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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 Day 1 – Sat: Depart U.S. for Glasgow Take an overnight flight across the Atlantic and relax as you start your vacation. 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 & Eilean Donan Travel into the Highlands as you view the shores of Loch Lomond and drive through the towering peaks of Glen Coe. Continue north to visit Eilean Donan Castle, a picturesque fortress in Loch Duich. Cross to the Isle of Skye by bridge and check into your hotel. (B, D) Day 4 – Tue: Isle of Skye Tour Discover the beauty of the majestic Cuillin mountains and the history of this famous isle, associated with Bonnie Prince Charlie. Visit Portree, the capital of the island and tour the Trotternish Peninsula. (B, D) Day 5 – Wed: Inverewe Gardens Today enjoy more Highland scenery as you drive by lochs and Gruinard Bay. Visit Inverewe Gardens, the most famous in Scotland. In 1862 Osgood Mackenzie bought the estate and 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 and there is always something in flower. (B, D) Day 6 – Thu: Highland Scenery Explore one of Scotland’s most remote Highland areas. Pass the romantic ruins of 16th century Ardvreck Castle. Stop in the remote village of Durness and in Bettyhill, a village built in 1814 to replace crofts destroyed by the Clearances. Continue to your hotel in Thurso. (B, D) Day 7 – Fri: Isle of Orkney Take a ferry ride to 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, before returning to Thurso by ferry. (B, D) Day 8 – Sat: John O’ Groats & Dunrobin Drive 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. Take a guided tour.Take a guided tour of the castle and watch a falconry display. Travel south to Nairn. (B, D)  Day 9 – Sun: Loch Ness & Culloden Moor
Drive along the shores of Loch Ness to Urquhart Castle. Explore the remains of
this splendid 13th century castle and embark on a cruise to admire the tranquil
loch. Stop at the Culloden Visitor Centre to see where the Battle took place in
1746. (B, D) Day 10 – Mon: Glenfiddich Distillery & Scottish Cabaret dram". Continue past the majestic peaks of the Grampian Mountainsand stop in the town of Pitlochry to take a look around. Head south to Edinburgh and enjoy a Scottish Evening where you will dine on Scottish specialty foods, including haggis, and watch a lively show with singing and dancing. (B, D)  Day 11 – Tue: Edinburgh Highlights See Edinburgh today
as you drive through the Georgian New Town, Princes Street and the Royal Mile.
Tour Edinburgh Castle to see the many historic buildings, the Scottish Crown
Jewels and the Stone of Scone. The rest of the day is free. Edinburgh has a
wide choice of pubs, ranging from traditional bars to stylish wine bars. It
carries the honor of being voted Britain's best city for pubs, with over 700
choices. On July 26, August 2 & 9 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) (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 Spean Bridge Woollen Mills, Eilean Donan Castle, Inverewe Gardens, Skara Brae, St. Magnus Cathedral, Italian Chapel, Dunrobin Castle, Urquhart Castle, Culloden Visitor Centre, Falkirk Wheel 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): • Millennium Hotel, Glasgow (1 night) • Dunollie Hotel, Isle of Skye (2 nights) • Royal Hotel, Ullapool (1 night) • Pentland Hotel, Thurso (2 nights) • Newton Hotel, Nairn (2 nights) • Apex City Hotel, Edinburgh (2 nights ) On July 26, August 2 & 9 departures enjoy the Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle.
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The best of Scotland travel. This is just one of our ways to visit Scotland. Our many ways to explore Scotland travel. See our other Scottish tours, or visit Scotland on one of our independent tours Small Escorted Tours of Britain - Scotland vacation packages
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