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Highlights:

• Edinburgh Twilight Tour & Dinner
• Burlington Cabaret Dinner/Show
• Bunratty Castle Banquet
• Isle of Skye
• Blarney Castle
• Cliffs of Moher

Your Hotels
Superior First Class:

Menzies Hotel, Glasgow (1 night)
Isles of Glencoe, Ballachulish (1 night)
The Newton Hotel, Nairn (1 night)
Ardoe House Hotel, Blairs (2 nights)
Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh (2 nights)
Burlington Hotel, Dublin (2 nights)
Killarney Towers Hotel, Killarney (2 nights)
Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty (1 night)

Tour Includes

• Group transfers at start and end of tour
• Sightseeing by luxury coach
• Professional tour director
• 12 nights in hotels listed above
• Full breakfast daily except on day 1 (B)
• 10 dinners (D) including:
- Scottish Highland Cabaret
- Prezzo Italian Restaurant in Leith, near Edinburgh
- “Ragus” cabaret and dinner at the Burlington Hotel
- Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet
- 6 table d'hote dinners
• Welcome get-together drink
• Tours of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin
• Loch Lomond cruise
• Ferry to the Isle of Skye
• Glenfiddich Distillery tour and tasting
• Tea and scones at Falls of Feugh
• Twilight tour of Edinburgh
• Edinburgh Military Tattoo on July 29 to August 19 departures
• Sheepdog trials on Ring of Kerry
• Ferry ride across the River Shannon
• Dublin open-top bus tour with a visit and drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery
• Visits and admissions to Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Inveraray Castle, Clan Donald Centre at Armadale Castle, Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Speyside Cooperage, Crathie Church, Glamis Castle, St. Andrews, Edinburgh Castle, Dublin Castle, Blarney Castle, Blarney Woollen Mills, Skellig Experience and Cliffs of Moher
• Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
• All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person

13 Day Land Itinerary

Day 1 - Sun: Glasgow City Tour
Land in Glasgow Airport! Complimentary group transfers depart Glasgow Airport at 8:00 am, 10:00 am or 12:00 noon. Passengers arriving later will transfer to the hotel at their own expense. At 2:30 pm take a coach tour to see the main attractions of Glasgow including red sandstone Victorian buildings, delightful parks and Glasgow Cathedral. View extensive collections in Kelvinqrove Art Gallery and Museum. Chat with your tour director and fellow travellers over a welcome drink before dinner. (D)

Day 2 - Mon: Loch Lomond Cruise & Inveraray Castle
Drive along the banks of Loch Lomond and embark on a short cruise to appreciate views of Highland peaks. Then take a guided tour around Inveraray Castle, an imposing home with four conical spires built by the Campbell family between 1746 and 1789. Browse around the nearby town before crossing the mysterious Rannoch Moor. Drive through Glen Coe, a spectacular glen made famous by the Campbells' massacre of the Clan Macdonald in 1692 to Ballachulish on the coast. (B, D)

Day 3 - Tue: Isle of Skye & Clan Donald Centre
This morning take the “Road to the Isles” through some of Scotland's loveliest scenery, stopping for photos at the Glenfinnan Monument. Take a ferry to the Isle of Skye and visit the Clan Donald Centre to discover the history of the Clan Donald, Lords of the Isles. Drive through the island and return to the mainland by bridge, stopping for photos at the famous Eilean Donan Castle. Continue along the shores of Loch Ness and view the huge ruins of Urquhart Castle before continuing to your hotel in Inverness. (B, D)

Day 4 - Wed: Sheepdog Trials & Culloden Battlefield
Visit Leault Farm to see sheepdogs herding, bottle-feed lambs and watch sheep-shearing. Drive to Culloden Moor to tour the Visitor Centre. Walk around the battlefield where, on 16th April 1746, British Government forces defeated the army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Back in Inverness visit a kilt maker and after dinner enjoy a special ceilidh, traditional Scottish entertainment with singers, a piper and Highland dancers in your hotel. (B, D)

