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Special New Year Tour Hogmanany Highlands
Tour ID:
1184
Tour Theme:
Small Group Sightseeing Tours (Multi-days)
This tour starts
from:
Edinburgh
Duration:
3 Days / 2 Nights
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Operated
by: Heart of Scotland
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Tour Description:
 A 3 day celebration of the Highlands and Isle of Skye. A once in a lifetime opportunity to bring in the New Year on the Isle of Skye..
Day 1 - Saturday
First stop is the delightful village of Dunkeld with a history stretching back to the 9th Century. Time to explore the ancient cathedral grounds and take a walk through mature woodland alongside the mighty River Tay. We continue north to the Pass of Killiecrankie, Cairngorm National Park and Laggan, an area favoured by movie makers because of its wild mountain scenery and misty lochs.
 We follow the Great Glen to Invergarry, stopping for a photo of Scotland’s highest mountain Ben Nevis. After spectacular Highland scenery photos at Loch Garry we travel onwards through stunning Glen Shiel (Five Sisters of Kintail) to Eilean Donan Castle.
This castle is perhaps the most iconic image of Highland Scotland and has been used as the backdrop for countless famous movies. It is perfectly situated on an island, surrounded by water and awesome scenery. A ‘must-see’ Scottish castle! Note - photo stop only, castle closed.
You will be dropped at your accommodation for welcome drinks. In the evening there will be a buffet dinner followed by a traditional Scottish New Year (Hogmanay) celebration at the HOGMOD (New Year party and folk dancing at the Royal Hotel, Portree). Dance your way into 2012 as Scotland celebrates Auld Year’s Night as only Scotland can!
Day 2 - Sunday
 After the New Year celebrations of the night before you’ll enjoy a late breakfast and a free morning in Portree as the Isle of Skye wakes up in 2012. We tour the dramatic northern tip of Skye with its unique and unusual rock architecture.
Stops and photos at Lealt Waterfalls, Kilt Rock, a walk at the Quiraing and Duntulm Castle. We may even have time to explore the Fairy Glen - a bizarre and delightful miniature landscape (home of the"wee people!")
In the evening the owners of the Pink Guesthouse will host a New Year’s Day dinner, after which you will have free time.
Day 3 - Monday
 After returning to the mainland we drive past the Five Sisters of Kintail - a high mountain ridge rising steeply from Glen Shiel to a maximum height of 3,501 feet. The five distinctly pointed summits are a well known landmark.
Next stop is famous Loch Ness - Scotland’s legendary lake - best known for the alleged sightings of a monster.
We have lunch in Fort Augustus at the southerly tip of Loch Ness after which you will have the opportunity to walk by the shores of the loch or along the canal and lock system, built by Thomas Telford in the early 1800s.
We continue through Fort William to perhaps the most famous of all Scotland’s glens – Glencoe. This narrow valley is where the bloody massacre of the Macdonalds took place in 1692 - one of the most notorious acts in Scotland’s long and violent history. Time for photos of the wild scenery before continuing to Tyndrum for a break.
As we approach the Lowlands and Stirling you will learn about Scotland’s great patriot William Wallace whose name has resounded through British history for 700 years, a fitting conclusion to a wonderful trip!
Return to Edinburgh Sunday evening by 7pm.
For departure details refer to the "Prices, Dates, and What's Included" Section...
The Magical New Years Highlands Tour
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