Scotland Motorcycle Tour: Highlands & Loch Ness

Motorcycle Tour · United Kingdom

Scotland Motorcycle Tour – Highland Ride

This Scotland motorcycle tour takes you on quiet on-road routes through the Scottish Highlands – past rugged coasts, remote mountain passes and sweeping moorlands. The guided Scotland motorcycle tour starts with the ferry from Amsterdam to...


How long?
8 days
When?
Herbst
Price
€ 2.800 / person

Scotland Motorcycle Tour: Highlands & Loch Ness

The Scotland motorcycle tour begins in Eindhoven and takes you first to the Amsterdam-Newcastle ferry, on which you cross overnight to the British Isles in comfort. From Newcastle the route heads along the coast towards Edinburgh before the actual Scottish Highlands motorcycle tour begins: through the Grampian Mountains, past the Malt Whisky Trail and on to the remote single roads around Loch Ness. Aviemore serves as the base for several day tours before the route returns via Glasgow to the ferry to Amsterdam.

Highlights

Amsterdam–Newcastle Ferry

The DFDS Seaways crossing is part of every Amsterdam-Newcastle motorcycle ferry trip: two nights in comfortable interior cabins, relaxed and without long motorway stages across Europe, before the actual motorcycle tour begins.

Highlands at Your Own Pace

On a genuine Highland motorcycle tour the route follows remote single roads through moors and mountains past Nairn and Inverness, always with a view of Scotland's rugged and contrasting landscape below.

The Malt Whisky Trail

The Malt Whisky Trail leads via Dufftown to the Scottish Coastal Road and on towards Aberdeen – a motorcycle tour stage for those who appreciate both the landscape and Scottish distilling heritage.

Discovering Loch Ness

Along the shores of Loch Ness to Fort Augustus, then on to Fort William: this stage counts among the most atmospheric moments of any Loch Ness motorcycle tour and stays with you long after you get home.

Guided and Carefree

As a guided Highland day tour your guide handles navigation while a support vehicle takes care of luggage and logistics – leaving more time to focus on the road and the scenery all around you.

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Itinerary

Stage 1

Day 1

Netherlands

Start and end point of the ferry crossing between Amsterdam and Newcastle.

Journey to the Amsterdam–Newcastle Ferry
Day 1 · Netherlands

Journey to the Amsterdam–Newcastle Ferry

Start of your Scotland motorcycle tour in Eindhoven: the journey takes you to the IJmuiden ferry port near Amsterdam. After boarding you spend the night in the booked cabin and the ferry brings you overnight to Newcastle.

Stage 2

Day 2–7

United Kingdom

The main part of the Scottish Highlands motorcycle tour: from Edinburgh via Aviemore, Loch Ness and Glasgow.

From Newcastle to the Edinburgh Area
Day 2 · United Kingdom

From Newcastle to the Edinburgh Area

After arriving in Newcastle the guided Scotland motorcycle tour heads north. Along the coast, past Alnwick and Scremerston, you reach the Edinburgh area in the afternoon for the first overnight stop.

Through the Grampian Mountains to Aviemore
Day 3 · United Kingdom

Through the Grampian Mountains to Aviemore

Via the Firth of Forth Bridges the route continues north, past Perth and through the Grampian Mountains: remote single roads and wide high moorland before you reach Aviemore in the afternoon.

The Highland Day Tour from Aviemore
Day 4 · United Kingdom

The Highland Day Tour from Aviemore

This Aviemore motorcycle tour stage takes you on a day trip to the coast via Nairn to Inverness, on along the Moray Firth to the Dornoch Firth and back through the Highlands to your base hotel.

Malt Whisky Trail and Aberdeen
Day 5 · United Kingdom

Malt Whisky Trail and Aberdeen

The loop starts on the Malt Whisky Trail stage via Dufftown north to the coast, along the Scottish Coastal Road towards Aberdeen and back to your base hotel in Aviemore.

Loch Ness – Fort Augustus – Fort William – Glasgow
Day 6 · United Kingdom

Loch Ness – Fort Augustus – Fort William – Glasgow

From Inverness the route follows the shores of Loch Ness south to Fort Augustus, continuing via Fort William and the Queen Elizabeth National Park to the Glasgow area for the next overnight stop.

Glasgow – Cardrona – Hawick – Newcastle
Day 7 · United Kingdom

Glasgow – Cardrona – Hawick – Newcastle

This on-road Scotland motorcycle tour leads from Glasgow via Edinburgh and Jedburgh back across the Scottish border towards the east coast to Newcastle, where the ferry to Amsterdam waits late in the afternoon.

Stage 3

Day 8

Netherlands

Return by ferry and journey home via the Ardennes.

Amsterdam – Belgian Ardennes – Journey Home
Day 8 · Netherlands

Amsterdam – Belgian Ardennes – Journey Home

The ferry docks in IJmuiden early in the morning and your Scotland motorcycle tour with your own bike ends with the journey home via the Belgian Ardennes – programme, hotel and route changes remain reserved.

Transparently calculated

Services

All services of this motorcycle trip at a glance — a transparent breakdown of what is and isn't included in the tour price.

Included in the price

10
  • Ferry Amsterdam–Newcastle (outbound and return, DFDS Seaways)
  • 2 nights ferry crossing with half board in 2-berth interior cabins
  • 1 night in the 3* Holiday Inn Hotel in Edinburgh
  • 3 nights in the 4* Macdonald Aviemore Resort
  • 1 night in the 3* Best Western Hotel Garfield in Glasgow
  • 5 × half board at the hotels
  • Guided motorcycle tour as per the tour programme
  • Free motorcycle parking at all hotels
  • Luggage transport in the support vehicle (15 kg per person)
  • Information folder with route plans

Not included

3
  • All services not expressly stated
  • Toll charges, environmental stickers and motorway vignettes for your own motorcycle
  • Local tourist tax (payable directly at the hotel)

The total distance from/to Eindhoven is around 2,100 km; the on-site daily stages are 250–350 km. In Great Britain traffic drives on the left, and on the Highland single roads the roads are occasionally narrow and rough. A valid passport is required for entry – a national ID card is not sufficient. You ride your own motorcycle; a support vehicle handles luggage transport (15 kg per person) along the entire Scottish Highlands motorcycle tour.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The routes are mostly well-surfaced; on the Highland single roads they are occasionally narrow. Confident riding on tight roads is an advantage, though no special off-road skills are required.

The ferry departs from IJmuiden near Amsterdam and brings you overnight to Newcastle, from where the motorcycle tour towards Edinburgh begins. The return leg runs accordingly at the end of the tour.

Yes, this Scotland motorcycle tour with your own bike requires a motorcycle you can handle well on narrow roads; a support vehicle takes your luggage instead.

The tour is a guided Scotland motorcycle tour with a fixed guide and daily stages as per the programme, so you can focus entirely on the road and the scenery.

For entry into Great Britain you must carry a valid passport; a national ID card is not sufficient. Please carry it with you throughout the entire motorcycle tour.
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