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Balmoral Castle - Scottish homr of the Royal Family.		Elgin Cathedral - better known as the "Lantern of the North".
	Visit the Earls of Mansfield home, Scone Palace.

Scottish Discovery Tour
8 days / 7 nights
Create your own group - just get 20 people together and your trip is free!

Day 1 Edinburgh
Arrive Edinburgh or Glasgow airport. A transfer is provided to your Edinburgh Hotel. Overnight in Edinburgh

Day 2 Edinburgh
In the morning we take a tour of the many attractions of Edinburgh including the Castle, Holyrood Palace, the Royal Mile and Princes Street which is lined with the world renowned quality shops.
The afternoon is free for shopping or just wandering around this elegant capital city.
In the evening you have the option to enjoy a traditional Scottish evening meal with entertainment throughout the night.
Scottish Evening and overnight in Edinburgh

Day 3 - St. Andrews - Dundee - Perth
We travel north over the Forth Road Bridge into the Kingdom of Fife and onwards to the coast of St Andrews, the home of golf. Here we have time for a visit to the cathedral and castle, to see Scotland's oldest University or walk the "Old Course".
In the afternoon we continue over the Tay Bridge to Dundee, the home of Captain Scott of the Antarctic and his ship the 'Discovery'. We then continue to Perth, the heart of the Scotch Whisky distilling industry.
Dinner and overnight in Perth

Day 4 - Scone Palace - Braemar - Balmoral - Aberdeen
The day starts with a visit to Scone Palace, the ancient crowning place for Scottish Kings and now a treasure house of antiques and art. We then drive through the spectacular mountain scenery of the Grampians to Braemar for a lunch stop and a visit to the heritage centre. We then pass Balmoral Castle, the Queen's holiday home and visit Braemar Castle before continuing to the estate of Crathes where we can visit the Castle and of course the family Kirk of the Queen when in Scotland before continuing onto Aberdeen for a panoramic tour and into our hotel.
Dinner and overnight in Aberdeen

Day 5 - Spey Valley - Elgin - Inverness
We travel north to follow the Spey Valley whisky trail for a distillery visit and tasting and onto Elgin, passing through some of the oldest and most picturesque working fishing villages in Scotland. In Elgin we visit the ruins of the 'Lantern of the North', which was once the most spectacular cathedral in Scotland. We then continue to Inverness, the capital of the Highlands, for a panoramic city tour and an optional visit to the cashmere and wool Mill with free time for souvenir shopping
Dinner and overnight in Inverness

Day 6 - Isle of Skye (Portree) - Inverness
We pass through spectacular Highland scenery to the west coast to visit the picturesque Eilean Donan Castle. We then cross the bridge 'over the sea to Skye' and tour along the coast road through the Cuillin Hills to the island's capital, the pretty harbourside village of Portree, where we have leisure time to wander around and explore the shops, fishing harbour and craft centres, before returning in the late afternoon to Inverness.
Dinner and overnight in Inverness

Day 7 - Loch Ness - Fort William - Glencoe - Loch Lomond - Glasgow
We start the day travelling along the banks of Loch Ness, home of the famous monster 'Nessie' which is rarely spotted, and visit Urquhart Castle on the banks before onto Fort William, in the shadow of Britain's highest mountain Ben Nevis, for a lunch stop. The tour continues through Glencoe and onto Loch Lomond where we travel along the " Bonnie Banks" of the Loch and into Glasgow where we take a brief panoramic tour of Glasgow the City of Architecture 1999 before heading to our hotel. Dinner and overnight in Glasgow

Day 8
After breakfast, a transfer is provided to Glasgow or Edinburgh airport for your flight home.

Tour Highlights:
Edinburgh, St Andrews, Dundee, Perth, Braemar, Aberdeen, Elgin, Inverness, Portree, Fort William, Loch Ness, Glencoe, Loch Lomond, Glasgow

Tour Includes:
Complimentary arrival and departure transfers
7 nights accommodation in Superior 3 star quality hotels
Full Scottish Breakfast daily
5 dinners in hotel
Optional - Traditional Scottish evening meal with entertainment
Luxury coach throughout with professional language speaking guide
Baggage Handling
Admissions to : Edinburgh Castle, Dunfermline Abbey, Braemer Castle, St Andrews Castle & Cathedral, Scone Palace, Elgin Cathedral, Cashmere and Wool Mill, Distillery, Eilean Donan Castle, Urquhart Castle.