Skye Tours - Kyle of Lochalsh

Sophie S.

My husband and I did the day tour from Portree last week and had such a fantastic time. Stevie is an amazing tour guide! He made the day fun and engaging with his humour and extensive local knowledge. The tour really covers the high points of the island. Highly recommend!

Cathy C.

We did a minibus tour with Roddy, and we were grateful to be able to visit the Isle of Skye for the day, taking the train from Inverness! Roddy's driving was excellent on the often narrow and crowded roads.

I would just add that it's not possible to spend much time at each stop when you have to catch the last train back to Inverness, just to manage expectations! If you want time to hike, this isn't the tour for you.

Also, we had enough time to queue at Mackenzie's Bakery to buy lunch and then eat it on the minibus, but in retrospect, we'd have been happier packing our own lunches.

Highly recommend this tour for people who would rather see sights in Skye than do much hiking and/or people staying in Inverness!

Kevin C.

We did the tour of Skye with Skye Tours On Wednesday the 14th of May. Not only was the tour a good cross-section of great Skye locations but we were fortunate enough to have Stevie the Irish Scotsman as our tour guide driver. He made the tour even more fantastic with his sense of humour and his local knowledge. We can highly recommend Skye tours if you visit Skye.

Chris K.

We travelled as a family group with our excellent driver/guide Rob on the 3 day Skye tour. It was a fabulous experience. We'd specifically chosen this tour because it visits the most places, spends 2 nights on Skye, and offers the most in our view. It was accordingly jam-packed, and we had long days. However, if you want to really see Skye, we highly recommend this tour and Tour Skye.

However, we were disappointed that we didn't have the expected stop in Glencoe. The weather was fine to stop but our guide seemed to want to get to our destination too much - a shame as Glencoe was a place those of us who'd been there before wanted to share with our other family members in the group.

Similarly, the expected stop at the Telford bridge didn't materialise as Rob had mentioned it would.

In all the tour was a little "rushed", in feeling. This isn't a huge criticism but a constructive one for the future we hope.

Thanks and best wishes for the future.

balaka D.

I had a wonderful tour with Skye Tours. Morie, the organiser is a wonderful lady who helped me book this tour just a day before. Rody, the tour guide is again a wonderful person who speaks about the history of highlands, and take care of each traveller’s destination so that no one misses the bus or train. I really liked the sense of humour he has which made the whole tour exciting.

Colleen B.

We came from Canada to the highlands for our wedding in September and the bus tour of Skye was our first activity. The tour itself was amazing, I won't go into all the details as everyone else has already done so. I will say it was reasonably priced and worth every penny, so don't hesitate to book it online. We will book it again on our next visit as it was a highlight.

A special thank you to our wonderful tour guide Roddy, who went above and beyond to make our trip special. When the day tour ended we somehow convinced him to invite us to a local kaylee so we could get to know a few locals (he did, and we loved it), he also made a reservation for our wedding night dinner and he sent us home with a bit of whiskey for our ceremony. He has a bit of a gruff exterior, but his love and knowledge of the highlands and his big heart make him a great example of Scottish hospitality. Thank you Roddy.

Catherine C.

We had a wonderful day today. Our tour driver, Roddy was so knowledgeable and friendly. While the weather on Skye (AKA the Misty Isle, as we learned) was misty, we were able to enjoy each of the stops along the way as Roddy navigated around the weather❤️.

This is my fourth tour and first time with Skye Tours, and I would highly recommend this one for sure.

I’ll book again!

Steven G. D. L. R.

We went on a day-long tour of Skye with Skye Tours on 8th June. Our guide, Roddy, collected us in Kyle and then we collected some others at Kyle train station before heading on to Skye.

The mini-bus was spotlessly clean, comfortable and spacious. Apparently it has an intercom system but Roddy didn't use it and there was no problem hearing his booming voice throughout the day.

During the tour it became very apparent that Roddy is a local, and absolutely loves this place. He was effortlessly able to mix facts about the local history, industries, agriculture and forestry with tales of local people. It seemed like he had actually met them all, or at least met their direct descendants! These stories were mixed with good humour and a little ribbing.

During the tour we visited many of the "must see" attractions of Skye, including Kilt Rock, The Old Man of Storr, The Quiraing and Fairy Glen as well as the lesser known Leilt Falls. We also had some really good pastries at the baker in Portree.

We also got to observe the suicidal behaviour of other tourists running around on the main road trying to see Highland Cows. The cows may have been placing bets.

Skye is big and it takes a while to get around. It is also full of fairly crazy drivers in hired cars and vans. Roddy took it all in his stride though and continued to regale us with his local knowledge throughout.

Two of the others had accommodation near the Mallaig ferry, and as we were not in a hurry we also tagged along, so got to see another part of Skye, at Armadale, before returning to the mainland.

It was a great day and a very interesting tour with a guide who clearly loves the place that he lives and works in.