Breath-taking scenery, a warm Highland welcome and scenic roads are all part of the reason many thousands of people are drawn to the NC500 every year.
However, what many people might not know is that it's also home to one of the UK's best beaches.
Influential travel mag Condé Nast Traveller recently put together its list of the beaches around the UK that are must-visits and one of the hidden gems in the northwest of Scotland was Achmelvich.