From May to September, the longer days help combine visits to distilleries, castles and Highland landscapes.
SCOTLAND · GASTRONOMY + CULTURE
SCOTLAND — SINGLE MALTS & SPEYSIDE
Tour Speyside and the Highlands tasting the diversity of Scottish single malts.
DURATION8 days
BEST TIMEMay–Sep
EXPERIENCEGastronomy + Culture
COUNTRYScotland
THE JOURNEY
Route map
Edinburgh → Speyside → Dufftown → Inverness → Highlands → Edinburgh
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FEATURED
Key highlights
1Speyside distilleries
2Single malts
3Dufftown
4Highlands
5Scottish castles
6Distillery tastings
Touring Speyside and the Highlands allows you to compare water, peat, maturation and regional styles directly at the distilleries that built Scotch whiskey's reputation.
SEASONALITY
When to go
A STARTING POINT
Suggested base itinerary
DAY 1
Arrival in Edinburgh
Arrival in Edinburgh and first night among the historic streets, pubs and stone architecture of the Scottish capital.
DAY 2
Edinburgh
Day in Edinburgh for castle, Royal Mile and an introduction to Scotch whiskey before heading north.
DAY 3
Edinburgh → Speyside / Dufftown
Travel towards Speyside, arriving in the Dufftown region and first views of valleys, rivers and distilleries.
DAY 4
Dufftown and distilleries
Day dedicated to distilleries in and around Dufftown, comparing production methods, casks and single malt styles.
DAY 5
Speyside → Inverness
Departure from Speyside towards Inverness, crossing the north of Scotland and leaving the whiskey valleys to enter the Highlands.
DAY 6
Inverness and Highlands
Day in the Highlands with castles, lakes and scenic roads from Inverness.
DAY 7
Highlands → Edinburgh
Return to Edinburgh via a scenic route, seeing mountains and villages on the way south.
DAY 8
Edinburgh and closure
Last few hours in Edinburgh for a pub, whiskey shopping or a walk around the center before departure.
THE EXPERIENCE
The spirit of the journey
Edinburgh opens the trip; Speyside and Highlands delves into distilleries, casks, landscape and different styles of single malt.
YOUR WAY
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