Itinerary
Balmoral Castle
Sunday, May 24
Up to the Highlands
Your Day Includes
- Pitlochry - the gateway to the Highlands; time at leisure to explore the many boutique shops specializing in Scottish crafts
- Balmoral Castle - the Scottish home of the Royal Family since 1852
Accommodations
The Kingsmills Hotel – Inverness
Monday, May 25
Inverness
Your Day Includes
- Speyside Cooperage (optional) - an option to experience first-hand as the Coopers shave and shape casks with an expertise that takes years to master at this working Cooperage
- Culloden Battle Field - the powerfully emotive and atmospheric site of the bloody last battle of the Jacobite Rising
Accommodations
The Kingsmills Hotel – Inverness
Culloden Battlefield
Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle
Tuesday, May 26
Loch Ness
Your Day Includes
- Loch Ness Cruise - a two-hour cruise on the famous Loch Ness
- Urquhart Castle - on the shores of Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle has seen some of the most dramatic chapters in Scotland’s history and is featured prominently in the Scot’s struggle for independence
Accommodations
The Isle of Eriska Hotel – Oban
Wednesday, May 27
Iona
Your Day Includes
- Ferry to Iona
- Isle of Iona - a holy isle described as the birthplace of Christianity in Scotland, St. Columba and 12 companions came here from Ireland in AD 563 to found one of the most important and influential monasteries in the British Isles
- Ferry to Oban
Accommodations
The Isle of Eriska Hotel – Oban
Iona Abbey
Glasgow Cathedral
Thursday, May 28
Back to Edingurgh
Your Day Includes
- Trossachs National Park - the first of the two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament in 2002
- Luss on Loch Lomond - a beautiful village, set in breath-taking scenery on the shores of Loch Lomond
- Glasgow Cathedral - a parish church of the Church of Scotland, it is the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland and the oldest building in Glasgow
Accommodations
The Balmoral Hotel – Edinburgh
Friday, May 29
Homeward Bound
With heart-changing memories of our walk in the footsteps of history, we arrive back home. May we never be the same!
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*Itinerary is subject to change. To best serve the group, the schedule may be altered or substitutions made at the discretion of your tour leader and guide.