This five-day journey takes you on a marvellous journey right across Scotland. It covers the Highlands and three of our lovely islands - Skye, Lewis and Harris.
You will see magnificent scenery, from all modes of transport, be it the car, ferry or the magical steam train, the Jacobite Express, made famous from by the Harry Potter films.
You will visit castles, Iron Age forts and prehistorical 5,000-year-old standing stones to rival England's famous Stonehenge. During this Scotland tour, you'll learn about the Scottish clan system and find out how it shaped the country's history.This five-day journey takes you on a marvellous journey right across Scotland. It covers the Highlands and three of our lovely islands - Skye, Lewis and Harris.
You will see magnificent scenery, from all modes of transport, be it the car, ferry or the magical steam train, the Jacobite Express, made famous from by the Harry Potter films.
You will visit castles, Iron Age forts and prehistorical 5,000-year-old standing stones to rival England's famous Stonehenge. During this Scotland tour, you'll learn about the Scottish clan system and find out how it shaped the country's history.
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Itinerary
Day 1
Tour up to Inverness
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You will begin your Scotland tour in Edinburgh and drive to Inverness. Along the way, you will have the option to stop for breakfast before visiting the Hermitage, Queen's View and Blair Castle. Lunch will be available at the Blair Atholl Watermill, a restored mill that dates back to the 1500s! The final stop for the day will be at the Culloden Battlefield, an atmospheric site of the final Jacobites battle before you check into the Mercure Inverness Hotel in the early evening.
Accommodation
Mercure Inverness Hotel★4 star/Optional Activity: AU$ 225 per person
Activities
The Hermitage
Queen's View
Blair CastleOptional Activity: AU$ 35 per person
Culloden BattlefieldOptional Activity: AU$ 30 per person
Restaurants
The Scottish DeliOptional Activity
Blair Atholl WatermillOptional Activity
Transportations
Private Driver from Edinburgh to Inverness
Destinations
Dunkeld
Scotland
Inverness
Day 2
Tour to Stornoway
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After breakfast, you will be picked up and will begin your journey to Stornoway. Your first stop of the day will be at one of the largest castles in Scotland, Urquhart Castle, which played a large part in the Wars of Independence between the Scottish and English. After a lunch stop in Gairloch, you will continue on to the Corrieshalloch Gorge National Nature Reserve. You will then hop on the ferry for a scenic 2.5-hour trip across to Stornoway, where you will stay overnight.
Accommodation
The Park Guest House ★4 star/Optional Activity: AU$ 159 per person
Activities
Urquhart CastleOptional Activity: AU$ 24 per person
Corrieshalloch Gorge National Nature Reserve
Restaurants
The Badachro InnOptional Activity
Transportations
Private Driver from Inverness to Stornoway
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway
Destinations
Inverness
Scotland
Badachro
Stornoway
Day 3
Travel to the Isle of Skye
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After breakfast, you will once again be collected from your hotel. Your first stop of the day will be at Butt of Lewis Lighthouse, the most northerly point in the Western Isles. You will then move on to the Dun Carloway Broch, a fortress which dates back 2,000 years. The fascinating and mysterious 5,000-year-old Calanais Standing Stones will be your last stop before lunch. In the late afternoon, you will catch a ferry from Tarbert to Uig, on the Isle of Skye.
Accommodation
Edinbane Inn★3 star/Optional Activity: AU$ 186 per person
Activities
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
Dun Carloway Broch
Calanais Standing Stones
Restaurants
Talla na MaraOptional Activity
Transportations
Private Driver from Stornoway to Isle of Skye
Ferry from Tarbert to Uig
Destinations
Stornoway
Scotland
Day 4
Tour to Oban
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After a quick stop at Eilean Donan Castle along the way, you will be transferred to Armadale Ferry Terminal, where you will catch the ferry back to the mainland. Upon your arrival, there is a great seafood lunch option that you can make the most of before hopping onto the iconic Jacobite Train which has been made even more famous by the Harry Potter films! You will disembark in Fort William, where your driver will be waiting to collect you and transfer you to Oban, via Glencoe.
Accommodation
Wellpark House★4 star/Optional Activity: AU$ 127 per person
Activities
Eilean Donan CastleOptional Activity: AU$ 20 per person
Jacobite: The Hogwarts Express
Glencoe
Restaurants
Jaffy's Fish & Chips Takeaway and Deli ShopOptional Activity
Transportations
Private Driver from Edinbane Inn to Armadale Ferry Terminal
Ferry from Armadale to Mallaig Ferry Terminal
Private Driver from Fort William to Oban
Destinations
Scotland
Dornie
Mallaig
Fort William
Glencoe
Oban
Day 5
Tour to Edinburgh
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This is your final day of your Scotland tour and the day you will head back to Edinburgh. Along the way, you will stop at Inveraray Castle, Loch Lomond and the stunning national park that surrounds it. You'll have lunch at the delightful Inn at Torbrex, which is a fantastic spot. In the afternoon, you will get to see the Kelpies, the mystical horse head sculptures, before arriving back in Edinburgh in the early evening.
Activities
Inveraray CastleOptional Activity: AU$ 31 per person
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
The KelpiesOptional Activity: AU$ 20 per person
Restaurants
The Inn at TorbrexOptional Activity
Transportations
Private Driver from Oban to Edinburgh
Destinations
Oban
Inveraray
Scotland
Stirling
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What’s included?
9 activities
Ground transportation
Licensed English speaking guides
What’s not included?
Airport transfer
Alcohol beverages
Domestic flights
Entrance fees
Entry visas / airport departure tax
Gratuities
International flights
Laundry
Personal expenses
Travel insurance
Trekking permits
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AU$ 5,951/ per traveller sharing
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