Experience the Highland Trail inspired by Outlander with Brendan Vacations
Travel with Claire and Jamie on a blockbuster trip inspired by the award-winning drama about their love affair through the ages. Visit some of Scotland’s notable film locations and other highlights, including the Scottish Highlands, Orkney Islands and the Isle of Skye.
Guided Tours to Must-See Places
- Explore Edinburg with your Local Specialist as you travel along Princes Street to see the Scott Memorial, the neoclassical Adam facades of New Town and the official Scottish residence of the King, the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
- See the 15th-century walls of ‘the ship that never sailed’, Blackness Castle.
- Visit the quaint streets of Culross, Oulander’s Cranesmuir.
- Visit the university town where the famous beach scene from ‘Chariots of Fire’ was filmed and see the golf course where the sport was created.
- Stop in Falkland, a former royal burgh and Outlander film location.
- See Dundee’s highlights, the Tay Rail Bridge and RRS Discovery, on an orientation upon arrival.
- Admire picturesque lochs and glens as you travel through the Scottish Highlands.
- At the exciting Culloden Visitor Center, discover why the Battle of Culloden lasted only an hour yet changed the Highland way of life forever.
- Cruise to the windswept Orkney Islands. Come face-to-face with relics spanning human history, from pagan stone circles to reminders of wartime tragedy.
- Enjoy time at leisure to explore the historic fishing village of Ullapool.
- See the Glenfinnan Viaduct, along which the Hogwarts Express once crossed in the Harry Potter series.
- Near the foothills of Ben Nevis, stop in Fort William for a stroll along the charming High Street.
- Visit this Highland village on Loch Leven.
- Visit Stirling and see its castle, once the seat of Scottish royalty.
- See Doune Castle, which is famous for its film, literature, and television appearances.
- See the grand public buildings of Glasgow, including George Square.
Cultural Inclusions
- Warm your heart with a little Scottish whisky at a traditional distillery in the Scottish Highlands.
- We join the Wood family at their 15th-century farm on the shores of Loch Ard, where we’ll Connect With Locals over a home-cooked Farewell Be My Guest Lunch amidst intriguing tales of Rob Roy.
At the end of this tour, you will have travelled with Claire and Jaime and have explored the Highland Trail inspired by Outlander.