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Tobermoray, Isle of Mull - Scotland TM HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

■ Local guides enhance our experience on the isles
■ Explore some of Scotland’s most iconic and
interesting historical sites
■ Meet local islanders and learn more about
traditional island life
■ Stay in colourful Tobermory & visit beautiful Iona GRAND TOURS
■ Enjoy some of the most scenic rail journeys in Scotland
■ Learn about the final Jacobite Rising at Culloden
■ Steam hauled journeys on the famous Jacobite &
Strathspey Railway

Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis Battle of Culloden memorial Glasgow Grand Central Hotel
SELECTED HOTELS
Tobermory
The Tobermory Hotel
Fort William Nevis Bank Inn
Lochboisdale Polochar Inn
Tarbert
Inverness
Best Western Palace & Spa
Edinburgh Hotel Hebrides
Hotel Indigo - Princes Street
Day 6 - Mallaig to Uist hills with views of lochs and coastal inlets. Enjoy a Please note - hotels can be subject to change
Enjoy a relaxed drive to Mallaig for the afternoon morning tour (with a local guide), followed by a
ferry to Lochboisdale. The road follows a similar leisurely afternoon - Sundays are very much family PRICE INCLUDES
route to the railway, so we make scenic stops en days on these islands and most businesses are closed. ■ All rail travel as stated in Standard Class
route to enjoy the views. On Uist, our hotel for the Day 11 - Back to the Mainland ■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
next 2 nights is located on the coast, a short drive Morning tour of Harris Distillery before transferring and breakfast basis
from the ferry terminal. ■ Local guides on the Isles of Iona, Barra, Lewis & Harris
north to Stornoway. There should be a little free time ■ Excursions & entry fees as specified
Day 7 - Barra & Eriskay here before we board our ferry over to Ullapool. On ■ Welcome & farewell evening meals, plus 3 lunches
A full day of sightseeing with a local guide. Visit the arrival, we journey by road to Inverness for a 2-night
tiny island of Barra via the Sound of Barra ferry, home stay. Our hotel enjoys a lovely location on the River ■ Ferries & road transfers as required
to Kisimul Castle - the ‘Castle in the Sea’. Whilst the Ness. ■ Services of a tour leader from Glasgow and
throughout the tour
Castle is still closed at the time of writing, short boat Day 12 - Kyle of Lochalsh
trips are currently operating out around it. Back on Take the stunningly spectacular train ride out to
Uist, we explore Eriskay - famous for being the site Kyle of Lochalsh and back. This is one of the most Price per person: £3,495
Escorted holiday
of ‘Whisky Galore’. breathtaking rail journeys in the world. There is also Single room supplement £1,055
Day 8 - North to Lewis & Harris time to enjoy pretty Inverness on our return. Deposit for this holiday £100
We take a scenic drive across both Uist islands this Day 13 - Culloden & Strathspey Railway
morning, stopping off en route to learn a little more Visit Culloden Battlefield - the moving site of the final
about life here – including a croft tour and talk and Jacobite Rising - where we have time to experience
tasting at the North Uist Distillery. From Berneray, we the atmospheric visitor centre. Continue by road
board the Sound of Harris ferry over to Leverburgh. to the Strathspey Railway where we enjoy a return
Once on Harris, we transfer by road to Tarbert for steam-hauled journey with light lunch included,
a 3-night stay.
before travelling by rail to the capital for a farewell
Day 9 - Historical Lewis dinner and 1-night stay.
Although part of the same landmass, Lewis and
Harris have characters of their own. We head north Day 14 - Farewell
Travel home from Edinburgh independently - or why
to Lewis today, where the landscape is flatter, but not extend your stay? There is plenty to see in this
we find some of the island’s most famous ancient bustling city.
sites. We are joined by a local guide as we take in
the mystical Callanish Standing Stones, the well- Please note, this tour involves a fair amount of walking
preserved broch at Carloway and a traditional
Blackhouse site where we enjoy a soup and sandwich and therefore requires a good level of fitness. Some of
the hotels do not have lifts and porterage is not included.
lunch (included).
If you are unsure of its suitability for you, please contact
Day 10 - Wild Harris us before making a booking.
This day focuses on Harris, known for its stunning
beaches and scenery - the roads wind up and down
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