Picture: Alan HendryTourists around the globe are being told that next year is the perfect time to visit the far north after the area was chosen by a top travel guide. Lonely Planet included “Far North Scotland” among its 50 Best in Travel destinations for 2024. Lonely Planet describes 2024 as “the perfect time to make a trip to the far north of Scotland, exploring both its unsung boggy interior and a coastline of heartbreaking beauty”. Lord Thurso, the chairman of VisitScotland, said it was a huge achievement for the far north to be included on the Best in Travel list for 2024. Allied with the rugged north coast and the flagstone cliffs of the east, the far north of Scotland really is an incredible destination and therefore rightly recognised in the Lonely Planet’s best travel destinations for 2024.”Tourism minister Richard Lochead described it as “gratifying” that the far north was being recommended alongside other renowned destinations.

Source: The Times October 26, 2023 07:07 UTC