Private tours with educated and informative drivers who will entertain all our guests. Private use of our luxury mini coach.

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Stop At: Loch Lomond, Stirling Scotland

Walk on the Bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. Visit a distillery and enjoy some souvenir shopping

Duration: 6 hours

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Embark on a breathtaking 5 day tour to the Highlands & Islands of Scotland in the comfort of your own VIP Class minibus. Sit back and enjoy the stunning scenery and landscapes while listening to the stories of rebellion, romance and legend

Day 1 Dunfermline to visit the 11th Century Abbey and Royal Palace, then through Highland Perthshire (Macbeth country). Back on the road we'll head up through the Grampian and Cairngorm mountains to Clava Cairns for a visit then up to Culloden Battlefield.

Day 2 Depart our B&B for the Isle of Skye, through Glen Shiel to Eilean Donan Castle for a visit/comfort stop. Continuing we "drive across The Atlantic" on the Skye Bridge, time will dictate our programme on Skye. We then head for Armadale and take the 45 minute sailing back to the mainland, driving through Glenfinnan towards Fort William.

Day 3 and South along the banks of Loch Linnhe and Glencoe for a photo stop and two nights in Oban.

Day 4 spent on Mull & Iona.

Day 5 Along the banks of Loch Long and into MacGregor country. Past Stirling Castle, the battlefields of Bannockburn and Linlithgow Palace and home to Edinburgh for around 5pm

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Visit the royal castle in Windsor, unearth Neolithic secrets at Stonehenge and explore the timeworn city of Oxford all in one day. With a professional guide, set off from central London by coach to visit three of England’s most famous sights outside of the capital. Make use of your included entrance tickets to enjoy audio tours of Windsor Castle and the UNESCO–listed Stonehenge. Then finish your day trip with a walking tour of Oxford’s honey-stoned university buildings.

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Stop At: Stonehenge, Amesbury SP4 7DE England

Step back 5,000 years in time to prehistoric Britain as our guide helps bring the history of this fascinating monument to life. Who built Stonehenge? Why was it built? Discover the answer to these questions and the monument’s fascinating link to the Summer and Winter solstice. Come face-to-face with a 5,500-year-old man and visit the world-class exhibition centre, with 250 ancient objects on display.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Christ Church, St. Aldates, Oxford OX1 1DP England

Christ Church is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Christ Church is a joint foundation of the college and the Cathedral of the Oxford diocese, which serves as the college chapel and whose dean is ex officio the college head.

Stop At: Bodleian Library Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG England

The Bodleian Library is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. With over 12 million items, it is the second-largest library in Britain after the British Library.

Stop At: Windsor Castle, Castle Hill, Windsor SL4 1PD England

Our first stop is Windsor Castle, the ancestral home of the British Royal family for more than 900 years and the largest, continuously occupied castle in Europe. Marvel at the splendour of the State Apartments, the grandest apartments in England, where paintings by Van Dyck and Rubens hang from the walls and the ceilings are painted with elaborate, magnificent murals.

Step inside St George’s Chapel, where HRH Prince Harry married Ms Meghan Markle and the tombs of prominent previous monarchs are located, including Henry VIII and Charles I. Don’t miss a colourful display of typical British pageantry that takes place every morning at the Changing the Guard ceremony, where the handover of duties between guards to the Queen takes place. If Her Majesty is in Windsor during your visit, you may be lucky enough to see the Royal Standard flying on the flagpole of the Round Tower.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Evan Evans Tours, Road Victoria 258 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1BS England

Evan Evans Tours is the oldest and largest sightseeing company in London and has been accompanying visitors on city tours and out-of-town excursions since 1930.

Evan Evans Tours is owned by The Travel Corporation of 25 highly successful travel and tourism companies including Trafalgar Tours, Insight Vacations, Contiki Holidays and Red Carnation Hotels. The Travel Corporation is committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality and guest service and this this follows for each individual brand.


Stop At: University of Oxford, University Offices 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD England

'The City of Dreaming Spires' is known for its distinctive architecture and holds the unique accolade of having examples of every architectural period going as far back as Saxon times. Wander its quaint cobbled streets on a walking tour of the city with our expert tour guide, who will bring the history and charm of this ancient city to life.

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Tick off some of the continent’s most famous cities with our 4 week Europe Group Tour. Travel by train along this popular route:

London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Venice, Rome, Florence, Nice, Barcelona, Paris and back to London.

