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Scotland.Pdf Exploring Scotland – With Jon Branstrator !Natural!History,!Geology,!and!Scenic!Highlights! Fri,!Aug!22:!!Edinburgh! ! Please&plan&on&arriving&in&Edinburgh&no&later&than&10:00AM,&today.&&There&are&a&number&of&flight&options&from& the&USA&that&should&allow&for&this.&&Transfer&from&airport&to&hotel&is&at&your&own&expense.& ! This!afternoon!we!meet!at!our!hotel!for!an!introductory!walking!tour!of!Scotland’s!beautiful!capital!city.!!Later! in!the!evening,!the!group!convenes!again!for!a!welcome!dinner,!a!chance!to!get!to!know!your!fellow!travelers! and!learn!more!about!the!journey!in!store.!!Overnight!in!Edinburgh.! ! Overnight:!!The!Palace!Hotel!(or!similar)! Room:!!Standard!Rooms! Included:!!Dinner! ! Sat,!Aug!23:!!Edinburgh!&!Excursion!to!Siccar!Point! ! Your!choice!of!morning!activities,!you!might!want!to!take!in!Edinburgh!Castle!for!unbeatable!views!and!an! introduction!to!historic!Edinburgh,!or!join!Angus!Miller!for!a!walking!tour!that!takes!us!from!the!hotel!through! the!heart!of!the!city!and!into!Holyrood!Park!to!climb!Arthur's!Seat,!Edinburgh's!extinct!volcano.!!After!lunch!in! town,!we'll!get!out!of!the!city!with!a!short!drive!out!to!the!east,!sampling!some!of!the!scenic!countryside! around!Edinburgh!and!visiting!Siccar!Point,!said!by!many!to!be!the!most!important!geological!site!in!the!world!! The!rocks!at!Siccar!Point!were!explored!by!James!Hutton,!the!founder!of!modern!geology,!in!1788!and!helped! demonstrate! his! grand! ideas! about! how! rocks! form,! and! the! age! of! the! Earth.! Return! to! Edinburgh! late! afternoon.!!Overnight!in!Edinburgh.! ! Overnight:!!The!Palace!Hotel!(or!similar)!! Room:!!Standard!Rooms! Included:!!Breakfast! ! Sun,!Aug!24:!!On!to!St.!Andrews! ! This!morning,!we!depart!Edinburgh!across!the!Firth!of!Forth,!with!a!view!of!the!famous!Forth!Rail!Bridge,!a! remarkable!feat!of!Victorian!engineering.!We!will!travel!along!the!beautiful!and!varied!coast!of!Fife!on!our!way! to! the! town! of! St.! Andrews,! with! a! break! at! the! coastal! village! of! Elie! along! the! way.! St.! Andrews! is! the! birthplace!of!the!game!of!golf,!its!Old!Course!hallowed!ground,!as!history!records!the!very!first!rounds!of!golf! were!played!here.! ! We’ll!be!arriving!in!St.!Andrews!around!lunchtime,!with!time!to!explore!the!town!center.!For!those!interested! in!geology!and!wildlife,!take!a!short!guided!walk!in!the!afternoon!along!the!wild!coastline!to!the!south!of!the! town,!exploring!a!mix!of!sedimentary!and!igneous!rocks!and!a!beautiful!set!of!folded!strata.!Alternatively,!you! might!decide!to!visit!St!Andrews!Cathedral!and!Castle,!or!the!famous!Golf!Museum.!!Overnight!St.!Andrews.! ! Overnight:!!The!Albany!Hotel!(or!similar)! Room:!!Standard!Rooms! Included:!!Breakfast! ! SOLARIS EXPEDITIONS 70 Whitlock Place - Suite 300, Marietta - GA 30064 USA - (800) 330-6070 - [email protected] Exploring Scotland – With Jon Branstrator !Natural!History,!Geology,!and!Scenic!Highlights! Mon,!Aug!25:!!On!to!Inverness!via!Cairngorms!National!Park! ! This! morning,! we! depart! St! Andrews! via! the! Tay! Bridge! over! the! River! Tay.! Passing! Perth,! our! journey! continues!north!into!the!heart!of!The!Highlands.!At!the!picturesque!town!of!Pitlochry,!we!will!visit!Edradour! Distillery,!one!of!Scotland’s!smallest,!and!take!a!break!for!lunch.! ! Travelling!onwards,!we!enter!the!Cairngorms!National!Park,!containing!some!truly!fantastic!mountain!scenery.!! The!park!is!home!to!Britain’s!largest!mountain!range,!its!largest!native!forests;!spectacularly!clean!rivers!and! lochs;!moorland!and!farmland!and!is!a!vital!endemic!wildlife!stronghold.!We’ll!have!a!choice!of!a!gentle!walk! through! the! native! forests! of! the! Rothiemurcus! Estate,! or,! if! the! weather! is! good,! explore! the! glaciated! northern!corries!carved!in!Cairngorm!granite.!! ! Later,!we!continue!on!to!Inverness,!capital!of!The!Highlands,! and!check!in!at!our!hotel.!!We!have!a!group! dinner!in!Inverness,!this!evening.!!Overnight!Inverness.! ! Overnight:!!Columba!Hotel!(or!similar)! Room:!!Standard!Rooms! Included:!!Breakfast,!Dinner! ! Tue,!Aug!26:!!To!Ullapool!via!The!Black!Isle! ! This!morning!we’ll!enjoy!a!trip!to!the!Black!Isle!in!the!footsteps!of!Hugh!Miller,!a!famous!Scots!geologist.!We! will!visit!his!cottage!and!see!some!of!the!fossilYrich!rocks!he!explored.!Black!Isle,!neither!“black”!nor!an!“isle”!is! actually!one!of!Scotland’s!most!beautiful!peninsulas.!!In!summer,!the!land!is!green!and!fertile,!with!tropical! plants!flourishing.!! It! has!dense!forests,! fields! of! broom! and! whin,! and! scattered! coastal! villages,! each! one! quainter!than!the!next.! ! For!those!who!could!not!imagine!visiting!Scotland,!without!seeing!Loch!Ness!Y!instead!of!seeing!Black!Isle,!this! morning! would! be! your! chance! to! visit! the! Loch,! and! take! a! cruise! in! search! of! “nessie”.! ! (We! highly! recommend!the!Black!Isle!option)! ! ! ! SOLARIS EXPEDITIONS 70 Whitlock Place - Suite 300, Marietta - GA 30064 USA - (800) 330-6070 - [email protected] ! ! ! ! Exploring Scotland – With Jon Branstrator !Natural!History,!Geology,!and!Scenic!Highlights! Later,! we! travel! on! to! Ullapool,! enjoying! more! bucolic! Highland! scenery,! and! a! brief! stop! to! view! the! impressive!Corrieschalloch!Gorge,!carved!by!glacial!meltwater.!!Arrival!in!Ullapool,!on!the!shores!of!saltwater! Loch!Broom,!in!the!early!evening.!Overnight!Ullapool.!! ! Overnight:!!Arch!Inn!(or!similar)! Room:!!Standard!Rooms! Included:!!Breakfast! ! Wed,!Aug!27:!!Exploring!Assynt! ! Morning!departure!for!a!full!day!in!the!Assynt!region,!one!of!Scotland's!most!wild!and!famous!scenic!areas! where!steep!mountains!rise!out!of!an!undulating!coastal!plain.!We!will!make!a!geology!stop!at!Knockan!Crag! to!view!the!Moine!Thrust,!one!of!Scotland's!most!famous!geological!sites.!This!area!was!intensively!studied!in! the!late!19th!century!and!resulted!in!a!revolution!in!geological!thinking!on!how!mountains!formed.!Lunch!can! be!taken!at!the!fishing!village!of!Lochinver!(population!300)!before!we!explore!some!stunning!coastal!scenery,! including!Achmelvich!Beach!with!its!beautiful,!ancient!metamorphic!rock,!clear!blue!waters!and!white!sand.! Return!to!Ullapool!in!the!early!evening.!Overnight!Ullapool.! ! ! ! Overnight:!!Arch!Inn!(or!similar)! Room:!!Standard!Rooms! Included:!!Breakfast! ! Thu,!Aug!28:!!To!Fort!William!via!Wester!Ross!