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Scottish Highlands and Islands
| | Globus Tours - Land Discount with Air: 10% |
| Land only discount: 10% |
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
GJ |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Escorted Tour |
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Number of Days |
15 |
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Starting Price |
$2599 (Select Dates) * |
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Single Supplement |
$618 |
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Triple room disc. |
$50 |
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Countries Visited |
England
Scotland
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City Highlights |
Thurso, Loch Lomond, Isle of Skye, Inverness, Highlands, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Craignure, Broadford |
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ALLOWAY
Visit Robert Burns birthplace
CARLISLE
Guided tour of the castle
ABBOTSFORD
Visit Sir Walter Scotts house for a guided tour
EDINBURGH
Guided sightseeing, visit Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace
HIGHLANDS
Guided tour of a whisky distillery
CULL ODEN MOOR
Visit the battle sites visitor center
FORT GEORGE
Visit the mighty 18th-century fortification
CAWDOR
Visit the castle and gardens
DUNROBIN
Visit the castle, see a falconry display
JOHN OGROATS
Ferry to the Orkney Islands
ORKNEY ISLANDS
Board a local coach for a driver-guide commentary and visits to the Churchill Barriers, Italian Chapel, Skara Brae and Skaill House, and Kirkwall
ISLE OF SKYE
Visit Dunvegan Castle, Museum of the Isles
ARMADALE-MALLAIG
Ferry across the Sound of Sleat
LOCHALI NE-FISHNISH
Ferry to the Isle of Mull
ISLE OF IONA
Visit the center of Celtic Christianity
GLASGOW
Orientation drive
MEALS
13 full Scottish breakfasts (FB); 10 three-course dinners (D) with choice of menus and coffee, and a welcome drink before dinner at your hotel in Glasgow
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers are included with land and air price.
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Day 1: Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2: Arrival in Glasgow, Scotland.
Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free to relax in Scotlands largest city. Before tonights welcome dinner join your Tour Director and traveling companions for a toast to happy touring with a congenial group. (D)
Day 3: Glasgow-Carlisle.
Start your grand tour of Scotland with interesting Lowland sights: Scottish poet ROBERT BURNS BIRTHPLACE and MUSEUM at Alloway; Gretna Green, where the blacksmith used to wed runaway couples. Step over the border for a guided visit to CARLISLE CASTLE, which has guarded Englands frontier with Scotland since the 11th century. It is here that Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in 1568. Overnight nearby. (FB,D)
Day 4: Carlisle-Edinburgh.
First follow a section of Hadrians Wall, the Roman coast-to-coast defense against marauding northern tribes. Vistas of wild Northumberland National Park on the way back over the Scottish border, then glimpses of the house of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Jedburgh and Melrose Abbey ruins. Finally, a highlight visit to Sir Walter Scotts ABBOTSFORD HOUSE for a fascinating guided tour. Overnight in Edinburgh, the 'Prince of Cities.' 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 departure numbers 0731 through 0821 tickets are included for tonight's 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 5: Edinburgh.
Morning city sightseeing with a Local Guide introduces you to the 200-year-old śNew Townť 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 (except when the Queen is in residence). The afternoon is free to enjoy this "Prince of Cities" at your own pace. Tonight, dont miss our optional Scottish evening with Highland dancers, bagpipers, and the Ceremony of the Haggis. (FB)
Day 6: Edinburgh-Inverness.
Over the elegant Forth Road Bridge and through Fife to St. Andrews, whose Royal and Ancient Golf Club, founded in 1754, has given us the rules of golfing. Cross the Firth of Tay and from Dundee head into the Highlands with a lunch stop in pretty Braemar, home of the Royal Highland Games for over 900 years. Drive through the Grampian Mountains, following the River Dee in the area where the Royal Family spends their summer holidays. Later, visit a WHISKY DISTILLERY, where your guide explains the ancient art of converting barley, water and yeast into a heart-warming liquor. The next two nights are spent in the Highland capital. (FB,D)
Day 7: Inverness.