You’ll be travelling with other like minded travelers in a small group of up to 20 people as well as your dedicated tour leader.

You’ll have two to three nights in each location, with plenty of time to explore historic sights, beaches, nightlife and more. We include unmissable activities in the price – whether it’s a gondola ride, entry to must-see cultural attractions, or a sunset view from a vantage point in the city, we’ve got something for everyone.

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You’ll have two to three nights in each location, with plenty of time to explore historic sights, beaches, nightlife and more. There’ll be unmissable activities which are included in your price – but there will also be other optional activities on offer. We’ve also included a few free days throughout your trip, so that you can chill out and do whatever you fancy.

London

Meet your tour leader and the rest of your group near to St Pancras International Train Station.

Amsterdam (3 Nights)

Included: A’Dam Lookout and swing (28+)/Amsterdam pub crawl (18-27)

Berlin (3 Nights)

Included: Tickets to Berlin’s TV tower to see the awesome views

Prague (2 Nights)

Included: Sunset Cruise on the Vltava River

Budapest (3 Nights)

Included: Soak those aching traveller muscles in Szechenyi baths after a jam packed week

Vienna (1 Night)

Included: Visit and tickets to Schonnbrunn Palace (28+)/Paddleboarding (18-27)

Venice (3 Nights)

Included: Gondola Ride

Murano & Burano visit

Rome (2 Nights)

Included: Entry to the Collosseum & Roman Forum

Florence (2 Nights)

Included: Excursion to the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Nice (3 Nights)

Included: Scuba diving in the Mediterranean

Barcelona (3 Nights)

Included: Skip the Line tickets to the Sagrada Familia

Paris (2 Nights)

Included: Tickets to the Tour Montparnasse observation deck

London

Arrive in London around lunchtime. Either finish your journey here, or continue your onward journey home to your nearest UK station.

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Enjoy our Highlights of Scotland with a small group luxury tour by Spirit Journeys Worldwide. This beautiful introductory tour to Scotland will showcase some of the best highlights, finest scenery and the many sights that Scotland has to offer. From Edinburgh to the white sands of Harris and the Highlands of Scotland. Enjoy and feel the Spirit of Scotland.

This exclusive tour will take you on a journey of discovery with the people who really know Scotland well.  From Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, where you where hear all about our history, battles, the Jacobite’s, outlander and much more all the way up to the Isle of Harris and Lewis with the most magnificent sandy white beaches and the mystical Callanish Standing Stones.This tour will show you the Highlights of Scotland like no other tour, we will visit some hidden gems, take you off the beaten track, tell you unknown stories about the people and places of Scotland plus much much more.

 Day 1: Arrive Glasgow (-/-/D)

Today you will arrive in Scotland’s largest city  – Glasgow also know as the “City of Smiles”, where you will stay for two nights.

Tour of Glasgow Hidden Gems

Highlights
• Glasgow Cathedral
• Kelvin Grove Art Gallery
• Transport Museum
• The Tenement House
• Pollock Country Park
• Glasgow Green

Day 2: Discover Ayrshire (B/-/-)

Spend today discovering Ayrshire.  The birth place of “Rabbie Burns” and fascinating castles, culture and history.

Highlights
• Culzean Country Park
• Fishing Village of Dunure
• Ayr – Birthplace of Rabbie Burns

Day 3: Glasgow - Skye - Isle of Lewis (B/-/-)

After breakfast we will start our journey to the Outer Hebrides.

This stunning tour that takes us past film locations from movies such as Highlander, Local Hero, Skyfall and Harry Potter.

Highlights
• Glencoe
• Glenfinnan
• Isle of Skye

Day 4: Discover the Isle of Lewis and Harris (B/-/-)

From its white sandy beaches and crystal clear waters, to its rich history and stunning scenery, a truly memorable day exploring the Outer Hebrides.

Highlights
• The magnificent Standing Stones of Callanish
• Black houses – an insight in to past Western Isle life
• Beautiful White beaches with crystal clear waters
• Harris Tweed
• Harris Gin

Day 5: Lewis - Inverness (B/-/-)

Travel to Inverness where you will spend the next two nights. During your stay in Inverness, you will have the opportunity to visit such sites as world famous Loch Ness.

