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Discover Ancient Castles & Awe-Inspiring Scenery

Jaw-dropping scenery and spellbinding history combine in the remote Scottish Highlands. Majestic mountains rise out dramatically from atmospheric glens, stretching across some of Scotland’s most iconic landscapes. Deep lochs and countless castles populate the rugged spine, where the ancient history of rival clans span the centuries.

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North Coast 500
£1520
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Shetland & Orkney: Escape to the Edge
£1535
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Great British Road Trip
£3230
Self-Drive Holidays
20 Nights
Escape to the Highlands
£1125
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
From London to the Scottish Highlands
£2710
Self-Drive Holidays
16 Nights
Outlander Tour
£1275
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Isle of Skye & The Outer Hebrides
£960
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Highlands & Islands Malt Whisky Trail
£1150
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Highlights of Scotland
£1575
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Scottish Seafood Trail
£1120
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
James Bond Tour
£1265
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
North East 250
£1225
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Speyside Malt Whisky Trail
£685
Self-Drive Holidays
4 Nights
Isle of Skye & Scottish Highlands Winter Escape
£1110
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Castle to Castle
£1105
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Scotland’s West Coast Road Trip
£1240
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Grand Road Trip of Scotland
£2585
Self-Drive Holidays
17 Nights
Islands of Arran, Islay, Mull & Skye
£1545
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Edinburgh & The Highlands in Winter
£745
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Stay in Scottish Castle Hotels
£2195
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Orkney & the Far North
£1285
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Highland Honeymoon
£1095
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Magical Islands of Mull, Iona & Skye
£1145
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Myths & Legends of Scotland
£1705
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Romantic Highland Getaway
£940
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Winter Whisky Escape
£775
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Winter in a Scottish Castle Hotel
£1725
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
North East 250: Scottish Winter Road Trip
£985
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Historic Scotland
£1230
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Scottish Island Honeymoon
£1170
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Scotland on Screen
£1670
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
West Coast Honeymoon
£1175
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Stac Pollaidh (Visit Scotland, Kenny Lam)
Sango Bay (credit - Paul Tomkins, Visit Scotland)
Kylesku Bridge along the NC500 in Northern Scotland (credit - Lukas Bischoff)
Our client exploring Faraid Head (credit - Peter Wade)
Sine from the Absolute Escapes team at The Castle of Mey, in Caithness
Traigh Allt Chailgeag near Durness (credit - Richard Elliot, Visit Scotland)
North Coast 500 official map (credit - Sine Birkedal Nielsen)
Shieldaig (credit - Kenny Lam, Visit Scotland)
Ullapool (credit - Kenny Lam, Visit Scotland)
Dunrobin Castle (credit - Paul Tomkins, Visit Scotland)
Tongue (Richard Elliot, Visit Scotland)

North Coast 500

From £1520pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 10 Nights
  • Admire the majestic splendour of mountains that Assynt has to offer
  • Experience a thrilling journey over the Bealach na Bà
  • Discover Achmelvich Bay, one of Scotland’s most beautiful beaches
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Our client enjoying the views at Esha Ness, Shetland (credit - Poul Møller)
The coast path at Rackwick Bay, Orkney (credit - Colin Keldie, Visit Scotland)
Absolute Escapes clients at St Ninian's Isle beach (credit - Poul Møller)
Yesnaby Castle - Orkney Sea Stacks (credit - Kenny Lam, Visit Scotland)
Scott from the team at Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Unst, Shetland
Puffin on the Shetland Isles (credit - our client, Wendy Carlyle)
Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez's house in Lerwick from the TV series, Shetland (credit - our client, Gordon Adamson)
Stromness, Orkney (credit - Scott Smyth)
Scott from the Absolute Escapes team at Rackwick Bay, Isle of Hoy, Orkney
Helen Hume, Italian Chapel (credit - Fionn McArthur, Visit Scotland)
Skara Brae, Orkney (credit - our client, Gordon Adamson)

Shetland & Orkney: Escape to the Edge

From £1535pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 8 Nights
  • A unique blend of Scandinavian and Scottish culture.
  • Archaeological wonders such as Skara Brae, Jarlshof, the Ring of Brodgar, and the Standing Stones of Stenness
  • Abundant nature including dolphins, porpoises, puffins and guillemots
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Tower Bridge at sunrise, London
Timber-framed buildings in The Shambles, York (credit - Andrew Pickett, VisitBritain)
Katia, from the Absolute Escapes team, exploring Arisaig on the West Coast of Scotland (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Bala Lake and the Aran Hills in Snowdonia National Park (credit - Lee Beel, VisitBritain)
Castle Combe in The Cotswolds
Melanie from the Absolute Escapes team at The Quiraing, Isle of Skye
View from the tower climb at York Minster (credit - Charlotte Ballantyne)
Kate from the Absolute Escapes team in Snowdonia National Park (credit - Kate Brown)
Kensington Gardens, London
Jack, from the Absolute Escapes team, at Blenheim Palace in Oxford (credit - Jack McKenna)
Calton Hill, Edinburgh (credit - Zoe Kirkbride from the Absolute Escapes team)
Sine from the Absolute Escapes team at Inverness Castle (credit - Sine Birkedal Nielsen)

