Day 1

Edinburgh

Tour Edinburgh - Take City Tour Bus and afterwards decide what next – possibly see Castle, Royal Mile, Holyrood Palace. If a good day, see Camera Obscura near Castle – great views over city. Or see Dynamic Earth exhibition if interested in origins of world, earthquake, tropical forests etc or See Museums of Scotland. In August, enjoy festival - all sorts of entertainment. Great to walk around Royal Mile and watch Street Theatre

Day 2
Edinburgh to
St. Andrews

From Edinburgh, see South Queensferry and go over Forth Road Bridge to Fife. East to East Neuk of Fife (small old interesting fishing harbour towns), north to St. Andrews - see Castle (and if wish, crawl through ancient tunnel), Cathedral and famous golf links. Then to Falkland Palace, hunting lodge of Stewart Kings and Queens – fascinating village and buildings.
Golf - play on one of the 5 courses but not the Old Course unless booked well in advance. Single players are often fitted in.

 Day 3
St.Andrews to Royal Deeside to Inverness

 Tour north through Grampian Mountains over Devil’s Elbow to Royal Deeside.  Visit one of National Trust Castles and Gardens - probably Crathes. Then over the Lecht to Speyside.  Possibly take a tour of a whisky distillery - plenty to choose from.

Day 4
Inverness

Golf - play at one of many courses in Moray Firth Area. Nairn Golf Club, Royal Dornoch, Nairn Dunbar, Old Moray, Speybay are good links courses, Forres, Elgin are inland parkland. None are more than 30 miles from Nairn. Visit Cawdor Castle ancestral home of Thane of Cawdor - well furnished small castle. Visit Culloden Battle field or Fort George,  a Napoleonic Fort still used by army, or Elgin ( Cathedral, Castle, Fine Art Museum, Old Mills) or drive into Inverness City  the capital of the Highlands, ( shopping, River Ness , Castle etc.)

Day 5
Inverness and North West Scotland

 Possible circular tour to West Highlands - Drive through the North West Highland to see the Isle of Skye. Over the new Skye Bridge and then to Portree, seeing the Cuillins from Sligachan. Magic country (depending on weather!!) Two options of routes to Skye, much same distance.
Or
to the Gairloch/ Inverewe area Inverewe area  - see palm trees growing in Scotland, ( super gardens at Inverewe), Loch Maree
Or
travel further north from Inverness to see more of the east coast ( and a good few golf courses.)

Inverness

If Skye chosen, option of cutting one night from Inverness and staying in west highlands

Day 6
Inverness to Stirling

Day 7
Option

Have a good look at Stirling with the most interesting and important Castle in Scottish history, fought over by Scots and English (Wallace “Braveheart” and Robert the Bruce.). If fit, climb the stairs at the Wallace Monument to see presentation on Battle of Stirling Bridge and superb views over the Forth valley.
 There is lovely area of long thin lochs separated by hills. Nice towns – Callander and Crieff. Rob Roy Macgregor country.
Could also take a trip to Loch Lomond if not seen before
Or take a tour to Crieff and through Sma’ Glen to Aberfeldy (if not already seen), along to Taymouth Castle (used in filming of Mrs. Brown (Queen Victoria). Route back either by loop over Glen Lyon or by narrow lovely road to Amulree