Highlights
• Corrieshalloch Gorge
• Rogie Falls

Day 6: Discover Inverness (B/-/-)

Explore Inverness and Loch Ness area.  After breakfast we will take a beautiful boat journey up Loch Ness to Urquhart Castle following by exploring some of the beautiful countryside around Loch Ness

Highlights
• Loch Ness Boat trip
• Urquart Castle
• Strathglass
• Highland village of Beauly

Day 7: Inverness - Edinburgh (B/-/-)

Journey to Edinburgh, where you will stay for the next 2 nights, the capital city of Scotland.

Highlights
• Rannoch Moor
• Kelpies
• Distillery visit

Day 8: Discover Edinburgh (B/-/-)

Discover Edinburgh with its stories and secrets as we take you on a walking tour of Edinburgh

Highlights
• Royal mile with its closes and secrets
• Edinburgh Castle

Day 9: Departure (B/-/-)

Today you will say farewell to Scotland.  After breakfast we will transfer you to the airport for your departure home.

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Enjoy our Spirit of Scotland tour where we will take you to some hidden, secret spots to ensure you have the perfect Scottish Adventure.

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Day 1: Arrival Edinburgh Airport. Our representative will be at the airport to meet you and transfer you to your hotel

Pass By: Edinburgh Old Town, Old town, Edinburgh EH1 Scotland
We will transfer you from the airport to Edinburgh Hotel for check in. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure to relax or explore on your own

Meals included:
• Dinner: Tonight enjoy a welcome dinner and meet your fellow travellers and find out what is instore for this tour
Accommodation included: Overnight Apex Grassmarket Edinburgh

Day 2: Discover the sights and secrets of Edinburgh's Old Town

Stop At: Edinburgh Old Town, Old town, Edinburgh EH1 Scotland
Take a guided tour around one of Britain's most famous castle's and stroll down the Royal Mile. Your local guide will paint a vivid picture of Edinburgh's varied history.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight Apex Grassmarket

Day 3: Visit the Scottish Borders

Stop At: Melrose Abbey, Abbey House Abbey Street, Melrose TD6 9LG Scotland
Visit Melrose where you can visit the ruined Melrose Abbey, founded in the 12th century
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: 1 Chapel Loan Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Roslin EH25 9PT Scotland
Visit the 15th century Rosslyn Chapel, made world famous in Dan Brown's book, the Da Vinci Code.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight Apex Grassmarket Edinburgh

Day 4: Explore Royal Deeside

Stop At: Glamis Castle, Glamis DD8 1RJ Scotland
Visit Glamis Caslte, home to the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Glamis Castle has been the home of the Lyon family since the 14th century, and was also the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, wife of King George VI. And their second daughter Princess Margaret was also born there
Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Balmoral Castle, Ballater AB35 5TB Scotland
Passby Balmoral Castle and maybe if your lucky the Queen will pass by the gates. (entry to the castle will be closed if the queen is in residence)

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight Doubletree by Hilton Aberdeen

Day 5: Journey to Inverness via the famour Speyside Whisky area

Stop At: Speyside Cooperage Visitor Centre, Dufftown Road, Craigellachie AB38 9RS Scotland
The Speyside Cooperage is situated in the heart of Scotland’s rolling hills lies Speyside Cooperage, its the only working cooperage in the UK where you can experience the ancient art of coopering.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience, Easter Elchies Estate Easter Elchies, Easter Elchies AB38 9RX Scotland
No visit to speyside would be complete without a visit to one of their Whisky Distilleries. The Macallan is one of the most sought after Whiskies for collectors around the world
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Elgin Cathedral King Street, Elgin IV30 1HU Scotland
Visit Elgin Cathedral also know as ‘Lantern of the North’. Although a ruin, the cathedral shines out as one of Scotland’s most ambitious and beautiful medieval buildings.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight 3 star central Inverness Hotel

Day 6: Explore Inverness and the surrounding areas

Stop At: Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Culloden Moor IV2 5EU Scotland
Visit this powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Clava Cairns, National Grid Reference: NH 757 444 off the B9006, 6 km from Inverness Scotland
These Cairns are over 4,000 years old and were built to house the dead. The site is still a sacred place in the landscape for millennia, and provides many clues to the beliefs of Bronze Age society
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Cawdor Castle, Nairn IV12 5RD Scotland
Visit this 14th Century castle, ancestral home of the Campbells of Cawdor. Enjoy hearing the tales of this castle followed by afternoon tea.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: Enjoy afternoon tea at Cawdor Castle
Accommodation included: Overnight 3 star central Inverness Hotel

