SCOTLAND’S HIGHLANDS ISLANDS AND CITIES

• Embrace the allure of Auld Reekie and explore its labyrinthine lanes, before joining your fellow travellers and Travel Director for a Welcome Dinner to kick-start your tour through an unimaginably beautiful part of the world.

Arrival Transfer: Depart the airport at 09:00, 11:30, 14:00

• Let your Local Specialist take you on an informative sightseeing tour of Edinburgh.
• See the regal Palace of Holyroodhouse, the new Scottish Parliament Building and the Royal Mile, delving into the heart of the city, before visiting Edinburgh Castle, perched atop Castle Rock.
• Stroll through the grand New Town with its Gothic façades enjoying the rest of the day at leisure.
• Tickets to see the Edinburgh Tattoo are included on departures that coincide with performance dates.

Included Experience: Edinburgh City Tour

Optional Experience: Rosslyn Chapel / Dinner and Drive to Historic Torpichen / Ceilidh Evening and Dinner at Ghillie Dhu

• A scenic day’s excursion brings us to the ruins of the 12th-century Augustinian Jedburgh Abbey, which we will have an opportunity to view.
• Continue to nearby Melrose Abbey, said to be the final resting place of the embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce.
• We take the scenic route back to Edinburgh this afternoon, following the lush green landscapes along the Tweed River.

Included Experience: See Jedburgh Abbey and See Melrose Abbey

Optional Experience: Kilt Wearing Demonstration and Drinks

• This morning, we cross the Firth of Forth to the celebrated home of golf – St. Andrews, to view its ancient university and famous golf course.
• Shakespeare’s Macbeth takes centre stage as we visit Glamis Castle, once the home of the beloved Queen Mother and birthplace of Princess Margaret.
• Enjoy a guided tour of the castle and explore its beautiful gardens, before we travel to the waterfront city of Dundee, distinguished for its status as the first UNESCO City of Design, and the original home of marmalade.

Included Experience: Visit the University Town of St. Andrews and Glamis Castle Visit

Optional Experience: Dundee Walking Tour

• Today we wind our way to the tragic battlefield and Visitor Centre at Culloden, past rugged landscapes and the imposing Cairngorms Mountains.
• Visit the site where Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite army was defeated.
• Our final stop for the night is Inverness, the cultural capital of the Scottish Highlands, where we’ll overnight.

Included Experience: Highlands Culloden Visitor Centre

Optional Experience: Highland Farm Experience / Cawdor Dinner Evening

• The mystical haunt of Nessie is our first stop today en route to Dunrobin Castle.
• This stately home and its magnificent gardens, inspired by the Palace of Versailles, comes straight from the pages of a fairy tale.
• Spend your afternoon exploring its château-like structure and surrounds, once home to the Clan Sutherland.
• Dive Into Culture and learn about the local whisky industry at a distillery, including a tasting of Scotland’s much-loved golden nectar.
• Arriving in Thurso, our home for the next two nights, we enjoy dinner at our hotel.

Included Experience: Dunrobin Castle Visit and Explore a Traditional whiskey distillery in the Scottish Highlands

Optional Experience: Loch Ness Cruise

• After stopping at John o’ Groats, we board a ferry to South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands. Visit the ornate Italian Chapel, built by Italian prisoners of war.
• See the prehistoric free-standing stones of the Ring of Brodgar before visiting Skara Brae and delving into the stories of the Neolithic village.
• We stop at beautiful Kirkwall Cathedral for a photo opportunity before returning to our hotel for dinner.

Included Experience: Discover Orkney Isles

• Dramatic landscapes accompany our scenic drive along the rugged north-west coastline of the Scottish Highlands to remote Ullapool on the shores of Loch Broom.
• We journey to Eilean Donan Castle, built in the 13th-century perched on a tiny island where three sea lochs meet, then continue to the Isle of Skye where we’ll stay overnight and enjoy a delicious dinner in our hotel.

Included Experience: Scenic Drive Through the Scottish Highlands and See Eilean Donan Castle

• We return to the mainland following a beautiful