12 - 14 days in Scotland

If you are planning an itinerary for 2 weeks in Scotland , you have lots of options.

14 days gives you enough time to consider exploring Scotland’s more remote corners.

You could even manage our Grand Tour of Scotland route that goes all the way from the Scottish Border country to the extreme north coast.

Alternatively, with 14 days in Scotland you can plan a relaxed pace of itinerary and stay 2 - 3 nights in each location.

Our range of 12 - 14 day itineraries lets you choose between using your 2 weeks to travel as much as possible, or to focus on doing day trips from a few touring bases where you stay 2 or more nights.

12 - 14 Day Tours from Edinburgh

Best of Scotland East to West

This itinerary includes lots of day trip options to let you adapt the tour to your schedule and interests. A highlight of the Best of Scotland is a stopover in Gairloch in the North West Highlands. The scenery around Gairloch is stunning and we rate it as one of our favourite places. For 14 days in Scotland, we suggest a schedule such as below. >>> READ MORE

Map for 2 weeks in Scotland using the Best of Scotland itinerary

Day 1 - Explore Edinburgh
Day 2 - Explore Edinburgh
Day 3 - Edinburgh to Cairngorms
Day 4 - Day trips from Cairngorms
Day 5 - Day trips from Cairngorms
Day 6 - Cairngorms to Gairloch
Day 7 - Day trips from Gairloch
Day 8 - Gairloch to Skye
Day 9 - Tour Skye
Day 10 - Tour Skye
Day 11 - Skye to Fort William / Glencoe
Day 12 - Day trips from Fort William
Day 13 - Day trips from Fort William
Day 14 - Fort William to Glasgow / Edinburgh

Scenic Flexi East to West

The Scenic Flexi tour plan caters for people who want to see a lot of Scotland, but also like the idea of staying 2 - 3 nights in each location. The tour is called “Flexi” as we provide lots of day trip options around Edinburgh, Inverness, Skye and Oban. So you can choose which day trips suit your interests best. An itinerary for 12 days could be scheduled as below. >>> READ MORE

Map for 12 days in Scotland using Scenic Flexi Itinerary

Day 1 - Explore Edinburgh
Day 2 - Explore Edinburgh
Day 3 - Edinburgh to Inverness
Day 4 - Day trips from Inverness
Day 5 - Day trips from Inverness
Day 6 - Inverness to Skye
Day 7 - Tour Skye
Day 8 - Tour Skye
Day 9 - Skye to Oban
Day 10 - Day trips from Oban
Day 11 - Day trips from Oban
Day 12 - Oban to Glasgow / Edinburgh

Scottish Treasures

We created this tour plan specifically for the first time visitor looking to do all the “must see” Scottish places. If doing this Scotland itinerary in 12 days, you can take advantage of the several day trip options we provide around Edinburgh and Skye. This tour works as a 12 day itinerary if scheduled as below. >>> READ MORE

Map for 12 days in Scotland using Scottish Treasures Itinerary

Day 1 - Explore Edinburgh
Day 2 - Explore Edinburgh
Day 3 - Edinburgh to Stirling / Trossachs
Day 4 - Stirling to St Andrews
Day 5 - St Andrews to Pitlochry
Day 6 - Pitlochry to Royal Deeside
Day 7 - Royal Deeside to Speyside
Day 8 - Speyside to Inverness
Day 9 - Inverness to Skye
Day 10 - Tour Skye
Day 11 - Skye to Oban
Day 12 - Oban to Glasgow / Edinburgh

Grand Scenic Tour

This is a comprehensive itinerary for a 14 day tour of Scotland’s scenic highlights. You could drive the route in less than 2 weeks, but we recommend that you pace the trip with some 2 night stays and have provided a choice of day trips around Edinburgh, Inverness, Skye and Oban. To drive this Scotland Itinerary in 14 days we suggest the following schedule. >>> READ MORE

Map for 14 days in Scotland using Grand Scenic Tour itinerary

Day 1 - Explore Edinburgh
Day 2 - Explore Edinburgh
Day 3 - Edinburgh to St Andrews
Day 4 - St Andrews to Royal Deeside
Day 5 - Royal Deeside to Speyside
Day 6 - Speyside to Inverness
Day 7 - Day trips from Inverness
Day 8 - Inverness to Ullapool
Day 9 - Ullapool to Skye
Day 10 - Tour Skye
Day 11 - Skye to Oban
Day 12 - Day trips from Oban
Day 13 - Oban to Inveraray
Day 14 - Inveraray to Glasgow / Edinburgh

Grand Tour of Scotland - Borders to Orkney

Our Grand Tour of Scotland route takes you from the bottom to the top of the country. This tour takes in the full diversity of Scotland’s landscapes with a route that stretches from the fertile fields and rolling hills of the Borders all the way up to the windswept islands of Orkney. It’s a lot of driving, but you can do this Grand Tour of Scotland route in 14 days if you schedule it as follows: >>> READ MORE

