Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Edinburgh
You'll arrive at Edinburgh Airport and get transferred to your hotel in the city center. After you've had time to settle in and get comfortable, you'll meet up with the group for dinner that evening. It's a good chance to relax after traveling and start getting to know the other people on the tour.
- Meals
- Dinner
- Day 2
Edinburgh City Discovery
Today you'll explore Edinburgh on foot or using the local buses and trams. Head along the Royal Mile toward Edinburgh Castle, which sits up on the hill and shows everything from medieval to modern architecture mixed together. You can also check out St. Giles Cathedral or walk down to the Palace of Holyrood if you prefer. The city has a lot going on between history, culture, and current creativity all in one place.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Edinburgh Castle
- Visit St. Giles Cathedral
- Walk the Royal Mile
- City exploration by public transport or on foot
Optional Activities
- Visit Palace of Holyrood
Landmarks Edinburgh Castle St. Giles Cathedral Royal Mile Palace of Holyrood - Day 3
Stirling Castle, Whisky Distillery & Glencoe Valley
You'll travel about 220 km through the Scottish countryside today, driving past some seriously dramatic landscapes. Stop at Stirling Castle to look around the fortress and take in the views from up there. From there you'll visit Dunblane Cathedral, then head to a whisky distillery where you get to learn how it's all made and taste some of it. Later in the day, you'll drive through Trossachs National Park and then through Glencoe Valley with its mountains rising up through the clouds, moorlands rolling out, and small lochs tucked away.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Stirling Castle
- Visit Dunblane Cathedral
- Visit whisky distillery with tasting
- Drive through Trossach National Park
- Drive through Glencoe Valley
Landmarks Stirling Castle Dunblane Cathedral Trossach National Park Glencoe Valley 
- Day 4
Fort William to Isle of Skye via Scenic Train & Ferry
This is one of those train rides people talk about for years. You'll board at Fort William and travel to Mallaig, crossing over the Caledonia Canal and seeing Lough Shiel and the Glenfinnan Memorial along the way. After that, you'll take the ferry across to Armadale on the Isle of Skye. Once you're there, wander through Portree and check out the harbor, then on the return journey you'll stop at Eilean Donan Castle sitting out on Loch Duich. All told, you're covering about 320 km today.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Train journey from Fort William to Mallaig
- Ferry crossing to Isle of Skye
- Visit Portree
- Photo stop at Eilean Donan Castle
Landmarks Glenfinnan Memorial Mallaig Portree Eilean Donan Castle Loch Duich 
- Day 5
Loch Lomond & Glasgow City Tour
You're heading back toward Glasgow now, traveling roughly 220 km. On the way, you'll stop at Loch Lomond where you can see Ben Lomond and the whole national park laid out. There's a boat trip available if you want to get out on the water and see it all from a different angle. Once you reach Glasgow, you'll get a tour of the city including the historic cathedral, and then you have free time to wander around or visit the Kelvingrove Museum with its distinctive red sandstone building and artwork from artists like Dalí and Macintosh.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Boat trip on Loch Lomond
- City tour of Glasgow
- View Glasgow Cathedral
Optional Activities
- Visit Kelvingrove Museum
Landmarks Loch Lomond Ben Lomond Glasgow Cathedral Kelvingrove Museum - Day 6
Ferry to Belfast, Northern Ireland City Tour
A ferry takes you from Scotland over to Northern Ireland and Belfast. Once you're there, you'll do a city tour that covers City Hall with its Renaissance style, the Grand Opera House, Waterfront Hall where concerts happen, and Queens University. The afternoon is yours to spend how you like, or if you're interested, the Titanic exhibition is there. It's a six-story interactive space that opened around the 100th anniversary, and it goes through how the ship was built and what life was like on board. You're covering about 140 km total.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Ferry crossing to Northern Ireland
- City tour of Belfast
- View City Hall, Grand Opera House, Waterfront Hall, Queens University
Optional Activities
- Visit Titanic exhibition
Landmarks Belfast City Hall Grand Opera House Belfast Waterfront Hall Queens University Belfast Titanic Belfast - Day 7
Giant's Causeway & Derry City
You'll spend time at the Giant's Causeway, a natural formation with roughly 40,000 basalt columns that's connected to old legends about the giant Finn McCool. Then you're driving toward Derry, and you'll stop to see Dunluce Castle from the outside, a 16th-century fortress. When you get to Derry, you'll walk the historic city walls and learn about the city's complex past. The drive today is about 185 km.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Giant's Causeway
- Exterior tour of Dunluce Castle
- Derry city exploration
- Walk on Derry city walls
Landmarks Giant's Causeway Dunluce Castle Derry City Walls - Day 8
Ulster American Folk Park & Dublin City Tour
In County Tyrone, you'll visit the Ulster American Folk Park to step back into the 1700s and 1800s, seeing how people lived in Northern Ireland and what the Irish experience was like when they emigrated to America. After that, you head to Dublin for a city tour that splits between the north side with the General Post Office and Custom House, and the south side with Georgian squares, the colorful doors people photograph, and Grafton Street for shopping. You'll cover about 250 km today.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Ulster American Folk Park
- City tour of Dublin
- View General Post Office and Custom House
- View Georgian squares and Grafton Street
Landmarks Ulster American Folk Park General Post Office Dublin Custom House Dublin Grafton Street - Day 9
Departure from Dublin
It's time to head home. You'll transfer to Dublin Airport for your flight back to Frankfurt, wrapping up your time traveling through Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Ireland.
- Meals
- Breakfast
