Escape to the Hebrides

Sample Tour

You can start your Hebridean Escape from Oban on a Monday, Wednesday or a Saturday. Alternatively you can take the tour in reverse from Ullapool on a Friday or Saturday. The number of days in each island can be amended.

DAY 1 - Barra. You sail from Oban arriving in Castlebay on the tiny island of Barra. Your two nights in Barra give you time to enjoy the beautiful beaches and walks. Looking west from Barra Head, the next stop is Newfoundland!

DAY 3 - The Uists & Benbecula. Journey north on the ferry from Ardmhor in Barra to Eriskay and South Uist (there are 4-5 ferries daily taking 40 minutes). Spend two nights in either North or South Uist or Benbecula.

DAY 5 - Skye . Join the ferry from Lochmaddy in North Uist and sail across 'The Little Minch' to Uig. Stay for three nights in the amazing Isle of Skye.

DAY 8 - Harris & Lewis. You sail from Uig in northern Skye on the 1 hour 40 minutes crossing to Tarbert for your three nights in Harris and Lewis. You can stay 1 night in Harris followed by 2 nights in Lewis, or vice versa, or all 3 nights in one location.

DAY 11 - Sail from Stornoway arriving in Ullapool where this wonderful Hebridean Island Holiday ends.

Optional Extra: Let us know if you wish to relax and stay overnight in Ullapool or nearby - we have a choice of hotel and guest house accommodation.

Stay at least one night in Ullapool, preferably two or more, to explore the spectacular coastline including Cape Wrath, the most north-westerly point on the British mainland. You could visit Inverewe Garden or the Achiltibuie Hydroponicum and enjoy a boat trip to the delightful Summer Isles. Choice of restaurants in the village.

You can also include a night or two in the bustling harbour town of Oban before/after your island adventure. Perfect before or after your visit to the Western Isles.

What's Included

10 nights accommodation and ferry crossings with own car. Based on two sharing car & en-suite twin/double bedroom.

A fantastic 'Hop around the Hebrides' that you'll remember for ever. Perhaps the ultimate Western Isles island-hopping experience! This holiday not only takes in all the main islands in the Outer Hebrides but also includes 3 nights on the wonderful Isle of Skye:

Barra is a tiny island and is the most southerly of the inhabited Outer Hebrides. It is famed for its beauty boasting beaches, hills, machair and moor.

South Uist is a relatively large island lying between Benbecula and Barra. The east side of the island is mountainous with the highest point being Beinn Mhor at 2034ft above sea level.

Benbecula is a peaceful and tranquil island, Benbecula is small, flat, low-lying and dotted with lochs and lochans. It is quite easy to drive straight over it, linked by causeway to the neighbouring Uists.

North Uist is a paradise for beach and wildlife lovers lying between Harris and Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and is characterised by its 'drowned landscape' of peat bogs and lochans, and its string of bountiful beaches.

Skye is possibly the most renowned of the Scottish Isles and has an unrivalled reputation for its natural beauty, from spectacular dominating peaks to rolling heather covered hills and rocky coastline.

Harris is a dramatic island that boasts some of the best beaches in Britain. Harris is in fact part of one larger island, joined with Lewis to the north. Harris itself is divided into North and South Harris, by a narrow isthmus.

Lewis is the largest and northern-most island in the Outer Hebrides, home to one of the finest prehistoric sites in Britain, and some fabulous beaches.

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