SPECIAL OFFERS LOW DEPOSIT SAVE UP TO $70 $300 FREE TRANSFERS OR CANCELATIONS SCENIC SCOTLAND, GARDENS & ARCHAEOLOGY 2021 VACATIONS 2nd Edition Prices from $615pp A NEW START Well, where to begin. No one could have predicted what 2020 had in store for us and we are glad to SAME finally see the back of it. Whether or not you managed to enjoy a vacation, we imagine you’re very much looking forward to a brighter 2021 – a year that we hope will be filled with opportunities to PRICE AS travel and make the most of our wonderful world once again. 2020 With this in mind, we’re delighted to present you with our 2nd edition brochure for 2021, which includes a few treats such as special offers, a selection of new vacations and departures to look ON OVER ahead to in 2022. But first, we want to tell you about our precautionary measures that will help you 70% OF travel safely and with confidence over the coming months. We have our industry-leading 11-step action plan, which will be in place for every vacation that we operate. Find out more about these TOURS initiatives on pages 6 and 7. Next, we are excited to share two rescheduled vacation experiences with you – the once-a-decade Oberammergau Passion Play and the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival of Shetland, both of which were canceled in 2020 and 2021 respectively due to the pandemic. Both events will now take place in 2022 and we have memorable itineraries on offer that can take you there. If you would like to make future travel plans, we have another great vacation on the horizon for 2022 that will take you to the amazing Floriade Expo in the Netherlands. The theme for the 2022 iteration will be ‘Green City of the Future’ and the vacation also includes a chance to wander around a range of the best gardens that Holland has to offer. As you can see, we have a selection of 2022 departures already available, so you can start making future plans! After all, wouldn’t it be lovely to have something to look forward to? All that’s left to say is we hope the year ahead is fulfilling, memorable and one that we can help make more enjoyable with a vacation or two. Best wishes, Alison Wilson Managing Director How to book Full financial protection Once you’ve finished browsing these pages at your leisure and All our vacations are fully bonded and protected. The air vacation when you’re ready to treat yourself to a place on one of our packages in this brochure are ATOL Protected, since we hold an Air vacations, just get in touch and we’ll do the rest! Travel Organizer’s Licence granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is ATOL 4498. ATOL protection does not apply Give our friendly sales team a call, Monday to Friday between 9am to all vacation and travel services in this brochure. Vacations and 6pm, on 1-866-562-7856. Alternatively, send us an email at without flights are protected by ABTOT. This means that in the [email protected] unlikely event of our insolvency, your vacation would be completed For further details on any of the trips mentioned, including or refunded. information on our day-by-day itineraries or full booking conditions, please visit our website: www.brightwaterholidays.com Finally, if you have any questions, do feel free to get in touch with our