Core Tour - 3 Day Break in Edinburgh (2 Nights)
With Hotel Accommodation £169
Option B - Full day tour of Scottish Highlands including Loch Ness
+£30
Option C- Tour of Scott’s
View, Roslyn Chapel and Melrose Abbey
+£30
This short break tour gives you the chance to see Scotland's capital
and even the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness - all in a weekend.
Edinburgh is less than 5 hours away by high speed train from London's
Kings Cross station.
There are three choices of itinerary.
On the second of the three days you can choose to take a tour of the
Scottish Highlands including Loch Ness or you can choose to just spend
your time in Edinburgh, freestyle doing whatever you want to do.
On the
third of the three days you can choose to take a tour visiting Rosslyn
Chapel, immortalised in Dan Brown’s “Da Vinci Code”
and you can find out more about the myths and legends surrounding
the whereabouts of the “Holy Grail”. Also visited are Scott's
View and Melrose Abbey.
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DAY
1
We travel
north to arrive in Scotland's capital, Edinburgh by 11.15 am. The
normal journey time from London is just under 5 hours, which means
you can have breakfast in England and Lunch in Scotland!
On
arrival in Edinburgh we will take a guided tour of the city with
our local Scottish guide before checking into the hotel.
You
may wish to join us for some causal drinks close to your hotel in
the evening - we promise you will enjoy our evenings just as much
as the sightseeing! Coming away on a tour like this is also a great
way of meeting people from all over the world.
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DAY
2
If you
are travelling on our tour into the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness
(tour B), prepare to see some amazing scenery.
The landscape is rugged, wild and very different to other parts of
Britain - it's simply breathtaking.
The tour leaves from the hotel at 8am and arrives back at 7.30pm.
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Loch
Ness |
Please note that we only have a limited number of places on this tour
and you should inform us at the time of booking if you would like
to join.
If you are taking our Edinburgh "Free & Easy" option
(tour A), you will have the day free to explore Edinburgh independently.
Your Edinburgh guide is full of knowledge on the city and will be
happy to give you lots of information so you can make the most of
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DAY
3
A full
day to enjoy Edinburgh's city sites, before we take our train back
to London at 5pm.
We also offer you the option of visiting Scott’s View, Roslyn
Chapel and Melrose Abbey on a Day 3 optional tour.
Our train passes past some wonderful coastal scenery so if you are
quick enough you may get some good photos of the the journey home.
We arrive back in London late evening. |
Holyrood
Palace |
Tour
includes:
Main
Tour
A two hour professionally guided tour of Edinburgh.
Guest house/hotel accommodation in central Edinburgh with breakfast.
Rooms are multi-occupancy with TV, shower and toilet.
Return travel in standard class from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh
by train.
Tour
Option B (2nd day)
A 1 day tour into the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness with an experienced
and fun driver/guide.
Tour
Option C (3rd day)
A 1 day tour tour
takes you south to the world famous Scott’s View, with stunning
views over the Tweed Valley and the Eildon Hills. From here travel
to Melrose with the opportunity to explore its great Border Abbey,
founded by the Cistercians in the 12th Century. Following lunch
in Melrose you will make your way to the stunning 15th century Rosslyn
Chapel, immortalised in Dan Brown’s “Da Vinci Code”
This
tour does not include:
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- Food,
except breakfast at your hotel/guest house
- Entrance
fees to attractions
- Spending
money
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Travel
Travel
to Edinburgh by comfortable high-speed train from London. The journey
time from London is just under 5 hours. This compares to approximately
10-12 hours if you travelled the same journey by road and the city
centre to city centre time is also slightly faster than travelling
by air!
Your
guided tour of Edinburgh and hotel transfers are by luxury coach
for maximum convenience and comfort!
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Tour
Prices:
£169 per person - Main Tour
+£30 per person - Tour Option B
+£30 per person - Tour Option C
(Children 3-11 years -£20) |
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Hotel
Accommodation
All accommodation
on this tour is based on staying in a centrally located traditional
Scottish family run hotel/guest house in rooms with private shower,
toilet, television and tea/coffee making facilities. |
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