Isle of Skye Driving Tour, Self-Guided GPS Audio Guide
Isle of Skye
About
Experience the magic of Scotland’s Isle of Skye with this self-guided driving tour, which cruises around the most breathtaking spots on this bucket list destination. With dramatic sea cliffs, sweeping moors, and ancient rock formations, the Isle of Skye is one of Scotland’s most treasured sites. This loop visits incredible landmarks like Armadale Castle, the Old Man of Storr, the Quiraing, the famous Fairy Pools, and so much more. It’s a journey you won’t soon forget.
Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together! After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Tour Guide App by Action, entering your unique password, & accessing your tour. The preceding...
Highlights
2 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Text transcripts of audio narration & Self-paced format (start/pause/resume anytime)
Pre-recorded audio commentary (downloadable or streamable)
This is a GPS-powered, self-guided audio tour that works through an app
Lifetime access (no expiration) with Customer support (chat/email)
This tour is NOT a ticket to any attraction or site
Suggested walking/driving itinerary with stop-by-stop directions
Offline GPS-enabled route map
NO in-person guide or physical equipment (bring your own device & headphones)
Clockwise or counter-clockwise tours both start on A87 just past the Skye Bridge (IV41 8PQ), with the roundabout behind you, trees on your right, and buildings on your left. Suggested start; we’re not affiliated, so staff won’t have tour info. Audio starts automatically—check email/text for setup.
Return
Allt Dubh View Point
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and text with instructions: • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password • Download the tour MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular Works offline after download
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How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
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Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
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Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
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Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Isle of Skye Driving Tour, Self-Guided GPS Audio Guide
Isle of Skye
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About
Experience the magic of Scotland’s Isle of Skye with this self-guided driving tour, which cruises around the most breathtaking spots on this bucket list destination. With dramatic sea cliffs, sweeping moors, and ancient rock formations, the Isle of Skye is one of Scotland’s most treasured sites. This loop visits incredible landmarks like Armadale Castle, the Old Man of Storr, the Quiraing, the famous Fairy Pools, and so much more. It’s a journey you won’t soon forget.
Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together! After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Tour Guide App by Action, entering your unique password, & accessing your tour. The preceding...
Highlights
2 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Text transcripts of audio narration & Self-paced format (start/pause/resume anytime)
Pre-recorded audio commentary (downloadable or streamable)
This is a GPS-powered, self-guided audio tour that works through an app
Lifetime access (no expiration) with Customer support (chat/email)
This tour is NOT a ticket to any attraction or site
Suggested walking/driving itinerary with stop-by-stop directions
Offline GPS-enabled route map
NO in-person guide or physical equipment (bring your own device & headphones)
Clockwise or counter-clockwise tours both start on A87 just past the Skye Bridge (IV41 8PQ), with the roundabout behind you, trees on your right, and buildings on your left. Suggested start; we’re not affiliated, so staff won’t have tour info. Audio starts automatically—check email/text for setup.
Return
Allt Dubh View Point
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 2
Kyleakin, Skye Bridge, Armadale Castle
13 Stops
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Kyleakin
The Skye bridge, simply continue along this road, the A863, for about half a mile, then turn right onto the A87. This will take you directly into Kyleakin. From there you can take the Skye bridge back to the mainland.
Note: The tour is over 216 Miles long per tour, with more than 150+ audio stories per tour, and takes about 48 hours to complete.
New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.
5 minutes
2
Skye Bridge
Long before all the warring clans of old, Skye was part of some of the most remarkable geological changes in the history of the planet. The amazing scenery you’ll see on your tour is the result of millions of years of land being raised above the ocean, flooded, pulled together and ripped apart, and completely remade by immense lava flows and volcanic eruption, followed by ice sheets further shaping everything they covered.
5 minutes
3
Armadale
The Sleat Peninsula hosts the ruins of a MacDonald stronghold known as Armadale Castle, where the clan lived through the 18th century.
5 minutes
4
Sleat
Armadale Castle sits far out on the Sleat Peninsula. This narrow piece of land is sometimes called “The Garden of Skye” thanks to its fertile land.
5
Leitir Fura
If you want to walk to Leitir Fura, turn left onto the side road ahead, following signs for Kinloch Forest and Leitir Fura Road. This access road ends in the public parking area after about a mile.
5 minutes
6
Loch na Keal
The navigable sounds and sea lochs made the Hebrides an attractive spot for Norse adventurers in the 8th century, with the first Viking raid on Skye recorded in 794.
5 minutes
7
Dunscaith Castle
Dunscaith Castle is the original seat of the MacDonalds of Sleat. Dunscaith has been fortified, destroyed, rebuilt, captured, and re-captured so many times over the centuries that its origins are lost to the mists of history.
5 minutes
8
Caisteal Maol
This castle is now in ruins and part of the fairytale-like scenery on Skye. We will be able to see the castle up ahead on our left. Look for a brown sign for Torabhaig Distillery on our left. If you look out past the distillery, you can see a stone tower perched on a hill, overlooking the sea.
5 minutes
9
Broadford
We’re also approaching the optional side trip to the coastal village of Elgol, which is about 40 minutes away from Broadford on a rather narrow road. Elgol is a popular spot to take a boat tour through the glacial lochs and visit the seal colonies.
5 minutes
10
Elgol
Elgol is a seaside village that has been thriving since the middle ages. The village is perfectly situated for fishing and crofting, and grew where Allt Port na Cullaidh flows into Loch Scavaig.
10 minutes
11
Boreraig
Boreraig offers a hauntingly scenic hike through the abandoned village. The hike begins up ahead at the Church of Kilchrist and covers a little over 6 miles round-trip.
5 minutes
12
Torrin
This area is famous for its marble and limestone quarries. As we drive, we’ll see the marble quarry ahead on our left. It looks like a line of silver-white stone jutting up over the farmland.
5 minutes
13
Blà Bheinn
Even though Blà Bheinn is closer to the Red Cuillins range, it’s composed of the same igneous rock - called gabbro- that forms the Black Cuillins range to the west, so many geologists theorize that it’s actually an outlier of that range.