The Best of both historic worlds.
9 Days
4 Cities
Day-1. DEPARTURE CITY- EDINBURGH: Overnight flight to London.
Day-2. EDINBURGH:Arrival Edinburgh around noon. Transfer to your centrally located hotel. After check in and refreshment break join your tour director on walking tour inside the Old Town quarter where criminals were once hung, and the historicRoyal Mile where the city first developed. Dinner in original Scottish eatery.
Day-3. EDINBURGH:In the morning start with walking guided tour of the Scottish capital. First visit Edinburgh Castle. Later visit the New Town with Robert Adam’s grand style of building, during the 18th century. Later a possible visit to Holyrood Palace, once the home of Mary Queen of Scots, and now the official Scottish residence of Queen Elisabeth II. Free afternoon. Maybe you would like to visit some stores selling clothing made by the original Scottish wool. In the evening an optional Ghost Tour to explore the scary side of the city.
Day-4. THE HIGHLANDS:Explore Central Scotland and places related to the history of Scots. View Linlithgow Palace, the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, and then visit Stirling Castle, known as the 'Key to Scotland. Then to National Wallace Monument. Then through Highlands and the peak of Buachaille Etive Mor to Glencoe, known as the site of the Glencoe massacre in 1692. Observe Ben Nevis before arrival at Fort Augustus on LochNess known for the legendary "Nessie”. Your last stop will be Loch Leven, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned, before late arrival Glasgow for dinner and overnight.
Day-5. GLASGOW:Guided tour of Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city and European City of culture, situated by the River Clyde. See the restored Victorian architecture of the old part of Glasgow including: George Square with its statues of famous Scots and the grand City Chambers. Pass by the 12th century Gothic Cathedral and Provand’s Lordship built in 1471. Free afternoon to explore famous Glasgow’s souvenir shops.
Our Tour hotels are never far from where you need to go. We choose only the best hotels in centralized locations so you can get on with your tour.
With every group tour we provide you will see all the best attractions and some you might not even know. These attractions are just steps away from your hotel:
Edinburg Castle - Royal Mile - The Highlands -Wallace Monument - Stirling Castle - Loch Lamond
Buckinghmap Place - Changing of the Guard - Big Ben - Westmister Abey - Piccadilly Circus - British
Museum
Your tour is important to us and we provide the most inclusive tour possible. This student group tour includes the following: