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SCOTLAND RAIL & TOURING
$ * ^
From 1098 per person twin share
5 DAYS | EDINBURGH TO EDINBURGH
TRAVEL TYPE: Independent rail
DEPARTS: Daily
HIGHLIGHTS
• Scenic rail journey
• Loch Ness & ‘Nessie’ • Urquhart Castle
INCLUDES
• 4 nights 3 star accommodation
• Meals as specified
• Half day Loch Ness tour
Inverness • Return rail journey from Edinburgh to Inverness in
Standard Class seat
EDINBURGH & INVERNESS RAIL TOUR 5 DAYS • One way private Edinburgh Airport or train station
Day 1: Edinburgh Day 4: Inverness to Edinburgh (B) transfer to Edinburgh accommodation
Arrive into Edinburgh and meet your driver for private Depart Inverness by train for your return to Edinburgh. ^Based on 5 day package, valid 1 Jan – 30 Apr, 1 – 31 Oct 20.
transfer to your hotel. Spend the remainder of the day at Check in to your hotel and spend the rest of the day
leisure. Overnight in Edinburgh. soaking up the atmosphere of this world class city. START/FINISH
Day 2: Edinburgh to Inverness (B) Explore the beautiful capital city of Scotland. Browse the Inverness 2 OVERNIGHT
This morning make your own way to Edinburgh’s many shops, discover first class restaurants and enjoy a RAIL
Waverley Station. Board the train to Inverness and sit pint of one of the many pubs.
back and enjoy the Highland Mainline. Pass by small Stroll through the New Town with its orderly streets
Highland towns such as Perth until you reach Inverness. and mansions. Admire the cobbled, medieval streets Cairngorms
On arrival in Inverness, make your way to your hotel. of the Royal Mile. Visit Edinburgh Castle, situated high National Park
Enjoy the rest of the day exploring the ‘Capital of the above the city on an extinct volcano and home of the
Highlands’. Visit the gothic-style St Andrew’s Cathedral Crown Jewels of Scotland. Discover the Palace of
with its stained glass. Explore Inverness Castle sitting on Holyroodhouse, the Royal Family’s official residence
a cliff top overlooking the River Ness. Then stroll along in Scotland. For Whisky connoisseurs, don’t miss the
the banks of the river and explore the Victorian Market. Scotch Whisky Experience at the top of the Royal Mile.
Spend the next two nights in Inverness. Overnight in Edinburgh.
Day 3: Inverness (B) Day 5: Edinburgh (B) Loch Lomond &
Enjoy a full day discovering Inverness and the Your tour concludes after breakfast. The Trossachs
surrounding area. This afternoon join a tour to Loch (B = breakfast) National Park
Ness where you will take a cruise to spot ‘Nessie’ the
infamous monster, before visiting Urquhart Castle. 2 Edinburgh
$ * ^
From 420 per person twin share
2 DAYS | EDINBURGH TO EDINBURGH
TRAVEL TYPE: Coach
DEPARTS: Mon, Wed (13 Apr – 8 May, 27 Sep –
21 Oct 20) • Mon, Wed, Sat (9 May – 26 Sep 20)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Jacobite Steam Train ride
• Riverside stroll in Dunkeld
• Historic Battlefield of Culloden
• Loch Ness & ‘Nessie’
INCLUDES
• 1 night B&B shared facilities accommodation
Jacobite Steam Train • Meals as specified
• Jacobite Steam Train journey from Fort William
JACOBITE STEAM TRAIN & THE GREAT GLEN 2 DAYS to Mallaig
Day 1: Edinburgh to Fort Augustus Day 2: Fort Augustus to Edinburgh (B) • Air-conditioned mini coach
Depart Edinburgh and see the Fort Railway Bridge, This morning board the famous Jacobite Steam Train. • Expert guide
then take a riverside walk in the Highlands at Dunkeld. This is one of the world’s great train journeys travelling ^Price valid 21 Dec 19 – 8 Jan 20. B&B ensuite and hotel
Continue through the breathtaking Drumochter Pass past Great Britain’s highest mountain, deepest loch, accommodation prices also available.
which skirts the stunning peaks of the Cairngorm shortest river and most westerly station.
National Park. Visit Culloden, the site of the last Cross the viaduct as featured in the Harry Potter films
stand of Jacobites against the government forces and pass the Glenfinnan Monument where Bonnie
(extra charge). Prince Charlie raised his standard at the beginning of the
Arrive in Fort Augustus, where you will stay on the 1745 Jacobite rising. • Culloden Battlefield
tranquil shores of Loch Ness. Spend the rest of day Enjoy lunch at the west coast town of Mallaig and Loch Ness
at your leisure. Walk one of the many beautiful tracks taste the best of Scottish seafood. Travel via Glencoe,
in the area including the popular Great Glen Way. then experience the beauty of Rannoch Moor and Fort Augustus 1
Overnight in Fort Augustus. Stirlingshire before arriving in Edinburgh. Mallaig
(B = breakfast) Glenfinnan Fort William
Viaduct
Glencoe
START/FINISH
OVERNIGHT
ATTRACTION
RAIL Edinburgh
* Prices are a guide only, subject to change and availability and are in New Zealand Dollars. From prices for accommodation are per room per night for 2 people, unless otherwise specified and based on the lowest room category for
travel in low season. Prices for tours and transfers are per person, unless otherwise specified. For full terms and conditions including pricing and conditions, refer to the Booking Conditions at the back of this brochure. 53