Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Edinburgh
Edinburgh- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner at hotel)
Included Activities
- Welcome dinner at hotel
- Day 2
Edinburgh
Edinburgh- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Morning city sightseeing with local guide in New Town and Old Town
- Visit Edinburgh Castle to view Scotland's Crown Jewels
Optional Activities
- Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (included on departures August 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27 only)
Landmarks Edinburgh Castle New Town - Day 3
Edinburgh - St. Andrews - Pitlochry - Inverness
Edinburgh - St. Andrews - Pitlochry - Inverness- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit St. Andrews, the home of golf
- Walk in Pitlochry Victorian mountain resort
- Drive through Grampian Mountains and Cairngorms National Park
Landmarks St. Andrews Pitlochry Cairngorms National Park - Day 4
Inverness - Culloden Moor - Dunrobin - Thurso
Inverness - Culloden Moor - Dunrobin - Thurso- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Culloden Moor battle site and visitor center
- Visit Dunrobin Castle and gardens
Landmarks Culloden Moor Dunrobin Castle - Day 5
Thurso - Orkney Islands
Thurso - Orkney Islands- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Light lunch at the Tasting Hall café), Dinner
Included Activities
- Ferry to Orkney Islands
- Sightseeing including Old Man of Hoy, Skara Brae, Skaill House, and Ring of Brodgar
- Coach tour of Orkney Islands with driver-guide commentary and visit to Churchill Barriers
- Visit Kirkwall
- Guided tour of Orkney Brewery
- Ferry return to mainland
Landmarks Old Man of Hoy Skara Brae Ring of Brodgar Kirkwall Orkney Brewery - Day 6
Thurso - Durness - Ullapool - Gairloch
Thurso - Durness - Ullapool - Gairloch- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional fish and chips at a local restaurant), Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive via Durness and Scourie
- Visit Ullapool fishing port
- Traditional fish and chips lunch at a local restaurant in Ullapool
Landmarks Durness Ullapool Loch Broom - Day 7
Gairloch - Isle of Skye - Fort William - Glencoe
Gairloch - Isle of Skye - Fort William - Glencoe- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive across Isle of Skye
- Ferry crossing of Sound of Sleat to Mallaig
- Orientation to Fort William and Ben Nevis area
Landmarks Isle of Skye Sound of Sleat Ben Nevis Glencoe - Day 8
Glencoe - Isle of Mull - Isle of Iona
Glencoe - Isle of Mull - Isle of Iona- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Ferry to Isle of Mull
- Scenic drive across Isle of Mull
- Ferry to Isle of Iona
- Visit Iona Abbey
- Return ferry to mainland
Landmarks Isle of Mull Isle of Iona Iona Abbey - Day 9
Glencoe - Loch Lomond - Falkirk - Glasgow
Glencoe - Loch Lomond - Falkirk - Glasgow- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell dinner at a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Drive through Glen Coe and The Trossachs National Park
- Photograph Loch Lomond
- Visit whisky distillery
- Visit The Kelpies sculptures
- Orientation drive of Glasgow including 12th-century cathedral, university, and Georgian squares
- Farewell dinner at local restaurant
Landmarks Glen Coe The Trossachs National Park Loch Lomond The Kelpies Glasgow Cathedral - Day 10
Glasgow
Glasgow- Meals
- Breakfast
