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Scottish Dream
Superior First
Class Hotels: 8 or 9 Day Coach Tour
Tour
Highlights:
Edinburgh
Pub Dinner with Ghost Tour
Scottish Entertainment in Highlands
Loch
Lomond Scenic Cruise
Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Downfall at
Culloden Moor
Crathes & Edinburgh Castles
Taste Whisky at a Speyside Distillery
Royal Deeside
St.
Andrews – Home of Golf
Day
1: Glasgow
City Tour
Arrive in Glasgow Airport where your CIE Tours
tour director or representative will greet you. Complimentary group
transfers depart Glasgow
Airport at 8:00
am, 10:00 am or 12:00 noon. Passengers arriving later will transfer to
the hotel at their own expense. Your hotel is centrally located within
easy reach of major attractions and the shops of Buchanan Street. At 3:00 pm take
a coach tour to see the main attractions of Glasgow including red sandstone
Victorian buildings, delightful parks, Glasgow Cathedral and the River
Clyde, once famous for shipbuilding. Visit extensive collections in Kelvinqrove Art
Gallery and Museum, originally opened in 1901 and
recently refurbished. Chat with your tour director and fellow
travellers over a welcome drink before dinner. (D)
Day
2: Loch Lomond Cruise & Loch Ness
Depart Glasgow
and drive north along the banks of Loch Lomond with views of Ben Lomond
and other Highland peaks. At Tarbet
embark on a short
cruise to appreciate the beauty and peacefulness of this
famous loch and admire panoramic views. Then journey across mysterious
Rannoch Moor and through Glen Coe, a spectacular glen made famous by
the Campbells’
massacre of the Clan Macdonald in 1692. Travel beside Loch Ness and
pause for photos
at the huge ruins of Urquhart Castle before continuing to
your hotel in the centre of Inverness.
(B,D)
Day
3: Sheepdog Trials & Culloden Battlefield
Enjoy a leisurely day of
discovery in the lovely countryside and majestic Highland
scenery. Just south of Aviemore visit Leault Farm to see a
team of dogs herd sheep and ducks through various obstacles. Learn how
each dog responds to individual whistles and meet collie puppies,
bottle-feed orphan lambs and see sheep-shearing. Drive to Culloden Moor to tour the Visitor Centre. Walk
around the battlefield where, on 16th April 1746, British Government
forces defeated the army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart in just one
hour and ended hopes of restoring the Jacobite Stuarts to the British
throne. Return to Inverness
mid-afternoon to relax or browse around on your own before dinner.
After dinner enjoy a special ceilidh, traditional Scottish
entertainment with singers, piper and Highland dancers in your hotel. (B,D)
Day
4: Glenfiddich Whisky Distillery & Shortbread
Drive along the coastal
route through Nairn and Elgin and head
south into Speyside, the region where many of Scotland’s famous
distilleries are located. Stop in Craigellachie to visit the
family-owned Speyside
Cooperage which produces fine casks from American Oak
using traditional methods and tools. Although shipped around the world,
most of the casks provide a vital component in Scotland’s whisky
making process. A few miles further on tour the Glenfiddich Distillery
and enjoy a “wee dram.” In Huntly visit Dean’s
to watch staff make Scottish shortbread and learn about its history.
Continue to Blairs on the outskirts of Aberdeen to your elegant 19th century
mansion in time for dinner. (B,D)
Day
5: Crathes
Castle &
Royal Deeside
Visit
Crathes Castle,
a fairytale Renaissance castle completed in 1594 with a wealth of fine
furnishings. Take time to walk through the wonderful gardens. Drive
along the charming River Dee Valley,
called “Royal Deeside” as it was first favoured by Queen Victoria. Stop
in Braemar, where Highland games are
held each summer and the Royal Family attend. Return through Royal
Deeside passing Balmoral Castle where the Royal Family vacations
during August and visit their lovely Crathie Church. Near the village of Banchory
stop at the Falls
of Feugh, a
charming tea shop, which is popular with people in the area. Sample afternoon tea
with delicious freshly-baked scones and enjoy a talk by a
local ghillie. Return to Blairs for some free time to relax before
dinner at your hotel. (B,D)
Day
6: St. Andrews & Coast of Fife
Travel south through the
lush countryside of Aberdeenshire and cross the modern Tay Bridge
to St. Andrews, the “Home of
Golf.” See the famous Royal and Ancient Clubhouse and the Old
Course and enjoy free time to visit the British Golf
Museum or browse
through the medieval town with its cathedral and castle. Take the
coastal route south through the picturesque “East
Neuk” fishing villages. While fishing is no longer
the main industry, the towns retain an old-world charm. Stop for a walk
around the cobbled streets of Anstruther, a rabbit-warren of alleyways
and wynds. Continue south into Edinburgh
and check in to your hotel in the New Town. In the evening walk across
the Grassmarket to the cosy Beehive Inn for an
informal pub dinner and then join a local guide for a fun walking tour
to discover the haunts of Edinburgh’s many colourful characters.
