Sample Short Tours (2 days/1 night), go that little bit further
Highland Tour (2 days/1 night) Lochs, Mountains and Glens
Edinburgh* - Stirling - Glencoe - Fort William
- Fort Augustus- Loch Ness - Dunkeld - Forth Bridges - Edinburgh*
*tour can start/end in Glasgow or Edinburgh
Can be extended from Loch Ness to Inverness see Highland Tour builder (3+nights)
Can be extended from Loch Ness to Inverness see Highland Tour builder (3+nights)
Highlights
DAY 1
Stirling Castle
Glencoe and Glen Etive (Skyfall, Harry Potter)
Glenfinnan Viaduct
Overnight stay in Fort William
DAY 1
Stirling Castle
Glencoe and Glen Etive (Skyfall, Harry Potter)
Glenfinnan Viaduct
Overnight stay in Fort William
DAY2
Loch Ness/ Fort Augustus (The Loch)
Ardverikie Estate (Monarch of the Glen)
Dalwhinnie Distillery
Pitlochry
Dunkeld Cathedral
The Forth Bridges
Loch Ness/ Fort Augustus (The Loch)
Ardverikie Estate (Monarch of the Glen)
Dalwhinnie Distillery
Pitlochry
Dunkeld Cathedral
The Forth Bridges
Edinburgh- Midhope- Blackness- Stirling- Doune - Inverness- Highland folk Museum - Culloden - Clava Cairns - Highland Folk Museum- Falkland - Edinburgh*
Extend the Outlander day tour by venturing north to Inverness and visit Culloden battlefield to discover the background to the Jacobites. Nearby are the standing stones and burial cairns that inspired Diana Gabaldon's series of novels.
Sample 2 day/1night tours from Edinburgh to Glasgow
Staying in Edinburgh but would like a night in Glasgow, There are frequent trains to Glasgow
City of Glasgow
Scotland's largest city. This post industrial city is a Victorian architectural gem. Stay overnight and enjoy Glasgow's nightlife before making your way back to Edinburgh.
Sample 2 day/1night tours from Glasgow (Self drive Ideas)
With Glasgow as your base, you are ideally placed to explore Argyll and Bute. Or, come and see what Edinburgh has to offer.
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Enjoy a trip to the capital.
Drive to Stirling Castle via the Trossachs (visit the Glengoyne Distillery en-route).
Enjoy the evening in Edinburgh, the next morning, explore the city before returning to Glasgow via the Falkirk Wheel. Alternatively, spend full day in Edinburgh and return to Glasgow by evening train.
Drive to Stirling Castle via the Trossachs (visit the Glengoyne Distillery en-route).
Enjoy the evening in Edinburgh, the next morning, explore the city before returning to Glasgow via the Falkirk Wheel. Alternatively, spend full day in Edinburgh and return to Glasgow by evening train.
Glasgow- loch Lomond -Oban- Kilmartin Glen- Inveraray-Glasgow
Travel up the length of Loch Lomond and over Rannoch Moor to Glencoe and stay overnight in Oban,
The following day return via Kilmartin Glen in Argyll, Inveraray, and over the Rest and Thankful Pass on the way back to Glasgow
The following day return via Kilmartin Glen in Argyll, Inveraray, and over the Rest and Thankful Pass on the way back to Glasgow
Edinburgh - Hadrian's Wall and Newcastle upon Tyne
2 days/1night
Venture over the English Border and visit Hadrian's Wall
Scotland/England Border
Hadrian's Wall: The Roman Empire's Northern Frontier
Hadrian's Wall, the best preserved frontier of the Roman Empire.
Travel down through the Scottish Borders via Rosslyn Chapel and cross the border into England.
Visit the spectacular Vindolanda Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall then enjoy a night in the North East of England in Newcastle-upon-Tyne with its vibrant nightlife.
Return via Alnwick Castle (used in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey) with its spectacular gardens, and the East Coast fishing villages of Eyemouth and Dunbar to Edinburgh.
Visit the spectacular Vindolanda Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall then enjoy a night in the North East of England in Newcastle-upon-Tyne with its vibrant nightlife.
Return via Alnwick Castle (used in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey) with its spectacular gardens, and the East Coast fishing villages of Eyemouth and Dunbar to Edinburgh.
Vindolanda
Roman fort and settlement by Hadrian's Wall is one of a series of visitor attractions along the wall.
The site is still being excavated and due to the soil, Roman artifacts have been preserved; providing a fascinating glimpse into Roman life.
The site is still being excavated and due to the soil, Roman artifacts have been preserved; providing a fascinating glimpse into Roman life.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Elegant Newcastle is the main city in the North east of England, a shopping mecca with a vibrant nighlife .
Although built by the same company, the Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932) was not modelled on the Tyne Bridge 1928) but Hell Gate Bridge, New York (1916).
Although built by the same company, the Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932) was not modelled on the Tyne Bridge 1928) but Hell Gate Bridge, New York (1916).
Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle along with its stunning contemporary water gardens is one of the jewels of Northumberland. It is where the broomstick training in Harry Potter was filmed.