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THE ITINERARY FOR CHRISTINA VAN AKEN, BROTHER DAVID AND JENNIFER

This is a tour for the fast living and die hard whisky drinkers, not much sleep until you get home!  But hey, it's a fun tour. Hopefully we can persuade Christina to give us her thoughts on the tour ... Orkney Inverness Loch Ness and Edinburgh on a whiplash tour with mcleanscotland tour company

19 June  –  arrive into Scotland 8.30 Glasgow airport – driver/guide to meet you and transfer to Inverness.  En route we visit Edradour distillery, the smallest in Scotland (situated above the lovely Victorian town of Pitlochry)  then drive through stunning scenery mid afternoon.  Visit  Culloden Battlefield (walk this eerie moor and hear from your guide, Paul the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Butcher Cumberland).  and Clava Cairns (ancient burial grounds with standing stones, older than the pyramids).  Not many people know they are there!!  Return to Inverness overnight.

20 June – a VERY early start this morning (OH GOD! 5.30AM) to catch the ferry to Orkney – arriving into Orkney around 10.30am  Spend the remainder of the day visiting all historical sites, such as Mine Howe, Skara Brae, Ring of Brodgar etc.  Also Highland Park Distillery (they did a few good whisky's this day believe me!).  Orkney overnight.

21 June – leave Orkney by 11am ferry, arriving back on the mainland at 13.15.  Drive down to Drumnadrochit on Loch Ness.  A quick tour of Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle.  This will be a long driving day and we will pack in as much as we can for you.  Overnight Inverness. 

22 June – We will then travel to Speyside and visit Macallan distillery.  Drive south towards Edinburgh with a stop at Perth. Stop for refreshments in Perth continue to Edinburgh.   Plenty of recommendations on what to see and do, where to eat, great wee pubs to explore all in the tour notes.  Another long day and we will once again get in as much as possible.  Overnight Edinburgh.

23rd June – on your own in Edinburgh.  Overnight Edinburgh.

To recap: we did Edradour, Highland Park, Glenmorangie and Macallan whisky distilleries, in addition to Orkney sights, many other sightseeing trips and ending up in Edinburgh.  Whilst on Orkney we witnessed the England versus Sweden football game in the world cup, a highlight as Sweden drew in the last minute!  'mon the Larson!  If my new friends from USA didn't know what was going on, the rest of the pub did!  A good night was rounded off with wee samples in the upstairs bar of, bacon fries, scampie fries and tomato sauce and sausage crisps!  Amazing, the guys bought some for back home.  I hope they get all those bottles of whisky home!

Then away to Ireland for some more fun!  Pix arriving soon ...

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