Just gathering my thoughts as to possible details for this trip if anyone is still interested.
Firstly, travel by train to Inverness takes 8 hours and is more expensive than the 1h45m flight from Gatwick so dont see any benefit personally on this.
A brief check on the Easyjet website shows travelling on Monday (only day they fly this early, otherwise its 1.30pm) and back on Friday to be under £45 return, which is really good. My thinking here is that a Monday morning flight would give us a leisurely amount of daytime to drive across the highlands and maybe stop for scenery shots along the way rather than one solid drive (which is 3 hours btw).
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Obviously car/van hire will be necessary from Inverness airport. Prices for 5 days for a 6 seater are below as a guide. There are higher capacity vans (9 and even 17) but it may be best to hire 2 vans in case people want to travel to different locations. Im happy to drive one of them.
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Accommodation should ideally be centered around Portree as it has the widest range of places and eateries in the area and is relatively central. Prices seem to be around £80-£90 per person per room regardless of whether its a B&B or hotel. Havent listed any specific ones here as the choice is wide.
Please let me know everyone's thoughts who would like to come.