ITINERARY
September 25th – Monday – DAY 1
Arrive in Skye at your own leisure or meet our representative from Spirit Journeys Worldwide at Inverness Airport for a private transfer to the island.
Have a fantastic lunch at the Duisdale House before your group leaves on an afternoon SKYEFARI around the Kylerhea area, and potentially see some otters on your journey! Keep an eye out for the “Skye Five”, the main wildlife species you will see on the island – these include golden and white-tailed eagles, seals, otters and deer.
In the evening, the whole group will have a welcome dinner at your hotel as you celebrate your first day on tour.
Overnight at Toravaig House Hotel
Included: SKYEFARI, accommodation, lunch and dinner
September 26th – Tuesday – DAY 2
This morning, make sure you have a good breakfast to prepare for the day ahead.
You will be transported to your boat, the MV Hjalmar Bjørge, to start your cruising tour. Cruise along
Loch Scavaig and take in the beautiful landscape and wildlife. Look out for cetaceans such as
dolphins or porpoises, basking sharks, white-tailed eagles and seabirds, and coastal mammals such
as seals and otters!
Make your way to the beautiful Loch Coruisk for a lunch stop, and then continue your cruise to Loch
Harport where you will spend the night. Enjoy your dinner at anchor and your first night aboard the ship.
Overnight on the boat
Included: Bed and breakfast, lunch, dinner
September 27th – Wednesday – DAY 3
Wake up and have breakfast on the boat. Enjoy a relaxing day cruising around the island, passing
Macleod’s Maidens and the famous lighthouse at Neist Point, before having your lunch on the boat
where you’ll potentially be able to see Dunvegan Castle depending on the anchorage. Today will be
filled with opportunities to spot some more of the beautiful marine wildlife, such as dolphins or
porpoises, basking sharks, white-tailed eagles and seabirds, and coastal mammals, seals, and otters.
You will take final anchorage for the night in the Waternish area where you will enjoy dinner on the
boat and your 2nd night aboard.
Overnight on the boat
Included: bed and breakfast, lunch and dinner
September 28th – Thursday – DAY 4
Breakfast on the boat before departing the Waternish peninsula with its small lighthouse on the point.
There may be time to pass by the Ascrib islands in Loch Snizort, a small group of deserted islets
where wildlife has taken over before cruising up and around Trotternish peninsula and the
northern most tip of Skye, finally heading down the coast viewing Kilt Rock and the Meallt Falls from
the sea, and before finally heading in to Portree for the night and your last dinner on board the Hjalmar
Bjørge.
Overnight on the boat
Included:Breakfast, lunch and dinner
September 29th – Friday – DAY 5
After a last breakfast aboard, you will leave the boat behind for your second SKYEFARI tour, with
perhaps time for a quick look around Skye’s main town of Portree before leaving. Today you will see
Kilt Rock, the Old Man of Storr and all the beautiful coastal and mountain scenery in-between along
the Trotternish peninsula, as well as keeping a lookout for the Skye Five along the way of course!
After your tour, we will head to the Skeabost House Hotel for the night where we will have dinner.
Overnight at the Skeabost House Hotel
Bed and breakfast, SKYEFARI
September 30th – Saturday – DAY 6
After breakfast at the Skeabost House Hotel, we will depart for our third and final SKYEFARI tour.
Heading south along the length of the island, we will have great views of the magnificent Cuillins as
well as plenty of shorelines right by the road which means good chances of spotting both eagle species
as well as otters and seals.
By the afternoon we will arrive at your final stop, the Duisdale House Hotel where you will have your
final dinner that evening.
Overnight at Duisdale House Hotel
Included: bed and breakfast, SKYEFARI and final dinner
October 1st – Sunday – DAY 7
Today you sadly depart your tour and return home after your breakfast at Duisdale House Hotel. You
can depart the Isle of Skye at your own leisure, or a private transfer will be available to take you to
Inverness.
Included: breakfast
Enjoy this unique one-week trip around the mystical Isle of Skye, mixing luxury hotel stays with a short 3-night cruise for a real adventure around its beautiful coastlines and mainland. During this time, experience the amazing Highland hospitality of the Sonas Hotels family and enjoy a night at each of their three wonderful hotels on Skye. In the middle of the trip, you will enjoy a short cruise adventure aboard the comfortable and very capable small ship the MV Hjalmar Bjørge with Hebridean Adventures, taking you around the dramatic and scenic coastline of the Isle of Skye. Back on shore, you will explore the island with SKYEFARI 4×4 Wildlife Adventures, spotting and learning about the wildlife native to Skye, both on land and in the seas with their very experienced guide and ecologist. This may include otters, golden and white-tailed eagles, deer, seals and even possibly whales and dolphins. You will also have the chance to see the wildlife that comes out as day turns to night using thermal imaging technology!
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