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Scottish Highlands Edinburgh to Glasgow Scottish Highlands Edinburgh to Glasgow September 8-18, 2021 Featuring $4,599.00 Edinburgh Castle Per person, based on double occupancy. $550.00 non-refundable deposit (Per person) due with reservation • $770.00 single supplement • Cancellation/Interruption insurance available • No refunds after final payment, May 28, 2021 *Prices subject to change based on availability of group space and promotions. Deposit is non-refundable. Tour package includes: • 9 nights in handpicked hotels Highlights: • 17 meals: 9 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 6 dinners with wine • Edinburgh Castle • Gairloch • Guided sightseeing tours • Isle of Skye • Expert Tour Director & local guides • Cairgorms National Park • Private deluxe motor coach and 3 ferries • Whiskey Distillery • Isle of Iona Excursion • Roundtrip airfare and transfers •Orkney Islands • Glasgow • Special inclusions: Orkney Brewery, whiskey distillery tour and fish & chips lunch For more information, contact: Central Bank Classic 816-224-7288 [email protected] Tentative Itinerary *Tour schedule subject to change without notice. Day 1 - International Travel Day Day 2 - Arrive in Edinburgh, Scotland (D) You have the rest of the day to explore on your own. Hotel check-in is set for late afternoon. Tonight, meet the group and tour director for a welcome dinner at the hotel. Day 3 - Edinburgh (B) Day 5 - Iverness, Thurso (B,D) Morning city sightseeing with a local guide introduces you to the Continue an unforgettable journey with a guided tour of a Whiskey 200-year-old “New Town” and the famous scientists, inventors and Distillery. Then follow the coast road to majestic Dunrobin Castle, novelists who lived there. In the “Old Town,” visit Edinburgh Castle perched on a high terrace above walled gardens and for centuries to admire Scotland’s Crown Jewels. The afternoon is free. Tonight, the seat of the Dukes and Earls of Sutherland. Overnight in Thurso, don’t miss our optional Scottish evening with Highland dancers, the most northerly town on Britain’s mainland. Before dinner, you bagpipers and the Ceremony of the Haggis. may choose an optional excursion to a local pub. Day 4 - St. Andrews, Pitlochry, Iverness (B) Day 6 - Orkney Islands (B,L) Travel over the elegant Forth Road Bridge and through Fife to St. A fascinating day full of adventure! At John O’Groats, board a Day 8 - Gairloch, Isle of Skye, Fort William, Oban (B,D) Day 10 - Loch Lomond, Glasgow (B,D) Andrews, home of golf and famous university town. Cross the Firth ferry for the 45-minute crossing to South Ronaldsay, one of the Striking landscapes, unusual rock formations and dramatic After time in Oban, travel through Trossachs with its serene glens, of Tay and from Dundee, head into the Highlands for a visit of the Orkney Islands, where a local coach and driver await you. Cross waterfalls will capture your attention on the beautiful Isle of Skye. lush forests and rushing rivers. Admire the stunning scenery of victorian mountain resort of Pitlochry. Drive through the Grampian the four Churchill Barriers and overlook Scapa Flow, where the Return to the mainland by ferry across the Sound of Sleat to Scotland’s first national park. Enjoy the breathtaking views at the Mountains and Cairngorms National Park to Culloden Visitor German fleet scuttled itself in WWI. After a light lunch at the Tasting Mallaig. Pause at Glenfinnan to see the monument to fallen “Bonnie Banks” of Loch Lomond on your way to Glasgow for an Centre, that reveals the story of the crushing Hanoverian victory Hall Cafe, take a guided tour of the award-winning Orkney Jacobite clansmen and the famous viaduct well known to Harry orientation drive to see the 12th century cathedral, imposing over Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Scottish clans. Spend the next night Brewery and sample the local ale. Then, head for Skara Breae, Potter fans before reaching Fort William beneath Ben Nevis. Travel university buildings and elegant Georgian squares built by in Iverness. where you will see the fascinating remains of a 5,000 year-old through intensely dramatic and scenic Glencoe, before arriving at wealthy tobacco barons. Enjoy free time this afternoon before a Neolithic village and visit Skaill House. Yet more highlights the Ring Oban, a lively port town on the western coast and gateway to farewell dinner at a local restaurant. of Brodgar, the Orkney’s Stonehenge, and Kirkwall, the small Scotland’s Hebridean Islands. picturesque island capital. Return to the mainland by ferry in the Day 11 - Glasgow (B) late afternoon. Day 9 - The Isles of Mull and Iona Excursion (B,D) After breakfast, you will depart for the airport for your return Take the ferry to the Isle of Mull. Land at Craignure and enjoy the flights home. scenic drive to the departure point of the passenger ferry across to Day 7 - Durness, Ullapool, Gairloch (B,L,D) the beautiful and fascinating Isle of Iona. This is the burial place of many Scottish king and chiefs, including Macbeth. And it is here A day to sit back and enjoy the North Coast 500 route. Admire the that in 563 AD, St. Columba established one of the first Christian breathtakingly wild and unspoiled scenery; rugged beaches, monasteries in the British Isles. Time to visit the cathedral and convoluted passes and ghostly ruins. Drive via Durness and explore the religious settlement before returning to Oban. Scourie to Ullapool. Visit this pretty fishing port and enjoy a traditional fish and chips lunch at a local restaurant. Overnight in Gairloch in the North-West Highlands. Scotland’s history and culture take center stage as you explore medieval cities, rugged highlands and seaside villages on this 10-day tour. From Edinburgh, to the Orkney Islands and around the northwest coast to Isle of Sky and ending in Glasgow, you will get a look at the Scotland that most know, but also to see a very different version only the locals get to experience! Tentative Itinerary Continued Day 1 - International Travel Day Day 2 - Arrive in Edinburgh, Scotland (D) You have the rest of the day to explore on your own. Hotel check-in is set for late afternoon. Tonight, meet the group and tour director for a welcome dinner at the hotel. Day 3 - Edinburgh (B) Day 5 - Iverness, Thurso (B,D) Morning city sightseeing with a local guide introduces you to the Continue an unforgettable journey with a guided tour of a Whiskey 200-year-old “New Town” and the famous scientists, inventors and Distillery. Then follow the coast road to majestic Dunrobin Castle, novelists who lived there. In the “Old Town,” visit Edinburgh Castle perched on a high terrace above walled gardens and for centuries to admire Scotland’s Crown Jewels. The afternoon is free. Tonight, the seat of the Dukes and Earls of Sutherland. Overnight in Thurso, don’t miss our optional Scottish evening with Highland dancers, the most northerly town on Britain’s mainland. Before dinner, you bagpipers and the Ceremony of the Haggis. may choose an optional excursion to a local pub. Day 4 - St. Andrews, Pitlochry, Iverness (B) Day 6 - Orkney Islands (B,L) Travel over the elegant Forth Road Bridge and through Fife to St. A fascinating day full of adventure! At John O’Groats, board a Day 8 - Gairloch, Isle of Skye, Fort William, Oban (B,D) Day 10 - Loch Lomond, Glasgow (B,D) Andrews, home of golf and famous university town. Cross the Firth ferry for the 45-minute crossing to South Ronaldsay, one of the Striking landscapes, unusual rock formations and dramatic After time in Oban, travel through Trossachs with its serene glens, of Tay and from Dundee, head into the Highlands for a visit of the Orkney Islands, where a local coach and driver await you. Cross waterfalls will capture your attention on the beautiful Isle of Skye. lush forests and rushing rivers. Admire the stunning scenery of victorian mountain resort of Pitlochry. Drive through the Grampian the four Churchill Barriers and overlook Scapa Flow, where the Return to the mainland by ferry across the Sound of Sleat to Scotland’s first national park. Enjoy the breathtaking views at the Mountains and Cairngorms National Park to Culloden Visitor German fleet scuttled itself in WWI. After a light lunch at the Tasting Mallaig. Pause at Glenfinnan to see the monument to fallen “Bonnie Banks” of Loch Lomond on your way to Glasgow for an Centre, that reveals the story of the crushing Hanoverian victory Hall Cafe, take a guided tour of the award-winning Orkney Jacobite clansmen and the famous viaduct well known to Harry orientation drive to see the 12th century cathedral, imposing over Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Scottish clans. Spend the next night Brewery and sample the local ale. Then, head for Skara Breae, Potter fans before reaching Fort William beneath Ben Nevis. Travel university buildings and elegant Georgian squares built by in Iverness. where you will see the fascinating remains of a 5,000 year-old through intensely dramatic and scenic Glencoe, before arriving at wealthy tobacco barons. Enjoy free time this afternoon before a Neolithic village and visit Skaill House. Yet more highlights the Ring Oban, a lively port town on the western coast and gateway to farewell dinner at a local restaurant. of Brodgar, the Orkney’s Stonehenge, and Kirkwall, the small Scotland’s Hebridean Islands. picturesque island capital. Return to the mainland by ferry in the Day 11 - Glasgow (B) late afternoon. Day 9 - The Isles of Mull and Iona Excursion (B,D) After breakfast, you will depart for the airport for your return Take the ferry to the Isle of Mull. Land at Craignure and enjoy the flights home. scenic drive to the departure point of the passenger ferry across to Day 7 - Durness, Ullapool, Gairloch (B,L,D) the beautiful and fascinating Isle of Iona.
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