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Tobermoray, Isle of Mull - Scotland TM HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

■ Local guides enhance our experience on the isles
■ Explore some of Scotland’s most iconic and
interesting historical sites
■ Meet local islanders and learn more about traditional
island life
■ Stay in colourful Tobermory & visit beautiful Iona GRAND TOURS
■ Enjoy some of the most scenic rail journeys in Scotland
■ Learn about the final Jacobite Rising at Culloden
■ Steam hauled journeys on the famous Jacobite &
Strathspey Railway

Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis Glasgow Grand Central Hotel
SELECTED HOTELS
Tobermory
The Tobermory Hotel
Fort William
The Alexandra Hotel
Strathspey Railway Lochboisdale Polochar Inn
Tarbert
Hotel Hebrides
Inverness
Edinburgh Best Western Palace & Spa
Hotel Indigo - Princes Street
Day 6 - Mallaig to Uist hills with views of lochs and coastal inlets. Enjoy a Please note - hotels can be subject to change
Enjoy a relaxed drive to Mallaig for the afternoon morning tour (with a local guide), followed by a
ferry to Lochboisdale. The road follows a similar leisurely afternoon. Sundays are very much family PRICE INCLUDES
route to the railway so we make scenic stops en days on these islands and most businesses are closed. ■ All rail travel as stated in Standard Class
route to enjoy the views. On Uist, our hotel for the ■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
next 2 nights is located on the coast, a short drive and breakfast basis
from the ferry terminal. Day 11 - Back to the Mainland ■ Local guides on the Isles of Iona, Barra, Lewis & Harris
Morning tour of Harris Distillery before transferring ■ Excursions & entry fees as specified
Day 7 - Barra & Eriskay north to Stornoway. There should be a little free time ■ Welcome & farewell evening meals, plus 2 lunches
A full day of sightseeing with a local guide. Visit the here before we board our ferry over to Ullapool. On
tiny island of Barra via the Sound of Barra ferry, home arrival, we journey by road to Inverness for a 2-night ■ Ferries & road transfers as required
to Kisimul Castle - the ‘Castle in the Sea’. Whilst the stay. Our hotel enjoys a lovely location on the River ■ Services of a tour leader from Glasgow and
throughout the tour
Castle is still closed at the time of writing, short boat Ness.
trips are currently operating around it. Back on Uist, Day 12 - Kyle of Lochalsh
we explore Eriskay - famous for being the site of the Take the stunningly spectacular train ride out to Price per person: £3,195
Escorted holiday
film ‘Whisky Galore’. Kyle of Lochalsh and back. This is one of the most Single room supplement £920
Day 8 - North to Lewis & Harris breathtaking rail journeys in the world. There is also Deposit for this holiday £100
We take a scenic drive across both Uist islands this time to enjoy pretty Inverness on our return.
morning, stopping off en route to learn a little more
about life here – including a croft tour and talk and Day 13 - Culloden & Strathspey Railway
Visit Culloden Battlefield - the moving site of the final
tasting at the North Uist Distillery. From Berneray, we Jacobite Rising - where we have time to experience
board the Sound of Harris ferry over to Leverburgh. the atmospheric visitor centre. Continue by road
Once on Harris, we transfer by road to Tarbert for to the Strathspey Railway where we enjoy a return
a 3-night stay.
steam-hauled journey with a light lunch included,
Day 9 - Historical Lewis before travelling by rail to the capital for a farewell
Although part of the same landmass, Lewis and dinner and 1-night stay.
Harris have characters of their own. We head north Day 14 - Farewell
to Lewis today, where the landscape is flatter and Travel home from Edinburgh independently - or why
where we find some of the island’s most famous not extend your stay? There is plenty to see in this
ancient sites. We are joined by a local guide as we bustling city.
take in the mystical Callanish Standing Stones, the
well preserved Broch at Carloway and a traditional
Blackhouse site where we enjoy a soup and sandwich Please note, this tour involves a fair amount of walking
and therefore requires a good level of fitness. Some of
lunch (included).
the hotels do not have lifts and porterage is not included.
Day 10 - Wild Harris If you are unsure of its suitability for you, please contact
Today we focus on Harris, known for its stunning us before making a booking.
beaches and scenery - the roads wind up and down
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