Scotland Travel Tour 210

1. Arrival in London. || 51.50852515852454, -0.14902033245297389

London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, is a 21st-century city with history stretching back to Roman times. At its centre stand the imposing Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and Westminster Abbey, site of British monarch coronations. Across the Thames River, the London Eye observation wheel provides panoramic views of the South Bank cultural complex, and the entire city.

2. 3 - 4 Hour London Tour with airport pickup

Luggage can be left on the van throughout the tour.

3. Big Ben || 51.50085606789459, -0.12464149589041115

The Elizabeth Tower is the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. It contains the Great Clock, a striking clock with five bells. The tower is nicknamed "Big Ben", a name which was originally applied only to the largest bell of the clock.

4. The London Eye || 51.503266512426556, -0.1195245670538125

The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually.

5. St James's Park || 51.50310054006754, -0.1339694958903033

St James's Park is a 23-hectare urban park in the City of Westminster, central London. A Royal Park, it is at the southernmost end of the St James's area, which was named after a once isolated medieval hospital dedicated to St James the Less, now the site of St James's Palace.

6. Clarence House || 51.50427273663183, -0.13854133821734563

Clarence House is a royal residence on The Mall in the City of Westminster, London. It was built in 1825–1827, adjacent to St James's Palace, for the royal Duke of Clarence, the future King William IV. The four-story house is faced in pale stucco.

7. Transfer to hotel for drop off

8. Hotel check in. || 51.51619411918395, -0.17359590954501944

9. Night in London

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 51.516100648313454, -0.17367101139529104

2. Free day 

Spend the day relaxing at the hotel or exploring on your own.

3. Night in London

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 51.51618744269957, -0.17353153653050093

2. Flight from London to Edinburgh (transfer to airport included)

3. Arrival in Edinburgh. || 55.95378652481497, -3.178912712043744

Edinburgh is Scotland's compact, hilly capital. It has a medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town with gardens and neoclassical buildings. Looming over the city is Edinburgh Castle, home to Scotland’s crown jewels and the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish rulers. Arthur’s Seat is an imposing peak in Holyrood Park with sweeping views, and Calton Hill is topped with monuments and memorials.

4. Rental car pick up

5. Transfer to hotel. || 55.95347949406754, -3.2008599515998966

6. Night in Edinburgh

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 55.95344946051216, -3.2008599515998966

2. 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Private Edinburgh Walking City Tour (arrive to meeting point on own)

This tour will be the full day and include a local certified guide.

3. Night in Edinburgh

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 55.95349751418958, -3.200913595778662

2. Blair Castle. || 56.767084811328075, -3.8455737092195665 

Castle dating from 1269 with lavish rooms housing antiques, art and armour, plus walled garden.

3. Cairngorms National Park. || 57.0493359856294, -3.561604053380277

Cairngorms National Park is a national park in northeast Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament, after Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, which was set up in 2002. The park covers the Cairngorms range of mountains, and surrounding hills.

4. Battlefield of Culloden Moor. || 57.478061351222756, -4.0957039042787065

The Battle of Culloden took place on 16 April 1746, near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. A Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart was decisively defeated by a British government force commanded by the Duke of Cumberland, thereby ending the Jacobite rising of 1745.

5. Clava Cairns. || 57.47356739911259, -4.073129951502689 

The Clava cairn is a type of Bronze Age circular chamber tomb cairn, named after the group of three cairns at Balnuaran of Clava, to the east of Inverness in Scotland. There are about 50 cairns of this type in an area round about Inverness.

6. Transfer to hotel. || 57.472741262850285, -4.208232795681486

7. Night in Inverness

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 57.472804720734416, -4.208200609174226

2. Isle of Skye. || 57.33457313543653, -6.257992345142415 

The Isle of Skye, connected to Scotland's northwest coast by bridge, is known for its rugged landscapes, picturesque fishing villages and medieval castles. The largest island in the Inner Hebrides archipelago, it has an indented coastline of peninsulas and narrow lochs, radiating out from a mountainous interior. The town of Portree, a base for exploring the island, features harbourside pubs and boutiques.

3. Loch Ness. || 57.26766421168828, -4.501034829316636

Loch Ness is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 kilometres southwest of Inverness. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end.

