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- Day 1 Arrive in Edinburgh At a local restaurant, you’ll join your Travel Director for dinner, catching the scent of something rich and savory as the first plates arrive. On select departures, you take your seat on Edinburgh Castle’s esplanade for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Pipes pierce the evening air before drums roll through the grandstand while Highland dancers cross the arena and military performers march beneath the floodlit fortress as color washes over the castle walls. Locations Visited: Edinburgh GB.
- Day 2 Discover Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile With your Local Specialist, you trace Edinburgh from the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the King’s official Scottish residence, to the long sweep of Princes Street. The Scott Monument stands in dark, ornate stone before you continue through the 18th-century New Town, its neoclassical Georgian buildings arranged in graceful rows. You climb the Royal Mile to Edinburgh Castle, crossing the stone threshold to stand beside Mons Meg’s great iron barrel and the polished gleam of Scotland’s Crown Jewels. Afterwards, you can follow your own curiosity, perhaps pausing before a painting that catches your eye in the National Gallery. Later, you can partake in a Scottish cultural dinner, taste peppery haggis and join the turning steps of a ceilidh. Locations Visited: Edinburgh GB.
- Day 3 Fife and Beyond: Coast to Highlands Crossing the Firth of Forth into Fife, you’ll travel north to St Andrews. You pass the Old Course, where golf has been played since the 15th century. From there, you might stop at St Andrews University, where the Prince and Princess of Wales first met, or listen to the surf break along West Sands, where the famous running scene from Chariots of Fire was filmed. At the Victorian Atholl Palace and Gardens, you split a warm scone, spoon over cool cream and jam before savoring each sweet mouthful. You’ll continue through Blair Atholl and past the Grampian Mountains towards the Spey Valley, watching wooded slopes fall towards the River Spey in the heart of Scotland’s whisky country. Locations Visited: Edinburgh GB, St. Andrews GB, Inverness GB.
- Day 4 Loch Ness to Wick: Legends and History Following the shore of Loch Ness, you watch its dark water stretch beneath the Highland hills, every unexpected ripple making you wonder what moves below. At Culloden, you walk across the open moor where Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite army was defeated in 1746, passing clan markers before the Visitor Center’s artifacts and immersive battle theater recreate the devastating final clash. In Wick, your choice experience might lead you among the copper stills and oak casks of Old Pulteney Distillery before you lift a wee dram to your lips. Alternatively, during a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at Wick Heritage Museum, you explore old photographs, furnished rooms and fishing displays as local voices recall the herring boats that once crowded the harbor. Locations Visited: Inverness GB, Culloden GB, Loch Ness GB, Wick GB, Thurso GB.
- Day 5 Sail to Orkney and Explore Its Past As the ferry cuts towards Orkney, low green islands spread across the horizon. With your Travel Director, you follow stone-edged roads to the Italian Chapel, where two joined wartime huts are lined with painted brickwork, soft color and delicate metal screens. In Kirkwall, you’ll move through an old Norse town before the road unwinds towards Skara Brae. Here, you look into 5,000-year-old homes, their stone beds, dressers and hearths still resting beside the sea. At the Ring of Brodgar, you walk between weathered stones as the wind presses through the grass and the great circle stretches beneath the open Orkney sky. Locations Visited: Thurso GB, Orkney Islands GB, Thurso GB.
- Day 6 Scotland’s Far North: Wick to Skye Along Scotland’s northern coast, you’ll follow white beaches beneath low hills while burns rush over dark rock beside the road. Further inland, mist may drift through the glens and over the lochs before you cross to Skye, the largest island of the Inner Hebrides. On the way to Broadford, you hear how young Flora MacDonald helped Bonnie Prince Charlie evade capture and reach the island after Culloden. The Cuillin’s jagged ridges cut into the sky ahead, dark against the light and dwarfing the land below. Locations Visited: Thurso GB, Skye GB.
- Day 7 Cross from Skye into the Highlands With Skye yours to explore, you may follow heather-fringed roads until the sea flashes between the hills. Crossing to Kyle of Lochalsh, you pause at Eilean Donan Castle, its towers poised above three sea lochs and mirrored in the water below. At the Commando Memorial, bronze soldiers face the Highlands as you gaze up at Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain. In Glencoe, a ranger leads your MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience through this rare ecosystem, sharing how its fragile habitats are protected and lost native species are being reintroduced. Market-fresh Scottish ingredients and wine fill the dinner table as you dine with your fellow travelers. Perhaps you raise a glass during ‘Toasting to the Lassies’ or lend your voice to ‘Auld Lang Syne’ as the room joins in. Locations Visited: Skye GB, Eilean Donan Castle GB, Glencoe GB.
- Day 8 Scotland’s Lowlands: Loch Lomond and Glasgow Beside Loch Lomond, you trace its broad expanse between wooded banks and distant hills, the landscape Sir Walter Scott named the ‘Queen of Scottish Lochs’. You may choose an Optional Experience on the loch, listening to the low hum of the boat and water brushing the hull as the shoreline slips by. In Glasgow, you pass the grand sandstone buildings of George Square before the pointed arches and time-darkened stone of St Mungo’s Cathedral. With the afternoon free, perhaps follow the scent of roasting coffee into a cafe or wander beneath the city’s carved stone frontages. Locations Visited: Glencoe GB, Loch Lomond GB, Glasgow GB.
