Tour Round Trip Scotland | Visit United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Round trip from/to Edinburgh Airport transfers from/to Edinburgh Tours, sightseeing and entrance fees as per itinerary

Accommodation

2 Nights - 3* Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City Centre - Edinburgh 1 Nights - 3* Strathspey Hotel - Aviemore 2 Nights - 3* St. Clair Hotel Thurso - Thurso 1 Nights - 3* Kings Arms Hotel - Kyelakin 1 Nights - 3* Alexandra Hotel - Fort William

Meals

Meals as indicated: F=breakfast, A=dinner

Guide

Qualified German speaking tour guide

Transport

Transfers and excursions in comfortable minibus or coach depending on group size

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Flights

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Supplement single room: € 379,- to € 469,- depending on season Tips for local guides and bus drivers (optional)

Optional

Supplement single room: € 379,- to € 469,- depending on season Tips for local guides and bus drivers (optional)

Insurance

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Day 1 Day 1: Arrival Edinburgh
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Arrival Edinburgh

Individual arrival. Transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is at your free disposal.
Day 2 Day 2: Perth - Cairngorm - Whisky Distillery - Aviemore
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Perth - Cairngorm - Whisky Distillery - Aviemore

You leave Edinburgh in the direction of Perth and after a short drive you cross the impressive Forth Road Bridge. The city of Perth was the capital of Scotland until 1452. You will visit the stunning Scone Palace, where the Scottish kings of that time were crowned. In the palace you will see a replica of the ’Stone of Scone’, the famous coronation stone on which the kings sat during their coronation. The palace also has a Gothic style chapel and extensive grounds with beautifully landscaped garden beds and exotic conifers. Continue on to the Cairngorms National Park, the youngest national park in the British Isles. You will drive via the picturesque village of Braemar, an important annual gathering place for the royal family for the ’Highland Games’ held in September. After a short drive through the breathtaking hills of the Grampian Mountains you will reach the Ballindalloch region. Here visit the local whisky distillery. During a guided tour through the distillery, along the warm mash tuns, the huge copper kettles and the ancient barrels, you will learn how this noble single malt is finally bottled. During a subsequent tasting, let us taste the local whisky, the Scottish national drink.
Day 3 Day 3: Dornoch - Dunrobin - Castle Of Mey - Thurso
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Dornoch - Dunrobin - Castle Of Mey - Thurso

Today you leave Aviemore and drive first across the impressive Moray Firth estuary. You will drive through Dornoch and then visit Dunrobin Castle, family seat of the Duke of Sutherland. With white plaster and imposing turrets, it looks like a fairy tale castle. The castle grounds also include a pretty French-style garden. Along the breathtaking east coast with miles of white deserted sandy beaches you travel via Latheron, Wick and John O’Groats, the northernmost point of the British main island, until you reach the northernmost castle in Great Britain, Castle of Mey, outside Thurso. This pretty castle with a dreamlike location directly on the sea changed into royal ownership in 1952, when Queen Elizabeth, the widow of the previously deceased King George VI, bought the castle. She had the castle thoroughly renovated and then used it as a vacation domicile in August every year until her death in 2002. During a tour of the castle, you will learn more about the life story of the beloved "Queen Mum" and then drive to our overnight destination in Thurso. Before that there is a stop at the beautiful Dunnet Beach.
Day 4 Day 4: Orkney
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Orkney

A short drive today takes you to Gill’s Bay, where you board the ferry for the 60-minute boat ride across Pentland Firth to the Orkney Islands. Upon arrival in St Margaret’s Hope, a full-day island tour is on the agenda. You will cross one of the "Churchill Barriers" (causeways) built during World War II connecting the five eastern islands. You will continue to Skara Brae, a complete Neolithic village that was rediscovered only 100 years ago. You will visit the enigmatic "Ring of Brodgar" and the Neolithic stone circle "Standing Stones of Stenness" before reaching the island capital Kirkwall. Here you will have time to explore the town on your own. On the way back, stop at the village of Lamb Holm to visit the Italian Chapel (£3 per person, payable locally), built in 1945 by Italian prisoners of war. Late in the afternoon, board the ferry and return to the Scottish mainland.
Day 5 Day 5: North Coast - Lairg - Loch Ness - Skye
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: North Coast - Lairg - Loch Ness - Skye

Today’s program first includes a drive along the spectacular north coast of Scotland. There is a strange contrast in the region between the strangely shaped mountains, which are some of the oldest stone formations in Europe, and the breathtaking sandy beaches with huge sandy bays and azure, crystal clear water. All along the coast all kinds of wildlife can be found in the wild - seabirds, puffins, guillemots and if you are lucky you may even spot a family of seals. South of the small village of Lairg you will stop briefly at the spectacular Shin Waterfall. Then head south via Drumnadrochit to Scotland’s most famous loch, Loch Ness. For centuries there have been regular sightings of ’Nessie’, a 20m long lake monster which, according to legend, lives deep under the water. You will visit the 13th century ruins of Urquhart Castle. Beautifully situated on the lakeshore, the castle now serves as an ideal vantage point over Loch Ness. Continue through the wild and romantic highlands, a breathtaking region. You will cross the imposing Skye Bridge at Kyle of Lochalsh and thus reach the fairytale Isle of Skye, the largest island of the Inner Hebrides.
Day 6 Day 6: Isle Of Skye - Fort William
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Isle Of Skye - Fort William

This morning a tour of the diverse Isle of Skye is on the program. You can explore a part of this gorgeous island. During a walk you will get to know Portree, the island’s capital. Afterwards you will drive to the Old Man of Storr and Kilt Rock, where you can enjoy the beauty of the landscape during a short hike.
Day 7 Day 7: Inveraray - Loch Lomond - Glasgow - Edinburgh
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Inveraray - Loch Lomond - Glasgow - Edinburgh

You will leave Fort William and drive south to Inveraray, where you will visit Inveraray Castle outside the town on the beautiful Loch Fyne. The castle is the ancestral home of the chief of the Campbell clan, the Duke of Argyll and it is nowadays the home of the 13th Dukes of Argyll. Among other things, the castle has pieces of furniture from the 18th century and old paintings by the French painters Girard and Guinard, as well as various weapons.

You will continue your journey through beautiful moorland until you reach the "Bonny Banks" of Loch Lomond, the largest inland lake in Great Britain. The loch, known as the "Queen of the Scottish Lakes", is located in the middle of Scotland’s first and largest national park. You’re on the doorstep of the Highlands here, where flat picturesque stages mingle with the colorful, breathtaking mountain scenery on the loch’s eastern shore. Enjoy a tasty whisky coffee during a one-hour boat trip. Afterwards, the journey continues to Glasgow. During a short city tour, you will explore Scotland’s largest city, which was chosen as the European Capital of Culture in 1990. As a former location of the shipbuilding industry, Glasgow has meanwhile modernized itself and nowadays has numerous museums, three universities as well as various art collections and shopping facilities. Afterwards, you will continue to our destination for the day, Edinburgh.
Day 8 Day 8: Departure Edinburgh
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Departure Edinburgh

After breakfast free time until transfer to the airport. Individual departure.

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Itinerary of your trip Round Trip Scotland

Day 1: Arrival Edinburgh

Day 2: Perth - Cairngorm - Whisky Distillery - Aviemore

Day 3: Dornoch - Dunrobin - Castle Of Mey - Thurso

Day 4: Orkney

Day 5: North Coast - Lairg - Loch Ness - Skye

Day 6: Isle Of Skye - Fort William

Day 7: Inveraray - Loch Lomond - Glasgow - Edinburgh

Day 8: Departure Edinburgh

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