NORTH COAST 500. JOURNEY -LONELY PLANET

WILSON, NEIL / MACEACHERAN, MIKE

Lonely Planet's Journey North Coast 500 is the definitive guide to one of the world's great adventures - bringing you closer to the culture, history and landscapes you'll encounter along the way. Get inspiration, ideas and planning tips from our experts who have driven every mile to uncover unique experiences you can make all your own. Stop for a lunch of freshly-caught seafood dishes to wow your palette in Ullapool, explore subtropical gardens that splash the coast in colour at Inverewe, and glide across dramatic lochs in a sea kayak in Wester Ross. Inside Lonely Planet's Journey North Coast 500 travel guide: Our Journey guidebook format helps you build the trip of a lifetime with mile-by-mile coverage of this iconic drive Six of our favorite ways to explore North Coast 500, with itineraries ranging from 4 days to 2 weeks Easy-to-use maps with must-do stops for every stage of the journey plus a birds' eye route tracker Discover the best places to eat, drink and sleep as well as recommended detours Interviews with locals share fascinating stories, tips and insights In-depth features explore memories of the Highlands; whiskies of the north coast; the NC500 on foot Dive deep into unmissable experiences from canoeing on Loch Sionascaig, to Beinn Eighe's ancient pines, and golf at Royal Dornoch 'Essentials' toolkit on arriving, money and budgeting, accommodation, accessibility, responsible travel, driving laws, and more Stunning photography throughout Covers: Inverness to Black Isle; Black Isle to Dornoch; Dornoch to Wick; Wick to Thurso; Thurso to Tongue; Tongue to Durness; Durness to Lochinver; Lochinver to Ullapool; Ullapool to Gairloch; Gairloch to Shieldaig; Shieldaig to Inverness Discover everything you need to know with Lonely Planet's Journey North Coast 500 - your guide to experiencing one of the world's great adventures your way.