(B,D)
Day
7: Edinburgh
Castle & City
Tour
This morning discover Edinburgh on a
sightseeing tour. Drive along Princes
Street, the main shopping thoroughfare.
Compare and contrast the wide streets and elegant mansions of the
Georgian 200-year-old “New Town” with the narrow lanes and
medieval townhouses along the Royal Mile, the oldest part of the city,
and together forming a World Heritage Site. Learn about many prominent
Scottish inventors, doctors and writers. Finish your tour at the
imposing Edinburgh Castle where you can see
historic buildings and enjoy a splendid view of Edinburgh. In the afternoon take an open-top hop-on
hop-off independent bus tour to see more of this great
city. On August 01 to August 22 departures enjoy the Military Tattoo
at Edinburgh
Castle. (B)
Day
8: Depart Edinburgh
Airport or Extend
your Stay
If you are on an 8-day
tour, your Holiday ends with a group transfer to arrive at Edinburgh Airport by 6:30 am or 9:00 am. This
will allow you plenty of time for check-in procedures and duty-free
shopping before boarding the aircraft for your return home. A transfer
to Glasgow
Airport will be
provided on request at a cost of u50 per person. If you have booked our
9-day tour,
spend an additional day in Edinburgh
on your own. As your open-top bus tour pass is valid for 24 hours, you
may continue to use it in the morning. Then take a shuttle bus
transfer to Edinburgh
Airport on
following day. (B)
Tours run 18 April – 24 October 2010
Departure Sundays
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Tour Dates
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Prices
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18 April > 25
April
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$1805
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2 May > 23 May
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$1960
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30 May > 25
September
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$2020
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3 October –
24 October
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$1805
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Rates are in Australian dollars per person twin share basis
Single supplement $480
To extend this tour to 9 days add an
additional $220 p.p. twin share and $95 to the
single supplement
YOUR TOUR INCLUDES
• Group
airport transfers on arrival and departure
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Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout
• Edinburgh open-top
bus tour (9-day tour only)
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Services of a professional Scottish tour director
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Superior first class hotels with private bath/shower for 7 or 8 nights
• Full
Scottish breakfast daily (B)
• 6
dinners (D) including:
- Pub dinner
at the Beehive Inn in Edinburgh
- 5 table
d’hôte dinners
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Welcome get-together drink
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Sightseeing tours of Glasgow & Edinburgh
•
Scenic cruise of Loch Lomond
•
Ceilidh in Inverness hotel with
singers, piper and dancers
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Sheepdog trials at Leault Farm
• Whisky
tasting and tour at Glenfiddich Distillery
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Scottish afternoon tea and scones at Falls of Feugh
• Ghost
walking tour of Edinburgh
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Reserved seats for Edinburgh Military Tattoo on August 01 to August 22
departures
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Visits and admissions to Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Culloden
Visitor Centre, Speyside Cooperage Visitor Centre, Dean’s of
Huntly, Crathes Castle, Crathie Church, St. Andrews and Edinburgh
Castle
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Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
• All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage
for one suitcase per person
YOUR HOTELS
Stay
at the following (or similar):
Menzies Hotel, Glasgow (1 night)
Columba Hotel, Inverness (2 nights)
Ardoe House Hotel, Blairs (2 nights)
Roxburghe Hotel, Edinburgh (2 or 3 nights)
Call our office 1800 336676 for any further
assistance or advice or email info@accessukholidays.com
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