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Taste of Scotland
Superior First
Class Hotels: 5 or 6 Day Coach
Tour
Tour
Highlights:
Scottish Pub Evening & Ghost Tour
Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness
Edinburgh
Ghost Tour
Day
1: Glasgow
Highlights
Land in Glasgow Airport
where you’ll meet your CIE Tours driver/guide or representative.
Take a group transfer to your hotel, departing at 8:00 am, 10:00 am or
12:00 noon. If you arrive later than noon, you must transfer to the
hotel at your own expense. At 3:00 pm set out on a coach tour to
discover the main attractions of Glasgow,
a city that flourished in Victorian times due to the shipbuilding
industry on the River Clyde. Drive around George Square with its ornate
City Chambers and nearby Glasgow Cathedral. Visit extensive collections
in Kelvinqrove Art Gallery and Museum,
originally opened in 1901 and recently refurbished. Back at your hotel,
join your fellow travelers for a welcome drink before
dinner. (D)
Day
2: Loch Lomond &
Urquhart Castle
Depart Glasgow
and travel alongside the famous Loch Lomond,
renowned in song and also for unsurpassed beauty of the lake and
mountains. Travel across the haunting Rannoch Moor and through the deep
valley of Glencoe, notorious for the Campbell massacre of the Clan Macdonald
in 1692. Continue through Fort
William and stop in Fort Augustus, located at the
southern tip of Loch Ness. Drive beside Loch Ness to enjoy delightful
scenery and keep an eye out for “Nessie”.
Visit Urquhart Castle to see the ruins of what
was once the largest castle in Scotland. Enjoy views of
the scenic promontory where the castle is located. Continue to Nairn where your hotel was a favourite
summer residence of Charlie Chaplin. Experience Scottish culture in
your hotel this evening when a Scottish piper and step-dancer
perform for you. (B,D)
Day
3: Culloden Battlefield & Edinburgh
Ghost Tour
Visit the Culloden Visitor
Centre to learn about the Battle of Culloden where Bonnie
Prince Charlie was defeated by the British army in 1746 in a fierce
battle that lasted just one hour. The Scottish defeat changed the
traditional way of Highland clan life
forever. Drive south through the majestic peaks of the Grampian
Mountains to visit Edradour Distillery,
Scotland’s smallest, to see how whisky is distilled and sample
some. Continue south to Edinburgh
and check in to your hotel, located on a golf course a few miles from
the city centre. In the evening head 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
4: Edinburgh
Castle & City
Tour
This morning an Edinburgh city
guide will point out the principal sights of this interesting capital
city. Drive along the bustling Princes Street and through the
gracious, wide streets of the 200-year-old Georgian New Town. See the
compact medieval section along the Royal Mile where some houses reach
11 stories tall. Visit
Edinburgh Castle,
which dominates the city centre and contains the Scottish Crown Jewels
and the Stone of Scone. The balance of the day is free for further
sightseeing, shopping and dining. On August 03 and 17 departures enjoy
the Military
Tattoo at Edinburgh
Castle. (B)
Day
5: Depart for Home or Extra day
For those of you booked
on the 5 day tour complimentary transfers are provided to Edinburgh Airport at 06:30am or 9:00am.
Transfers to Glasgow
can be arranged at a cost of $100
If you have booked our 6
day tour, spend an additional night in Edinburgh
with an independent Edinburgh open-top bus
tour. And a shuttle bus transfer to Edinburgh Airport
the next day.
Tour runs 27 April – 26 October
Departure days Tuesdays fortnightly only
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Tour Dates
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Prices
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27 April
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$1010
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11 May > 25 May
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$1115
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8 June > 22
June
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$1150
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6 July > 17
August
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$1365
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31 August > 28
September
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$1150
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12 October > 26
October
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$1010
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All rates are in Australian dollars per
person twin share basis
Single supplement $340
To extend this tour to 6 days add $240 p.p.
twin share plus $105 to the single supplement
YOUR TOUR INCLUDES
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Transfers on arrival and departure
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Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout
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Services of a professional driver/guide
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Superior first class hotels with private bath/shower for 4 or 5 nights
• Full
Scottish breakfast daily (B)
except day 1
• 3
dinners (D) including
- Pub dinner
at the Beehive Inn in Edinburgh
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Welcome get-together drink
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Display of Scottish piping and step-dancing in Nairn
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Whisky tasting and tour of Edradour
Distillery
• Ghost
walking tour of Edinburgh
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Reserved seats for Edinburgh Military Tattoo on August 03 and 17
departures
• Tours
of Edinburgh
with local guide
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Visits and admissions to Kelvingrove Art
Gallery & Museum, Urquhart
Castle, Culloden Battlefield
Visitor Centre, 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):
Thistle Hotel, Glasgow (1 night)
The Newton Hotel, Nairn (1 night)
Marriott Dalmahoy 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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