&!The!Eilean!Donan!Castle! ! In! the! morning,! we! depart! southwards! to! Gairloch.! Just! outside! the! town! sits! the! wonderful! Inverewe! Gardens,! a! lush,! tropical! oasis! (an! exotic! mix! of! plants! from! the! South! Pacific,! the! Himalayas,! and! South! America)! perched! on! a! peninsula! at! the! edge! of! Loch! Ewe! amid! the! rugged! landscape! of! Wester! Ross.! Continuing! south,! we! will! stop! at! the! stunning! Eilean! Donan! Castle! featured! in! the! Highlander! films,! then! continue!through!the!Five!Sisters!of!Kintail!mountains!and!follow!the!shores!of!Loch!Lochy!to!Fort!William,!and! check!in!to!our!hotel.!In!summer,!Fort!William!is!a!bustling!town!full!of!shops,!pubs,!restaurants!and!cafes.!!We! meet!for!dinner!as!a!group!tonight.!!Overnight!Fort!William.! ! Overnight:!!Ben!Nevis!Hotel!(or!similar)! Room:!!Standard!Rooms! Included:!!Breakfast,!Dinner! SOLARIS EXPEDITIONS 70 Whitlock Place - Suite 300, Marietta - GA 30064 USA - (800) 330-6070 - [email protected] Exploring Scotland – With Jon Branstrator !Natural!History,!Geology,!and!Scenic!Highlights! Fri,!Aug!29:!!On!The!Steam!Train!to!Mallaig! ! Today!we!have!a!full!day!to!explore!the!Lochaber!area.!From!Fort!William,!we!take!a!vintage!steam!train!west! to!the!coast!to!the!fishing!village!of!Mallaig,!one!of!the!Britain’s!most!picturesque!fishing!villages.!!The!train!is! the!same!used!in!the!Harry!Potter!films,!and!is!regarded!as!‘The!Greatest!Railway!Journey!in!the!World’,!due!to! the!stunning!scenery.!!! ! ! ! The! 40! mile! round! trip! will! take! us! past! Britain’s! highest! mountain,! deepest! Loch,! shortest! river! and! most! westerly!station!enYroute!to!Mallaig.!!You’ll!be!able!to!ride!the!train!roundYtrip,!or!return!by!road,!with!the! option! of! a! couple! of! scenic! stops! to! take! in! the! view! and! study! some! of! the! metamorphic! rocks! of! the! Highlands.!Overnight!Fort!William!region.! ! Overnight:!!Ben!Nevis!Hotel!(or!similar)! Room:!!Standard!Rooms! Included:!!Breakfast! ! Sat,!Aug!30:!!Return!to!Edinburgh! ! Today! after! breakfast,! we! continue! the! journey! southwards! via! dramatic! Glencoe,! a! glacial! valley! carved! through!the!remains!of!large!scale!volcanic!eruptions!from!420!million!years!ago,!and!infamous!as!the!site!of!a! clan!massacre!from!1692.!From!Glencoe!the!road!crosses!the!bleak!glaciated!plateau!of!Rannoch!Moor,!then! on!to!Loch!Lomond!and!Trossachs!National!Park.!!We!will!reach!Edinburgh!in!the!late!afternoon.!!Tonight!we! meet!for!a!final!farewell!meal!and!overnight!in!Edinburgh.! ! Overnight:!!Premier!Inn!Haymarket!(or!similar)! Room:!!Standard!Rooms! Included:!!Breakfast,!Dinner! ! Sun,!Aug!31:!!Departure!Day! ! No&group&services&scheduled&today.&&Stay&in&Edinburgh,&travel&more&in&the&UK,&or&fly&home&–&under&own&arrangements& SOLARIS EXPEDITIONS 70 Whitlock Place - Suite 300, Marietta - GA 30064 USA - (800) 330-6070 - [email protected] Exploring Scotland – With Jon Branstrator !Natural!History,!Geology,!and!Scenic!Highlights! Tour!Pricing!&!Details! ! Tour!Price:!!$3,995!per!person/sharing! ! Single!Supplement:!$790! ! Deposit:!25%!of!tour!price!! Final!Balance!Due!Date:!Friday,!May!23,!2014!!! ! Price!quoted!is!based!on!a!“cash!payment”.!!For!payment!by!credit!card,!a!3.5%!fee!applies!
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