Price from : AU$3482 (US$2577) per person sharing twin/double room

Day 1
Arrive either Glasgow or Edinburgh airport, meet your coach and driver and enjoy a panoramic tour with English speaking guide of Edinburgh before settling into your hotel for the next 2 nights. Welcome dinner in hotel.

Day 2
Free day in Edinburgh to enjoy the many sights such as Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse or simply shop on the Royal Mile or Princes Street.

Evening  - Scottish dinner with entertainment

Day 3
Travel North to the Highlands of Scotland, passing by Perth, Pitlochry and Aviemore and stopping in Inverness for lunch and then on to Dunrobin Castle in the afternoon.

Travel to Thurso for your next overnight with dinner.

Day 4
Early breakfast and then the group depart for their Day Trip to Orkney

Sail from John O'Groats as a foot passenger and you will be collected in Orkney by a local coach and driver who will take the group to visit :-

Scapa Flow, Stromness, The Standing Stones of Stenness, The Ring of Brodgar, The Churchill Barriers and The Italian Chapel. In addition we include entrance to Skara Brae and Skaill House

Evening return sailing and return to hotel in Thurso for dinner and overnight

Day 5
Travelling West there are a number of sightseeing options. Durness, Kinlochbervie and Lochinver are the largest of the communities. At Kylesku you can take a boat trip either past the Eas a' Chuil Aluinn the highest waterfall or to Kerrachar a small garden which is accesible only by a 30 minutes sea crossing ! ( only open on certain days )

Head South to Ullapool for your overnight hotel and dinner.

Day 6
Early Breakfast and depart, ready to board your ferry from Ullapool

To Stornoway - on the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides

General sightseeing around the island before checking into your hotel for the next two nights.

Day 7
Breakfast and then morning visit to Calanais Visitor Centre and entry into audio visual show included. Afternoon sightseeing around the island

Day 8
Early continental breakfast and departure for morning ferry from Tarbet to Uig on the Isle of Skye where you can enjoy this charming island.

Overnight in the Kyle of Lochalsh or Inverness areas

Day 9
Morning Loch cruise from Tomnahurich Bridge in Inverness along Loch Ness to Urquhart Castle where we have arranged group entry to Urquhart Castle.

Head Southwards then to Oban, your base for the next 2 nights

Day 10
Free day in Oban to enjoy the wonders of this fishing port on the West Coast of Scotland.

Day 11
Full day trip to Mull for sightseeing, stopping in Tobermory ( where individuals could visit the only distillery on this island but we recommend you book ahead as it can only take 12 persons at a time ! Return Ferry crossing with your coach to the island of Mull.

Day 12
Breakfast and depart South past Loch Lomond and arrive at your chosen airport for your return flight

Price includes :

• 11 nts Dinner, Bed and Scottish Breakfast, 12 days coach hire, ferry crossings as indicated and visitor attractions in italics.

• Based on travel in 2006 or 2007 and based on minimum 20 persons and includes 1 free place for the tour leader

Additional nights, tour escorts, lunches, gratuities and porterage are not included in this outline quotation. The tour can be altered to suit your clients requirements.