that separates the Grampian Mountains in the east, from the Northwest Highlands. The Great Glen and all points to the west are magnificent countryside for touring with some quite remarkable scenery and attractions.
The West Highlands and Great Glen
The scenery on this tour is some of the finest and most dramatic in Scotland and it really is a sensory overload visiting Inverness, The Great Glen, Loch Ness, Fort William, Glenfinnan and Mallaig. We regularly travel this in reverse after touring on Skye, taking the wee ferry from Armadale to Mallaig. There are many options throughout this routing, maybe stopping in at Inverlochy Castle for a night and taking in Fort William and Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain at 1345mtrs.
A must experience for nearly all our clients, is taking The Jacobite Steam Train, or as it’s regularly called, the Harry Potter Train.
Harry Potter Steam Train
Often stated as one of the “finest rail journeys in the world” starting from Either Fort William or Mallaig, either on a return or single journey. From Fort William the steam train heads west along the shores of Loch Eil and onto the world-famous Glenfinnan Viaduct with breathtaking views down Loch Shiel and its monument in memory of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Uprising of 1745. Time permitting, the train can stop on the twenty-one arched viaduct to take in the view. It then heads on through Arisaig with its stunning views out west to the Arisaig Skerries and finally arriving in Mallaig, with time to wander around this iconic highland fishing town.
"We didn’t know that the outer Hebrides existed…. Craig was such a cool driver there was nothing that he didn’t know … We can’t find this Stornaway sausage anywhere here, maybe you can just send us some Ross?"
Juliette and Florent – Nantes France – August 2022