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TOUR OF SCOTLAND
9 Nights in Scotland
after the 2009 Edinburgh Gathering
These tours have
been made possible by Carl McIntosh and Ed
McLean, it is
a Scottish tour taking in many clan
lands and towns along the route.
Tour plan 2 Includes:
3 NIGHTS KINGUSSIE
2 NIGHTS DORNIE, near Skye
3 NIGHTS INVERNESS
1 NIGHT GLASGOW
9 FULLY COOKED SCOTTISH
BREAKFASTS,
COACH X 8 DAYS. VISITS; GLENMORANGIE OR
GLENFIDDICH WHISKY DISTILLERY, CULLODEN BATTLEFIELD AND NEW
VISITOR CENTRE, EILEAN DONAN AND DUNVEGAN
CASTLES. Fully Guided.
Fully bound tour notes and maps.
£1150
per person based on a minimum tour group of
20, based on 2 adults
sharing double or twin room. Single
supplement £270
FRIDAY
31
JULY arrive Glasgow, coach will
meet you at the airport and transfer north
to Pitlochry where you can have free time in
this lovely Victorian town. Lots to
see and do, many options for food and drink
or simply relac on the coach. Then north
again to Kingussie where you stay the next
few days at
The Duke of Gordon Hotel - situated in
the heart of the Scottish Highlands
overlooking the picturesque Spey Valley. You
can view Ruthven Barracks that were built in
1715 on the site of an earlier stone castle,
which was constructed in the 1300's by the
ancestors of the Seven Dukes of Gordon.
SATURDAY 1 AUGUST today is the
Highland Games at Newtonmore, where you
spend time enjoying some fine Scottish
hospitality and culture! Returning to the
hotel to freshen up before a gala ball this
evening. Carl McIntosh has full details.
SUNDAY 2 AUGUST. another day spent
touring in the highlands, as we head out to
Spean Bridge and Fort William. We will also
visit the infamous Glencoe, scene of the
brutal massacre of the MacDonalds, returning
to the hotel early evening. For those who
wish to spend the day locally, perhaps enjoy
a round of golf, ask us for details.
MONDAY 3 AUGUST.
heading west again to Inverness and then
along the Great Glen (Loch Ness) driving
over the moors and through the Five Sisters
mountains to Eilean Donan Castle (above)
where we have time for a visit. Overnight at
the Loch Duich Hotel overlooking the
castle at Dornie.
TUESDAY 4 AUGUST.
all day touring the Isle of Skye, stopping
in the capital Portree, the northernmost tip
at Trotternish. Then we visit Dunvegan
Castle and Broadford before heading
back across the bridge to your hotel.
WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST.
we head east to Stromeferry, then Achnasheen
and on to Strathfepper where will also take
a wee stop. Our final visit is to Culloden
Battlefield. Our day ends in Inverness
at the Thistle Hotel.
THURSDAY 6 AUGUST.
Unveiling of the memorial cairn, lunch and a
Gala Dinner today - all part of the Clan
activities. frocks and Kilts tonight!
FRIDAY 7 AUGUST.
The Moy Highland Games, dinner and Ceilidh
today, again a superb part of the Clan
Chattan Gathering. Overnight Inverness.
SATURDAY 8 AUGUST.
Your final day here in Scotland, as we
head south again to Glasgow, via Dunfermline
Abbey where King Robert the Bruce is buried,
where we stop. Overnight in Glasgow.
Please note we reserve
the right to alter hotels or visits that may
arise out with our control. If this does
happen, a suitable replacement will be
found.
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