Start in Glasgow on this breathtaking holiday to Scotland and experience three spectacular rail journeys, Edinburgh and the Isle of Skye. See Stirling and its distinctive historic ancient town, on the door step of Loch Lomond. In Aviemore, we join the steam railway and witness stunning scenery as we travel through the Spey Valley. From Inverness we appreciate amazing views, as we travel to the iconic Isle of Skye aboard the Kyle Line Railway. We then journey to Fort William, where we board the Jacobite Steam Railway to Mallaig. Our holiday comes to an end in almighty Edinburgh, where you can enjoy time exploring the Scottish capital.
7 days from $1677 pp
We offer flexible payment options
Once you have booked your tour either online, or by telephone ( 1300 020 171 ), you have the flexibility of how you pay off the remainder of your balance. You can:
Our contact and online banking payment details will be on your confirmation invoice to remind you of your choices.
Please note that the order of the day by day itinerary may be different than advertised due to the confirmation of the train/excursion reservations.
For your convenience, you may choose to start this tour in the UK or at the first city in Europe.
We travel by coach to Stirling, with its magnificent castle and preserved ancient town, then to Kingussie/Newtonmore for a four-night stay.
Included Highlights
We head to Inverness by coach for today's included excursion, and board the Scotrail service to travel west through mountains and lakes and alongside Loch Carron into the small port of Kyle of Lochalsh, from where we travel by coach to Isle of Skye. After some free time, we return to our hotel through glorious Highland panoramas.
Included Highlights
Today we enjoy a journey onboard the Jacobite Steam Railway enjoying views of the Isles of Eigg, Muck and Rum, and beautiful views of lochs and mountains. Our rail journey takes us over the Glenfinnan viaduct made famous by the Harry Potter films. (Please note that your train journey will either be one-way from Fort William to Mallaig, or one-way from Mallaig to Fort William. During the day, we will call at Neptune’s Staircase – a staircase lock built by Thomas Telford.
Included Highlights
We travel by coach to Aviemore for free time, then we admire the jaw-dropping views from the Strathspey Steam Train travelling through the spectacular Speyside Mountains to Broomhill station which famously appeared as Glenbogle station in BBC’s ‘Monarch of the Glen’ series. Afterwards, enjoy free time in Grantown on Spey, a traditional town surrounded by ancient woodlands, before returning by coach to our hotel.
Included Highlights
To Edinburgh for free time. Often referred to as the ‘Athens of the North’ and, because it was built on seven hills, likened to Rome, Edinburgh is indeed a classical city in its own right. Overlooking the Old Town is the massive castle, with its commanding view of the city and surrounding countryside, including the Firth of Forth. The almost chaotic layout of the Old Town is in complete contrast to the northern part of the city built in Georgian times and reflecting the great architectural characteristics of that period. Laid out to a grand design, the New Town has wide streets and elegant squares and is bordered to the south by Princes Street Gardens and to the north by Queen Street Gardens. Highlights include the Royal Mile, the Palace of Holyrood and Sir Walter Scott Monument. We head to our overnight hotel in the Glasgow area.
Included Highlights
If you are leaving the tour in Europe, you will say farewell to the group after breakfast this morning. If you joined the tour in the UK, today you will return and continue to your original joining point.
Book online OR call our friendly travel advisers on:
1300 020 171
If you prefer, then you can join the tour at the hotel. To do this, we will require a copy of your passport for identification purposes and you must advise us at the time of booking.
No reduction will be given if you should choose to do this.
We are unable to guarantee that the hotel will be able to meet your dietary requirements. We find that the majority of European countries do not generally cater for vegetarians and that the meal supplied may well be what everyone else is having minus the meat.
We will of course endeavour to arrange for a vegetarian meal at the hotel. We do however suggest that you advise us of your dietary requests at the time of booking and recommend that you speak to the receptionist on arrival with regard to your request.
2019 departures
12 May 2019 and 8 September 2019 departures will stay in the Highlands for four nights at the 3-star Duke of Gordon Hotel in Kingussie.
14 July 2019 departure will stay for four nights at the 3-star Highlander Hotel in Newtonmore.
22 September 2019 departure will stay for four nights at the 3-star Balavil Hotel in Newtonmore.
2020 departures
10 May 2020 departures will stay for four nights at a minimum 3-star hotel in the Kingussie or Newtonmore area. Full details will be advised with your travel documents.
Overnight stays will be in the Glasgow area.
Front row seats can be reserved for $35pp (up to 6 days' duration), $55pp (7 & 8 days' duration) and $60pp (9 days' duration and over) on all European tours. This offer is only available for bookings of two or four persons on the front row and is subject to availability. In addition to this, seats on the second row can be reserved for $18pp (up to 6 days duration), $35pp (7 & 8 days duration) and $42pp (9, 10 and days duration) $50pp (12 days and over). Guaranteed front/second row seats cannot be reserved on transfer journeys to/from the interchange. Children under 15 years cannot occupy a front row seat due to French Law. Central view seats are free.
Please note: On some coaches the legroom on front seats may be slightly less than that available on other seats due to the presence of a modesty board in front.
If your tour is cancelled for any reason and front/second row seats are not available on your new tour, you will be refunded the supplement. No other compensation will be payable.
Alternatively, we can take seating requests on your booking. However, requests are not guaranteed. All seat numbers are confirmed on travel documents approximately 7-10 days prior to departure.
Transfer coaches are routed approximately 2-3 weeks before departure. The route taken depends on where passengers are booked to travel from on any particular date as to which route is taken. If you require further detailed information regarding the route to the port you can contact our Customer Service Department on 1300 020 171 two weeks before you are due to travel. With regard to the route taken by the main tour coach, this is determined by the driver.
With regard to the route taken by the main tour coach, this is determined by the driver.
When it comes to getting you to your destination, McLachlan European Holidays make it easy, with a selection of travel options for you to choose from.
All of our coaches are modern and comfortable, and you can be assured of a high level of service. On selected air holidays, the executive coach may not have an onboard toilet or drinks facilities.
