Built on seven hills like Rome, Edinburgh has also been called the Athens of the North and Scotland’s capital city is the starting point for a tour that takes a leisurely look at imposing Stirling Castle, the magnificent formal gardens at Drummond Castle and Blair Castle, home of the Atholl Highlanders Europe’s only private army. A single malt whisky tasting, Diana Gabaldon’s novel ‘Outlander, the 1746 Jacobite Rising, a cruise on Loch Ness and a visit to the sacred Isle of Iona complete the picture. Overnight accommodation is based at some of the finest of the Best Loved Hotel collection making this very much a tour for the connoisseur. Highlights include:
- A totally free day in the capital city of Scotland
- A leisurely visit to impressive Stirling Castle
- The superb formal gardens at Drummond Castle
- A single malt tasting at the Blair Atholl distillery
- Clava Cairns, the starting point for Diana Gabaldon’s ‘Outlander novels
- The atmospheric battlefield site at Culloden Moor
- A cruise along Loch Ness
- A close look at the Isle of Mull and the holy Isle of Iona
- Inverary Castle, the ancestral home of the Duke of Argyll
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s former home at the Hill House in Hellensburgh
