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Britain - Scotland - 12 DAY SCOTTISH ISLANDS & GLENS - Scotland travel tours click for map Highlights: Scottish Evening & Dinner,Two overnights in Edinburgh’s Georgian “New Town”, Isle of Mull, Loch Ness, Culloden Moor, St.Andrews, Edinburgh Castle 12 days/10 nights/19 meals A few departures on this tour have a senior discount available. Please ask for details. Cannot be combined with other discounts or offers. Explore Scotland in more depth. Of all the places in the world, few can capture the hearts as Scotland can. It is a timeless place, soft and green, yet wild and beautiful, where narrow roads meander along the banks of sparkling rivers - and sheep have the right of way. Day 1 – Sat: Depart U.S. for Glasgow Take an overnight flight across the Atlantic and relax as you start your vacation. This is the best of Scotland travel packages  Day 2 – Sun: Glasgow Arrival &
Tour Arrive in Glasgow Airport where your Scotland travel tours
driver/guide or representative will greet you. Complimentary group transfers
depart Glasgow Airport at 8:00 am, 10:00 am or 12:00 noon. Passengers arriving
later will transfer to the hotel at their own expense. Your hotel is located on
George Square in the heart of the city. At 3:00 pm take a coach tour to see the
main attractions of Glasgow including red sandstone Victorian buildings,
delightful parks, Glasgow Cathedral and the River Clyde, once famous for
shipbuilding. Back at your hotel, chat with your driver/guide and fellow
travelers over a welcome drink before dinner. In Scotland, castles mark the
strongholds of ancient clans, villages hug the banks of coal-black lochs, and
tiny cottages covered in turf dot stone-walled fields. Moor and glen, castle
and cottage, loch and stream - and history abound. (D)  Day 3 – Mon: Loch Lomond & Glen Coe Travel into the Highlands as you drive alongside the lovely shores of Loch Lomond. Continue across the bleak Rannoch Moor and through the spectacular peaks of Glen Coe, made famous by the Campbells' massacre of the Clan Macdonald in 1692. Continue through Fort William and shop at the Ben Nevis Highland Centre. Take the scenic Road to the Isles passing Loch Shiel, the Glenfinnan Monument and Glenfinnan Viaduct to cross by ferry to the Isle of Skye. Drive through part of the “Misty Isle” and cross the Skye Bridge to the mainland to your charming family-owned hotel located near Kyle of Lochalsh. (B, D) Day 4 – Tue: Isle of Skye Tour Today discover the Isle of Skye's majestic Cuillin Mountains and the island's many associations with Bonnie Prince Charlie. Visit Dunvegan Castle, stronghold of the Chiefs of MacLeod for nearly 800 years making it the oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland. The Castle's stately halls contain priceless family heirlooms. Take a stroll through both formal and woodland gardens before driving through more island scenery. Stop in Portree, the capital, where colorful houses cluster around the large natural harbor. Return to your hotel for some free time before dinner. After dinner a local musician will play some Scottish music for your pleasure. (B, D) Day 5 – Wed: Inverewe Gardens Close to your hotel stop for photos at the romantic Eilean Donan Castle before enjoying more Highland scenery as you drive past Loch Maree. Visit Inverewe Gardens, where in 1862 Osgood Mackenzie converted 50 acres of bleak headland into a haven of trees and shrubs. The varied and exotic plantings thrive due to the warming influence of the Gulf Stream. Travel past more dramatic scenery as you drive by lochs and Gruinard Bay to Ullapool, an active fishing and ferry port that was built in 1788 by the British Fisheries Society. Drive through Ullapool and check in to your hotel. (B, D)  Day 6 – Thu: Highland
Scenery Today explore one of Scotland's most remote Highland areas, where
the landscape varies from huge tracts of bogland to rugged rocky mountains and
coastline. Pass Loch Broom and the romantic ruins of 16th century Ardvreck
Castle. Stop in Durness, one of Scotland's most remote hamlets. Learn about the
18th and 19th century Highland Clearances which left these areas devoid of
people. Stop in Bettyhill, a village built in 1814 to replace crofts destroyed
by the Clearances. Continue to your hotel in Thurso, located in the center of