customer care team on 1-646-802-1529 Happy browsing, and we look forward to hearing from you! 2 Brightwater Holidays | 2021 Scenic Scotland, Gardens & Archaeology TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR FANTASTIC OFFERS LOW$70 DEPOSIT* PAY$300 IN FULL DISCOUNT Book in January 2021 and secure your Pay in full when you book and you could save up to $300 per person. place for just $70 per person. Valid for bookings 1-31 January 2021 and tour departures from 1 June 2021. FREE TRANSFERS OR CANCELATIONS In these uncertain times, if you change your mind about traveling, you can transfer to a future tour or cancel without penalty up to eight weeks prior to departure. Valid for 2021 bookings only. Terms and conditions apply (see website for details). *Low deposits are available on tours if paid by 31 January 2021 with the difference between the low deposit and the standard deposit payable by 28 February 2021. 1-866-562-7856 | [email protected] | www.brightwaterholidays.com 3 CONTENTS Scenic Scottish Tours 18 INDEPENDENT AND SELF-DRIVE 44 HISTORIC HOUSES OF THE VACATIONS SCOTTISH BORDERS 20 GRAND TOUR OF THE OUTER 45 AUTUMN TINTS OF ARRAN 57 HEBRIDES - 6 DAY 46 ARRAN, SCOTLAND IN MINIATURE 22 GRAND TOUR OF THE OUTER 47 COLL AND TIREE HEBRIDES - 5 DAY 48 ISLAY AND JURA 23 WALKING IN THE OUTER UK and Irish HEBRIDES 49 MULL, STAFFA & IONA gardens 24 GRAND TOUR OF THE INNER 50 SCOTLAND’S NORTHERN EDGE THE RHS CHELSEA FLOWER HEBRIDES GARDENS OF THE FAR NORTH 70 51 SHOW AND CLASSIC ENGLISH 26 UP HELLY AA 2022 - 5 DAY 52 PRIVATE GARDENS OF CAITHNESS GARDENS & SUTHERLAND 27 UP HELLY AA 2022 - 7 DAY 72 RHS BRIDGEWATER AND THE 28 HIGHLIGHTS OF ORKNEY & 53 ORKNEY’S GARDEN TRAIL GARDENS OF THE NORTH WEST SHETLAND 54 GARDENS OF DUMFRIES AND 74 RHS TATTON PARK FLOWER SHOW 30 UNDISCOVERED ORKNEY GALLOWAY AND GARDENS OF CHESHIRE 31 SHETLAND AND ITS OUTER ISLES 55 PRIVATE GARDENS OF THE 75 GARDENS OF DERBYSHIRE SCOTTISH BORDERS 32 KNITTING IN THE SHETLAND 76 GARDENS OF NORTHUMBERLAND BEST OF ANGUS GARDENS ISLES 56 77 PRIVATE GARDENS OF EAST 33 AN ARCHAEOLOGIST’S VIEW OF 57 BEST OF AYRSHIRE GARDENS ANGLIA ORKNEY AND SHETLAND 58 MULL WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE 78 GARDENS OF NORTH WALES 34 ANCIENT STONES OF THE OUTER 59 HIGHLAND WILDLIFE SAFARI 79 GARDENS OF WEST WALES HEBRIDES 60 A CLASSIC SCOTTISH STEAM 80 PRIVATE GARDENS OF 36 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE PICTS BREAK HEREFORDSHIRE 37 SPRING AND AUTUMN IN THE 62 SCENIC SCOTTISH RAILWAYS 81 HIGHGROVE AND THE WEST HIGHLANDS 63 CALEDONIAN DAYS COTSWOLDS SCOTLAND’S EXTREME NORTH 38 LORD OF THE GLENS - 6 DAY - 82 THE GARDENS OF KENT & SUSSEX WEST 64 HEART OF THE HIGHLANDS 83 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GERTRUDE HIGHLAND EXPLORER - SKYE AND 39 LORD OF THE GLENS - 8 DAY - JEKYLL THE FAR NORTH 65 HEART OF THE HIGHLANDS 84 LITERARY TRAILS OF THE SOUTH 40 STORNOWAY AND THE SUMMER AUTUMN TINTS OF PERTHSHIRE COAST ISLES 66 CHRISTMAS IN THE SCOTTISH 85 LITERARY TRAILS OF THE WEST 42 SPEYSIDE’S WHISKY TRAIL 67 BORDERS COUNTRY 43 HISTORIC HOUSES OF 68 CHRISTMAS IN STIRLING 86 GARDENS OF SOMERSET & ABERDEENSHIRE DORSET 69 A SCOTTISH HOGMANAY 4 Brightwater Holidays | 2021 Scenic Scotland, Gardens & Archaeology 80 142 Archaeology 