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Cost £240 per person
Departs 1st and 3rd Sundays in every month, April to October inclusive.
Numbers limited to a maximum of 8 on this tour.
Our hope is to make this tour a truly memorable Scottish Experience. Your guide Derek will take you back to the time of the Picts, Scots,Vikings and Romans. For those of you with Clan connections he will explain the way of life, Culture, ancient dress and weaponry of this Noble Warrior Race. If you have a taste for Scotch we will have a dram along the way. And of course there is the magnificent scenery to admire as we travel at a leisurely pace with lots of stops for photos, short walks etc.
Day 1, Sunday - We depart from Stirling at 8.30am with pick ups in Edinburgh and Glasgow as required.
Our first day is spent in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. Loch Lomond is our largest Loch and the Trossachs is associated with Rob Roy McGregor and Sir Walter Scott the famous novelist. We also stop at Doune Castle, the setting for Monty Pythons ‘the Holy Grail’ and ‘Ivanhoe’.
We stay in Stirling, our base for 2 nights and after getting you settled in to your Guest House there will be an optional evening walking tour of medieval Stirling.
Day 2, Monday - An early visit to Stirling Castle, one of the great fortress castles of Scotland and also the favoured residence of the Stuart Kings. Then its time for a change of scenery as we head to the east Coast with a visit to St Andrews and the Fishing Villages of Fife. St Andrews is a very Historic Town with an old ruined Cathedral and Castle and of course it is the home of golf. In the afternoon we visit the quaint fishing villages of Crail, Anstruther and Elie.
Day 3, Tuesday - Today we head North to the Highlands, our route takes us across the wild moor of Rannoch and through the spectacular mountain pass of Glencoe. We carry on through Fort William, passing Ben Nevis (Britains Highest Mountain) and into the Great Glen where we take the ‘Road to the Isles’. We arrive at Eilean Donan Castle (setting of the movie Highlander), then it is over the sea to Skye via the new bridge where we are based for 2 nights in the picturesque town of Portree.
Day 4, Wednesday - Today we explore the Island taking in the Trotternish peninsula with its outstanding coastal scenery. Learn of the legendary Flora McDonald and visit her grave at Kilmuir. We have optional visits to Dunvegan Castle where the chiefs of Clan McLeod have lived for over 700 years, Talisker Distillery and an Iron Age Fort.
Day 5, Thursday - We start our day by heading for mysterious Loch Ness with its famous monster, stopping at Urquhart Castle where most of the sightings of Nessie have been made. We then pass through Inverness as we head for Culloden Battlefield where Charles Edward Stuarts dream of regaining the British Throne finally ended with the defeat of his gallant highlanders here in 1746.
As we head South now through the Grampian Mountains we pass Blair Castle and Pitlochry, returning to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling in the early evening.
Accommodation - Our tour prices do not include accommodation. You are free to book your own or we can do it for you. We use small family owned Guest Houses and B&Bs as we believe that meeting and staying with Scots is all part of the experience. A 3 star Guest House will cost no more than £30 per person per night sharing, this includes a Scottish breakfast. A 4 star Guest House will cost a few pounds more
Entrance to Heritage Centres is optional and is not included in the price, however we will be stopping at a number of Castles. A Historic Scotland Explorer Pass can be purchased for £19 (2007 prices).
Prices are in UK pounds and for transport and guiding services only.
The Scottish Experience 5 day tour operates with a minimum of 2 passengers.
Luggage is restricted to one medium sized suitcase per person.
ClaymoreTravel, 72 Randolph Road, Stirling FK8 2AR, Scotland UK
Tel: 0044 (0)1786 470350
Web: www.claymore.btinternet.co.uk
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