A fine beach at Vatersay.
Hiking a coastal section on Eriskay.
Rainbows play on the Harris Coasts.
Ruins of an ancient Celtic monastery.
Hills of South Uist.
In the hills above Hushinish, Isle of Harris.
Scotland’s Outer Hebrides
Main Highlights:
Drive up through Glen Coe and past many fine Highland scenes.
A leisurely sea voyage to this distant region across the Hebridean Sea, passing many islands.
Cross the causeway to Vatersay and walk to view the tombolo - an isthmus with a double-sided sandy beach. View the uninhabited island chain to the south, including Mingulay.
Drive around the NW coast of Barra. View the ‘low-tide’ landing strip on the sands, visit a Celtic chapel with an ancient engraved stone cross and take in a great view from a hill-fort.
Ferry over to Eriskay to walk the sands and lunch in a pub bearing artefacts salvaged from a ship with a cargo of whisky – the inspiration of the film ‘Whisky Galore’.
Visit an atmospheric Celtic chapel site with a fine backdrop of the hills of Southern Uist.
Walk the flower-strewn machair and white sand beaches.
Visit a Neolithic burial cairn and a stone circle.
Options to ascend Eaval, North Uist’s highest peak at 347m, but in a class of its own for the views; or hike around the Isle of Berneray, fringed with white sands.
Board the Harris ferry for circuitous passage around the many skerries.
Saunter along the delectable white sands of Luksentyre.
Travel the long single track route to Hushinish and hike the rugged coast to a pristine beach beside a turquoise bay.
Visit the famous Callanish standing stones in a cruciform shape.
Walk over the rugged landscape of Great Bernera and visit a reconstructed Pictish house.
More exquisite beaches including the extensive sands of Uig.
Visit Carloway to see a well-preserved broch.
Travel to Stornoway over the expansive moors of Lewis for the afternoon ferry across the Minch.
Return to base via a different route to the outward journey, along the edge of the Cairngorm National Park, with stops for short walks
See also our blog: ‘The Magic of the Outer Isles’
Contact us if you would like a shorter 4-day tour of the Uists.
The Uig Sands.
The Callanish Stones, Isle of Lewis.
The wind-swept Isle of Lewis.