Explore Beyond the Tourist Trail
Explore Beyond the Tourist Trail
What is the Experience Skye App?
The Experience Skye app guides you through the island’s past and present with audio content and information covering local history, culture and legends at over 50 sites. Purchasing the app provides practical information such as parking locations, entry costs, suggested itineraries, restroom facilities, food options, and operating hours for attractions. As mobile/cell coverage is limited in many parts of Skye, the app works offline, ensuring you have access to important details throughout your visit. Whether you’re planning your vacation or exploring on the go, Experience Skye offers a comprehensive resource to enhance your journey across this Scottish island.
Get started
- Get Started: Purchase an access code. It's your instant gateway to Skye's story, off the beaten path places, and culture.
- Download and Install: Download the "Experience Skye" app from your app store and install it on your phone.
- Activate Your Access: Enter your code within the app. Now, you're not just holding a phone; you're holding a personal guide to the legends and landscapes of Skye.
- No cell service? No problem! Once downloaded our app functions offline.
What is Experience SKye
- Experience Skye is an app lets you listen to and uncover Skye's history and culture as you explore the island.
- With Offline GPS, you can find iconic places nearest to you most visitors miss.
- Embark on a journey through millennia, from Skye's Jurassic discoveries, to the early nomadic inhabitants 8,500 years ago, to the warring Vikings who shaped Clan culture, heroes, royalty, fairies, and folklore. This epic tale is a real-life script beyond Hollywood's wildest dreams.
- Take home the true spirit of Skye, shaped by the stories of its land and people.
Choose Your Experience:
- The Introduction to Skye Audio Series: Listen to this overview to get a feel for the island's history and culture. Let the app guide you away from the crowds and towards the island's hidden treasures.
- 50 Unique Locations: Explore specific sites across Skye. At each location, you'll find historical information to read and, for the most iconic spots, Like the Old Man Of Storr, The Fairy Pools and Portree, short audio tours to listen to. Let the app guide you away from the crowds and towards the island's hidden treasures.
Listen and Explore:
Put in your headphones, press play, and let us take you with us on adventure full of island history, legend and folklore.
Explore at your own pace, pausing, rewinding, or learning more about any subject that piques your interest.