Great British Road Trip

From £3230pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 20 Nights
  • The breathtaking scenery of the Scottish Highlands and the Isle of Skye
  • Discover picture-postcard English villages in The Cotswolds
  • Explore endless attractions in the vibrant capital cities of London and Edinburgh
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View from The Storr on the Isle of Skye
Eilean Donan Castle
The Three Sisters, Glencoe, Scotland
Portree, Isle of Skye
Urquhart Castle
Furry highland cow on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle
Glenfinnan and Loch Shiel
Edinburgh
Stirling Castle
The Queen’s View in Highland Perthshire which overlooks Loch Tummel

Escape to the Highlands

From £1125pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Discover Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile & Arthur's Seat
  • Stunning Glencoe - Scotland's most famous and atmospheric glen
  • Explore the magical Isle of Skye and the Cuillin Mountains
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City of London
Inverness Castle (credit - Kenny Lam, VisitScotland)
Katia, from the Absolute Escapes team, exploring Arisaig on the West Coast of Scotland (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Zoe from the Absolute Escapes team at the Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Ambleside, Lake District (credit - Melanie Grandidge)
Castle Combe in The Cotswolds
York Minster (credit - Jack McKenna from the Absolute Escapes team)
Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street Gardens
Melanie from the Absolute Escapes team sitting by River Lochy, Fort William (credit - Melanie Grandidge)

From London to the Scottish Highlands

From £2710pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 16 Nights
  • The spectacular scenery of the Lake District National Park
  • Discover Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile & Holyrood Palace
  • The magical Isle of Skye and the Cuillin Mountains
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Culross
Falkland
Glenfinnan Monument
Colourful Victoria Street in Edinburgh
Glencoe
Loch Lomond
Doune Castle
Edinburgh viewed from Calton Hill
Memorial Cairn at Culloden Batllefield
Falkland Palace
Inverness
Prehistoric site of Clava Cairns
Culross - filming location for the fictional village of Crainsmuir

Outlander Tour

From £1275pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 8 Nights
  • Follow in Jamie and Claire's footsteps across Scotland
  • Explore historic Edinburgh - Scotland's magical capital city
  • Discover Doune Castle, aka Castle Leoch in the Outlander TV series
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Portree, The Isle of Skye
Traigh Iar on the Isle of Harris
Fairy Glen, Isle of Skye
The Callanish Standing Stones
A local enjoying a Hebridean rainbow
Isle of Berneray
Otter Crossing, Outer Hebrides
Eriskay Ponies, South Uist
Borve Sands towards the North Harris Hills
Stornoway Harbour
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye

Isle of Skye & The Outer Hebrides

From £960pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 5 Nights
  • The magical Isle of Skye and the spectacular Cuillin Mountains
  • Discover the mountains and lunar landscape of the Isle of Harris
  • The archaeological treasures of the Standing Stones of Callanish
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Talisker Whisky Distillery, Skye
The Cuillin Mountains, Isle of Skye
A wee dram of Scotch whisky
The Three Sisters, Glencoe
Glenlivet distillery
Lochan-na-h-Achlaise, Rannoch Moor
Colourful Victoria Street in Edinburgh
Ballindalloch Castle and Gardens
Portree, Isle of Skye
Dunvegan Castle
Strathisla Distillery

Highlands & Islands Malt Whisky Trail

From £1150pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • The Malt Whisky Trail including visits to Glenfiddich & the Macallan Distilleries
  • Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile & The Scotch Whisky Experience
  • The magical Isle of Skye & Talisker Distillery
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Reflection on Loch Lomond
Inverness at Night
Highland Cow
Sligachan Bridge, Isle of Skye
Ballindalloch Castle and Gardens
Ballindalloch Distillery
Glenfinnan and Loch Shiel
Boats on Loch Lomond
Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
Tobermory, Isle of Mul

Highlights of Scotland

From £1575pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 10 Nights
  • Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile & The Palace of Holyrood House
  • Historic Castles including Urquhart, Dunvegan and Eilean Donan
  • The magical Isle of Skye and the Cuillin Mountains
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Ee Usk
Tarbert Harbour
Loch Linnhe, Fort William
Loch Fyne Seafood
Eilean Donan, Kyle of Lochalsh
View down Glen Docherty to Loch Maree
Isle of Kerrera, near Oban
McCaig's Tower, Oban
Scallops
Isle of Skye Bridge, Lochalsh

Scottish Seafood Trail

From £1120pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Spectacular coastal scenery and wonderful locally caught seafood
  • The Cowal Peninsula, a mouth-watering introduction to the West Highlands
  • Oban - the ‘Seafood Capital of Scotland’ and ‘Gateway to the Isles’
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