Seamus Kennedy’s Scotland Adventure
July 13 – 22, 2024
Land Only Cost: $3995 per person
Group Air: $1325 per person
Single Rooms: $1195
Limited number available
To reserve your spot today, simply click on the green “Book Now” button on the right or if you prefer, bookings can be made by telephone or e-mail.
Call Fiona at 703-997-6723
or e-mail fiona@isleinntours.com
Group Airfare is available from Baltimore & Newark on Iceland Air. Connecting flights from your home airport may be available, please enquire when booking.
From Baltimore, MD
Iceland Air # 642 13 July Baltimore to Keflavik 9:30pm – 6:20am
Iceland Air # 430 14 July Keflavik to Glasgow 10:15am 1:30pm
Iceland Air # 431 22 July Glasgow to Keflavik 2:25pm – 3:45pm
Iceland Air # 643 22 July Keflavik to Baltimore 5:00pm – 7.25pm
From Newark, NJ
Iceland Air # 622 13 July Newark to Keflavik 9:30pm – 06:15am
Iceland Air # 430 14 July Keflavik to Glasgow 10:15am 1:30pm
Iceland Air # 431 22JUL Glasgow to Keflavik 2:25pm – 3:45pm
Iceland Air # 623 22JUL Keflavik to Newark 5:00pm – 7.15pm
Our Itinerary
Departure Day – Saturday, 13 July – Depart the USA on your overnight flight to Glasgow.
Day 1 Sunday, 14 July
Arrive at Glasgow Airport. Meet your guide and driver and transfer to central Edinburgh.
This afternoon is free to relax or explore this wonderful city on foot. Welcome dinner tonight at the hotel.
Overnight: Voco Edinburgh Haymarket, Edinburgh (D)
Day 2 Monday, 15 July – Depart hotel after breakfast.
Meet your guide this morning for a sightseeing tour of Edinburgh.
Tour will Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Old and New Towns, Princes Street and Edinburgh Castle. This medieval castle, which dominates Edinburgh’s skyline, is perched on an extinct volcano and offers stunning views! This instantly recognizable fortress is a powerful national symbol, and part of Edinburgh’s World Heritage site.
Overnight: Voco Edinburgh Haymarket, Edinburgh (B)
Day 3 Tuesday, 16 July – Depart hotel after breakfast.
Visit St Andrews today for a guided tour including the St Andrews Cathedral and the Royal and Ancient Golf Museum.
The Museum is entering a new era in its history. After a long period of closure, The R&A is pleased to welcome visitors to The R&A World Golf Museum. Re-named and re-branded to connect the Museum more visibly to the organisation of which it is part, namely The Royal and Ancient Golf Club and The R&A, the Museum offers a fresh and exciting approach to the display and interpretation of golf’s history.
There’s a lot to explore at this 5-star visitor experience. Our new immersive galleries bring the Past, Present and Future of Golf to Life Around You. Thousands of fascinating objects, some on display for the first time and dating back over 400 years, bring to life hidden stories of the game and its personalities. Step outside and you are just yards away from the 1st tee of the iconic Old Course.
This afternoon visit Falkland Palace. A fine Renaissance palace with an extensive formal garden and one of Britain’s oldest tennis courts
Overnight: Fishers Hotel, Pitlochry (B, D)
Day 4 Wednesday, 17 July – Depart hotel after breakfast.
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire
This morning visit to Blair castle. Discover 750 years of Scottish history. Blair Castle is the ancestral home of Clan Murray and was historically the seat of their chief, the Duke of Athol. The castle stands in Glen Garry and commands a strategic position on the main route (now the A9 road) through the central Scottish Highlands.
We experience the fun and very beautiful castle with a very exciting park characterised by large conifers from North America plus a beautiful walled garden with many perennials, an extensive wooded grove, a ruined kirk (church), a red deer park and a gothic folly.
Continue north via Cairngorms National Park en route to Inverness. The national park stretches all the way to Balmoral to the east and south almost to Perth. It contains one of the highest continuous mountain areas in the UK, rich in bird and wildlife. In addition, rare alpine plants are often found in the harsh and often windswept landscape.
Overnight: River Ness Hotel, Inverness (B, D)
Day 5 Thursday, 18 July – Depart hotel after breakfast.
The Mackintosh memorial stone is situated at Culloden Battlefield, near Inverness.
Travel to Loch Ness for a scenic cruise and visit to Urquhart Castle, once Scotland’s largest castle
Next stop the infamous moorland, Culloden, East of Inverness, where in April 1746 a highly trained and well-equipped English force killed almost 2,000 Scottish Jacobites from the Highlands. Many clans had joined forces in this last great rebellion but could not cope at all in the very unequal battle. Within just over an hour it was all settled – and the following weeks the Scots were hunted in the Highlands. After that, clans, kilts and traditions were banned for many decades.
We experience the moors themselves, where flags mark the individual groups, and inside the museum we see both uniforms, weapons and a number of tableaux. For many Scots, it was then and later a sly defeat, which is why all Scottish schoolchildren come to visit here.
