Small Group Tour: Scotland Orkneys & Highlands

See the Signature Sights in Style

Meet your private guide and withdraw from your hotel on a half-day tour through Scotland’s uneven capital, Edinburgh, established more than 1,200 years ago. The New Town, co-recorded with the Old Town as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, includes the well-known Princes Street with its elaborate 200-foot-high Scott Monument, alongside notable Georgian and neo-old style design. Explore the prestigious Royal Mile in the UNESCO-recorded Old Town, book-finished by the twelfth century Edinburgh Castle toward one side, and the sixteenth century Holyrood Palace at the other, home of the British ruler in Scotland. Catch perspectives on the notable Edinburgh Castle roosted on Castle Rock with an impressive position upon the noteworthy old town beneath, and detect the conspicuous St Giles’ Cathedral, a strict point of convergence for almost 900 years. Pass the National Museum of Scotland and learn of the city’s secret underground sections running beneath road level.

Appreciate a fine choice of whisky measures at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Kaleidoscope Bar, sure to dazzle the most experienced of whisky authorities. Driven by one of the general public’s Ambassadors, you’ll test the incredible kinds of the Scottish ”Water of Life”. Following your tasting, appreciate a free primary course from the bar menu.

All Aboard!

Meet your private driver and vehicle for a train station move.

Withdraw via train from Edinburgh to Inverness. The inexact travel time is 3.5 hours.

Meet your private driver and vehicle for a train station move.

Meet your private guide and dive into the universe of the Jacobites as you leave by walking for a mobile visit through Inverness, the capital of the Scottish Highlands. The essential area of Inverness, where the River Ness meets the Moray Firth, has ended up being the focal point of numerous fights going back at any rate as ahead of schedule as the sixth century, including a fallback point during the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Appreciate perspectives on the monumental Inverness Castle, disregarding the River Ness, where a progression of palaces has remained since 1057. From Bishops Road, see the stunning stonework of the nineteenth century Inverness Cathedral, yet much more noteworthy actually is the eighteenth extremely old High Church on St Michaels Mount, at the impact point of the footbridge that crosses the River Ness, a spot of love since the Celtic occasions. Walk the productive High Street, a humming person on foot territory, and respect the general city design, wealthy in numerous Victorian and Georgian pleasures.

The Journey Continues…

Meet your visit chief and a little gathering of up to 18 members, and get ready for an exceptional 4-day venture through Orkney and the Scottish Highlands. The specific gathering point will be resolved preceding flight.

Transfer by neighborhood taxi. If it’s not too much trouble, note that this help is excluded, and is payable locally.

Withdrawing from Inverness, you’ll go through a dynamite day going through the untainted North Highlands, between taking off tops, stunning vistas, and wide valleys, to Strathpeffer – a sharp Victorian spa town. Kirkwall, first settled by the Vikings, will be your home for the following two evenings. Find the enchantment of the space with a night allowed to investigate, capitalizing on your time off Scotland’s north coast as you uncover the captivating, unwinding, and inviting side of this archipelago.

A Journey Back in Time

Superb scenes, beautiful streets, and creative mind terminating history – Orkney follows through on each level. A little region that is enthusiastic about beguile, a day spent in notable Orkney is on the cards for now with an excursion to the far-off past. Home to a solid and glad history, you’ll stroll in the strides of old islanders at the puzzling Maeshowe burial chamber, Skara Brae Neolithic town, and the magical Ring of Brodgar. Wonder about the shocking designs, taking in the set of experiences and meaning of each sight. Next comes Iron Age Broch of Gurness and if the tides are your ally, a barometrical stroll to Brough of Birsay island.

Stretch your Legs

From the St Magnus Cathedral to the Bishop’s Palace, there are a lot of Norse destinations to see at your doorstep in Kirkwall. On the off chance that an early in the day espresso neglect to stir your faculties, a morning refinery visit will get the job done. Appreciate an example of Scotland’s best whiskies at the Highland Park Distillery before the evening takes you to Scapa Flow, with its renowned Italian house of prayer and a photo opportunity at the WWII wrecks. To adjust the day, it’s at that point time to load up the ship to the terrain, making a beeline for Wick, where you’ll have a goodbye supper with your Orkney bunch.

A Healthy Dose of History

Today you will visit Dunrobin Castle. With its transcending funnel-shaped towers, this palace has been home to the Dukes of Sutherland since the 1400s. Here, you’ll make time to visit the noteworthy white pinnacles and formal nurseries of this masterful home, with an adequate chance to take in the fantastic history and excellence. At that point, following the wonderful coast street, take in the perspectives crossing the Dornoch and Cromarty Firths on the return venture back to the Capital of the Highlands, Inverness, where your little gathering visit reaches a conclusion.

Bid goodbye to your visit chief and individual voyagers as you close the section on this piece of your movements. Your drop-off point will be resolved preceding takeoff.

Kindly note, all visits as a component of this little gathering venture include strolling and expect visitors to load up and land vehicles a few times each day, making this visit unsatisfactory for customers with decreased portability.

Transfer by nearby taxi. Kindly note that this assistance is excluded, and is payable locally.

Until Next Time…

Meet your private driver and vehicle for an air terminal exchange.