6 Nights / 7 Days
TOUR
ITINERARY
Day 1 - Welcome to Edinburgh
On arrival, relax and explore this
fascinating capital city. This evening, meet your companions and Travel
Director for a Welcome Reception, which includes a light meal and drinks.
Visit our Getting to Scotland page
for more information on rail and air links to Edinburgh.
Overnight: Novotel Centre/Apex
Haymarket Hotel, Edinburgh (or similar) (2 nights)
Day 2 - Edinburgh City Tour and Edinburgh Castle
This morning, your local guide
takes you on a sightseeing tour of this wonderful city, including a visit to
Edinburgh Castle, perched high above the city. See the Royal Mile, the elegant
Palace of Holyroodhouse in the shadow of Arthur's Seat, and the new Scottish
Parliament building. Admire the elegant Georgian architecture of the New Town.
During the Edinburgh Festival, your visit will include tickets to the dazzling
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
Day 3 - Edinburgh - St Andrews - Scottish Highlands
See the iconic Forth Rail Bridge
as we travel across the Firth of Forth to reach St. Andrews, where we view the
celebrated ancient university, St Andrews Cathedral and the famous Old Course.
Continue north across the Tay at Dundee, to visit Pitlochry, a charming
community on the banks of the River Tummel. Explore the town or join an
Optional Experience to visit Blair Castle, ancestral home to the Dukes of
Atholl. Dine tonight at your hotel.
Overnight: Gaskmore Hotel,
Laggan/Carrbridge Hotel, Carrbridge (or similar) (2 nights)
Day 4 - Isle of Skye and Eilean Donan Castle Excursion
This morning travel to the coast
and take the ferry "over the sea to Skye" from Mallaig to Armadale.
Drive through the Sleat Peninsula and admire the spectacular scenery before stopping
for lunch. Cross back to the mainland to see romantic Eilean Donan Castle then
continue your journey past the lochs and glens of the Scottish Highlands to
visit Culloden Battlefield. This site was where the final confrontation of the
1745 Jacobite uprising took place. It was to be the last battle ever to take
place on British soil. Later return to your hotel in the heart of the Cairngorm
National Park.
Day 5 - Scottish Highlands - Glen Coe - Glasgow
Stop at the Commando Memorial near
Fort William for breathtaking views of Britain's highest mountain, Ben Nevis.
Continue south through Glen Coe, ‘Glen of the Weeping', site of the infamous
massacre of the Macdonald clan by the Campbells in 1692. Journey along the
bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, immortalised in the well-known Scottish song, to
the lively city of Glasgow.
Overnight: Crowne Plaza, Glasgow
(or similar) (2 nights)
Day 6 - Stirling Castle and Glengoyne Whisky Distillery
Excursion
Start your day with an orientation
of Glasgow including the magnificent George Square and the River Clyde, former
heart of the shipbuilding industry. You'll view the magnificent People's Palace
and Winter Gardens which opened in 1898. Enjoy some free time to explore this
vibrant city. Later visit Stirling Castle, a symbol of national pride and once
a place of great power. See the ‘Stirling Heads' and visit the halls, chapels
and bedrooms of this imposing castle. From the castle walls view the Wallace
Monument – dedicated to Sir William Wallace and overlooking the battlefield of
Stirling Bridge. Later travel into the Trossachs National Park. Here enjoy a
Cultural Insight into whisky making with a visit to Glengoyne Whisky Distillery
to sample a ‘wee dram'. Tonight, experience a Farewell Dinner at a working hill
farm on the banks of Loch Ard.
Day 7 - Depart Glasgow
After a hearty Scottish breakfast,
transfer from Glasgow Hotel to Glasgoe Airport for your flight back home.
Tour Ends!!
