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WILL Tour Scottish Highlands & Islands Full Itinerary WILL radio.tv.online presents The Scottish Highlands & Islands The Highlands at Glencoe CHR Travel and Iona. Then we head up to Itinerary the Highlands staying at Loch Day 1 Monday: Central 9 Days September 10-18, Rannoch in the Dunalastair Illinois-Chicago-Flight 2018 From $4428* Hotel Suites near Pitlochry. We welcome you aboard our Finally, we return to our favor- private motor coach to Chicago for • Stirling Castle • Oban • Isles ite, The George in Edinburgh. our overnight non-stop flight to of Mull & Iona • Glencoe • The On a WILL custom tour, we Edinburgh, Scotland. Highlands • Dalwhinnie • Loch always have a minimum of two Day 2 Tuesday: Flight Arrival- Rannoch • Queen’s View • Blair night hotel stays to keep the pace Edinburgh-Stirling Castle- Castle • Pitlochry • St. Andrew’s relaxed. Oban • Edinburgh Upon arrival at Edinburgh air- Because of our small group size, port we are met by our tour manager, HIS WILL TOUR com- space is limited! WILL tours fill Victor Seedman. We head west to visit Stirling Castle which was besieged bines culture, history and up quickly, don’t delay in reserv- Stirling Castle Tvisits to settings featured ing your seat! in your favorite WILL-TV pro- grams. We take our unique, easy-paced itinerary approach back to Scotland, including stays and visits to Oban on the west coast and the isles of Mull Unique tours since 1986 The Saltire, the flag of Scotland, is a white X-shaped cross, which represents the cross of the patron saint of Scotland, Saint Andrew, on a blue sky. It is combined below with St. George’s Cross of England (& Wales, left) & St. Patrick’s Saltire (middle), to make the flag of the United Kingdom (right) several times during the Wars of The abbey on the small island of Iona Scottish Independence. The last siege tonight we have our welcome dinner was in 1746, when Bonnie Prince with wine! (B, D) Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle. We continue west to Oban Day 4 Thursday: Oban- Your tour which Sir Walter Scot popularized by Glencoe-Fort William- host, Danda his poem, The Lord of the Isles. Our Dalwhinnie-Kinloch Rannoch Beard, is beautiful, small hotel sits on a horse- We travel north to the scenic WILL’s shoe-shaped bay on the Firth of Lorn, highlands. We stop at Glencoe, the site of a 1692 massacre of 38 mem- Development where we can watch the ferries head bers of the Clan MacDonald by forces Director out to the Sound of Mull. The rest of As the trip gets the day is free for wandering in town of “King Billy” (William III, Prince of closer, she will or catching up on sleep! Orange). Then we continue through the highlands to Fort William, a be looking for Day 3 Wednesday: Oban-Isles musical/theater Cromwellian wooden fort built in experiences of Mull & Iona-Oban 1654 as a base for English troops to to add to your Today we board the ferry to pacify Clan Cameron after the Wars trip. Interested Craignure on the Isle of Mull. Only of the Three Kingdoms and named in finding out about your ancestors? 2800 people live on Mull which at after William of Orange. Weather Danda is considering an optional trip to 338 square miles is the fifth larg- permitting, we may continue to see the National Archives in Scotland, let us est island surrounding Britain. Irish know if you are interested. the tallest mountain in Scotland, Ben and then, Viking invaders captured Nevis. Heading northeast we arrive the island from the Picts. Wars and at tiny Dalwhinnie at Loch Ericht. At intrigue continued through the an altitude of 1150 feet it is one of the realm of the Lords of the Isles with coldest villages in the UK and site of the island finally absorbed into the the highest-elevation working distill- kingdom of Scotland. During World ery. We will have a tour and a visit War II the island was off for a wee limits as Britain trained dram! Then 900 escort ship crews for we turn a antisubmarine warfare. bit south Leaving from Fionphort, to Kinloch we take another ferry to on Loch Iona. We are on foot while Rannoch. on this tiny island. We It was here visit the abbey founded by that James St. Columba. Iona Abbey Small is one of the oldest reli- organized gious centers in Western former Europe, serving to spread soldiers to Christianity throughout run estates Scotland. Returning by seized ferries back to Oban, from clan chieftains who had supported the Commanding a strategic position Above: the Isle of Mull; below: Tobermory, Mull Jacobites in the Battle of Culloden on the main route through the cen- (1746). We stay in Kinloch Rannoch tral Scottish Highlands, it was also two nights; dinner is included both a convenient stopping point for evenings. (B, D) royal travelers heading to