Day 7: Enjoy our Monster 66 route around the famous Loch Ness

Stop At: Loch Ness, Scotland
Enjoy our special Monster 66 route around Loch Ness Region, but to start the day off we will take a cruise on Loch Ness. We will hear the history of Loch Ness and hopefully get a possible sighting of "Nessie". We will then carry on around the Loch and travel back to Inverness via South shore of Loch Ness where we will take a stop at the Falls of Foyers.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight Inverness Central 3 star hotel

Day 8: Journey to the Isle of Skye

Stop At: Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh IV40 8DX Scotland
On route to Skye stop at Eilean Donan Castle, one of the most photographed castle in Scotland.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Portree Harbour, Off the Sound of Rassay, Portree Scotland
Carry on over the sea to Skye, where we will explore some of this very scenic sight of the Mystic Isle
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight Royal Hotel Portree

Day 9: Journey from Skye to Oban

Stop At: Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glenfinnan Scotland
There will be some time at leisure this morning to explore Skye. We will then leave the Isle of Skye behind and take the ferry from Armadale to Mallaig and then onto Oban. There will be some free time in Mallaig and if you are lucky there is a possibility to see the Jacobite steam train leave the Mallaig station or pass over the Glenfinnan Viaduct
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Glenfinnan Monument, Glenfinnan PH37 4LT Scotland
Stop at the Glenfinnan Monument to hear all about Prince Charles Edward Stuart raising his father’s Standard at Glenfinnan, marking the start of the 1745 Jacobite campaign.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Glencoe Visitor Centre, PH49 4HX Scotland
Passing through Glencoe, stop at some of our handpicked sights and hear all about the stories from Glencoe
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight Alexander Hotel Oban

Day 10: Visit to Mull and Iona

Stop At: Iona Abbey and Nunnery, Iona Abbey Iona ABBEY ISLE, PA76 6SQ Scotland
Today you will take the ferry this morning to spend the day on the Island of Iona. This island off the west coast of Scotland is the symbolic centre of Scottish Christianity. Through 1400 years of history it's fortunes have truly fluctuated. Take a visit to Iona Abbey, one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight Alexander Hotel Oban

Day 11: Journey to Glasgow via Loch Lomond

Stop At: St Conan's Kirk, A85/Saint Conan's Rd, Loch Awe PA33 1AQ Scotland
Nested on the banks of stunning Loch Awe, Saint Conan’s Kirk has been providing the local community and visitors with a most enchanting experience. It is steeped in a family history, unconventional approaches to design and magical stories.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Loch Lomond Shores Ben Lomond Way, Balloch, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park G83 8QL Scotland
Stop by the banks of Loch Lomond for some photos of this spectular scenery
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight The Grand Central Hotel Glasgow

Day 12: Discover Ayrshire an area that is less well known to visitors but full of fascinating castles, culture and history.

Stop At: Culzean Castle and Country Park, Maybole KA19 8LE Scotland
Explore this magnificent cliff-top castle and beautiful gardens
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Murdoch's Lone Alloway Alloway, Ayr KA7 4PQ Scotland
Carry on to the home of Robbie Burns and explore his birthplace and museum
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight Grand Central Hotel Glasgow

Day 13: Explore the City of Glasgow with its many sights and stops. Some of the highlights are below

Stop At: Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow Royal Infirmary Castle Street, Glasgow G4 0SF Scotland
Explore Glasgow Cathedral one of the oldest buildings in Glasgow
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove Art Galleries Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG Scotland
Explore the many collections and arts of the Kelvingrove Museum
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight Grand Central Hotel Glasgow

Day 14: Day is free for shopping or to explore Glasgow on your own

Pass By: Sauchiehall Centre 179 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3ER Scotland
Explore the shops on Sauchiehall Street or any of the other sights

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner: Enjoy a farewell day
Accommodation included: Overnight Glasgow Grand Central Hotel

Day 15: Departure - We will transfer you to the airport for your departure home

Pass By: Glasgow Airport VisitScotland Information Centre, Bute Road, Domestic Arrivals Hall, Paisley PA3 2ST Scotland
We will transfer you to the airport to catch your flight home

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.

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