4. Urquhart Castle. || 57.3242325511148, -4.441985109183805 

Urquhart Castle is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland. The castle is on the A82 road, 21 kilometres south-west of Inverness and 2 kilometres east of the village of Drumnadrochit.

5. Eilean Donan Castle. || 57.27397107702067, -5.516099493844029 

Tours of fully restored castle on an island where 3 lochs meet, dating from the 13th century.

6. Portree. || 57.41368612330508, -6.194998479253075 

Portree is the largest town on, and capital of, the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, and a civil parish. Portree has a harbour, fringed by cliffs, with a pier designed by Thomas Telford.

7. Transfer to hotel. || 57.454606363247066, -6.314534795682671

8. Night in Isle of Skye

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 57.45457173263214, -6.314599168697189

2. Fairy Glen. || 57.58245749906806, -6.324825580331411

An old landslide gives this hillside, known for its folk tales about fairies, an otherworldly look.

3. Old Man of Storr. || 57.508031066733494, -6.183040535340194

This 674m-tall landslip features a steep rocky face on one side & grassy slope on the other.

4. Kilt Rock Waterfall - Creag An Fhèilidh. || 57.61143442578142, -6.172116553344047 

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

5. Quiraing. || 57.644297847509144, -6.265836049575728 

The Quiraing is a landform on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish escarpment on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It takes the form of a craterous hollow surrounded by a high rampart of rock.

6. An Corran. || 57.636692362972816, -6.204881193820626 

The beach at An Corran is one of the most awe-inspiring and significantly interesting locations on Skye. I

7. Transfer to hotel. || 57.45463522206775, -6.314556253354176

8. Night in Isle of Skye

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 57.45456018908656, -6.314481151503904

2. Fairy Pools. || 57.250430133156335, -6.258300766860066 

The Fairy Pools are a series of natural pools and waterfalls in Glen Brittle on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. They are in Coire na Creiche, on the Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh, at the foot of the Cuillin mountains. The pools are a vivid aqua blue and are a popular place for wild swimmers who brave the frigid waters.

3. Cuillin Hills. || 57.200564146991034, -6.199838505926086 

The Cuillin is a range of mostly jagged rocky mountains on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The main Cuillin ridge is also called the Black Cuillin to distinguish it from the Red Cuillin, which lie to the east of Glen Sligachan.

4. Camusdarach Beach. || 56.95913748219478, -5.8489577069237795

5. Transfer to hotel. || 56.81548825793334, -5.115007655245513

6. Night in Fort William

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 56.81547064106243, -5.114986197574007

2. Loch Lomond. || 56.098973267466135, -4.619052339097545

Loch Lomond is a lake in southern Scotland. It’s part of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. The surrounding highlands area is home to red deer and oak woodlands. On the eastern shore, footpaths and cycle trails criss-cross craggy Ben Lomond mountain and the smaller Conic Hill. Across the loch, Luss Heritage Path winds through rolling countryside and ancient Luss village, with its stone cottages.

3. Trossachs National Park. || 56.01028893119717, -4.584196638103525 

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and the hills and glens of the Trossachs, along with several other ranges of hills. It was the first of the two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament in 2002, the second being the Cairngorms National Park.

4. Loch Katrine. || 56.254289155396755, -4.547224942576444

Loch Katrine is a freshwater loch in the Trossachs area of the Scottish Highlands, east of Loch Lomond, within the historic county and registration county of Perthshire and the contemporary district of Stirling. The loch is about 8 miles long and 1 mile wide at its widest point, and runs the length of Strath Gartney

5. Doune Castle. || 56.18525260957515, -4.049929709256648 

Doune Castle is a medieval stronghold near the village of Doune, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland and the historic county of Perthshire. The castle is sited on a wooded bend where the Ardoch Burn flows into the River Teith.

6. Stirling Castle. || 56.12300863980377, -3.9456312399466635

Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation.

7. Transfer to hotel. || 55.94354549287774, -3.374814773705501

8. Night in Edinburgh

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 55.94354549287774, -3.374814773705501

2. Hotel check out

3. Rental car return

4. Departure from Scotland