1 Day Tour from Portree - Best of Skye
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Tour Skye's Best of Skye will take you to all the main attractions on the mystical Isle of Skye. Walk with the supernaturals through fairy-sized landscapes and forests, rock castles, and the Fairy Pools. For this tour, you must take the fairy oath. Please wear waterproof clothing and footwear, as we travel to fairy land by going underneath waterfalls.
Additional Info
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum age is 6 years
The duration of the tour is approximate, the exact duration will depend on traffic and weather conditions
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please wear waterproof clothes and comfy shoes
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Driver/guide
Landing and facility fees
Live commentary on board
Departure and pick up: at 8.45am from Somerled Square Bus Stop in Portree.
Food and drinks
Gratuities
What To Expect
Fairy Pools
We start on our journey with a drive to the Fairy Pools in the shadow of the Cuillin Mountains. The pools are located in one of the most dramatic landscapes on Skye. The fairies regularly bathe here, in the crystal clear green pools of the River Brittle. Weather permitting, you can swim in the pools of the river, one of the UK’s best wild swimming spots. Have fun diving under natural arches and waterfalls, but please do not spy on the fairies, as they can easily take offence!
Talisker Distillery
Talisker distillery based in Carbost is one of the three whisky distillery on the Isle of Skye. The whisky is a single malt Scotch, with a very distinctive peaty-smoky taste. We shall go through the visitor centre (not on the tour) and if available sample one of the fine whiskys produced here.
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Best of Skye 8.45am
Start time 8.45
Reviews
108 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fantastic tour!
Omaira B,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour was great and our guide was wonderful! He was very insightful and we enjoyed every minute of our tour. The locations were absolutely breathtaking and we would 100% recommend going on tour to all these locations instead of driving there, and it lets you enjoy the scenery and really take in all that is there to see. We are absolutely grateful for this experience!
An unforgettable day
fchowdhury17,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An excellent day trip around breathtakingly beautiful places around the Isle of Skye. There was a high chance of missing out on some places due to bad weather and shorter day, but Stevie made sure we didn't miss any of the spots, and managed to show us around all the places. Thoroughly enjoyed the journey and Stevie's description of all the sites, I got to know interesting details about Scotland's history as well.
The weather doesn’t affect the experience
Francisca B,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Despite the bad weather, Steve gave us a great tour. He took us to beautiful places and was always realistic about what we could or couldn’t see depending on the weather conditions. Thank you very much!
Great way to see Skye
paulmE7422IY,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Really good way to see Skye and for the overall guided and historic info. Stevie was on top of the job and thoroughly engaging and professional - great job
Guide was great, very...
James R,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Guide was great, very knowledgeable and helpful. The small bus we traveled in was awful. Seats were small, cramped and uncomfortable. This is not OK for an 11-hour trip. Windows continually fogged up and we could see nothing except out the front window. I would recommend to a friend ONLY if the company provided a better vehicle. People should check in advance.
Brilliant tour!
Katie D,
Oct 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing tour of Skye, tour guide Steve was brilliant! A great story teller with an even greater attitude, he seemed to know everyone we passed on the tour! His bus rules were great, too: mind the clock, no smelly foods on the bus and no talking on your cell phone. Make sure you arrive 15 mins. Before your tour (as it suggests), he’s not going to wait because you can’t be punctual! I appreciated this! Fairy Pools, Neist Point and Quiraing were absolutely breathtaking! If you have a choice between the Dunvegan castle and Neist Point, I recommend Niest Point! You will eat lunch later in the day in Portree or Dunvegan depending on time of year, make sure you eat a big breakfast! Highly recommend this tour to see all the highlights in Skye without having to personally drive the treacherous roads!
Stevie and the Skye bus tour
P4287HOphilm,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Stevie was a great bus driver and tour guide, kept us laughing the whole time while providing us with a lot of scottish facts! Would highly recommend this tour to everyone!
Isle of Skye
U3137FIstefanies,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Isle of Skye has such an amazing landscape. The whole tour was very informative and also funny. Neist Point was our Highlight!!!!
Couldn’t recommend more !...
Elysa K,
Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Couldn’t recommend more ! Really great tour guide Steve who was knowledgeable about the isle of Skye and made the bus ride enjoyable with humor and historical facts. Smaller group than one of the large tours with plenty of stops to use the restroom / sightsee. Perfect way to see most of Skye in a day.
I’m very happy I booked this Skye island tour!
K2940IBgaryt,
Oct 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We really enjoyed the tour. The guide/driver Steve was very knowledgeable and gave us additional details on various parts of the tour from research he had undertaken. This therefore provided a lot of information which we thought was great and not verdins. That information plus the unique scenery that Skye provides made for a great day seeing the main parts of the island. This was enhanced even more by Steve who has a great sense of humour and additionally provided little snippets of information.
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