While most travelers visit Skye as a harried day trip from Inverness, it's better to spend at least two nights here. Skye's best home base is Portree, with a picturesque harbor area but no real sights.
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Skye's best home base is Portree, with a picturesque harbor area but no real sights. The town center has a few hotels, hostels, and bed-and-breakfasts, and several more B&Bs line the roads into and out of town.
Often called 'the gateway to the Highlands', Inverness is the nearest city to Skye and probably the easiest answer to how to get to Skye. It has a teeny tiny international airport, with 1hr connections from London Gatwick, London Luton and Bristol with easyJet.
Skye is a large island, and there is loads to see. I think you need 2 days minimum to see the major sights on Skye. To explore the island at a slow pace, it would be easy to spend a whole week hiking around the pretty landscapes and visiting the historic ruins and viewpoints.
If you're wondering how long it takes to drive around the Isle of Skye, the answer is not very long. You could drive around the whole island in about 3 to 5 hours if you didn't stop, but that defeats the purpose of visiting. The island is full of amazing places to visit, which is remarkable given its size.
The Isle of Skye offers some of Scotland's most spectacular scenery. The soaring peaks of the Cuillin Hills, the dramatic geology of the Old Man of Storr and The Quiraing , an extraordinary assembly of pinnacles, rock towers and secret places.
The south-western regions of Galloway and Ayrshire might not be the most famous of places to visit in Scotland, but they are among my absolute highlights when it comes to scenery, outdoor activities and genuinely local experiences.
Free to visit at any time, the spectacular Fairy Pools are located near the village of Carbost in Glenbrittle on the Isle of Skye. As part of the MacLeod Estate, Glenbrittle runs roughly south to north along the River Brittle and is overlooked by the majestic Cuillin mountains.
Small islands near Skye: Raasay is a wonderful island, which can be easily visited from Skye. Also Rum, Eigg, Muck and Canna, all fine small islands close to Skye (Rum is not so small, but rugged and remote feeling).