Scotland - Oban and the West Coast

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Scotland - Oban and the West Coast

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Duration

4 days, 3 nights

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    Prices per person

    • From $ 920

    Included in Price

    • - All overnight accommodation including all bed taxes..
    • - All evening meals during tour.
    • - All breakfasts during tour. Generally full English, Scottish or Welsh traditional cooked breakfasts.
    • - All transport and fuel costs.
    • - Services of your driver/guide-companion.
    • - Entrance fees to any attractions visited.
    • - Toll-free calls to your Vacation Specialist from the US during planning.
    • - Our myguideBritain vacation documents package including your tour voucher and information, Britain tourist map and our myguideBritain tips for a successful vacation.
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    You'll see castles aplenty, see prehistoric and Celtic folk sites, pretty fishing villages, Oban, gateway to the isles, cross the only bridge over the Atlantic, be able to say you've toured a Western Isle, and breath wonderfully fresh Highland air of glen, loch and brae!

    Most visitors to Scotland feel they have to trek to the far north, and to Inverness, to get a taste of the renowned Highland scenery. Thankfully, it's not so. On this tour we can show you the Highland region of Rob Roy in the Trossachs and the wonderful coastal region south of Oban.

    Departs Glasgow every second Saturday from May 10th 2008 to October 11th 2008 inclusive.

    The Tour

    Day One - Saturday

    As we leave Glasgow we'll drive through the town of Paisley, seeing the Abbey which hides the secret roots of Britain's present Queen, statues to the Coats brothers, whose business hung on a thread, and the weaver's cottages where radicalism developed alongside the famed Paisley pattern Shawl! We'll wander up the west side of Loch Lomond, hear the real tale of the famous song, ponder a Viking gravestone in the picturesque village of Luss, before climbing up and over the Rest and Be Thankful, through some breath-taking scenery to Inveraray with its fairy-tale Castle and delightful layout. We'll lunch here, perhaps in the 18th Century George Hotel, or in the inn where Bothwell, Burns, Keats et al once dined. Perhaps we'll visit the old Jail, see the birthplace of Neil Munro, author of Para Handy, then on we go, by some more classic highland scenic routes to Kilmartin. Older than Stonehenge, older too than the pyramids, the stone circles and burial cairns of this ancient glen await us.

    Day Two - Sunday

     

    We cross the Atlantic today! On our way to Easdale Island, we will drive over the Atlantic Bridge, by the 18th Century Inn, Tigh an Truish (the House of the Trousers) and drive across the beautiful Seil Island, where Princess Diana's mother lived, to the little ferry which will whisk us over to Easdale, the Slate Island. We'll visit the little museum and take a walk around the Island, with its fabulous views and rare wildlife. This is a typical Back-Roads destination; few others have yet discovered it! A visit to an Argyll Garden, and an evening of Scottish song and dance with dinner will round off another great day.
     

    Day Three - Monday

     

    A day of scenery, of history, of treachery! With a bit of Scottish engineering thrown in for good measure! We'll start with a visit to Dunstaffnage Castle, once home to the Stone of Destiny, once prison for Flora MacDonald. Then we'll head for Loch Awe and the Cruachan Power Station, built deep inside a mountain! We can ride the visitor's train inside the mountain and marvel at the engineer's feat! After this, a drive through the magical Glen Orchy, over the brooding Rannoch Moor and into Glencoe, the Glen of Weeping. We'll hear the true tale of the treachery of the Massacre which took place here in 1692, the memory of which is as fresh today as it was then. Then it's another beautiful drive as we follow the coast road back to Oban, watching out for Sea Eagles and otters, ruined castles and Highland Cattle!
     

    Day Four - Tuesday

    We'll leave Oban by the back roads, rejoining the main road at the Pass of Brander, where Robert the Bruce defeated the MacDougalls in the early 14th Century. Thence through classic southern Highland country of glen, loch and brae (valley, lake and stream). Aye, it's the very image of Scotland and what you've come for! Ye'll no be disappointed! Amidst the stunning and spectacular scenery, we'll find the tomb and tumbledown house of Highland robber and sometime 'patriot', Rob Roy. You'll hear local tales of fairy visits and the Minister who studied and wrote about them, before mysteriously disappearing! We couldn't pass this region by without a visit to a woollen mill, and you can't go home with a typical woolly jumper! Finally, we round off a perfect day and tour with the magnificent Stirling Castle, in the heart of 'Braveheart' country, then a return to Glasgow.

    Whats Included?

    • 3 nights accommodation in traditional bed and breakfast or quaint hotel including all bed taxes.

    • All meals during tour (3 evening dinners and 3 full Scottish breakfasts).

    • Entrance fees to any attractions visited.

    • All transport and fuel costs.

    • Services of your driver/guide-companion.

    • All taxes and tips other than those you may wish to give your guide.

    Optional Extras

    • Pre or post tour accommodation.

    Customize Your Tour

    • Make your mini-tour part of an extended city break in either Edinburgh or Glasgow.

    • Combine this tour with the "Scotland - Border Country" mini-tour.



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