On The trail of Robert “The” Bruce, Macbeth and the Jacobites

Road to the Isles - Depart Edinburgh around 8 am, travelling north to Dunfermline (one of our ancient Capitals) stopping to visit the 11th Century Abbey and ruined Royal Palace to visit the tomb of King Robert I (
The Bruce). Up and through Highland Perthshire (Macbeth country), stopping at Dunkeld to visit the 12th Century Cathedral and have a coffee break.

Heading back on the road we’ll head up to the Pass of Killiecrankie where a battle was fought during the Jacobite wars in 1689, continuing northwards we’ll pass Blair Castle and travel through the Grampian and Cairngorm mountains and arrive at Clava Cairns dating from the Stone and Bronze ages for a visit. We will then head up to Culloden Battlefield for our last visit of the day. It was on the moor that the last battle of any significance to be fought in Britain took place on the 16th April 1746. Then it’s off to the hotel for your well-earned dram and a relaxing evening.

Over the sea to Skye

Rob “Roy” country, the Romans, Monty Python & Outlander

Edinburgh - Depart our hotel around 0830 am and continue our journey South.
We head along the banks of Loch Linne and into Glencoe, the setting for one of our blackest chapters in Clan warfare in February 1692, after a photo stop we continue Southwards up and over the Rannoch Moor, one of the last great wildernesses in Europe. Travelling down and through Balquhidder, we enter MacGregor country famous for Rob Roy and our last comfort stop of the day at the Victorian village of Callander (noted in history for the Romans, Rob Roy and the tragic Earl of Callander). Continuing our journey we drive through the village of Doune and its exceptional 13th Century Motte and Bailey Castle, noted for Robert Duke of Albany, David Stirling, Monty Python & The Holy Grail and more recently Outlander. Finally reaching the main motorway we drive past Stirling Castle, the battlefields of Bannockburn and the ruins of Linlithgow Palace before arriving back in Edinburgh around 8 pm.

• Private tour
• Driver/guide
• Breakfast
• Live commentary on board
• Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

• Food and drinks, unless specified
• Hotel accommodation whilst on tour
• Gratuities

• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
• A maximum of 8 people per booking
• Hotel accommodation will be booked on your behalf at selected preferred hotels and billed separately
• Due to limited space, luggage size restrictions apply: 1 x medium sized suitcase + 1 carry on bag per person.

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