The Best of Scotland
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Highlights
- Explore the beautiful islands of Mull, Skye and Iona.
- Journey on some of the world’s most famous trains — the West Highland line and the Jacobite steam train.
- Experience iconic Edinburgh Castle — dominating the skyline of the Scottish capital city — on a fascinating field trip to the top of the volcanic Castle Rock.
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Trip includes
- 13 nights of accommodations
- 2 expert-led lectures
- 20 expert-led field trips
- 1 performance
- An experienced Group Leader
- Customary gratuities throughout the program
- The Road Scholar Travel Protection Plan, 24-hour-a-day emergency assistance coverage
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Itinerary
In Flight
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Copthorne Millennium Hotel Glasgow
Lunch: In the hotel dining room for those arriving by 12:30pm. A light lunch with coffee, tea and water. Other beverages are available for purchase.
Afternoon: Arrivals cont...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Copthorne Millennium Hotel Glasgow
Breakfast: In the hotel dining room. A breakfast buffet with a range of hot and cold items, as well as coffee, tea, water and fruit juices.
Morning: Enjoy a lecture in the hotel on...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Copthorne Millennium Hotel Glasgow
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: This morning we depart by motor coach to Robert Adam’s masterpiece, Culzean Castle – a 600 acre estate in South Ayrshire where Dwight D...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Oban Bay Hotel and Spa
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: We transfer to Oban by motor coach via Helensburgh, where we will see the home created for one of Scotland’s best known publishers by Glasgow’s wor...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Oban Bay Hotel and Spa
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today we take a full day field trip by ferry to the Isle of Mull, and then onto the Isle of Iona. Mull is the second largest island in the I...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Ballaculish Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today we transfer by motor coach to Fort William through “kidnapped” country, with a drive by of Stalker Castle. We’ll then take a private cruise...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Ballaculish Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: This morning take a gondola ride on Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isle. On a clear day the views from the summit stretch as far ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tulloch Castle
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today we journey by motor coach and ferry to Dingwall and the Isle of Skye – “the misty isle”. Begin by taking the 30 minute ferry ride from Mallaig...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tulloch Castle
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: We journey by motor coach to fairy tale Cawdor Castle, 124th Century home to the Thanes of Cawdor. Linked with Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the castle rem...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Fishers Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: This morning we travel by motor coach to Dunkeld, one of the best preserved historic towns in Scotland. Its cathedral dominates the skyline and is ov...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: The Royal Terrace Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: This morning we transfer by motor coach to Edinburgh, capital city of Scotland and your final destination. En-route we will visit the delig...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: The Royal Terrace Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: This morning we visit Edinburgh Castle to discover its rich and varied history.
Lunch: On your own to enjoy what you like.
Afternoon...
Meals: Breakfast
In Flight
Breakfast: In the hotel. Some participants may depart prior to breakfast.
Morning: Transfer to Edinburgh Airport for onward flights. This concludes our program. If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying...
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Copthorne Millennium Hotel Glasgow: 3 nights Glasgow G2 1DS
Centrally Located Hotel.
Oban Bay Hotel and Spa: 2 nights Argyll
Situated on the Esplanade with views across the Firth of Lorne to Mull and Kerrea.
Ballaculish Hotel: 2 nights Argyll
A baronial style country house hotel on the shores of loch Linnhe and Loch Leven and at the foot of the dramatic Glencoe.
Tulloch Castle: 2 nights Ross-Shire
Tulloch Castle dates from the 12th Century, when first the Bains and later the Clan Davidson laid claim to its lands. When you arrive, you will be met with Tulloch’s countless period features including the 250-year old panelled Great Hall. As you enter the magnificent hallways you will pass by painstakingly restored original fireplaces and ceilings.
Fishers Hotel: 2 nights Pitlochry
The hotel was originally built as a coaching inn. She became known as " Fisher's “ after the colourful character Donald Fisher who ran the hotel from about 1853. Mr. Fisher was evidently a charming personality who, in between farming shorthorn cattle and giving speeches, made the hotel famous and enticed the celebrities of Victorian Britain to visit. Robert Louis Stevenson lived here with his wife
The Royal Terrace Hotel: 2 nights Edinburgh
This 4-star luxury hotel is on a quiet tree-lined street, 550 yards from Edinburgh Waverley Rail Station and Princes Street. It has a modern gym and a heated indoor pool. The en suite rooms have a flat-screen satellite TV, free Wi-Fi, and music. Some rooms look out towards the Firth of Forth, and many overlook the hotel's own beautiful gardens.
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