Join Highland Way on this wonderful Tour of Scotland.
Land Only Price $3,695
Single supplement $1305 (limited space available)
Our Itinerary
Departure Day – 24 September
Depart the US.
Day 1 – Monday 25 September 2023
Arrival in Scotland, individual flights. Make your way to your hotel (transfers not included) Remainder of the afternoon is at leisure. Dinner included tonight at the hotel. Overnight: The Grand Central Hotel, GLASGOW (D)
Overnight: The Grand Central Hotel, GLASGOW (D)
Day 2 – Tuesday 26 September 2023
Meet your guide in the hotel lobby for a morning walking tour of Glasgow’s city centre murals and street art.
After some free time for lunch, visit the National Piping Centre for a ‘Try the Bagpipes’ session. Upon arrival you will be welcomed by a Scottish bagpiper, and be given a tour of the museum. This will be followed by a demonstration of the bagpipes and an opportunity to learn and play this challenging instrument.
Overnight: The Grand Central Hotel, GLASGOW (B, D)
Day 3 – Wednesday 27 September 2023
Today enjoy a full day at leisure for independent sightseeing and shopping in Glasgow.
Hop on hop off bus ticket for Glasgow city centre included today.
Overnight: The Grand Central Hotel, GLASGOW (B)
Day 4 – Thursday 28 September 2023
Depart Glasgow and travel north this morning, via beautiful Loch Lomond, with a stop at Luss to admire the many lovely lakeside views around the most romantic of Scotland’s lochs, and at Ballachulish for the Glencoe Visitor Centre.
The River Etive in Glen Etive, Glencoe
Continue to Fort William, the traditional ‘gateway to the Highlands’ set amidst dramatic mountain scenery. Its setting is dramatic, on the shore of Loch Linnhe and under Britain’s highest mountain. Here there will be some free time for independent lunch before continuing along the shores of Loch Ness to Inverness. This evening after dinner proceed to the Burns Suite for an evening of entertainment by Highland Way.
Overnight: The Kingsmill Hotel, INVERNESS (B, D)
Day 5 – Friday 29 September 2023
inside the Boarders Distillery
Depart Inverness this morning to visit the most northerly of Scotland’s great houses, Dunrobin Castle. There will be time here to visit the interior of the castle as well as the museum and gardens and watch a falconry display.
After time for lunch here, head south to The Singleton of Glen Ord Distillery for a tour and tasting at 2.00pm before returning to Inverness.
Overnight: The Kingsmill Hotel, INVERNESS (B, D)
Day 6 – Saturday 30 September 2023
Enjoy a short cruise on Loch Ness this morning, followed by a visit to the ruined Urquhart Castle on the shores of the loch. Return to Inverness for some time at leisure in the city centre in the afternoon.
In the late afternoon enjoy a ceilidh in one of Inverness’s lively venues. There will be time for independent dinner in the city centre before a transfer back to your hotel around 8.00pm.
Overnight: The Kingsmill Hotel, INVERNESS (B)
Day 7 – Sunday 1 October 2023
Depart Inverness and travel south through the Cairngorms National Park to Blair Castle and Gardens for a visit. Stop in Pitlochry for independent lunch before continuing to Edinburgh to check in to your hotel in the late afternoon.
Overnight: Kimpton Charlotte Square, EDINBURGH (B, D)
Day 8 – Monday 2 October 2023
This morning visit the Palace of Holyroodhouse, at the foot of the Royal Mile. Later continue to Lady Stair’s Close to visit the Writer’s Museum, celebrating the lives of three important Scottish literary figures – Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson (please note that depending on group size it may be necessary to split into smaller groups for the visit).
Remainder of the day at leisure
Overnight: Kimpton Charlotte Square, EDINBURGH (B)
Day 9 – Tuesday 3 October
Today enjoy a full day tour of the Borders region. Your first stop will be the 15th century Rosslyn Chapel, then continue south to Traquair House, the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland, for a visit.
Following this visit travel to Melrose. Here you will visit the first Cistercian monastery founded in Scotland, Melrose Abbey, considered to be one of the most magnificent examples of medieval church architecture in Britain. Return to Edinburgh in the late afternoon.
This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner with entertainment at the Spirit of Scotland.
Overnight: Kimpton Charlotte Square, EDINBURGH (B, D)
Day 10 – Wednesday 4 October
Transfer to Edinburgh Airport for your return flight to the USA.
Circumstances beyond our control may require us to change the schedule. This tour is subject to the terms and conditions listed on www.isleinntours.com
B – Breakfast
L – Lunch
D – Dinner
Included:
- 9 nights’ hotel accommodation at 4 star hotels
- Breakfast daily at hotel & 5 hotel dinners
- 1 evening of dinner & entertainment in Edinburgh – Oct 3rd (Spirit of Scotland or similar)
- Burns Room at Kingsmill Hotel, Inverness – Sept 28th (Highland Way Entertainment)
- Coach transportation for itinerary as specified including road tolls and parking fees.
- 1 x open top bus tour of Glasgow (Hop-on/Hop-off)
- Entrances to Dunrobin Castle, Urquhart Castle, Blair Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Writer’s Museum, Traquair House, Melrose Abbey, Guided walking tour in Glasgow, Hop on hop off bus ticket, Cruise on Loch Ness
- Ceilidh in Inverness
- 1 whiskey distillery tour
- Porterage 1 piece of luggage per person
- Taxes, service charges for all included services
Not Included
- Air fares
- Personal Expenses
- Gratuities to guides and accompanying staff
- Meals, drinks, etc. not specified in the itinerary
Deposits & Payments Schedule:
Isle Inn Tours will require a $750 non-refundable per person deposit as people sign-up to hold their spaces on the tour. Final Payment will be due by June 12th, 2023
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Responsibility
Isle Inn Tours is not responsible for any personal injury, property damage or other loss a passenger incurs on any tour arising from acts or omissions by any air carrier, public transport company, hotel, car rental company, subcontractor or other person or organization, whether or not such company is rendering any services supplied on the tour. All tickets and vouchers are issued and supplied subject to the foregoing and to any and all terms and conditions under which transportation and services are provided. Isle Inn Tours accepts no responsibility for losses or expenses due to delay or changes in schedules, flight cancellations due to mechanical problems, sickness, weather, strikes, war, quarantine or other causes. Passengers must bear all such losses or expenses. Luggage is carried at owner’s risk throughout the tour. Hand baggage and small articles such as coats, umbrellas or cameras are entirely in the care of the passengers. Isle Inn Tours reserves the right to decline to accept or to return any person as a member of any tour or to cancel or alter the tour. Airline tariffs limit liability for passenger baggage.
