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14 Days From £3,080pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Explore some of Scotland’s most iconic and
interesting historical sites
■ Stays on the rugged Isle of Lewis and the magical
Isle of Skye
■ View wonderful wildlife on a boat tour from Eriskay GRAND TOURS
to the island of Mingulay
Forth Rail Bridge, Scotland House and Rosslyn Chapel
■ Visits to the inspirational Melrose Abbey, Abbotsford
■ Learn about the final Jacobite Rising at Culloden
Battlefield

■ Return steam journeys on the Jacobite &
Day 7 - Historical Lewis Day 11 - Culloden & Strathspey Steam ■ Travel along Scotland’s most famous main lines
Strathspey Railway
Our day tour of Lewis embraces the island’s ancient Morning visit to Culloden Battlefield - the moving ■ Talisker Whisky tour and tasting
roots, taking in the mystical Callanish Standing Stones, site of the final Jacobite Rising. Later on, we drive
the well preserved Broch at Carloway and several to Aviemore for a return steam-hauled journey on ■ Travelling by private coach allows us to visit places
that are not easily reached by public transport
traditional Blackhouse sites. We also visit Lews Castle the Strathspey Railway. This 10-mile long heritage line ■ Welcome dinner and evening meals in remote
in Stornoway, where you can uncover stories of land boasts views of heather-clad moors, woodland and locations are included
and sea in the new “Museum nan Eilean” or take a the river Spey. Lunch will be included today.
woodland walk.
Day 12 - Highland Main Line to Edinburgh SELECTED HOTELS
Day 8 - Scenic Skye Travel by train to Edinburgh, passing through the Glasgow Grand Central Hotel
After a leisurely morning, we take a lunchtime ferry mountainous central Highlands and crossing the Fort William The Alexandra Hotel
over to Uig on the Isle of Skye. En route to Portree famous Forth Rail Bridge (timetable depending) Lochboisdale Lochboisdale Hotel
for a 2-night stay, we tour the Jurassic Trotternish en route. Lunchtime arrival for an afternoon and Carloway Doune Braes Hotel
peninsula (via the coast road) with views of The Storr, evening at leisure. Top attractions include the Royal Portree Rosedale Hotel
Kilt Rock and The Quiraing. Yacht Britannia, the National Museum and the Old Inverness Travelodge City Centre
Town. Edinburgh Hotel Indigo - Princes Street
Day 9 - Heritage & Whisky
We start the day exploring Dunvegan Castle and Day 13 - Melrose, Abbotsford & Rosslyn Please note - hotels can be subject to change
Gardens. The oldest continuously inhabited castle in We travel along the Borders Railway to Tweedbank
Scotland, this has been the ancestral home of the and transfer to the elegant ruin of Melrose Abbey. PRICE INCLUDES
Chiefs of Clan MacLeod for 800 years. There will be From here, continue to Abbotsford House, Sir Walter ■ All rail travel as stated in standard class
time for lunch (payable locally), before we head to Scott’s ‘romance of stone and mortar’. Following ■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
and breakfast basis
the Talisker Distillery for a guided tour and whisky a guided tour and lunch (included), transfer to the
tasting. lavishly decorated Rosslyn Chapel. ■ 7 evening meals and 2 lunches
■ Excursions as specified
Day 10 - Kyle of Lochalsh Day 14 - Farewell ■ Coach and ferry travel as specified
Travelling by road, we cross the Skye Bridge on our Travel home from Edinburgh independently. ■ Services of a tour leader from Glasgow and
way to Dornie. Here, where 3 great sea lochs meet, throughout the tour
we discover the iconic Eilean Donan Castle. Later, * Please note, due to the nature and/or location of some
we are transferred back to Kyle of Lochalsh for the of the hotels used, several do not have lifts and many Price per person:
impressive rail journey to Inverness for a 2-night stay. have several sets of staircases which you may need to Escorted holiday £3,080
navigate with your luggage. Please contact us before Single room supplement £680
booking if you have any concerns. Deposit for this holiday £100

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