124 ARCHAEOLOGY OF DENMARK AND 93 SWEDEN 126 BULGARIAN ARCHAEOLOGY 85 127 ALBANIAN ARCHAEOLOGY 128 ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE Europe PELOPONNESE 104 DUTCH BULBFIELDS 129 CRETE ARCHAEOLOGY 105 THE GENIUS OF MONET 130 MALTA’S ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE 106 ICELAND’S NORTHERN LIGHTS 131 PORTUGUESE ARCHAEOLOGY 87 PRIVATE GARDENS OF CORNWALL 107 THE FAROE ISLANDS 88 TRESCO’S ABBEY GARDEN 108 GARDENS OF THE FRENCH 89 THE IRISH ROVER RIVIERA - LEMON/ROSE Looking FESTIVAL 90 DOWNTON ABBEY AND THE STATELY HOMES OF ENGLAND 109 ARTS AND GARDENS OF Ahead THE FRENCH RIVIERA OBERAMMERGAU AND THE QUEEN VICTORIA & THE ISLE OF 132 91 AUSTRIAN TYROL 2022 WIGHT 110 VILLAS AND GARDENS OF THE ITALIAN LAKES OBERAMMERGAU & LAKE WALMER CASTLE & THE CINQUE 133 92 CONSTANCE 2022 PORTS 112 ROME, NINFA AND CASTEL GANDOLFO FLORIADE 2022 93 GARDENS OF JERSEY 134 113 GARDENS AND VILLAS OF SICILY 94 AUTUMN TINTS OF THE LAKE DISTRICT 114 GARDENS & ARCHITECTURE OF Long Haul ANDALUCIA 95 SCENIC RAILWAYS OF NORTH 136 GRENADA - GARDENS OF THE WALES 115 GARDENS OF MALLORCA SPICE ISLAND 96 STEAM TRAINS OF YORKSHIRE 116 GARDENS OF MADEIRA 138 GARDENS OF COSTA RICA 97 HISTORIC HOUSES OF DEVON & 117 ALPINE FLOWERS OF WENGEN 139 SOUTHERN COSTA RICA CORNWALL 121 SPRING FLOWERS OF CRETE 140 SEASONAL GARDENS OF JAPAN 98 HISTORIC HOUSES OF DORSET 122 GARDENS AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF 142 NEW ZEALAND 99 HISTORIC HOUSES OF NORTH TURKEY 144 FLORA AND FAUNA OF WALES 123 GARDENS OF MARRAKECH MADAGASCAR 100 CASTLES AND HOUSES OF 146 SOUTH AFRICA’S GARDEN ROUTE LINCOLNSHIRE Cruise 148 BHUTAN AND NEPAL CASTLES & HOUSES OF PICARDY GARDENS CRUISE 101 118 FLOWERS AND FLAVORS OF NORTHUMBERLAND 150 119 CASTLES AND GARDENS OF THE COLOMBIA 102 WALKING IN THE PEAK DISTRICT LOIRE 152 LANDSCAPES AND FLORA OF 103 WALKING IN CORNWALL 120 LEGENDS OF THE RHÔNE PATAGONIA 1-866-562-7856 | [email protected] | www.brightwaterholidays.com 5 KEEPING YOU SAFE A NEW WORLD OF TRAVEL IN THE COVID-19 ERA ast year was difficult for us all, and also disappointing for those with travel plans disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. L Our guests have a passion for travel and a desire to appreciate the natural treasures of the world, and they are reluctant to postpone vacation plans indefinitely. But, naturally, many of us are concerned about traveling in the time of COVID-19, and we share these concerns. Whilst the risk of contracting COVID-19 on your travels cannot be eliminated entirely, here at Brightwater Holidays we have introduced an industry-leading series of actions designed to minimize that exposure as far as possible for your peace of mind. FREE ‘Travel Safe’ kits for every Enhanced health and safety the option of two seats to themselves. That preserves the required distance across the traveler audits coach, but as there may be guests both in Other measures detailed on these pages try We have always, in partnership with two front and behind you, we recommend that to allow for a measure of social distancing, globally renowned organisations, applied masks from your ‘Travel Safe’ kit are worn but there will be moments on every tour rigorous health and safety checks to our throughout all coach journeys.