The Famous Grouse Experience Whisky Tour from Edinburgh

Tour ID: 1010 Tour Theme: Edinburgh Day Tours (Group Tours) This tour starts from: Edinburgh Duration: 1 Day - 9 Hours approx.
	Operated by: Timberbush Tours

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Tour Description:

Explore Perthshire’s beautiful scenic glens and visit Scotland’s oldest distillery, The Famous Grouse Experience (Est. 1775). Experience a brand new interactive tasting bar and enjoy an exclusive tasting of a 30 year old malt whisky for Timberbush customers taking the distillery tour. Take a woodland walk at The Hermitage and enjoy a brief visit to the picturesque town of South Queensferry with the chance to enjoy spectacular views of the Forth Bridges.

Leaving Edinburgh we travel to Fife for our first brief stop at Dunfermline Abbey, built by King David I of Scotland. We move on through Glen Devon and the Gleneagles Hotel estate, venue of the 2014 Ryder Cup, to Glenturret Distillery, in the small market town of Crieff, where we can take a fascinating and fun tour at The Famous Grouse Experience, Glenturret Distillery.

Learn about the whisky-making process, be entertained by its unique interactive show, and be dazzled by a brand new interactive tasting bar for 2011. Last but not least, enjoy a ‘tour and a taste’ with an exclusive and unique tasting of a 30-year old malt whisky, which retails at over £100.00 and is only available to Timberbush customers. Enjoy a range of tasty lunch options in the award-winning restaurant or take a stroll in the distillery grounds.

After lunch we travel through the picturesque scenery of the “Sma’Glen” to Dunkeld where we stop to admire its Cathedral, then we move on to The Hermitage for a short woodland walk.

We leave Perthshire and continue to the charming village of South Queensferry, where we make a brief stop for coffee and to admire magnificent views of the Forth Bridges before returning to Edinburgh.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Dunfermline Abbey, Gleneagles Estate, The Famous Grouse Experience, The Sma Glen, Dunkeld Cathedral, The Hermitage, South Queensferry, Forth Bridges.

OPTIONAL EXTRAS: The Famous Grouse Experience Distillery

For departure details refer to the "Prices, Dates, and What's Included" Section...

The Famous Grouse Experience Whisky Tour from Edinburgh

Prices, Dates & What's Included:

Departure Days: Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday throughout the year

From Edinburgh
Departs: 09.00am / Returns: 06.00pm
Edinburgh tours depart from 555 Castlehill, just below the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, at the top of the Royal Mile.

Prices
- Price: £34.00
- Discount: £32.00
- Low season*: £33/£31 (*01/Nov to 30/Mar | except 21/Dec to 04/Jan)
**Note: All prices are in British Pound Sterling (Currency Converter)

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The Tour Includes:
- Transportation in a contemporary, air-conditioned Mercedes mini-coach, plus the tour services of our great, knowledgeable driver-guides, who have a passion for Scotland and for what they do. Adult customers receive a free miniature of The Famous Grouse whisky (on all Glasgow tours and selected Edinburgh tours), and you also get access to a selection of free discount vouchers including visitor attractions, sightseeing, restaurants and shopping with the Timberbush Pocket Pass

Not Included:
- Food, drink, visitor attraction entry fees and activities such as cruises are not included in the tour price but these are optional and we can advise you of the costs before you book.

Important Information:
- We recommend you bring warm and/or waterproof clothing for the changeable Scottish weather, and because you will have the opportunities for walks on some of our tours. You should wear comfortable shoes for walking, take a sunblock and/or a hat for sunny days and don't forget your camera!

You can also take cold food and drink on the coach if you wish but you will always have stops for eating and drinking - your driver will inform you of the options on the tour.

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