FROM LONDON TO THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND (GS2010)

Hotels


London
Hilton London Metropole (SF),

York
Novotel (F),

Edinburgh
Ramada Mount Royal (F),

Inverness
Columba (F),

Isle Of Skye
Dunollie (F) at Broadford,

Glasgow
Novotel (F)

Meals
Full English breakfast (B); 4 three-course dinners (D) with choice of menus, including a welcome dinner in York and a farewell dinner in Glasgow.

Day 1:
(Thu.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2:
Arrive in London, England. (Fri.) Uniformed Globus Hosts are available to help you make the most of your stay. This evening, maybe an optional dinner followed by a cruise on the River Thames?

Day 3:
London. (Sat.) Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide includes all the famous landmarks: the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben beside the River Thames, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall’s mounted horseguards and the Prime Minister’s Downing Street, Piccadilly Circus, and Buckingham Palace. Highlights are a visit to ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL and the ceremonial pageantry of the Changing of the Guard, if held. This afternoon, why not join an optional excursion to Windsor Castle or the Tower of London. Later, maybe an optional evening out to see a West End show? (B)

Day 4:
London–York. (Sun.) Meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and depart London at 8 am for a day of northbound travel. Take a break in the market town of Stamford and in York, England’s most complete medieval city, stand in awe in front of the great structure of York Minster. Follow your Tour Director through a maze of quaint streets including the narrow Shambles. Tonight, enjoy a welcome dinner at your hotel. (B,D)

Day 5:
York–Edinburgh, Scotland. (Mon.) This morning a magnificent highlight visit to see the Duchess of Northumberland’s ALNWICK GARDEN, where the fountains and waterfalls are a breathtaking feature. In the afternoon, cross the border and head for Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city. Tonight, why not join our optional Scottish evening with Highland dancers, bagpipers, and the Ceremony of the Haggis? (B)

Day 6:
At Leisure in Edinburgh. (Tue.) Morning city sightseeing with a Local Guide introduces you to the 200-year-old “New Town” and famous scientists, inventors, and novelists. In the “Old Town,” drive up the narrow Royal Mile to EDINBURGH CASTLE to admire Scotland’s Crown Jewels, then explore HOLYROOD PALACE (except when the Queen is in residence). Later, a unique optional experience: board the former Royal Yacht Britannia to see how the Royal Family and crew of 240 lived and worked on board. Dinner rounds off this optional evening. For departure numbers 0808, 0815, and 0822 tickets are included for tonight’s performance of the world-renowned MILITARY TATTOO. (B)

Day 7:
Edinburgh–Pitlochry–Inverness. (Wed.) Over the elegant Forth Road Bridge and into the Highlands. Visit a WHISKY DISTILLERY, then stop at the Victorian mountain resort of Pitlochry before continuing on to Inverness, the Highland capital. (B,D)

Day 8:
Inverness–Isle of Skye. (Thu.) A leisurely day with a stop first at CULLODEN VISITOR CENTRE, which sets the scene of the crushing Hanoverian victory over Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Scottish clans. Then, follow the shores of Loch Ness, and after a lunch stop in Fort Augustus, cross onto he Inner Hebridean Isle of Skye. Before dinner you may want to join your Tour Director for an optional excursion to spectacular Eilean Donan Castle. (B,D)

Day 9:
Isle of Skye–Fort William–Glasgow. (Fri.) Call at the Clan Donald Centre for a visit to its MUSEUM OF THE ISLES and an insight into 13 centuries of clan history before boarding your FERRY at Armadale to sail across the Sound of Sleat. Rejoin the mainland at Mallaig and follow the “Road to the Isles,” pausing at Glenfinnan. More scenic highlights this afternoon: Fort William beneath Ben Nevis, Loch Linnhe, Glen Coe, wild Rannoch Moor, and the “Bonnie Banks” of Loch Lomond. On arrival in Glasgow, your orientation drive takes in the 12th-century cathedral, imposing university buildings, and elegant Georgian squares built by the wealthy tobacco barons. (B)

Day 10:
Glasgow. Excursion to the Isle of Bute. (Sat.) A short drive and FERRY crossing to the picturesque Isle of Bute brings you to the Marquess of Bute’s MOUNT STUART HOUSE, Britain’s most spectacular Victorian gothic stately home, for morning coffee in the family’s private sitting rooms and a guided tour of the house. Back in Glasgow, the rest of the afternoon is free for last-minute shopping before enjoying a farewell dinner at your hotel. (B,D)

Day 11:
(Sun.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (B)

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City Highlights


London:
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Paul’s Cathedral and see the Changing of the Guard, if held

Stamford:
Visit the market town

York:
Walking tour; welcome dinner

Alnwick:
Visit the Duchess of Northumberland’s spectacular garden

Edinburgh:
Guided sightseeing, visit Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace

Highlands:
Guided tour of a whisky distillery

Pitlochry:
Visit the Victorian mountain resort

Culloden Moor:
Visit the battle site’s visitor center

Fort Augustus


Isle of Skye:
Visit 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

Fort William


Loch Lomond:
Take photographs of this stunning beauty spot

Glasgow:
Orientation drive; farewell dinner

Isle of Bute:
Ferry to the island; at the Marquess of Bute’s Mount Stuart House, enjoy an exclusive welcome with morning coffee and guided tour

Price Details US
Single room supplement: $363Triple room reduction per person: $39Extra nights per person in London:in single room $223, in twin room $134, in triple room $124Extra nights per person in Glasgow:in single room $122, in twin room $80, in triple room $76

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