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SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS

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Rated tops by our Tour Directors, this is our most definitive and complete vacation to Scotland. Your trip begins in Glasgow, Scotland's largest city. Lowland sights include Gretna Green and Carlisle, including Carlisle Castle, which has guarded England's frontier with Scotland since the 11th century. It is here that Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in 1558. Next, travel to Scotland's capital, Edinburgh, and visit fascinating Edinburgh Castle. In the Scottish Highlands, enjoy visits to pretty Braemar, home to the Royal Highland Games for over 900 years, a whisky distillery, and the Highland capital of Inverness. Visit Culloden Moor and Cawdor Castle, setting for Shakespeare's Macbeth, on a half-day excursion. Then tour the unique Orkney Islands in the company of a Local Guide. The stunning scenery of northern Scotland leads you to the isles of Skye and Mull for two-night stays on each. Back in Glasgow, there is time for a city sightseeing tour and last-minute shopping before completing this exceptional vacation experience in Scotland.

City Highlights
Alloway:
Visit Robert Burns" birthplace

Gretna Green

Carlisle:
Guided tour of the castle

Jedburgh:
Take pictures of the abbey ruins

Abbotsford:
Guided tour of Sir Walter Scott's house

Edinburgh:
Guided sightseeing, visit Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace

St. Andrews:
Visit the home of golf

Braemar

Highlands:
Guided tour of a whisky distillery

Inverness:
Visit the Highland capital

Culloden Moor:
Visit the battle site's visitor center

Cawdor:
Visit the castle and gardens

Dunrobin:
Visit the castle, see a falconry display

Dunnet Head:
Take pictures of the British mainland's northernmost point

John o - Groats:
Take the ferry to and from the Orkney Islands

Orkney Islands:
Board a local coach for a driver-guide commentary and visits to the Churchill Barriers, Italian Chapel, Skara Brae and Skaill House, and Kirkwall

Ullapool

Isle of Skye:
Visit Portree, Dunvegan Castle and the Museum of the Isles at the Clan Donald Centre

Armadale-Mallaig:
Cross the Sound of Sleat by ferry

Glenfinnan:
Take pictures of the monument

Lochaline-Fishnish:
Take the ferry to the Isle of Mull

Isle of Mull:
Visit Tobermory

Isle of Iona:
Take the ferry to the island and visit the center of Celtic Christianity

Craignure-Oban:
Take the ferry back to the Scottish mainland

Inveraray

Loch Lomond:
Take photographs of this stunning beauty spot

Glasgow:
Orientation drive

Note:
Tickets for the world-renowned Edinburgh Military Tattoo are included for the following departures:

• August 7
• August 14
• August 21