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A JOURNEY THROUGH SCOTLAND ORKNEY, CAIRNGORMS & THE HIGHLANDS
NEW
FROM £1949
REF: BOK
11 DAYS
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JULY ONLY (3 NIGHTS)
AYRE HOTEL, KIRKWALL HHH Family managed on Kirkwall’s
waterfront
Restaurant, lounge bar & sports bar with big screen TV Comfortable guest rooms with WiFi, air-con & safe
There is a lift
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AUGUST ONLY (3 NIGHTS)
KIRKWALL HOTEL, KIRKWALL HHH
Family run, Victorian hotel
on the harbour front
Stylish restaurant, whisky bar & sports bar with big screen TV, pool & darts
Characterful guestrooms with WiFi, ironing facilities & TV There is a lift to all floors
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DATES & PRICES
3 JULY 2026
£1949
21 AUG 2026
£2129
SUPPLEMENTS
Single (July)
£395
Single (August)
£350
Insurance
£72
NEW FOR 2026 – take an epic journey up through the varied Scottish landscape to the north of the spectacular Highlands. Stay 3 nights on mystical Orkney where you can feel the magic and mystique as soon as the ferry casts off from the mainland. The journey is the destination with so much to discover en-route including the mighty Cairngorms, Dunrobin Castle, the Castle of Mey, the Falkirk Wheel and a Hairy Coo Safari! An epic adventure where memories will last a lifetime!
NB Two departures with differing itineraries and hotels – please see website or ask for full details
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS (BOTH TOURS) Cairngorms Mountain Railway – take an exhilarating ride on Scotland’s only funicular railway, to the ‘Top Station’ at over 3,500 feet above sea level with panoramic views stretching down to Loch Morlich and the Spey Valley
Rothiemurchus – a taste of traditional Highland estate life to experience wild Scotland in all its glory. Take a ‘safari’ with a local ranger around the estate for wonderful views of the Cairngorms, a chance to feed deer by hand and to encounter some friendly hairy Highland coos
Falkirk Wheel – a trip on the world’s only rotating boat lift
Dunrobin Castle – the most northerly of Scotland’s great houses and fashioned in the style of a French chateau with towering conical spires
Castle of Mey & John O’Groats – the beloved residence of the Queen Mother on the north coast of Caithness with glorious views across the Pentland Firth. Onto the iconic John O’Groats. Light lunch included
Discover Orkney – Explore the main sights with a local guide. The amazing Neolithic village of Skara Brae; the stone Ring of Brodgar; the standing Stones of Stenness; the delightful chapel built by Italian POWs and Scapa Flow. There is also a day at leisure in Kirkwall
Edinburgh – delightful Scottish capital
PRICE INCLUDES (BOTH TOURS)
Porterage throughout
En-route stop in Edinburgh
Trip on the Falkirk Wheel
Return trip on Cairngorm Mountain Railway Rothiemurchas Coach ‘Safari’ with deer feeding & meet the hairy coos
Entrance to Dunrobin Castle
Entrance to Castle Mey
Light lunch on Castle of Mey day
Local guide for a full day discovery of Orkney Entrances to Skara Brae & Skaill House and Italian Chapel
PRICE INCLUDES (JULY TOUR ONLY)
1 overnight in Gretna Green DBB 2 overnights in Newtonmore DBB (some entertainment)
2 nights in Castletown DBB
3 nights in Kirkwall DBB
1 night in Perth DBB
1 night in Newcastle DBB
Return crossing Scrabster – Stromness (Northlink)
Entrance to Famous Blacksmith Gretna Green Experience
Gin Distillery tour & tasting in Kirkwall
PRICE INCLUDES (AUGUST TOUR ONLY)
1 overnight in Newcastle DBB
2 overnights in Kingussie DBB
3 nights in Kirkwall with breakfast & 1 dinner 1 night in Castletown DBB
2 nights in Pitlochry with breakfast & 1 dinner 1 night in Lockerbie DBB
Return crossing Scrabster – Stromness with 3-course carvery dinner with soft or hot drink (Northlink)
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