Map for 14 days in Scotland using Grand Tour Borders to Orkney itinerary

Day 1 - Explore Edinburgh
Day 2 - Explore Edinburgh
Day 3 - Edinburgh to The Borders (Melrose / Jedburgh)
Day 4 - The Borders to Oban
Day 5 - Oban to Skye
Day 6 - Tour Skye
Day 7 - Skye to Gairloch
Day 8 - Gairloch to Ullapool
Day 9 - Ullapool to Thurso
Day 10 - Day trip to Orkney
Day 11 - Thurso to Inverness
Day 12 - Inverness to Royal Deeside
Day 13 - Royal Deeside to Stirling
Day 14 - Stirling to Edinburgh / Glasgow

12 - 14 Day Tours from Glasgow

Best of Scotland West to East

This itinerary includes lots of day trip options to let you adapt the tour to your schedule and interests. We call it the Best of Scotland as it features lots of our favourite places in Scotland. For 14 days in Scotland, we’d suggest a schedule as shown below. >>> READ MORE

Map for 14 days in Scotland using Best of Scotland itinerary from Glasgow

Day 1 - Glasgow to Fort William
Day 2 - Day trips from Fort William
Day 3 - Day trips from Fort William
Day 4 - Fort William to Skye
Day 5 - Tour Skye
Day 6 - Tour Skye
Day 7 - Skye to Gairloch
Day 8 - Day trips from Gairloch
Day 9 - Gairloch to Cairngorms
Day 10 - Day trips from Cairngorms
Day 11 - Day trips from Cairngorms
Day 12 - Cairngorms to Edinburgh
Day 13 - Discover Edinburgh
Day 14 - Discover Edinburgh

Scenic Flexi West to East

The Scenic Flexi tour plan caters for people who want to see a lot of Scotland, but also like the idea of staying 2 - 3 nights in each location. The tour is called “Flexi” as we provide lots of day trip options around Oban, Skye, Inverness and Edinburgh. So you can choose which day trips suit your interests best. An itinerary for 12 days could be paced as below. >>> READ MORE

Map for 12 days in Scotland using Scenic Flexi Itinerary from Glasgow

Day 1 - Glasgow to Oban
Day 2 - Day trips from Oban
Day 3 - Day trips from Oban
Day 4 - Oban to Skye
Day 5 - Tour Skye
Day 6 - Tour Skye
Day 7 - Skye to Inverness
Day 8 - Day trips from Inverness
Day 9 - Day trips from Inverness
Day 10 - Inverness to Edinburgh
Day 11 - Explore Edinburgh
Day 12 - Explore Edinburgh / Return to Glasgow

Island Odyssey

Scottish Islands offer a unique holiday experience and 14 days gives you plenty of time to explore Skye and the Western Isles. For a relaxed 2 weeks in Scotland touring the Highlands & Islands, you can pace the Island Odyssey itinerary as below. >>> READ MORE

Map for 14 days in Scotland using Island Odyssey itinerary

Day 1 - Glasgow to Fort William
Day 2 - Day trips from Fort William (e.g. Jacobite Steam Train)
Day 3 - Fort William to Skye
Day 4 - Tour Skye
Day 5 - Tour Skye
Day 6 - Skye to Harris
Day 7 - Tour Harris
Day 8 - Tour Lewis
Day 9 - Lewis to Ullapool
Day 10 - Day trip from Ullapool
Day 11 - Ullapool to Cairngorms
Day 12 - Day trip from Cairngorms
Day 13 - Cairngorms to Edinburgh
Day 14 - Discover Edinburgh

Authentic Scotland

This is an itinerary best suited to people that prefer the countryside and villages over big cities. If used for a 12 day itinerary in Scotland we would suggest you pace it as follows. >>> READ MORE

Map for 12 days using Authentic Scotland Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive Glasgow
Day 2 - Glasgow to Loch Fyne
Day 3 - Loch Fyne to Glencoe / Fort William
Day 4 - Fort William to Skye
Day 5 - Tour Skye
Day 6 - Skye to Gairloch
Day 7 - Gairloch to Ullapool
Day 8 - Ullapool to Inverness
Day 9 - Day trips from Inverness
Day 10 - Inverness to Royal Deeside
Day 11 - Royal Deeside to Pitlochry
Day 12 - Pitlochry to Edinburgh / Glasgow

12 to 14 Day Tours from Inverness

North Coast 500

The best way to drive the NC500 is to schedule in lots of 2 night stays so you have time to explore the quiet corners of the Northern Highlands. Although it’s not part of the NC500, we also include a guide for spending a few days on Orkney. For 12 days in Scotland driving the NC500 and staying on Orkney, you can schedule this itinerary as below: >>> READ MORE

Map for NC500 in 12 days