Expedition Stories

Traversing Scotland's Caledonian Canal

Into the Heart of Scotland: Locks, Lakes & Ancient History

National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson shares some of his favorite highlights from traveling in Scotland aboard the intimate Lord of the Glens.

Surprising Scottish Wildlife with Naturalist Ella Potts

To the uninitiated, Scotland’s wildlife amounts to a whole lot of sheep, those shaggy Highland cows, and of course, Nessie! But there’s an abundance of other species if you know where to look.

5 Things You Didn't Know: Scotland & the Inner Hebrides

From a very unique pod of orcas to the inspiration for Outlander’s stone circle, these fascinating facts about Scotland just might surprise you.

Reasons to Explore Scotland Aboard Lord of the Glens

There are a select few destinations with which you connect at some deep, intangible level and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland does that for me, says David Barnes, Expedition Leader aboard Lord of the Glens. See why.