Balmoral. Physical Requirements: travel in Day 5 Friday: Kinloch Queen Victoria allowed the The Scotland requires more walking, steps and Rannoch-Loch Tummel-Blair Atholl Highlanders to be founded inclines that could be difficult or impossi- as a Scottish ceremonial infantry ble for those with physical limitations. You Castle-Pitlochry need to decide whether you can accept that We’ll make a delightful photo regiment. Blair Castle is featured prominently in Season 2, Episode 7 of this may make you miss parts of the tour stop at ‘Queen’s View’ from the north or stay at the hotel and be on your own. shore of Loch Tummel; in 1866 Victoria on MASTERPIECE. The staff Each of our hotels has elevators. Queen Victoria reportedly declared it there has created a special exhibit on her “favorite the Victorian era at Blair Castle in Pitlochry Church of Scotland view” and it celebration. We are sure to remember was made the beauti- famous from ful scenes that point featuring on. Then traditional we travel to Scottish Blair Castle, dancing! the ancestral We home of the travel to Clan Murray, Pitlochry where we and have visit the free time this castle and afternoon. gardens. May we sug- Victoria was filmed at Blair Castle. Shown from gest a visit to the area’s woolen shops? Day 7 Sunday: Edinburgh left to right: Jenna Coleman as Victoria and Tom Or, opt for a unique distillery visit. Enjoy a full day in Edinburgh Hughes as Albert Credit: Courtesy of ©ITVStudios2017 for MASTERPIECE Edradour distillery, dating back to with a visit to one of two of the 1825, is a Highland single malt whisky National Museums of Scotland, distillery known as Scotland’s small- located in the heart of the city. You est distillery. We return to Kinloch might take in the National Museum Rannoch for the evening. (B, D) Day 6 Saturday: Kinloch Bidean nam Bian, a mountain to the south of Glencoe… …is the highest point in Argyll. Rannoch-St. Andrews- Edinburgh We travel out of the highlands and to the southeast to St. Andrews, site of Scotland’s oldest university and golf course! Golf here dates back to 1552 medieval times and has Our tour manager, Victor Seedman hosted the Open Championship 29 has led the last seven WILL tours in times since 1873. There are seven Europe. He started leading tours in the golf courses now. St. Andrews was 1980’s and has continued to do so while founded in the 8th century as a mon- being the Head of Travel, Tourism & Hospitality for the London campus of the astery established by the Pictish king, University of Gloucestershire. Oengus I, and became the ecclesias- tical capital of Scotland, a position which was held until the Scottish Reformation. We continue on south to Edinburgh where we have the rest CHR Travel has been awarded of the day free. (B) the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. We have worked with the same people for 32 years, going back to when we visited Yorkshire on WILL’s very first tour. A loch in the Highlands Day 8 Monday: Edinburgh Enjoy a full day of sightseeing in of Scotland, its National Portrait Ask our staff about the Explorer Pass, or visit Ask our staff about the Explorer Pass, or visit Edinburgh starting off with a visit to Gallery, or whatever you choose. historicenvironment.scot/explorer historicenvironment.scot/explorer John Knox House including a story- Enjoy the rest of the day to telling of The Preacher & The Queen. EXPLORER PASS explore Edinburgh on your own. (B) This afternoon we visit Edinburgh Free time suggestions: Castle (a film site for the 2008 DandaEXPLORER and Victor will PASSES OFFER ACCESS ORKNEY ISLANDS Bidean nam Bian, a mountain to the south of Glencoe… …is the highest point in Argyll. MASTERPIECE film adaptation of provide some options for The 39 Steps) in its commanding set- things to do/places to see 73 ORKNEY EXPLORER PASSES OFFER ACCESS 72 SHETLAND TO ALL OF THESE ATTRACTIONS. ISLANDS ting to cap off our visit to the Athens in Edinburgh. Some may 77 ISLANDS require an additional fee 76 N UNST of the North! Tonight we enjoy our 71 Kirkwall 73 farewell dinner at a local restaurant. and/orPASSES pre-reserving; we ARE FLEXIBLE TO SUIT THE SHETLAND Shetland 150 miles 72 TO ALL OF THESE ATTRACTIONS. HOY FETLAR (B, D) will provide reservation 77 ISLANDS assistance. At no extra charge, you will SOUTH 74 YELL 76 N UNST Day 9 Tuesday: Edinburgh- haveLENGTH a 7-Day Historic Scotland ExplorerOF YOUR STAY. RONALDSAY 71 Kirkwall John Flight-Chicago-Central Illinois PASSESPass to use as you wish. Here areARE some FLEXIBLE TO SUIT THE Thurso O’Groats places you could visit in your free time Shetland 150 miles FETLAR We are transferred from our hotel Edinburgh and the Lothians North and Grampian HOY MAINLAND to Edinburgh Airport.
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