7 Days from £3475
per person based on 2 Adults sharing (price reductions for 4 or more)
What better way to reconnect with family and loved ones than a luxury holiday within the UK?
As restrictions ease and we adapt to the “new normal” of social distancing and trying to minimise contact with others, Inspiring Travel Scotland will be stepping in to help offer a holiday solution for you. A UK based luxury “staycation” to help you stay safe and reconnect with your family and loved ones and provide that sense of well-being and happiness that we all seek from a holiday and need now, more than ever.
A tour of Scotland will be high on the agenda for lots of people throughout the UK as continued flight restrictions and quarantine rules make travel abroad difficult for many. Now is the time to book that tour of the Highlands you have always promised yourself but have never got round to.
For our clients in England & Wales who want to be able to socially distance and travel responsibly, but also want a little bit of luxury, we are introducing the Luxury Staycation tour of Scotland, that departs from England.
Everywhere we take you to on your Luxury Staycation, you’ll have your Driver/Guide at your side, helping you unravel the myths and legends of Scotland while taking in the breathtaking scenery safe in the knowledge you are travelling responsibly and not having to make any compromises on luxury, comfort or safety.
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CONTACT USStay in the awe-inspiring island of Skye and visit ancient sites and see its rugged beauty.
See the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
Easy walk to discover where the legend of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone was born
Visit the site of the famous Battle of Bannockburn
Visit majestic and atmospheric Glencoe and find out about the clan war between the Campbells and McDonalds
Ride on a Steam Train over the Harry Potter Bridge
Visit Inverness and see Loch Ness (Loch Ness Monster sighting cannot be guaranteed)
See Stirling – visit the Castle and the Wallace Monument, separate the myths from the facts, learn about the great man and see his sword.
Unique Heritage Accommodation - stay in Stately homes, Luxury Country Houses & Spa Hotels
Optional Wildlife Boat trip – Golden Eagles, Sea Eagles, sometimes even Dolphins and Whales
Visit an Ancient Coronation site going back 1500 years where you will be able to stand in the actual footprints of past Scottish Kings
Visit a distillery and have a wee dram (or 2 or 3).
See the site where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his Standard
Explore the atmospheric site of the last land battle in the UK – Culloden
Discover the beautiful Trossachs National park
Travel to and from Scotland onboard the Caledonian Sleeper
Stay in the home of Golf, namesake of the Patron Saint of Scotland - St Andrews
Collected at the station platform on arrival
Visit ancient Scone Palace – Where the Kings and Queens were crowned
See Edinburgh Castle, Armadale Castle, not the mention the atmospheric Eilean Donan Castle
Visit the beautiful village of Dunkeld, short and scenic walk there
Visit the fantastic Culloden visitor centre for an immersive experience
Stay in the Cairngorms National Park
Jacobite Train from Fort William home of the highest Mountain in the UK – Ben Nevis
In order to travel responsibly and in style, we have booked you into a Private Cabin onboard the Caledonian Sleeper. Why not enjoy a nightcap in the lounge before retiring to your cabin for the night. On arrival in Edinburgh you will be met at the station platform with a warm welcome to Scotland. From here you will be transferred to your hotel before your tour begins in earnest the following day.
Morning pick up from your hotel – Today you will journey through one of the most beautiful National Parks in Scotland, the Trossachs. Following Loch Lomond, we will journey to an ancient coronation site that was once a Fort in the Iron Ages, over 2000 years ago. More recently from 500 AD the site was a royal power centre of Gaelic Kings and possible coronation site that is believed give rise to some of the Mythology in the legend of King Arthur. Take an easy walk to the site where you can tread in the footprints of history, feel a connection with the ancient past as you stand in the actual footprints where ancient Gaelic Kings also planted there feet over 1 and half millennia ago. We will continue our journey through the West Highlands, before dropping you off at one of the finest hotels in the area.
After Breakfast we will continue our journey through the beautiful countryside from marshy Moors into the dramatic scenery of Glen Coe. Scene of the infamous tale of clan warfare and rivalry between the Campbells and McDonalds, the Glencoe Massacre. You will also see The Study and look out onto 3 mountains known as the 3 sisters, made famous in the TV program Outlander. You will board the Jacobite Steam Train and take in arguably some of Scotland’s most dramatic scenery crossing the Harry Potter bridge, then ferry ‘over the sea to Skye’.
