# Is a week enough for Scotland, or are we trying to do too much?

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**Category:** Scotland\
**Created:** [September 10, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/is-a-week-enough-for-scotland-or-are-we-trying-to-do-too-much/51539 "2026-09-10T06:30:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![colleen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@colleen](https://community.tourradar.com/u/colleen)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/is-a-week-enough-for-scotland-or-are-we-trying-to-do-too-much/51539/1 "2026-09-10T06:30:49Z")

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We’re a couple in our 60s planning a first trip to Scotland with about a week. Looking at the map, I’m worried we’re trying to fit Edinburgh, the Highlands and Skye into too few days and will spend it driving. Is a week enough to enjoy those, or should we drop one and slow down?

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**Author:** ![DriftingLouangphabang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@DriftingLouangphabang](https://community.tourradar.com/u/DriftingLouangphabang)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/is-a-week-enough-for-scotland-or-are-we-trying-to-do-too-much/51539/2 "2026-09-11T12:03:40Z")

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A week is a bit tight for all three. Skipping Skye would make the trip much more relaxed, with more time for Edinburgh and the Highlands.

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**Author:** ![AmRambler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@AmRambler](https://community.tourradar.com/u/AmRambler)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/is-a-week-enough-for-scotland-or-are-we-trying-to-do-too-much/51539/3 "2026-09-16T12:37:53Z")

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Hi Colleen,  
I’m so excited to see people planning a trip to Scotland.  
How much of the Highlands are you hoping to see? Do you have particular spots in mind?  
A week is probably a bit tight, as it takes about 4 hours between Inverness and Edinburgh, so that’s already two half days.  
You can probably experience a lot of Edinburgh in a weekend, but if you’d like to take more tours or explore museums etc, you would need more time.  
I think Skye deserves an overnight stay too, as it is a long drive and worth spending time there too.  
Do you think you could push to 9-10 days to relax a bit more?  
The driving is quite a lot, but I know there are lots of well established tour companies based in Edinburgh that run tours to Inverness and Skye that start and end in Edinburgh, so you can relax a little during the drives. Some are more packed in than others, but maybe you could take a look. If you’d still prefer to self drive, this might give you a better idea of timings.  
I hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions as the Highlands is my home, and I lived in Edinburgh for some time too 🙂