HIGHLAND TOURS 2020-2021 Inverness Departures
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HIGHLAND TOURS 2020-2021 Inverness departures 0131 226 6066 www.timberbushtours.com EILEAN DONAN CASTLE Tour 1 | 1 Day Tour The Isle of Skye and Eilean Donan Castle Tour Highlights | Portree, Old Man of Storr, Eilean Donan Castle, Loch Ness Kilt Rock Loch Carron Eilean INVERNESS PORTREE Donan Castle LOCH NESS OLD MAN OF STORR, SKYE KILT ROCK, SKYE We travel south, hugging the shoreline of Skye, and is surrounded by rocky of Loch Ness to Invermoriston, pausing cliffs and rolling hills. for refreshments at the small village Moving on, we visit various points of and allowing some time for Nessie- Check-in opens 07:45 interest in Skye such as Kilt Rock for hunting! We continue onwards to Eilean amazing coastal views, Lealt Falls and Departs 08:00 Returns 20:00 Donan Castle£, situated on the beautiful the Old Man of Storr. After spending the Loch Duich. Enjoy time to visit one of Daily afternoon exploring Skye and admiring Scotland’s most famous castles, before its stunning scenery we will stop on the From £47.00 we journey over to the Isle of Skye. We return journey at Strome Viewpoint for stop for lunch at the small island village Optional extra photos of Loch Carron before continuing of Portree; despite its size, it is the capital back to Inverness. Optional extra – price not included in the cost of the tour. Highland1 Day Tour Tours 2020 2020- 2021 - 2021 www.timberbushtours.com LOCH NESS AND URQUHART CASTLE Tour 2 | 1 Day Tour Loch Ness and the Highlands Tour Highlights | Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Falls of Foyers & Dores Beach Departing Inverness, we follow the We continue to Invermoriston and Caledonian Canal to the source at Loch St Columba’s Well for a photo Ness. At 24 miles long and over 700 feet opportunity. Afterwards, we journey deep, the loch is the largest by volume through to Fort Augustus for a relaxing in the British Isles and is famous for lunch stop at the foot of the loch. its sightings of ‘Nessie’, the Loch Ness INVERNESS After lunch, we stop at the Falls of Foyers, Monster. We stop at Dochgarroch, where Urquhart Castle Dores Beach a magnificent 16ft waterfall, and Dores LOC NESS Falls of Foyers there is the option of taking a 5* Loch Beach, nestled on the shores of Loch FOT AUGUSUS Ness boat trip with Jacobite Cruises£. Ness, before returning home to Inverness. Sail across the loch to the 13th Century Urquhart Castle and explore the ruin at your leisure. Check-in opens 08:30 Departs 08:45 Returns 17:30 Tue, Fri & Sat From £35.00 Optional extra Optional extra – price not included in the cost of the tour. 1 Day Tour 2020 - 2021 URQUHART CASTLE Tour 3 | 1 Day Tour Outlander and Jacobites Experience Applecross, Loch Carron and the Wild Highlands Tour Highlights | Culloden Battlefield, Clava Cairns, Beauly & Wardlaw Mausoleum Departing Inverness, we follow the Next is Beauly Priory. The now ruined footsteps of Jamie and Claire to Culloden building was the setting for the burial Battlefield£. This battle was one of the place of the Lovat Frasers; it’s here where most important in Scotland’s history Claire meets the seer Maisri. Moving on and was featured in Diana Gabaldon’s from Beauly, we pass Beaufort Castle, INVERNESS Beauly Priory Culloden Battlefield Outlander books and TV series. Discover Fraser of Lovat’s Seat in Outlander. Wardlaw Mausoleum Clava Cairns how it changed the way of life for the £ UUAT We then stop at Urquhart Castle ; an CASLE Highlanders forever since 1746. ancient fortress overlooking Loch Ness, After Culloden, we stop briefly at the for Outlander fans, see where Claire spots Clava Cairns; the standing stones which the ‘water horse’. From here we return inspired Diana to write the story beloved back to Inverness. by so many! Check-in opens 08:30 Departs 08:45 Returns 18:00 Mon, Wed, Thu & Sun From £36.00 Optional extra Optional extra – price not included in the cost of the tour. WARDLAW MAUSOLEUM 1 Day Tour 2020 - 2021 www.timberbushtours.com LOCH TORRIDON Tour 4 | 1 Day Tour Outlander and Jacobites Experience Applecross, Loch Carron and the Wild Highlands Tour Highlights | Applecross, Lochcarron, Achintraid & Bealach na Ba Shieldaig APPLECOSS Loch Bealach Carron INVERNESS na Ba BEALACH NA BA LOCH CARRON Departing from Inverness using the summit for views across Raasay and the lower part of the North Coast 500 route, Isle of Skye. We then begin our descent we cross the beautifully scenic Black to Applecross for free time to explore Isle before stopping in the villages the village and have lunch. Check-in opens 08:15 of Lochcarron and Achintraid. Enjoy We then begin our return journey with breathtaking views over Loch Kishorn Departs 08:30 Returns 18:30 a relaxing drive along the banks of and a magnificent mountain range Loch Torridon and through the Beinn Tue, Thu & Sat (Apr - Oct) on the opposite shore. Eighe National Nature Reserve. We pass From £40.00 We then climb upwards through through the villages of Shieldaig and dramatic landscape over the Bealach Kinlochewe, stopping for photos and Optional extra na Ba (‘Pass of the Cattle’) pass. The refreshments, before we return road is the third highest in Britain at over to Inverness. 