Explore Ireland and the UK 2008
Scottish Highlights

Departing Sunday, June 22nd

 
Rates:
€599 pp sharing
€100 single room suppl.
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  Price includes:
Luxury coach travel as per itinerary
Return ferry crossings with Stena Line - Belfast/Stranraer
5 nights accommodation in the 3* Golden Lion Hotel, Stirling
1 night accommodation in the 4* Clarion Hotel, Carrickfergus
Scottish breakfast and evening meals
Entrance to Stirling Castle
Cruise of Loch Lomond
Entrance to Scone Palace
Sight seeing as detailed
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Itinerary

Day 1
Depart from designated pick up points in Cork City and county. Travel northwards through Dublin to Belfast. We will stop at a number of places en route for rest stops. On arrival in Carrickfergus, we will check into our hotel in the early evening. Here we will enjoy dinner and free time to relax.

Day 2
After breakfast, we will depart the hotel and have a brief city tour of Belfast, taking in such sights as Belfast City Hall and Queens University. We will arrive at the ferry port and join the lunchtime sailing to Stranraer. On arrival in Scotland, we travel directly to your hotel in Stirling for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3
This morning, we will travel to the historic Stirling Castle, one of Scotland's largest Castles, located atop a volcanic hilltop which overlooks the ancient city of Stirling. We will have some free time in the afternoon to enjoy walking around the city itself, whether in the new town with its superb shopping or the Old Town with its history and architecture. After a relaxing day, we will make our way back to our hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4
Today we take the High Road to Loch Lomond, the trossachs known as the Lochs and Glens of Scotland. We will travel to the village of Tarbert to join an hour long cruise of Loch Lomond, the largest fresh water loch in the UK. This cruise allows you to see some of the Loch's most beautiful scenery. We will enjoy a leisurely tour of the Trossachs before returning to our hotel in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5
This morning after breakfast, we will embark on a visit to Dunblane, one of Scotlands smallest cities near Stirling. Enjoy a visit to Dunblane Cathedral. After an enjoyable morning, we will travel to the historic town of St. Andrew's, a delightful town filled with attractions. Here we will spend the afternoon before returning to our hotel in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 6
Today we will embark on an excursion to Scone Palace, a place that breaths history like nowhere else in Scotland. Today in the 21st century it is the home of the Earl of Mansfield. In the afternoon we will travel to Perth, the fair city. Here you can enjoy the rest of the day in the bustling town. Later in the day we will return to our hotel for dinner and final overnight stay.

Day 7
After early breakfast and checking out, we depart the hotel for Stranraer. We will return by morning ferry to Belfast. We will journey south to Cork with comfort breaks en route. Arrive in Cork by evening time and bid farewell to our driver.

 

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