Tour Highlights - CIE Tours

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T O U R I N C L U D E S
11 days/10 nights/19 meals
or 1 day longer incl. travel
• Group transfers at start and end of tour
• Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout
• Professional tour director throughout
• Superior & first class hotels with private
bath/shower for 10 nights
• 10 full Scottish breakfasts (B)
• 9 dinners (D) including
- Scottish Highland Cabaret
- Pub dinner at the Beehive Inn, Edinburgh
- 7 table d’hote dinners
• Welcome get-together drink
• Sightseeing tours of Glasgow
and Edinburgh
• Ferry rides to the Isle of Skye and Orkney
• Whisky tasting and tour at
Glenfiddich Distillery
• Evening walking tour of Edinburgh
• Reserved seats for Edinburgh Military Tattoo
on July 29 to August 14 departures
• Visits and admissions to Glasgow
Cathedral, Ben Nevis Highland Centre,
Dunvegan Castle, Inverewe Gardens,
Skara Brae, Ring of Brodgar, St. Magnus
Cathedral, Italian Chapel, Dunrobin
Castle, Urquhart Castle, Culloden
Battlefield Visitor Centre, Fort George
and Edinburgh Castle
• Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet,
luggage tags & strap
• All local taxes, hotel service charges &
porterage for one suitcase per person
YOUR HOTELS
Stay at the following (or similar):
• Menzies Hotel, Glasgow (1 night)
• Balmacara Hotel, near Kyle of Lochalsh
(2 nights)
• Royal Hotel, Ullapool (1 night)
• Pentland Hotel, Thurso (2 nights)
• The Newton Hotel, Nairn (2 nights)
• Apex International Hotel, Edinburgh
(2 nights)
For detailed information and pictures
of each hotel go to www.cietours.com
Photo: Highland Scenery
NOTE: Hotels in the north of Scotland
are of the best the remote Highlands offer;
however, they are not up to the usual
CIE Tours standard.
Scottish Isles
& Glens
Superior & First Class Hotels – 11 Day Coach Tour
1998
From $
land only
Tour Highlights:
Edinburgh Pub Dinner, Scottish
Highland Evening, Isle of Skye,
Isles of Orkney & Skara Brae,
Glenfiddich Whisky Tasting,
Culloden Battlefield
Day 1: Glasgow Arrival & Tour
Land in Glasgow and transfer to your hotel. In
the afternoon drive around the main attractions of
this Victorian city, renowned for its history of
shipbuilding. Join your fellow travelers for a welcome
get-together drink and dinner. (D)
Day 2: Loch Lomond & Glen Coe
View the shores of Loch Lomond and drive
through the towering peaks of Glen Coe. Take the
scenic “Road to the Isles” and cross by ferry to
the Isle of Skye. Drive through the “Misty Isle”
and cross to the mainland to your hotel. (B, D)
Day 3: Isle of Skye Tour
Discover the beauty of the majestic Cuillin
Mountains and the history of this famous isle.
Visit Dunvegan Castle, stronghold of the Chiefs of
MacLeod for nearly 800 years and stop in
Portree, the capital of the island. (B, D)
Day 4: Inverewe Gardens
Today enjoy more Highland views as you drive
past dramatic scenery near Glen Carron and Loch
Maree to Inverewe Gardens, the most famous in
Scotland. The exotic plantings thrive due to the
warming influence of the Gulf Stream. (B, D)
Day 5: Highland Scenery
Explore one of Scotland’s sparsely-populated
Highland areas and learn history as you pass
mountains and lochs. Stop in the remote village
of Durness and in Bettyhill, built in 1814.
Continue to your hotel in Thurso. (B, D)
Day 6: Isle of Orkney & Skara Brae
Take a ferry ride to Orkney. Visit Skara Brae, a
5,000-year-old village and the Ring of Brodgar,
prehistoric standing stones. See the 12th century
St. Magnus Cathedral and the Italian Chapel
before returning to Thurso. (B, D)
Day 7: John o’ Groats & Dunrobin
Drive to John o’ Groats, the most northerly
village on the British mainland. Visit Dunrobin
Castle, seat of the Earls and Dukes of Sutherland.
Take a guided tour of the castle and watch a
falconry display. Travel south to Nairn. (B, D)
Isle of
Skye
2
KYLE OF
LOCHALSH
Durness
2
THURSO
John O’Groats
1 ULLAPOOL
Inverewe
Culloden
Loch
Ness
Glen Coe
Loch
Lomond
Isles of
Orkney
1
GLASGOW
2 NAIRN
Spey
Valley
Pitlochry
2
EDINBURGH
1 = Overnight Stops
= Start City = End City
Day 8: Urquhart Castle & Culloden
Tour the vast ruins of 13th century Urquhart
Castle on Loch Ness. Visit Culloden Battlefield
Visitor Centre, where Bonnie Prince Charlie was
defeated and tour the defenses at Fort George.
Enjoy a fun Scottish evening in your hotel. (B, D)
Day 9: Glenfiddich & Edinburgh
In the Spey Valley visit Glenfiddich Distillery and
sample a “wee dram.” Drive south to Pitlochry
and through the majestic scenery of the Grampian
Mountains to Edinburgh and enjoy a pub dinner
followed by a historic walking tour. (B, D)
Day 10: Edinburgh Castle & City Tour
Drive through Edinburgh’s Georgian New Town,
Princes Street and the Royal Mile. Tour Edinburgh
Castle to see the many historic buildings, the
Scottish Crown Jewels and the Stone of Scone.
The rest of the day is free. (B)
Day 11: Depart Edinburgh for Home
Take a group transfer to Edinburgh Airport. (B)
11 DAY SCOTTISH ISLES & GLENS – 2012
Book overnight flights from North America
one day earlier than the tour start date
Tour starts Tour ends Land
Glasgow Edinburgh Only
•Sun
Apr 15 Wed Apr 25 $1998
Sun Apr 29 Wed May 09 2098
Sun May 13 Wed May 23 2098
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•Sun
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May
May
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20
27
03
Wed
Wed
Wed
May
Jun
Jun
30
06
13
2098
2098
2198
Sun Jun 10 Wed Jun 20 2198
Sun Jun 24 Wed Jul 04 2198
Departures weekly until Oct 21
Single room supplement: $492.
Guaranteed tour departure dates are listed on cietours.com
•Save $55 per person if you are 55 or over.
Tour Code: SIG12 All prices in U.S. Dollars