- Day 9 Say Farewell to Scotland in Glasgow With Scotland’s lochs, glens and stone-built cities still fresh in your memory, you'll transfer to the airport. Locations Visited: Glasgow GB.
Name: Country Roads of Scotland
Brand: Trafalgar
Quality: Superior First Class
Tour Type: Escorted
Start City: Edinburgh
End City: Glasgow
Location Summary: Edinburgh, GB
St. Andrews, GB
Inverness, GB
Culloden, GB
Loch Ness, GB
Wick, GB
Thurso, GB
Orkney Islands, GB
Skye, GB
Eilean Donan Castle, GB
Glencoe, GB
Loch Lomond, GB
Glasgow, GB
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Highlights
- Dining Summary - 6 Dinner (D). 8 Breakfast (B). 1 Afternoon Tea (AT).
- How You'll Travel - Business class coach with extended leg room. Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants. Premium regional accommodation.
- Authentic Dining - Edinburgh: Enjoy a relaxing dinner at a local restaurant and get to know your fellow travelers. . Pitlochry: Atholl Palace, built as a Victorian Baronial retreat over 130 years ago, hosts your afternoon tea. You’ll be welcomed into the banqueting room to enjoy a traditional afternoon tea accompanied by sandwiches, scones, Scottish shortbread and traditional Scottish tablet.. Glencoe: Your adventure culminates with a wonderful evening enjoying the best Highland hospitality and market-fresh ingredients..
- Top Rated Highlights - Edinburgh: A hush descends, and eyes turn to the castle. The skirl of the pipes rises and drums crack the night air as a tide of tunics and tartan flood from the drawbridge. For a limited time in August, witness the incredible spectacle of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.. Edinburgh: Explore Edinburgh Castle with your Local Specialist to see the Scottish Crown Jewels and the Mons Meg up close.. Edinburgh: Explore the city with your Local Specialist as you travel along Princes Street to see the Scott Memorial, the neoclassical Adam facades of New Town and the official Scottish residence of the King, Palace of Holyroodhouse.. St. Andrews: Spend time in St Andrews, a coastal university town shaped by old quadrangles, sea air and open links. Walk to the stretch of West Sands Beach where Chariots of Fire filmed its iconic scene, then look across the Old Course, regarded as the birthplace of modern golf.. Inverness: With your Travel Director, see the River Ness, Inverness Castle and beautiful scenery as you explore the history of this Highland city.. Inverness: At the Culloden Visitor Center, you’ll discover why the Battle of Culloden lasted only an hour yet changed the Highland way of life forever.. Loch Ness: Travel along the shores of this Scottish icon. Take in wide views and learn more about the legendary creature said to lurk beneath its waters.. Orkney Islands: Visit the Italian Chapel, Kirkwall, the prehistoric homes of Skara Brae and the stone circle of Brodgar on a full day across the islands.. Isle of Skye: Admire Scotland’s wild beauty, from the jagged Cuillin Hills to the harbor village of Broadford. . Eilean Donan: Stop for a photo of this gorgeous castle built on an island in the Loch.. Fort William: Stop at the World War II Commando Memorial near Fort William, where bronze figures stand against a sweep of Highland landscape. From this quiet hillside, you get one of the clearest views of Ben Nevis, its ridges rising sharply above the glen.. Glencoe: Join your Travel Director for a gentle introduction to Glencoe, a Highland village set on the edge of Loch Leven. As you walk, mountain ridges rise on all sides and the stories of the glen help you understand the landscape that shaped them.. Loch Lomond: Spend time along the shores of Loch Lomond, where wooded islands, mirrored water and soft Highland light earn it the title ‘Queen of Scottish Lochs’. Wander the lakeside paths, take in the mountain views or simply pause to enjoy the stillness that settles over this iconic landscape.. Glasgow: Led by your Travel Director, take an easy orientation through Glasgow, where broad streets and bold Victorian architecture set the tone. Pause in George Square to take in its statues and grand civic buildings before continuing to St Mungo’s Cathedral, its dark stone and soaring interior hinting at the city’s medieval roots..
- Trafalgar Choice - Wick: Visit the highly rated Wick Heritage Museum to gain a full picture of this once thriving fishing community and how your visit helps keep the story of this town alive. The Wick Society is committed to preserving and promoting Wick's proud heritage for the inspiration of future generations. They collect, collate and display the many artifacts that tell the history of Wick and their community ethos is one of welcome and sharing. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities. . Wick: Share a wee dram with a master distiller during a whisky tasting..
- MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® - Glencoe: Join a ranger in the spectacular Valley of Glencoe, learn about the protection of this rare ecosystem and the important work reintroducing lost indigenous species to its flora and fauna. The Natural Reserve carries out important scientific research and conversation initiatives to protect the fragile biodiversity including rare alpine flowers, mosses, mountain hares, red deer and birdlife such as golden eagles. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land..
- Choice Highlights - Choose between two carefully selected activities. Wick: Visit the highly rated Wick Heritage Museum to gain a full picture of this once thriving fishing community and how your visit helps keep the story of this town alive. The Wick Society is committed to preserving and promoting Wick's proud heritage for the inspiration of future generations. They collect, collate and display the many artifacts that tell the history of Wick and their community ethos is one of welcome and sharing. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities. . Wick: Share a wee dram with a master distiller during a whisky tasting..
