One of the major attractions to the Kintail area is hill
walking. There are numerous Munroe's including the Five
Sisters of Kintail and the Cluanie Ridges. There are also
regular guided walks scheduled during the summer by the
National Trust for Scotland at their Morvich Countryside
Centre.
The area is rich in wildlife and with some patience and
determination you will be able to see sea otters playing
on the shore of Loch Duich and golden eagles soaring around
the mountain peeks. There are also deer, pine martins, badgers
and wild goats to name a few animals.
There is also good fishing locally both in the river and
sea angling.
Nearby is the Isle of Skye, you have two options of how
to get there, either by the small car ferry which is locally
operated and runs between Glenelg and Kylerhea on Skye,
or you could cross on the much publicised Skye Bridge fro
Kyle of Lochalsh to Kyleakin. There are many attractions
on Skye, so why not make Kintail your base as it is central
for touring the whole area including Skye.
In Balmacara, ten miles away you can visit the National
Trust Woodland Gardens with a lovely display of Rhododendrons
and Primula in the spring and varied shrubs and flowers
throughout the summer and there are spectacular looking
over to Skye and the surrounding area. You could also visit
Plockton , this is where the television program Hamish MacBeth
was filmed. Many parts of the series were filmed in the
Kintail area and many locals were extras, why not ask them
about he filming if you spot any of them ?.
As you can see there are many attractions in and around
the Kintail area. So why not make Kintail the base for you
holiday and tour about from here.
