Great Trips

Scotland - The Short Tour

Friday
Depart from USA on overnight flight (not inc)

Saturday
Arrive at Glasgow airport by 11 am and meet tour director and coach driver and head north over the Erskine Bridge and on up to Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond where we stop for time to take photos, explore the village and have lunch at a local cafe (not inc.) We continue north and west over to the Rest and Be Thankful where we stop to take photos of the beautiful scenery. Head on to Inveraray where we have a tour of this beautiful castle which belongs to the Duke of Argyll. We head on towards Oban to our hotel for the evening. Welcome Dinner included.

Sunday
After breakfast we have time to explore the town before we meet at 1pm to have a guided tour of the Oban Distillery then we head north out of town with a stop at Dunstaffnage castle, a historical ruined castle, before we head north to Port Appin where we stop at the new Castle Stalker visitor center (if opened) where we have a great view of the castle sitting out on an islet in Loch Linnhe. We take a slight detour to visit the valley of Glencoe where the MacDonald's were massacred in their beds in 1692 and we visit the new visitor centre. Continue on Ardgour on the Corran Ferry to our hotel for the evening. Dinner on own.

Monday
We head north through the Ardnamurchan Peninsula to Glenfinnan where we visit the famous Glenfinnan Monument where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard before the battle of Culloden, then we head on into Ft William with some time to explore and have lunch before we continue north to Inverness, stopping at Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness for a visit and boat ride on Loch Ness. Head to hotel for the evening outside of Inverness, inc. dinner and a ceilidh.

Tuesday
After our good Scottish breakfast, we have morning visit to Clava Burial cairns and standing stones, nearby Culloden Battlefield and the Made in Scotland shop at Beauly, before we head south through the Cairngorm Mountains to the shores of Loch Rannoch to our hotel for the next two evenings. Dinner inc.

Wednesday
We meet our local guide and head east to Pitlochry where we have an optional tour of Edradour Distillery the smallest distillery in Scotland, followed by some free time in the town famous for it's knitwear with time for lunch, before we head to Aberfeldy to visit the historical Menzies Castle, with a short stop at the Queens' View, which was said by Queen Victoria to be the most beautiful view in Scotland.
We return to our hotel for the evening at Kinloch Rannoch. Dinner Inc.

Thursday
Today we head south to Edinburgh where we head to Edinburgh castle for a chance to tour the castle (on your own) followed by free time to explore on your own, either a visit to Museums, haunted underground tours or any of the other many sites around the city inc. some wonderful shopping. We check into our aparthotel just off the Royal Mile. Dinner on own. Optional pub crawl down the Royal Mile (Not Inc.).

Friday
We have a morning visit to the historical Rosslyn Chapel, filled with awesome carved columns and lots of mystical carvings. We continue south through the Borders country to Neidpath Castle sitting on the banks of the River Tweed outside of Peebles, a much haunted historical castle, followed by some free afternoon in Peebles before we continue to our hotel in the Clyde Valley for the evening. Final night dinner Inc.

Saturday

After our good Scottish breakfast we depart for Glasgow Airport and our return flights home to the USA.

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