Ireland's sixth-century monastic island caps visitors at 180 a day across a season that runs barely five months. How to choose between landing and cruising, book before it sells out, and manage the 618 steps.
The Cuillin skyline and the Old Man of Storr photograph beautifully, but the island runs on single-track roads, paid car parks, and a midge season that reward planning before you set off.
Half the old coastal trail is shut for safety works and ticket prices swing by time of day, so the choices you make before you arrive shape the whole visit.