this picturesque town. (B, D) Day 7 – Fri: Isle of Orkney Take a ferry ride to the port of Stromness where a local guide will escort you around the main island of Orkney. Visit Skara Brae, a 5,000-year-old village, where you can see the layout of houses, some with hearths and cupboards. View the Ring of Brodgar, a circle of prehistoric standing stones and stop in Kirkwall to see the 12th century St. Magnus Cathedral. Drive across the Churchill Barriers, created during World War II to prevent German submarines from sheltering in Scapa Flow. See the Italian Chapel, a tiny church built from two Nissan huts with elaborate trompe l'oeil paintings before driving to Stromness for the return ferry ride. (B, D) Day 8 – Sat: John O’ Groats & DunrobinDrive along the coast of the North Sea to John o' Groats, the most northerly village on the British mainland. Near Golspie visit Dunrobin Castle, seat of the Earls and Dukes of Sutherland and the largest mansion in northern Scotland with 189 rooms. Walk through some of the impressive chambers of the castle, which dates to 1275 but was remodeled in the mid-1800's. Watch a demonstration of falconry in the castle gardens to see trained birds of prey of many species. Continue south to your hotel in Nairn, located on the Moray Firth. (B, D)  Day 9 – Sun: Loch Ness & Culloden Moor
Drive along the shores of Loch Ness to the substantial ruins of Urquhart Castle
for a photo stop and admire great views of this famous lake. Take a look around
the town of Inverness and at the Culloden Visitor Centre walk around the moor
where the Battle of Culloden took place in 1746, ending Bonnie Prince Charlie's
political aspirations and the traditional Highland way of life. Next visit the
vast defenses at Fort George, located overlooking the North Sea. Planned in
1747 as a base for the English army, it has served as a barracks since then.
See reconstructed barrack rooms and the Seafield Collection - a display of
muskets and pikes. (B, D) Day 10 – Mon: Glenfiddich Distillery & Scottish Cabaret Drive through the Spey Valley to visit Glenfiddich Distillery. Take a tour to learn how whisky is distilled and sample a “wee dram.” Continue past the majestic peaks of the Grampian Mountains and stop in the town of Pitlochry to take a look around before heading to your hotel in Edinburgh. In the evening walk across the Grassmarket to the cozy Beehive Inn for an informal pub dinner and then join a local guide for a fun walking tour to discover the haunts of Edinburgh's many colorful characters. (B, D)  Day 11 – Tue: Edinburgh Highlights This
morning discover Edinburgh on a sightseeing tour with a local guide. Drive
along Princes Street, the main shopping thoroughfare. Compare the wide streets
and elegant mansions of the 200-year-old Georgian “New Town” with the
narrow lanes and medieval townhouses along the Royal Mile, the oldest part of
the city. Finish your tour at the imposing Edinburgh Castle to see historic
buildings and enjoy a splendid view of Edinburgh. The afternoon and evening are
free for independent activities. On July 31, August 07 and 14 departures enjoy
the Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle. (B) Day 12 – Wed: Depart Edinburgh for Home Your tour ends with a group transfer to arrive at Edinburgh Airport by 6:30 or 9:00 am. This will allow you plenty of time for check-in procedures and duty-free shopping before boarding the aircraft for your return to the United States. A transfer to Glasgow Airport will be provided on request at a cost of $75 per person. (B) Scotland travel tours INCLUDES: • Group transfers on arrival in Glasgow and departure from Edinburgh • Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout • Services of a professional driver/guide • Superior & first class hotels with private bath/shower for 10 nights • 10 full Scottish breakfasts (B) • 9 dinners (D) including - Scottish cabaret with dinner - 8 table d’hote dinners • Welcome get-together drink • Whisky tasting and tour at a Speyside Distillery • Ferry trip to Orkney and services of a local guide • Loch Ness sightseeing cruise • Visits and admissions to Glasgow Cathedral, Ben Nevis Highland Centre, Dunvegan Castle, Inverewe Gardens, Skara Brae, Ring of Brodgar, St. Magnus Cathedral, Italian Chapel, Dunrobin Castle, Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Fort George and Edinburgh Castle • Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap • All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person YOUR SCOTLAND VACATION PACKAGE HOTELS Stay at the following (or similar): Menzies Hotel, Glasgow (1 night) Balmacara Hotel, near Kyle of Lochalsh (2 nights) Royal Hotel, Ullapool (1 night) Pentland Hotel, Thurso (2 nights) The Newton Hotel, Nairn (2 nights) Apex International Hotel, Edinburgh (2 nights) 2010
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