Set out from the lovely historic villages of Dunkeld and Birnam, planned by the Dukes of Atholl in the 1700s, now the gateway to the Scottish Highlands • Walk through picturesque deciduous woodlands along the River Braan to beautiful Black Linn waterfall and its confluence with the River Tay • Stand in awe of the ancient Birnam Oak, immortalized in Shakespeare's Macbeth • Take in the spectacular natural beauty of the Royal Deeside and Cairngorms National Parks • At the Balmoral Castle estate, behold views of sparkling Loch Muick • Stop at the bothy at Glas-allt-Shiel House, featured in the hit series The Crown as the Queen's summer home • Toss a caber at the Highland Games Centre in Braemar, where the Braemar Gathering has been a highlight on the sporting calendar since 1832.

Follow an ancient path used by cattle-thieving Cateran marauders in the Middle Ages • Straddling the border between Perthshire and Angus, the Cateran Trail is a spectacular walk through a quiet corner of the Cairngorms Highlands • Explore a Scottish landscape of spittals, moors, hills, heaths, bogs and glens • Take in glorious views of the Grampian Mountain range, whose peaks are often shrouded in mist • Arrive at world-famous St Andrews and relish coastal vistas from elegant and luxurious Old Course Hotel.

Discover the picturesque bens and lakes of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park • See the long-concealed mural by Phoebe Anna Traquair and explore the Arts & Crafts garden filled with the smell of roses • Set out on a stunning coastal walk through Anstruther to Pittenweem, admiring the rocky shoreline and quintessential Scottish fishing villages • Explore shimmering Loch Lomond by boat  • Visit Cashel Forest, situated on the Highland Boundary Fault and offering vistas of Ben Lomond and the Arrochar Alps • Explore the ruins of Mugdock Castle, once a stronghold of the Clan Graham in the mid-13th century.