2000 feet; we’ll pause for photos at the 1 Day Tour 2020 - 2021 JOHN O GROATS Tour 5 | 1 Day Tour John O’Groats, Dunrobin Castle and the Far North Tour Highlights | Golspie, Dunrobin Castle, Loch Fleet & John O’Groats JON O’GOAS We begin our tour north, passing Loch settlement, Wick is the principal town Fleet to the village of Golspie with its in the far north of mainland Scotland. C famous sandy beaches. Next is Scotland’s Dunrobin Castle £ We then reach John O’Groats; the most GOLSPE very own Disney castle; Dunrobin Castle , LOC FLEE northerly point on British mainland. Here the family seat of Clan Sutherland. you’ll be able to stroll along the cliff path It resembles a French château with with dramatic coastal views, take your INVERNESS its towering spires and overlooks the iconic photo at the signpost, and perhaps Moray Firth. You’ll have time to explore see some local wildlife! the beautiful stately home, its gardens, tearoom & museum. We begin our journey homeward bound, travelling to Dunbeath Harbour for photos On route to John O’Groats, we travel and Brora, famous for its magnificent through Helmsdale to the Highland town coastal scenery before arriving in Inverness. of Wick for our lunch stop. A former Viking Check-in opens 08:00 Departs 08:15 Returns 19:30 Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun (Apr - Oct) From £40.00 Optional extra DUNROBIN CASTLE 1 Day Tour 2020 - 2021 www.timberbushtours.com STANDING STONES OF STENNESS Tour 6 | 3 Day Tour Orkney Islands and Highlands Tour Highlights | Skara Brae, Maeshowe, Kirkwall & Stones of Stenness SAA BAE KIRKWALL Italian Chapel JON O’GOAS C Dunrobin Castle GOLSPE NENESS SKARA BRAE DAY ONE We begin our journey north the ceremonial stone circles of Stenness to Gills Bay, passing Golspie, Loch Fleet and the Ring of Brodgar. This day will be and Carn Liath. We take a ferry over action packed, and end with a drop off Check-in opens 07:45 to Orkney and begin our adventure at your accommodation. at the Italian Chapel£. Afterwards, we Departs 08:00 Returns 19:30 DAY THREE We take the ferry back will stop at Kirkwall to check in to our to mainland Scotland and begin our Wed & Sun (May - Sept) accommodation. journey home. We stop at John O’Groats From £159.00 DAY TWO We begin a full day’s for photos next to its iconic signpost, exploration of stone-age Orkney. Enjoy enjoy stunning coastal scenery at Optional extra £ prehistoric wonders such as Maeshowe , Dunbeath Harbour and Dunrobin Castle, Optional extra – price not included in the cost of the tour. Our tour price does not include accommodation but we can reserve it £ an underground cairn, Skara Brae ; before returning to Inverness and for you. Costs per person: Hostels £18-£28, B&Bs £40-65, Hotels £75+. Single supplement may apply. Luggage restricted to one item per Europes best preserved Neolithic village, bidding farewell. person. Tour operates with minimum of 4 passengers. In the rare case it doesn’t travel, we can transfer you to another tour or offer a full refund. 3 Day Tour 2020 - 2021 2020 - 2021 Inverness departures ADULT CONCESSION 1 Day Tours DAY OF DEPARTURE DEPART RETURN FROM FROM 1. Isle of Skye and Eilean Donan Castle Daily 08:00 20:00 £49.00 £47.00 2. Loch Ness and The Highlands Tue, Fri & Sat 08:45 17:30 £37.00 £35.00 3. The Outlander and Jacobites Experience* Mon, Wed, Thu & Sun 08:45 18:00 £38.00 £36.00 4. Applecross, Loch Carron and the North Highlands† Tue, Thu & Sat 08:30 18:30 £42.00 £40.00 5. John O’Groats, Dunrobin Castle and the Far North† Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun 08:15 19:30 £42.00 £40.00 ADULT CONCESSION 3 Day Tour DAY OF DEPARTURE DEPART RETURN FROM FROM 6. Orkney Islands and Highlands Wed & Sun (May-Sept) 08:00 19:30 £165.00 £159.00 * Returns at 17.15 in winter. † Summer only tours (Apr-Sept). C Cemetery Muckovie t ha p Iron Five star tours at affordable prices Fr el ose S ia S Works R rs t Farraline ’ S WHERE TO FIND US. Look for our Timberbush coach at D t Spectrum Pk ou n A Centre St g L c n Inverness Bus Station (Stance 6), Margaret Street, Inverness, IV1 1LT.