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15 Days From £3,255pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ 4 complete days on mainland Orkney with a
knowledgeable local guide
■ Visit the UNESCO Heart of Neolithic Orkney
World Heritage Site GRAND TOURS
■ Enjoy distillery tours at Orkney Brewery, Highland
Dunnottar Castle - Aberdeenshire ■ Royal Deeside castle sightseeing by private bus
Park & Kirkjuvagr
■ Visit the Castle of Mey - the late Queen Mother’s
home in Caithness
■ Time at leisure in Aberdeen, Inverness & Edinburgh

SELECTED HOTELS
Glasgow Grand Central Hotel
Aberdeen Leonardo Hotel
Inverness
Best Western Palace & Spa
Balmoral Castle Castle of Mey - Zoomtraveller Stromness The Ferry Inn
Kirkwall
Ayre Hotel
Wick
Mackays Hotel
Please note - hotels can be subject to change
Day 9 - WWII Orkney journeying south to Wick for an evening meal and Edinburgh Hotel Indigo - Princes Street
The sites we visit today have strong links to WWII 1-night stay.
- we cross some of the Churchill Barriers and learn Day 12 - Wick & Inverness PRICE INCLUDES
about the important role they played. We also stop After a leisurely morning, we weave our way back ■ All rail travel as stated in Standard Class
at the attractive Italian Chapel, built from two Nissen down through wild moorlands by rail to Inverness for ■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a
huts, and learn more about the men who transformed a 1-night stay and evening meal. bed and breakfast basis
it into what we see today. A trip to Scotland wouldn’t ■ Local Orkney guide for days 7-10
be complete without a dram of whisky so we also Day 13 - South to Edinburgh ■ 5 evening meals
visit the Highland Park Distillery. The day ends in Mid-morning train to Edinburgh for a 2-night stay. ■ Excursions as specified
Kirkwall where we have a 2-night stay. ■ Ferry & road transfers as specified
Day 14 - Edinburgh at Leisure ■ Services of a tour leader from Glasgow and
Day 10 - Exploring Around Kirkwall There is a wealth of sights to see in this bustling throughout the tour
Take in the east coast today with a short walk out to capital. Alternatively, travel up to Aviemore for the
the Gloup - a dramatic collapsed sea-cave separated Strathspey Railway or out to North Queensferry to Price per person:
from the sea by a land bridge about 80 yards wide. It travel over the Forth Bridge. Enjoy a farewell dinner Escorted holiday £3,255
drops down around 80 feet, with the sea still crashing this evening. Single room supplement £965
in through the blow hole. Back in Kirkwall, we are Deposit for this holiday £100
guided around St Magnus Cathedral, the Bishop’s Day 15 - Farewell
Palace and the Earl’s Palace. Visit the harbour for The Travel home from Edinburgh independently.
Orkney Distillery, home of Kirkjuvagr Orkney Gin.
Please note, this tour involves a fair amount of walking
Day 11 - Mainland & Castle of Mey and therefore requires suitable clothing and a good
Morning drive down to St. Margaret’s Hope for a level of fitness. Some of the hotels do not have lifts
ferry back across the Pentland Firth. We discover and porterage is not included. If you are unsure of its
the Castle of Mey and have time for lunch before suitability for you, please contact us before making a
booking.

Ring of Brodgar - Orkney Island Castle on Loch Ness

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