- Fife
- Balmoral Castle
- Cairngorm Highlands
- Moray
- Black Isle
- Edinburgh
Dates
August 6 - 15, 2024
Highlights
- Excellent hotels, including one castle hotel, lovely settings, and top-shelf hospitality
- Edinburgh’s Royal Mile and the stories represented there
- Edinburgh’s New City and its planned neighborhoods of Georgian townhouses
- Fife’s quaint villages, including Falkland and St. Andrews
- Braemar’s natural beauty and the Royal Castle of Balmoral
- Whiskey-brewing in the Spey Valley and stories of the Jacobites
- The tranquil and scenic Black Isle
Trip Description
It’s time to return to Scotland—a place intertwined with the travel style and sense-of-place values that we embrace at Explore Up Close. Our itinerary will take shape around four “places” / regions that deserve it: Edinburgh, Scotland’s primary city and cultural hub; Fife, the historic heartbeat of Scotland, just north of the River Forth; Balmoral Castle and the lovely Cairngorm Highlands; and Scotland’s near North Coast, including Moray and the enchanting “Black Isle.” We’ll start in Edinburgh and drive north with multi-night stays in each region.
What's Included
Comfortable ground transportation
Accommodation for 8 nights with breakfast in outstanding inns
4 lunches and 4 dinners
All activities / admissions per the itinerary
Guide and concierge service throughout the trip
Trip Price
$6,091 / person (double occupancy; single supplement, $1,380)
What's Not Included
Price does not include international airfare, alcohol, other meals, or trip insurance (recommended).
I highly recommend Explore Up Close. Not only did we enjoy some beautiful cities and landscapes, we learned so much history. They are memory makers!
If you want first-class service within a small group of traveling companions that you can really get to know, then definitely consider Explore Up Close.
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