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Bonnie Scotland
9 days Breathtaking Highland scenery all the way!
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Breathtaking Highland scenery awaits you in beautiful Scotland on this nine–day vacation. From Glasgow, follow the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond and take the ferry for your overnight stay on the romantic Isle of Skye. Further into the remote Highlands, visit unique Inverewe Gardens and keep a look out for the mysterious Loch Ness monster as you make your way to Inverness. Visit a whiskey distillery and pretty Braemar, before reaching the charming Victorian resort of Pitlochry. Travel to St. Andrews to see the Royal and Ancient Golf Course before enjoying two nights in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. Visit its mighty castle and the Queen's Holyrood Palace, then discover this city at your own pace. A return to Glasgow completes this Scottish experience.
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| | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Board your overnight transatlantic flight | Board your overnight transatlantic flight. | | Day 2 |  Glasgow | Arrival in Glasgow, Scotland. Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to relax in Scotland's largest city. Before tonight's welcome dinner join your tour director and traveling companions for a toast to happy touring with a congenial group. (D) | | Day 3 | Isle of Skye | Glasgow–Isle of Skye. Your tour of Bonnie Scotland starts in earnest with a day full of spectacular scenery. At the LOCH LOMOND SHORES attraction, the Beneath the Loch show introduces you to the area, and the thrilling film The Legend of the Loch shown on the Imax–style giant screen brings Scottish history to life. From the 100–foot high observation terrace youll get the best views of Loch Lomond and the Highlands beyond. Wild Rannoch Moor; Glen Coe, where the MacDonald Clan was treacherously massacred by the Campbells; lovely Loch Linnhe; and Fort William beneath Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain, are on the morning's agenda. Then follow the "Road to the Isles" passing Glenfinnan, the scene of the raising of the Young Pretender's standard in 1745. At Mallaig board your ferry and sail across the Sound of Sleat to Armadale on the romantic Inner Hebridean Isle of Skye where Bonnie Prince Charlie and Flora MacDonald took refuge. (FB,D) | | Day 4 | Inverness | Isle of Skye–Inverness. Cross the new bridge back to the mainland and drive further into the remote Highlands for another day of breathtaking Scottish scenery. Follow the shores of Loch Maree to INVEREWE GARDENS, with its subtropical plants encouraged by the warm Gulf Stream. Follow the trails created by Osgood Mackenzie more than 120 years ago. Corrieshalloch Gorge, Loch Glascarnoch, and Loch Ness, keeping a lookout for the mysterious monster, are final highlights on the way into Inverness, the Highland capital. (FB,D) | | Day 5 | Pitlochry | Inverness–Pitlochry, Highlands. A leisurely day with a stop first at CULLODEN VISITOR CENTRE which sets the scene of the crushing Hanoverian victory over Bonnie Prince Charlie's Scottish clans. Continue through heather–clad moors for a visit to a WHISKY DISTILLERY, where your guide explains the ancient art of converting barley, water, and yeast into a heart–warming liquor. Follow the River Dee through the Grampian Mountains to the area where the Royal Family spends their summer holidays and pause for a stroll in pretty Braemar, home of the Royal Highland Games for over 900 years. Afternoon arrival in the grand Victorian resort of Pitlochry, set amidst magnificent Highland scenery. Be sure to take a walk through the town from your hotel before dinner. (FB,D) | | Day 6 | Edinburgh | Pitlochry–Edinburgh. A leisurely start to the day with a visit to the nearby Duke of Atholls BLAIRCASTLE for a guided tour of the ducal seat of the Murray Clan, whose Atholl Highlanders are the only private army in the British Isles. Drive to Dundee and cross the Firth of Tay to St. Andrews, whose Royal and Ancient Golf Club, founded in 1754, has given us the rules of golfing. Continue through Fife and over the mighty Forth Road Bridge to Edinburgh. Tonight don't miss our optional Scottish evening with Highland dancers, bagpipers, and the Ceremony of the Haggis. (FB) | | Day 7 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh. Morning city sightseeing with a local expert introduces you to the 200–year–old New Town and famous scientists, inventors and novelists. In the Old Town, drive up the narrow Royal Mile to EDINBURGH CASTLE to admire Scotlands Crown Jewels, then explore HOLYROOD PALACE, the Queens official Scottish residence. The afternoon is free to enjoy this Prince of Cities at your own pace. Later, a unique optional experience: board the former Royal Yacht Britannia, which for the Queen was once the perfect royal residence for glittering state visits and family holidays. Tour five decks and see how the Royal Family and crew of 240 lived and worked on board. Dinner rounds off this optional evening. For tour numbers 0804 through 0820 the optional Britannia excursion is replaced with included tickets for tonights performance of the world–renowned MILITARY TATTOO: a vast spectacle of massed Scottish pipe bands, which takes place in an arena on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. (FB) | | Day 8 | Glasgow | Edinburgh–Glasgow. A fascinating visit this morning to NEW LANARK WORLD HERITAGE SITE, which by the late 1700's was already Britain's largest cotton mill complex. On arrival your specialist guide will orientate you with the history of the mill and tell you about the social pioneer owner. Then view the pretty Falls of Clyde whose water powered the mill wheels, see the massive looms in action, and wander around the village and imagine how people lived and worked here. Back in vibrant Glasgow a final orientation drive takes in the fine 12th–century cathedral, imposing university buildings, and elegant Georgian squares built by the wealthy tobacco barons. Time for last–minute shopping before celebrating with the companions of a successful tour during dinner at your hotel. (FB,D) |
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Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (FB) |
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