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GRAND TOURS

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Scottish Islands & Highlands

Friday 6 September to Thursday 19 September 2024

A small group tour that travels through the Inner and Outer Hebrides. Meet local islanders and learn more about life on the isles -
this holiday aims to be much more immersive than previous tours. Transport is provided by local companies on the islands and local guides
are used where possible to add depth and value.

Day 1 - Welcome to Glasgow Day 3 - Explore Iona treasures such as the ‘Green Man’ and ‘Sir Fitzroy’s
We meet in Glasgow for a welcome dinner and a A day of exploration beginning with a bus transfer Spring’. Later, take the ferry over to the Morvern
1-night stay. If you’ve never been to this lively cultural to Fionnphort for a ferry over to Iona. This small peninsula and transfer by road to Fort William for
city, why not arrive a day or two early? We would be island is only 1.5 miles wide and 3 miles long - one of a 2-night stay.
happy to arrange this for you. the reasons that vehicle access is strictly limited. We
travel on foot and have a guided walking tour with a Day 5 - Jacobite Steam
Day 2 - Over to Mull local islander, enabling us to really get a feel for what A return journey on the famous Jacobite Steam
The West Highland Railway line skirts the Clyde Sea life is like here. A packed lunch will be included today. train today. This 84 mile round trip sees us cross the
Lochs before journeying through pretty Glen Lochy 21-arched Glenfinnan Viaduct which overlooks Loch
and passing Kilchurn Castle, a 15th Century ruin Day 4 - Duart Castle & Fort William Shiel and the Jacobite monument. There is time for
at the head of Loch Awe. Our destination is Oban Visit Duart Castle, seat of the Clan Maclean, this lunch in Mallaig - derived from old Norse ‘Mel Vik’,
where there is a little time to explore before the morning. We hope to include a private history meaning sand dune bay - before we return to Fort
afternoon ferry to Craignure, followed by a road tour of the grounds to discover more about the William for an evening at leisure.
transfer to colourful Tobermory for a 2-night stay. castle’s inhabitants through the ages and find hidden

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