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12 DAY SCOTTISH ISLANDS & GLENS - Scotland travel tours


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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.

GlasgowDay 1 – 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. At 2:30 pm take a coach tour to see Glasgow's main attractions including red sandstone Victorian buildings, delightful parks and the River Clyde. Visit Glasgow Cathedral, dating from the 12th century. Chat with your tour director and travel companions about your itinerary 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)

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Day 2 – Loch Lomond & Glen Coe 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 and the Glenfinnan Monument to cross by ferry to the Isle of Skye. Drive through part of the “Misty Isle” and cross back to the mainland by bridge to your charming family-owned hotel near the Kyle of Lochalsh. (B, D)

Day 3 – Isle of Skye Tour
Today discover the Isle of Skye's majestic Cuillin Mountains and its 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. View priceless family heirlooms around the Castle's stately halls. Stroll through formal and woodland gardens before driving through more island scenery. Stop in Portree, the capital, where brightly-painted houses cluster around a large sheltered bay. Return to your hotel for free time before dinner. (B, D)

Day 4 – Inverewe Gardens Close to your hotel stop for photos at the romantic Eilean Donan Castle before enjoying mStop 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 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)

Royal Highland ShowDay 5 – 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 freshwater and sea lochs and 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 and continue to your hotel in Thurso. (B, D)

Day 6 – Isle of Orkney & Skara Brae Take a ferry ride to the port of Stromness to explore the main island of Orkney. Visit Skara Brae, a 5,000-year-old village, to 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, built from two Nissan huts with elaborate trompe l'oeil paintings before driving to Stromness for the return ferry ride. (B, D)

Day 7 – John O’ Groats & DunrobinDrive along the coast 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 date to 1275 but were completely renovated in the mid-1800's. Watch a demonstration of falconry in the castle gardens to see trained birds of prey. Continue south to your hotel in Nairn, located on the Moray Firth. (B, D)

Scotland PiperDay 8 – Loch Ness & Culloden MoorDrive along the shores of Loch Ness to visit Urquhart Castle, once the largest structure of its type but now reduced to picturesque ruins. Stop at the Culloden Visitor Centre for a walk around the moor where the Battle of Culloden took place in 1746, ending Bonnie Prince Charlie's political aspirations and many Highland traditions. Visit the vast ramparts at Fort George, located on the North Sea. Planned in 1747 as an English army base, it has been in use ever since. See reconstructed barrack rooms and a display of muskets and pikes. This evening a Scottish Highland cabaret will feature haggis and other traditional foods and experience lively bagpipe music, song and dance. (B, D)

Day 9 – Glenfiddich Distillery & Edinburgh 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 for a look around before heading to your hotel in Edinburgh. Cross the Grassmarket to the old-time 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 interesting characters. (B, D)

scottish highlandsDay 10 – Edinburgh Highlights This morning discover Edinburgh on a sightseeing tour. 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 29 to August 14 departures enjoy the Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle. (B)

Day 11 – 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 Highland Cabaret - Beehive Inn Pub dinner - 7 table d'hote dinners
• Welcome get-together drink
• Tours of Glasgow and Edinburgh • Ferry rides to the Isle of Skye and Orkney • Glenfiddich Distillery Tour & Tasting • Evening walking tour of Edinburgh • Edinburgh Military Tattoo on July 29 to August 14 departures • 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, Urquhart 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 nights) 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)

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Single room supplements: $492. Price per person sharing a twin or triple room. ONLY ONE TRIPLE ROOM IS AVAILABLE PER DEPARTURE - BOOK EARLY. Save 10% per person on coach land tour prices if you are 8 & under 18 and traveling with at least one full fare paying passenger. The air inclusive prices from New York above are for general information only and not a reflection of current seat availability, are are plus $239 taxes. Airfare is available from many cities. Just ask. Land tours begin in Scotland one day later than departure date shown. NEW! We can accept payments in US dollars, euros and pounds sterling. Please ask for our wire transfer details. Currency Converter by OANDA.com, The Currency Site.

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