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Orkney and Edinburgh Self Drive Tour

Self Drive Tour

  • Orkney and Edinburgh Self Drive Tour
  • Orkney and Edinburgh Self Drive Tour
  • Orkney and Edinburgh Self Drive Tour
  • Orkney and Edinburgh Self Drive Tour

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  • Tour ID:
    1576
  • Tour theme:
    Historic and Cultural Tours,
  • Duration:
    7 Days / 6 Nights
  • Starts from:
    Edinburgh
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Self Drive Tour

  • Orkney and Edinburgh Self Drive Tour
  • Orkney and Edinburgh Self Drive Tour
  • Orkney and Edinburgh Self Drive Tour
  • Orkney and Edinburgh Self Drive Tour

Tour Description

Take a trip up to Orkney with your own set itinerary on a self-drive tour from Edinburgh. Orkney has a number of interesting visitor attractions with a vast history. Visit the Standing Stones and go to Skara Brae, transporting you back in time about 5000 years. Stay in the islands capital, Kirkwall, and see it's impressive St Magnus Cathedral. See the Italian Chapel and Churchill Barriers built by Italian POWs during World War 2. On the way to Orkney you will travel through the far north of Scotland to reach John O'Groats. On the way stay in a castle hotel in Dornoch.

A self-drive tour will give you the freedom to escape the crowds and explore as you please. Go Scotland Tours will make all the arrangements for you including a suggested itinerary. We will book your car hire and hotels as well as some attractions and guides along the way.

On arrival to Edinburgh we will transfer you to city centre to meet a local guide. After an interesting walking tour the guide will sit down with you to discuss the itinerary.

This tour is fully customisable and can be tailor-made at your request. Contact us now for more details.

Have your own car? Great! We can also plan your Self Drive Tour Package without the car rental.

Prices & Dates

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What's Included

The Self-Drive tour includes...
- Car Hire for 1 driver with SatNav and Lowered Excess
- accomodation in 3 or 4 star hotels with breakfast
- suggested itinerary with post codes for reccomended stops
- Edinburgh airport transfer to hotel
- half day guided walking tour with Edinburgh Castle

Does not include...
- travel insurance
- lunch and dinner
- entry to attractions 

Departure & Map

Day 1:
Edinburgh Airport Transfer
Half day walking tour and Edinburgh Castle
Overnight Edinburgh

Day 2:
Cairngorm Mountains and Blair Castle
Culloden Battlefield
Overnight Dornoch

Day 3:
John O'Groats
Ferry to Orkney
Italian Chapel and Churchill Barriers

Day 4:
full day exploring Orkney

Day 5:
St Magnus Cathedral
Return Ferry
Dunrobin Castle
Overnight Inverness

Day 6:
Loch Ness and Glencoe
Edinburgh Airport Hotel

Day 7:
Drop off car at airport
 

Terms and Conditions

NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS
You should be aware that Scotland has particular features which may or may not appeal to you, including weather, food, local customs, etc. There are different living standards and conditions with respect to the provision of utilities, services and accommodation. By buying the particular travel service you have selected, we assume that you have made all reasonable inquiries about the travel service.


TOUR INFORMATION 
The outline of the itinerary must be taken as an indication of what each Group should accomplish and not as a contractual obligation on the part of Go Scotland Tours. Any changes in itinerary may be caused by local political conditions, delays, mechanical breakdown, weather, border restrictions, sickness or other unforeseeable circumstances. No refund will be given for services not fulfilled. It is a fundamental condition of joining the tour described in the itinerary that you accept this flexibility and acknowledge that delays and alterations with resulting consequences, comfort or disappointments are possible.


TOUR INSURANCE PROTECTION 
To protect yourself against cancellation charges, we highly recommend that you purchase Travel & Medical Insurance for your added protection and convenience. We accept no responsibilities for these items.

REFUNDS AND CANCELLATIONS 
Below are the standard terms of cancellations. For regular tours please refer to each tours individual terms when making the booking online. Be-spoke services terms may vary and change.
Be-spoke (Private) 1 Day Services; private services of only 1 day (tours, transfers, etc..) are non-refundable 1 week prior.
Be-spoke (Private) Multi-day Services; A 75% refund (25% of package price or £200 GBP if 10% of the price lower, the deposit is non-refundable) will be made if cancellations are received a minimum of 60 Days prior to the Tour departure. From 59 to 30 Days 50% of the tour cost is non-refundable. From 30 days prior to departure, 100% of the tour cost is non-refundable.

UNUSED SERVICES 
In case of you are canceling any portion of the tour while en route, there are no refunds for pre-booked hotels, sightseeing tours or any other services or costs. Note: No refunds are made for any unused services including accommodations, sightseeing tours, transportation, etc. with or without notice and the above schedule lists cancellation penalties in effect from time of reservation on any tour or extension. Go Scotland Tours is not responsible for cancelations or delays caused by forces of nature or airlines or cruise line.

CHANGES OF BOOKING
Be-spoke services; Changes made 30 or more days prior of tour start date non-refundable fee of £85 GBP will be charged. Changes made within 30 of tour start date non-refundable fee of £115 GBP.
Regular tours; no charge for changes
Note; charges may vary then what is specified above. This will be discussed at time of change.

CHANGE OF ITINERARY 
No changes can be made in the itinerary as set out in the itinerary once travel has commenced unless confirmed by the Tour organizers in accordance with the provisions listed here. 

CHANGE OF HOTELS OR SERVICES 
Go Scotland Tours. reserves the right to substitute hotels listed for others of a similar category. In the event of any program or hotel changes while you are on the tour, you will be immediately informed and booked in another hotel of the same category. Any costs incurred due to changes made by the tour participants or due to additional services requested will be borne by the tour participants. 

RESPONSIBILITY 
Go Scotland Tours., provide means of fully insured and licensed transportation, and act as agents contracting hotels, meals, or other services and receipts issued are subject to all terms and conditions under which such services are offered or provided. The acceptance of all such documents shall be deemed as consent. Further, Go Scotland Tours. shall assume no responsibility in any way for any injury, loss, accident, or delay that may be caused by either reason or default of any company, agent or person engaged in carrying our arrangements for the tour. Further no responsibility can be accepted for any additional expenses incurred by the passengers due to delays, omissions, rerouting, changes in the schedule of the airlines or other events resulting from improper documents carried by the passenger, or by any act of government or any authority, strikes, civil disturbances, political unrest, acts of God and any act or omission or event while the passengers are not aboard their conveyances. The passenger contract in use when issued by the airline/s concerned shall constitute the sole contract between the airline and the purchaser of this tour and/or other passengers. 


ITINERARY, ACCOMMODATIONS AND PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.


 

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