Highlands Excursion. Fascinating visits on today's excursion. At CULLODEN VISITOR CENTRE the story unfolds of the crushing Hanoverian victory over Bonnie Prince Charlie's Scottish clans. Next, a visit to FORT GEORGE, the mightiest artillery fortification in Britain, created by George II as the ultimate defense following the 1746 Battle of Culloden. For a complete contrast, call into CAWDOR CASTLE, setting for Shakespeare's Macbeth and for over 600 years home to the Thanes of Cawdor. View the castle rooms and take a stroll through the gardens. Back in Inverness, the rest of the day is free to explore this compact city. Our recommendation would be to join the Loch Ness Experience optional excursion including a cruise on the loch followed by supper at a local inn. (FB)
Day 8: Inverness-Thurso.
Continue an unforgettable journey through spectacular scenery to the remote northernmost part of Scotland. Follow the coast road to majestic DUNROBIN CASTLE, originally built in 1275 and for centuries the seat of the Dukes and Earls of Sutherland. Visit the formal gardens overlooking the North Sea and tour the castles opulent interior. Also enjoy a fascinating FALCONRY DISPLAY. Before dinner at your hotel in the fishing port of Thurso you may want to join your Tour Director for an optional excursion to a village to meet the locals in a pub. (FB,D)
Day 9: Thurso.
Excursion to the Orkney Islands. A fascinating day full of adventure. Via Dunnet Head, the northernmost point on the British mainland, and past the late Queen Mothers Castle of Mey you head for John oGroats. Board a ferry for the 45-minute crossing to South Ronaldsay, one of the Orkney Islands, where a local coach and knowledgeable driver-guide await you. Cross the four Churchill Barriers and overlook Scapa Flow, where the German fleet scuttled itself in World War I. Visit the ITALIAN CHAPEL, built by prisoners of war in 1943 from scrap metal, concrete, and other materials, then head for SKARA BRAE, part of the Orkney World Heritage Site, where you see the fascinating remains of a 5,000-year-old Neolithic village, and visit SKAILL HOUSE. Yet more highlights: the Ring of Brodgar, the Orkneys Stonehenge, and finally Kirkwall, the small and picturesque island capital with a distinct Viking flavor and impressive red sandstone cathedral. Return to the mainland by ferry in the late afternoon. (FB,D)
Day 10: Thurso-Isle of Skye.
A day to sit back and enjoy the breathtakingly wild and unspoiled scenery, some of the finest in Britain. The region is remote and the roads are single track and somewhat uneven. The northern coast is lined with miles of yellow sandy beaches and pretty estuaries. Heading inland, the hills and mountains take on a purple hue as the summer progresses, mists create an eerie atmosphere, and the glens and lochs form a picture-book landscape. This is Scotland at its best! Make a lunch stop in the quaint fishing port of Ullapool, and its an early evening arrival on the Inner Hebridean Isle of Skye. (FB,D)
Day 11: Isle of Skye.
A full day on Skye to absorb the breathtaking scenery of this spectacular and history steeped isle. Explore Portree, the tiny island capital, then visit remote DUNVEGAN CASTLE, seat of the chiefs of Clan MacLeod since 1200, and learn of connections with Bonnie Prince Charlie and Flora MacDonald. Take in the views of the Cuillin Hills on the way back to Broadford. (FB,D)
Day 12: Isle of Skye-Isle of Mull.
Call at the Clan Donald Centre for a visit to its MUSEUM OF THE ISLES and an insight into 13 centuries of clan history before boarding your ferry at Armadale to sail across the Sound of Sleat. Rejoin the mainland at Mallaig and follow the 'Road to the Isles,' pausing at Glenfinnan, the site where Bonnie Prince Charlies standard was raised in 1745; then follow the shores of lovely Loch Linnhe. The final leg of the days journey includes the ferry from Lochaline to Fishnish on the Isle of Mull, where the next two nights are spent. (FB,D)
Day 13: Isle of Mull. Iona Excursion.
