Whitewave Wigwams

Whitewave Wigwams is a fabulous base for exploring the Isle of Skye under your own steam. Follow a dramatic clifftop trail to Rubha Hunish and the most northerly tip of Trotternish Peninsula – keep a lookout for the occasional whale in the wild seas – or hike the looped footpath along Quiraing (both reached in half an hour by bike), with its distinctive spiky rock crags. For a longer day in the saddle, cycle across Trotternish to Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls Viewpoint (an hour and 20 minutes, watch out for golden eagles as you ride, you might get lucky) for impressive views of a cascade tumbling over towering cliffs into the sea. To get a feel for the tumultuous history of Skye, visit the ‘cleared village’ of Boreraig (an hour and 15 minutes’ drive) overlooking Loch Eishort, its sheepfolds, church and cottages abandoned in the Highland Clearances of 1750 to 1860. Visit Flora MacDonald’s grave in Kilmuir Cemetery, and learn about the crofting life in the preserved cottages at Skye Museum of Island Life (both 10 minutes, or 40 minutes' walk). Wanting to see more of the Scottish islands? The ferry from Uig (also 10 minutes) takes you to Tarbert on Harris to start your discovery of remote Outer Hebrides islands…