Overnight: River Ness Hotel, Inverness (B)
Day 6 Friday, 19 July – Depart hotel after breakfast.
The Three Sisters, Glencoe
Depart hotel today for a scenic journey along the Great Glen, a huge geological feature that cuts a swathe through Scotland from coast to coast. Running from Inverness to Fort William the journey takes in an impressive landscape featuring of some of Scotland’s deepest lochs and tallest mountains. A stop will be made in Fort William set on the banks of Loch Linnhe, one of the four Great Glen lochs. The town is surrounded by some of Scotland’s most impressive landscapes including the UK’s tallest mountain Ben Nevis. Continue to Glencoe Scotland’s most famous glen and an area of outstanding beauty but also tragically associated with the infamous massacre of 1692 inflicted on the MacDonald Clan by the Campbells.
Arrive in Oban for lunch sometimes referred to as the seafood capital of Scotland. After lunch there will be some time to explore this charming coastal town set in an attractive bay.
Overnight: Oban Bay Hotel, Oban (B, L)
Day 7 Saturday, 20 July
Staffa Island and Fingals Cave
Depart this morning on the ferry for a full day excursion to the Island of Mull. This morning depart hotel board the ferry, about a 45 minute ride, to the Isle of Mull. Transfer by bus from Craignure across the largest of the Inner Hebridean Islands, Mull, through the moorlands to Fionnphort.
Here we will take a sightseeing cruise to see the Island of Staffa. The small uninhabited island of Staffa is located on Scotland’s West coast, 6 miles west of Mull. It was immortalised by the composer John Mendelssohn who after a visit to island in 1829 composed his Hebrides Overture inspired in particular by the astonishing acoustics of Fingal’s Cave with its eye-catching hexagonal basalt columns.
The cruise will finish on Iona, a small island off the west coast of Scotland where, in 563, Columba founded a Celtic monastery that was very influential in its own times. Iona has been called the entry way of Christianity into Scotland and Northern England. Upon arrival visit Iona Abbey and the Heritage Centre.
Overnight: Oban Bay Hotel, Oban (B, D)
Day 8 Sunday, 21 July
Depart hotel after breakfast.
Enjoy a tour of The Glenturret, Scotland’s oldest working distillery, which will take you through the traditional art of making our Glenturret single malt whisky using hand-operated, time-honoured methods. The distillery hosts will also bring to life the history and heritage of one of Scotland’s most iconic whisky brands. At the tour’s end, you will enjoy a Glenturret tasting from our exceptional distillery whisky range.
Continue to Stirling Castle. Stirling Castle is one of Scotland’s grandest castles due to its imposing position and impressive architecture. The Scenery will take your breath away. It has been the home to generations of Scottish monarchs including, Mary Queen of Scots, The Castle is an enduring and powerful reminder of Scotland’s fascinating history. There is a café for refreshments too.
Farewell dinner tonight.
Overnight: Doubletree Queensferry Hotel , (B, D)
Day 9 Monday, 22 July
Depart hotel after breakfast for Glasgow Airport
B – Breakfast
L – Lunch
D – Dinner
Tour Highlights Included
- Edinburgh Castle
- St Andrews Cathedral
- St Andrews Golf Museum
- Falkland Palace
- Blair Castle
- Urquhart Castle
- Loch Ness Cruise
- Culloden Battlefield Site
- Fort William
- Glencoe
- Iona Abbey
- Sightseeing cruise of Mull, Iona & Staffa Islands
- Stirling Castle
- The Glenturret Distillery
Our Hotels
- 2 nights Voco Edinburgh Haymarket
- 1 night Fishers Hotel, Pitlochry
- 2 nights River Ness Hotel
- 2 nights Oban Bay Hotel
- 1 night Doubletree Queensferry Hotel
What’s Included
- 8 nights’ hotel accommodation – 4 Star
- Breakfasts daily at hotels, 1 Lunch, 5 Dinners
- Transportation by luxury motorcoach
- Scotch Whisky Distillery Tour & Tasting (Glenturret or similar)
- Guided tours of Edinburgh and St Andrews
- Scottish tour manager to accompany group throughout
- Hotel porterage (1 piece of luggage per person)
What’s not included
- Travel insurance must be paid for at the time of deposit to cover any pre-existing conditions, if purchased after initial payment, pre-existing conditions are subject to exclusion.
- Meals, drinks, snacks, admissions, not indicated
- Tips, admissions, and other “out of pocket” items not mentioned in the itinerary as included
Terms and Conditions
We strongly urge all travelers to become familiar with the details of your vacation investment before booking by reading our Terms and Conditions – simply click here.
Payment terms:
A $750 per person initial payment due at time of booking
$1000 payment due Nov13th 2023
Balance due on April 1st 2024
Reserve your spot on the tour today!
Call or email Fiona at Isle Inn Tours on 703-997-6723. Fiona@IsleInnTours.com
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
