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CELTIC HIGHLIGHTS 13 DAYS
WITH GLOBUS THE DETAILS ARE DONE
You’ll always visit the key sites and enjoy more inclusions; inside visits
and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description,
including admission charges where applicable.
For standard inclusions, see page 8.
TRIP SCALE Leisurely ■ On the Go
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ALL THIS IS INCLUDED
■ SIGHTSEEING AND MORE
GLASGOW Welcome dinner; orientation drive; farewell dinner
CULLODEN MOOR Visit the battle site’s visitor center
BLAIR ATHOLL Visit Blair Castle
EDINBURGH Guided sightseeing, visit Edinburgh Castle and
Holyrood Palace
GRASMERE Visit Wordsworth’s village,
gingerbread
LIVERPOOL Visit the Beatles Story
CAERNARVON Admire the impressive castle
HOLYHEAD-DUBLIN Cross the Irish Sea by ferry
DUBLIN Orientation drive
try original Grasmere
KILDARE Guided tour of the Irish National Stud, enjoy
scones at the Japanese Gardens Restaurant
tea and
ROCK OF CASHEL Take photographs of this famous landmark
KILLARNEY Visit the popular resort town
RING OF KERRY Scenic peninsula drive
ADARE Admire the thatched cottages
CLIFFS OF MOHER Savor the spectacular views
GALWAY Orientation
KNOCK Visit the religious site
DERRY
Guided walking tour on the city walls
COUNTY ANTRIM Take pictures of Dunluce Castle, visit Giant’s Causeway
BELFAST Guided “Living History” tour
BELFAST-CAIRNRYAN Cross the North Channel by ferry
■ HOTELS GLASGOW Radisson Blu (SF), INVERNESS Mercure
Inverness (F), EDINBURGH The George (SF), LIVERPOOL Novotel (F),
DUBLIN The Gibson (SF), KILLARNEY Killarney Towers (SF), LIMERICK
Clayton (SF), BUNDORAN Great Northern (F), BELFAST Stormont (SF)
■ MEALS Full English breakfast (B) daily; 7 three-course dinners (D)
with wine and choice of menus, including a welcome dinner and a
farewell dinner in Glasgow
■ TRANSPORTATION Motorcoach; ferries Holyhead-Dublin,
Belfast-Cairnryan
■ HEADSETS Throughout the tour
■ FREE WI-FI
available on your motorcoach and in most hotel lobbies
CUSTOMIZE YOUR VACATION
■ EXTRA NIGHTS in Glasgow
■ AIRPORT TRANSFERS Included if you purchase air from Globus.
Private transfers available for purchase if you book extra nights.
■ MyGLOBUS Personalize your tour ahead of time with additional
excursions. Visit our website for details and conditions.
EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO
ticket included for departures
0807, 0814, 0821
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. (Mon.)
Welcome to Glasgow! Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free
to relax in Scotland’s largest city. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and
traveling companions for a welcome dinner with wine at your hotel. (D)
DAY 2 GLASGOW–FORT WILLIAM–INVERNESS. (Tue.)
Your Celtic adventure starts in earnest with a city drive, taking in the fine
12th-century cathedral, imposing university buildings, and elegant Georgian
squares. On the way this morning: the “Bonnie Banks” of Loch Lomond,
wild Rannoch Moor, Glen Coe, lovely Loch Linnhe, and Fort William beneath
Ben Nevis. In the afternoon, look out for signs of the mysterious Loch Ness
monster. Spend the night in Inverness, the Highland capital. (B,D)
DAY 3 INVERNESS–CULLODEN–BLAIR ATHOLL–EDINBURGH. (Wed.)
At CULLODEN VISITOR CENTER, hear the story of the crushing
Hanoverian victory over Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Scottish clans.
Then, drive through the Cairngorms National Park and visit BLAIR
CASTLE, the ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl and home
to Europe’s last remaining private army, the Atholl Highlanders. Tonight
in Edinburgh, don’t miss our optional Scottish evening with Highland
dancers, bagpipers, and the Ceremony of the Haggis. (B)
DAY 4 EDINBURGH. (Thu.)
Morning city sightseeing with a Local Guide introduces you to the
200-year-old “New Town” and the famous scientists, inventors, and
novelists who lived there. In the “Old Town,” drive up the narrow Royal Mile
to EDINBURGH CASTLE to admire Scotland’s Crown Jewels, then explore
HOLYROOD PALACE (when available). Later, a unique optional excursion:
board the former Royal Yacht Britannia once the perfect royal residence for
glittering state visits and family holidays. Dinner rounds off this evening. For
departure numbers 0807, 0814, and 0821, tickets are included for tonight’s
performance of the world-renowned MILITARY TATTOO. (B)
DAY 5 EDINBURGH–GRETNA GREEN–GRASMERE, ENGLAND–
LIVERPOOL. (Fri.)
On the way through the history-steeped Lowland Hills, stop at Gretna
Green. Then, leave the land of the Scots and journey into England
through the tranquil Lake District to Grasmere, home of poet William
Wordsworth, to try original GRASMERE GINGERBREAD. In
Liverpool, visit the award-winning BEATLES STORY, an atmospheric
journey into the life, times, culture, and music of the “Fab Four.” (B,D)