Overview

Includes 7 nights accommodation & car rental. Choose from B&B's, Hotels or Manor Homes.

Inclusions

• 7 nights accommodation as selected
• 7 day self-drive standard car rental with unlimited mileage
• Full Scottish breakfast daily
• Pre-booked accommodation as per itinerary
• Touring map of Scotland

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival Perthshire
Arrive at Edinburgh/Glasgow Airport and pick up your self-drive car. Depart for the north of Scotland to Perth.
Overnight - Perthshire area

Day 2
Perthshire & Aberdeen
Visit Scone Palace, the family home of the Earl of Mansfield, and continue to Pitlochry, a small Highland town. Stop at the Salmon Ladder. From Pitlochry, travel towards Braemar. You will take the scenic road over the Spittal of Glenshee. Descend into Braemar which sits in the heart of Royal Deeside. If time allows, visit Balmoral Castle (open May to July), home of the Royal Family.
Overnight - Aberdeen area

Day 3
Aberdeen & Royal Deeside
Take a trip into Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen is lovely and is where the university is based. See Kings College and St. Machar's Cathedral. Visit Duthie Park and Winter Gardens. Outside Aberdeen, visit Crathes Castle. The castle features some remarkable late 16th century painted ceilings.
Overnight - Aberdeen area

Day 4
Aberdeen & Inverness
Travel northwards toward Inverness. In the morning follow the Whisky Trail and visit one of the many famous distilleries in the area. You can visit, Glenfiddich, McCallums, Grants, Cardhu and many more. Visit Culloden Moor, site of the last land battle on British soil, wander around Inverness, capital of the Highlands.
Overnight - Inverness area

Day 5
Inverewe Gardens & Inverness
Enjoy a day visiting the West Coast of Scotland. Journey across to Ullapool, a quaint fishing village. Then travel down past the dramatic Corrieshalloch Gorge to the Inverewe Gardens. These magnificent gardens have a famous rhododendron collection. Return through the magnificent scenery of the Torridon area and past Loch Maree.
Overnight - Inverness area

Day 6
Loch Ness & Glencoe
Today travel south again going via Loch Ness. Make a stop at Urquhart Castle and continue towards Fort William, which nestles beneath the highest mountain in Great Britain - Ben Nevis. From Fort William, start travelling south. Travel through the beautiful Glencoe, then over Rannoch Moor and into th heart of the Trossachs. Stop at Stirling Castle which has played an important role in Scotland's history.
Overnight - Edinburgh area

Day 7
Edinburgh
Enjoy a full day in Edinburgh. In the morning, go up the Royal Mile to Edinburgh Castle, site of the oldest building in Edinburgh. Continue down the Royal Mile - there are many restaurants, pubs and souvenir shops to visit. In the afternoon, visit Holyrood Palace and the new Scottish Parliament.
Overnight - Edinburgh area

Day 8
Tour Ends.
It is time to leave Scotland. Return to Edinburgh/Glasgow airport and leave your car.

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