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Shetland Ponies, Shetland, with Da Noup beyond - VisitScotland - Paul Tomkins ■ Over 6 full days of sightseeing with local guides GRAND TOURS
15 Days From £3,475pp
HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

■ Private boat charter to Mousa – an RSPB reserve
& home to the world’s best-preserved broch
■ Prehistoric archaeological site of Jarlshof
■ Visit the UNESCO Heart of Neolithic Orkney
World Heritage Site
■ Steam-hauled journeys on the Keith & Dufftown
and Strathspey Railways
■ Time to explore Aberdeen, Inverness & Edinburgh

SELECTED HOTELS
from the Atlantic Ocean into the North Sea! From Glasgow Grand Central Hotel
here, we head out to Shetland’s volcanic coast to Aberdeen Leonardo Hotel
discover the spectacular cliff scenery at Eshaness. Lerwick The Lerwick Hotel
Our return journey heads west via the pretty fishing Kirkwall Ayre Hotel
village of Walls. Seal Lerwick Harbour - VisitScotland - Paul Tomkins Wick Mackays Hotel
Day 7 - Lerwick & Ferry Inverness Best Western Palace & Spa
After breakfast transfer to the ferry terminal to drop Edinburgh Hotel Indigo - Princes Street
off our luggage before taking an optional tour and Please note - hotels can be subject to change
tasting at Lerwick Brewery, or free time to explore
the town. The Shetland Museum is also a must-see Day 10 - WWII Orkney PRICE INCLUDES
and is a short walk from the ferry terminal. We The sites we visit today have strong links to WWII ■ All rail travel as stated in Standard Class
reconvene mid-afternoon to board the Northlink - we cross some of the Churchill Barriers and learn ■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
ferry to Orkney. Time to enjoy a 3-course dinner about the important role they played. We also and breakfast basis
onboard (included), before a late evening arrival in call at the attractive Italian Chapel, built from two ■ 8 evening meals and 1 lunch
Kirkwall for a 4-night stay. Nissen huts, and learn more about the men who ■ Excursions as specified
■ Ferry & road transfers as specified
Day 8 - Heart of Neolithic Orkney transformed it into what we see today. A trip to ■ Local Shetland guide for days 4-6
Today we focus on the UNESCO Heart of Neolithic Scotland wouldn’t be complete without a dram of ■ Local Orkney guide for days 8-11
Orkney World Heritage Site. This encompasses whisky so we also visit the Highland Park Distillery. ■ Services of a tour leader from Glasgow and
4 monuments and around 5,000 years of history. Day 11 - Kirkwall & Stromness throughout the tour
Our local guide will take us around the famous Enjoy a guided tour around St Magnus Cathedral, the
archaeological treasures of Skara Brae, the Ring of Bishop’s Palace and the Earl’s Palace this morning. Price per person:
Brodgar, the Standing Stones of Stenness and the This afternoon, we transfer to Stromness for some Escorted holiday £3,475
Maeshowe chambered tomb. A stop at Skaill House free time, before boarding our ferry to Scrabster. On Single room supplement £935
will also be included. arrival, transfer to Wick for a 3-course dinner and Deposit for this holiday £100
Day 9 - Birsay Birdlife & Sea Stacks 1-night stay.
Visit the tidal island of Birsay (if tide times allow). This Day 12 - South to Inverness
small island hosts the remains of a substantial Pictish We weave our way back down through wild
settlement, with evidence of Viking buildings visible moorlands on a morning train to Inverness for a
too. Its sheer cliffs fall off into the Atlantic Ocean 2-night stay. This afternoon is free to enjoy this pretty
and are full of birdlife and is the best place to see riverside city or to simply relax at the hotel’s spa.
puffins in the spring and summer months. Back on
the mainland, we take a short walk to the Yesnaby Day 13 - Double Heritage Steam
Sea Stacks and enjoy a tour of Orkney Brewery. A private bus will transfer us first to the Keith &
Dufftown Railway for a return journey. The line climbs
through dense pine forests, passes along the tranquil
waters of Loch Park and winds through the valley of
the river Isla. Next, we journey to Aviemore to enjoy
a return journey on the Strathspey Railway, before
returning to Inverness. Lunch will be included today.
Day 14 - Edinburgh
Rail to the capital this morning for an afternoon at
leisure before regrouping for a farewell dinner.
Northlink Ferries Day 15 - Farewell

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