Skye

The Hebrides: Scotland's magical western islands

An emerald shore receding behind, a sea breeze in your face, a dolphin surfing the bow wave as escort. The magic begins as soon as you board the ferry from Scotland’s rugged west coast and head for the Hebrides, a scattering of over 50 inhabited islands that takes in the stirring mountainscapes of Skye and the green jewel of Iona, the whisky paradise of Islay and the stern ancient stones of Lewis.

Exploring the Isle of Skye in Scotland

Like the finest single malt whisky, the Isle of Skye is an intoxicating distillation of all that is great about Scotland’s Highlands and islands. Its dramatic landscape embraces everything from bleak, wind-scoured mountains to sheer sea cliffs and edge-of-the-world, seashell-strewn beaches.

Throw in some rare wildlife, intriguing history, abiding myths, and an abundance of good (and sometimes great) restaurants, pubs and cafes, and you can see why Skye is one of the country’s premier tourist drawcards.