Day 5 - Thu: Glenfiddich Whisky Distillery & Royal Deeside
Drive into Speyside, the region where many of Scotland's famous distilleries are located. Tour the Glenfiddich Distillery and enjoy a “wee dram.” Travel through the lovely scenery of Aberdeenshire with gentle hills and farms into Royal Deeside, an area that came into favour with Queen Victoria during the 19th century. Near Banchory stop at the Falls of Feugh, a charming tea shop to sample afternoon tea with delicious freshly-baked scones and enjoy a talk on Highland life. (B, D)

Day 6 - Fri: St. Andrews & Coast of Fife
Travel south and cross the Tay Bridge to St. Andrews, the “Home of Golf.” See the famous Royal and Ancient Clubhouse and the Old Course and enjoy free time to visit the British Golf Museum. Travel past “East Neuk” fishing villages and stop in quaint Anstruther for a walk along the harbour side. Continue south to Edinburgh and check in to your hotel in the New Town. In the evening take a tour of Edinburgh's hidden gems before dining at a waterside restaurant in Leith. (B, D)

Day 7 - Sat: Edinburgh Castle & City Tour
See Edinburgh this morning. Compare and contrast wide streets and elegant mansions of the Georgian 200-year-old “New Town” with narrow lanes and medieval townhouses along the Royal Mile, the oldest part of the city. Tour the imposing Edinburgh Castle's historic buildings and enjoy splendid views. Spend an afternoon at leisure to see more of this great city. On July 31 to August 21 departures enjoy the Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle. (B)

Day 8 - Sun: Belfast Tour & Dublin
Depart Edinburgh early this morning and drive south through part of the Scottish Borders and along the coast. At Cairnryan take a ferry ride to Larne, just outside Belfast. Take a panoramic tour around Belfast's city centre including Victorian buildings, the Harland and Wolff Shipyards, where the Titanic was built and areas around the Shankill and Falls Road. Drive south to Dublin, check in to your hotel and dine independently. (B)

Day 9 - Mon: Viking Dublin & Burlington Cabaret
Enjoy the morning at leisure or take an independent open-top bus tour and visit Guinness or Jameson. At 2:00 pm meet a local guide and tour central Dublin to see Trinity College, where the Book of Kells is housed; Dail Eireann, seat of government; and rows of elegant Georgian houses. Take a guided tour through Dublin Castle's elegant State Apartments. Spend the evening at the great Burlington Cabaret right in your hotel. (B, D)

Day 10 - Tue: Blarney Castle & Killarney
Depart Dublin and stop for photos at the stately Rock of Cashel. Continue your drive south to visit Blarney Castle and kiss the famous “Stone of Eloquence.” Also visit the Blarney Woollen Mills where you can find quality Irish-made goods. Drive into the mountainous scenery of County Kerry to Killarney, picturesquely set beside lakes and mountains. Check in to your downtown hotel and relax before dinner. Afterwards you may like to head to a “singing pub.” (B, D)

Day 11 - Wed: Ring of Kerry & Skellig Experience
Today embark on the Ring of Kerry drive - a winding route with breathtaking views of mountains and coastline. Have a taste of farm life when a local farmer demonstrates how dogs herd flocks of sheep. Cross to Valencia Island by bridge to visit the Skellig Experience which describes austere monastic life on the nearby islands. Pause at Moll's Gap for stunning views before returning to Killarney. (B, D)

Day 12 - Thu: Cliffs of Moher & Bunratty Castle
Take a ferry ride across the River Shannon Estuary and view the Cliffs of Moher, a spectacular wall of limestone that reaches 700 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. Check in to Bunratty Castle Hotel, located very close to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park and enjoy free time. Head to Bunratty Castle for a memorable medieval-style feast. During the meal the lords and ladies will serenade you with song and harp music, evocative of the middle Ages. (B, D)

Day 13 - Fri: Shannon Airport
Clients on the 13-day tour will take a group transfer to nearby Shannon Airport where your tour concludes at 10:30 am.

B = Breakfast, D = Dinner