The Isle of Skye is as steeped in history as it is ruggedly beautiful. Every corner you turn and hill you climb the more it will strike you. Check into your luxurious hotel in Skye, some rooms look out onto the harbour out to the sound of Raasay and onwards to the dramatic and atmospheric Cuillin Hills, at the hotel we like to recommend talking to the knowledgeable bar staff and ordering a flight of whiskeys. If you haven’t found your favourite whiskey yet this may be a good way to find out. (Breakfast Included)
In the morning take an optional scenic wildlife watching boat trip out onto the sounds of Raasay, don’t sail too far due north as the next landfall would be the Arctic. Here you will be on the lookout for Golden Eagles as well as any visits from White Tailed Sea Eagles, at certain times of year you may be lucky enough to spot Dolphins or even Orca or Humpback Whale or other Cetaceans.
Enjoy a leisurely drive around the rest of the island taking in all the beauty and majesty of your surroundings before you take in a tour of the unique and famous Talisker Whiskey Distillery to enjoy a wee dram, or 2, or 3. (Breakfast Included)
After Breakfast say goodbye to beautiful Isle of Skye, feeling suitably relaxed after your island break, you will cross back onto the mainland, stopping to view the astounding Eilean Donan Castle, after which continue onto Inverness and a boat trip on Loch Ness home of the Loch Ness Monster or Nessie as she is affectionately known. From here the next stop will be the site of the final land battle in Scotland and the UK, Culloden. The end of the Jacobite rebellion and the beginning a brutal repression of the highland culture and way of life. The atmospheric battle site is sure to leave an impression.
Once you have seen enough you will continue on to your stay in a remote country house in the Cairngorms National Park. (Breakfast Included)
Travel through the Cairngorms taking in the majestic scenery and stop in the picturesque village of Dunkeld where you will have the opportunity to go on a short and easy but magical woodland walk. With the river tumbling past, you reach Ossian’s hut go through the door and get taken aback by the roar of the waterfall, you could almost find yourself transported to another time. You will also visit Dunkeld Cathedral, a 750-year-old church set on the banks of the beautiful River Tay.
Next you will travel on to Scone, where Kings of Scotland were crowned for nearly 1000 years and originally the home of the Stone of Scone, here you will visit the Palace of Scone a place of immense historical significance. The next stop is St Andrews the home of Golf where you will spend the night at the Fairmont Hotel (if you want to play the old course we advise adding another night in St Andrews – please call or click the Tailormade – Customised Tours button so we may amend this itinerary for you). (Breakfast Included)
Leave behind the Spa and the Greens of St Andrews and venture on towards the gateway of the highlands, the key historically strategic town of Stirling. Visit the castle which dates to the early 12th Century. Stirling Castle has withstood as many as 8 sieges with several of these during the Wars of Independence, with the latest by 1746. Spend some time walking the ramparts to take in the views as well as visiting viewing the halls and armouries with your guide, but make sure to leave enough time for the rest of this busy day. A wee pit stop in the picturesque village of Bridge of Allan before moving on to the Wallace Monument to learn more about Scottish hero Sir William Wallace, where you can also view the sword allegedly wielded by the great man himself and separate some Braveheart myths from the facts before you also visit Bannockburn.
Once the tour finishes you will be dropped off at a hotel where you will have access to a room, later you will be collected and transferred to the station platform to board the Caledonian Sleeper Train for your onward journey home. (Breakfast Included)
If you would prefer to extend your tour in order to have a wee dram and mull over all you have seen and learned over the course of the tour or perhaps you would like us to arrange a stay in one of Scotland’s cities before the tour commences, we can Tailor this booking to suit you, simply call us or fill in the Tailormade form by click the Tailormade – Customised Tours button at the top of the page and let us know. We will then create your own Customised Private Tour to suit your needs. We would love to hear from you to help create your dream vacation to Scotland.
After harking back to a bygone era of travel onboard the Caledonian Sleeper you will be collected at the platform, welcomed to Scotland and transferred to your hotel before the tour begins in earnest the following day.
You will be met at the hotel by your friendly and knowledgeable Driver/Guide, who will take you on an immersive tour of Scotland that few others will get to experience. Your Driver/Guide will be able to answer any questions you have on any subjects throughout the tour and really bring it to life for you. At Inspiring Travel we have little doubt you will arrive as a guest but go home as friends.
As this is a Private Tour, the time is yours, the flexibility is part of the beauty. Although we will have prepared a comprehensive tour that we hope you will enjoy, if one part isn’t floating your boat, feel free to tell your guide and move on to the next part, no dancing to anyone else’s tune. Had enough sightseeing for today and want to chill out at the hotel, your guide will take you straight there.
If you would prefer to extend your tour in order to have a wee dram and mull over all you have seen and learned over the course of the tour or perhaps you would like us to arrange a stay in one of Scotland’s cities before the tour commences, we can Tailor this booking to suit you, simply call us or fill in the Tailormade form by click the Tailormade – Customised Tours button at the top of the page and let us know. We will then create your own Customised Private Tour to suit your needs. We would love to hear from you to help create your dream vacation to Scotland.
