Scenic Scotland Food Tour

This trip will run with a minimum of 10 people –  maximum of 15.  
Final Date for guaranteed departure booking is January 10, 2020.

Includes:

• Professional Tour Manager for 8 Days from arrival at Glasgow airport until departure
• Airport arrival and departure transfers
• Air Conditioned Touring coach for 7 days with driver
• 8 Days Full Scottish Breakfast
• 3 Three Course Dinners including iced water, coffee and tea
• Croft Family Dining Experience (dinner)
• 
Traditional Fish & Chips (dinner)
• Glasgow Walking Food Tour (lunch)
• Bushcraft experience (lunch)
• Strathspey Railway First Class Onboard Lunch
• Learning how Haggis is made (lunch)
• All experiences and entrance admissions included are noted in the itinerary

Not included:

• Flights
• Gratuities for tour manager and driver
• Admissions, expenses, and items not specifically noted
• Meals and drinks not specified

Itinerary:

Day 1:

Arrival at Glasgow Airport 
Transfer from Glasgow Airport. 

2 Hour Panoramic Bus Tour of Glasgow with your group
.

Accommodation:          

Best Western Moorings Hotel Glasgow or similar
. Full Scottish Breakfast Included
. Porterage of 1 bag per person in & out
. Three Course Welcome dinner at the hotel (included).

Day 2:

Glasgow Foodie Walking Tour (included). 

Head to the capital city of Edinburgh. Located in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town on the Royal Mile, Colonnades at the Signet Library is the perfect place for ‘Edinburgh’s finest afternoon tea’ at 5:00 PM (included). 

This evening explore the darker side of Edinburgh with an Evening of Ghosts and Ghouls (included).

Accommodation:

Doubletree by Hilton Edinburgh or similar. Full Scottish Breakfast Included
. Porterage of 1 bag per person in & out.

Day 3:

This morning, enjoy some free time to explore Edinburgh on your own. Walk the cobblestones of the Royal Mile exploring the historic closes, shopping, visiting Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, the Whisky Experience, the Real Mary King’s Close, St. Giles Cathedral, or board the Hop On Hop Off bus … just to name a few of the many things you 
can do in this charming city.



Early afternoon, prepare to travel to Fife where you will stop for lunch at the St. Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Company. Watch the cheese making process from their purpose built viewing gallery within the coffee shop on the farm. And of course no visit is complete without sampling their cheese collection with an included cheese platter for the group. In Anstruther pick up traditional fish and chips at the award winning Anstruther Fish Bar for your dinner tonight. (included)

Accommodation:  

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dundee or similar
. Full Scottish Breakfast Included
. Porterage of 1 bag per person in & out.

Day 4:

Continue your adventure today travelling along the beautiful Fife coastline with a stop in famous St. Andrews to visit their castle and cathedral (included). 

A special treat awaits for the group on the beach at Auchmithie where we can have the Arbroath Smokie experience with Ian. See the traditional smoking method and each person gets to enjoy their own fish once completed. (included)

Accommodation:

Fishers Hotel Pitlochry or similar. Full Scottish Breakfast Included. 
Porterage of 1 bag per person in & out.

Day 5:

Head into the Cairngorms National Park with stops at The Highland Folk Museum and Ruthven Barracks. 

Experience a First Class Light Luncheon service consisting of a lovely selection of sandwiches and a warm bowl of soup, freshly prepared on board by our catering chef and enjoyed in a first class train compartment as you travel through the beautiful Cairngorms (included).

 Continue your journey to Inverness stopping briefly at Clava Cairns, a well-preserved Bronze Age cemetery. This evening, enjoy a croft family dining experience – a Scottish crofting family warmly welcomes you into their home and farm to sample some real Scottish food and hospitality (included).

Accommodation:

Columba Hotel or similar. Full Scottish Breakfast Included
. Porterage of 1 bag per person in & out.

Day 6:

Make your way out of Inverness driving along the famous Loch Ness looking for the elusive loch monster Nessie!

Stop for any photo ops along the way perhaps at the Commando Memorial.

Continuing through Fort William to arrive on time for your unique experience this afternoon on the west coast in Roshven, Lochailort. A private half day bushcraft experience awaits for your small group that would include as an example being taken on a Scottish island survival adventure including coastal foraging – shellfish, fish and seaweed, learning about trees, plants and fungi, their uses in bushcraft, what you can and can’t eat! Build a campfire and cook your lunch on a quiet sandy beach looking out across the loch to the small isles (included). 

From foraging by day to eating dinner in Inverlochy Castle this evening (included) is a true foodie adventure.

Accommodation:

Alexandra Hotel or similar. 
Full Scottish Breakfast Included
. Porterage of 1 bag per person in & out.

Day 7:

Begin your early journey through the atmospheric Glencoe where jaw dropping scenery will make you want to stop and take photos all along the way. Through the beautiful Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.

A unique, entertaining, and insightful introduction to haggis, Scotland’s National Dish happens on a centrally located working sheep farm. Discover how world famous haggis is made, cooked and traditionally presented as well as new diverse contemporary interpretations of this delicious and surprisingly versatile dish. Then more importantly, sample the great taste of 
haggis with tatties and neeps for lunch – Vegetarian/Vegan Haggis available as well (included).

Loch Katrine is one of Scotland’s bonniest lochs and a trip to Scotland & The Trossachs would not be complete without seeing it and taking a sail on the loch on the iconic SS Sir Walter 
Scott, which has been providing sailing trips on the loch since 1900 and still powered by steam (included).

Accommodation:

Courtyard by Marriott Glasgow Airport
. Full Scottish Breakfast Included
. Three Course Dinner with iced water, coffee/tea included
. Porterage of 1 bag per person in & out.

Day 8:

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before transfer to the airport for your flight home
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