A leisurely day to relax and enjoy the best of the Scottish western isles. Drive across Mull for a visit to the beautiful and fascinating Isle of Iona. This is the burial place of many Scottish kings and chiefs, including Macbeth. And it is here that in 563 A.D., St. Columba established one of the earliest Christian monasteries in the British Isles. Time to visit the CATHEDRAL and explore the religious settlement before returning to the hotel early afternoon. Later, enjoy the drive up to Tobermory for a visit to the quaint island capital. To complete your Mull experience, take the optional visit to Torosay Castle, where the Laird conducts you through his ancient home and hosts a glass of local whisky. (FB,D)
Day 14: Isle of Mull-Glasgow.
The final island ferry crossing brings you this morning to Oban. Then over the Pass of Brander, and from Inveraray follow the road known as 'Rest and be Thankful' to the 'Bonnie Banks' of Loch Lomond, the most famous loch of all. Back in Glasgow this afternoon your orientation city tour 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 bidding farewell to your traveling companions during dinner at your hotel. (FB,D)
Day 15: Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (FB) |
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| May 07 - May 21, 2008 | Call Us | $2599 | Call Us | $3217 | | May 09 - May 23, 2008 | Call Us | $2629 | Call Us | $3247 | | May 14 - May 28, 2008 | Call Us | $2629 | Call Us | $3247 | | May 16 - May 30, 2008 | Call Us | $2629 | Call Us | $3247 | | May 21 - Jun 04, 2008 | Call Us | $2629 | Call Us | $3247 | | May 23 - Jun 06, 2008 | Call Us | $2629 | Call Us | $3247 | | May 28 - Jun 11, 2008 | Call Us | $2629 | Call Us | $3247 | | May 30 - Jun 13, 2008 | Call Us | $2679 | Call Us | $3297 | | Jun 11 - Jun 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2729 | Call Us | $3347 | | Jun 13 - Jun 27, 2008 | Call Us | $2739 | Call Us | $3357 | | Jun 25 - Jul 09, 2008 | Call Us | $2739 | Call Us | $3357 | | Jun 27 - Jul 11, 2008 | Call Us | $2739 | Call Us | $3357 | | Jul 09 - Jul 23, 2008 | Call Us | $2729 | Call Us | $3347 | | Jul 11 - Jul 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2709 | Call Us | $3327 | | Jul 23 - Aug 06, 2008 | Call Us | $2709 | Call Us | $3327 | | Jul 25 - Aug 08, 2008 | Call Us | $2709 | Call Us | $3327 | | Jul 30 - Aug 13, 2008 | Call Us | $2749 | Call Us | $3367 | | Aug 01 - Aug 15, 2008 | Call Us | $2749 | Call Us | $3367 | | Aug 06 - Aug 20, 2008 | Call Us | $2749 | Call Us | $3367 | | Aug 08 - Aug 22, 2008 | Call Us | $2749 | Call Us | $3367 | | Aug 13 - Aug 27, 2008 | Call Us | $2749 | Call Us | $3367 | | Aug 15 - Aug 29, 2008 | Call Us | $2749 | Call Us | $3367 | | Aug 20 - Sep 03, 2008 | Call Us | $2749 | Call Us | $3367 | | Aug 22 - Sep 05, 2008 | Call Us | $2709 | Call Us | $3327 | | Aug 29 - Sep 12, 2008 | Call Us | $2729 | Call Us | $3347 | | Sep 03 - Sep 17, 2008 | Call Us | $2739 | Call Us | $3357 | | Sep 05 - Sep 19, 2008 | Call Us | $2739 | Call Us | $3357 | | Sep 10 - Sep 24, 2008 | Call Us | $2739 | Call Us | $3357 | | Sep 17 - Oct 01, 2008 | Call Us | $2719 | Call Us | $3337 |
* All prices are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1-800-935-2620 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents.
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