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| Orkney
& Shetland - Scotland Coach Tours Including a Mini-Cruise - 8 Days Tour Highlights • John O’Groats • Orkney tour • Italian Chapel • Kirkwall • Lerwick • Shetland tour including Jarlshof • Aberdeen • Royal Deeside • Strathspey • Grantown-on-Spey |
Beyond the north coast
of the Scottish mainland, the isles of Orkney and Shetland
entice the traveller with their remote landscapes, fascinating
Norse and Scandinavian origins, prehistoric treasures and
amazing Neolithic sites. This touring holiday combines the
highlights of Orkney and Shetland, with two nights on board
one of North Link Ferries well appointed ships. In addition,
Royal Deeside, the Cairngorm Mountains and beautiful Strathspey,
round off a unique itinerary. |
| Orkney & Shetland - Holiday Itinerary |
SUNDAY From local departure points travel to the north of England for an overnight stop. |
MONDAY Across the Scottish border and through the Highlands to Inverness, then by the coast road north to Thurso and the Royal Hotel for one night. |
TUESDAY This morning we take the opportunity to visit famous John O’Groats before heading to Scrabster for the lunchtime ferry to Stromness, Orkney’s second largest town. Here we take an island tour which includes the 5000 years old Stone Age village of Skara Brae (admission not included), the Churchill Barriers of Scapa Flow, and the colourful Italian Chapel, built in a Nissen hut by prisoners of war in World War II.We reach Kirkwall, the small capital, dominated by St. Magnus Cathedral, for sightseeing and an evening meal before boarding the overnight ferry to Shetland. Accommodation is in a cabin with washbasin, shower and toilet, and the ship has a bar, lounge areas, two restaurants and a shop. |
WEDNESDAY Arrive at Lerwick, capital of Shetland, with breakfast on board before an island tour which includes the Bronze Age settlement of Jarlshof and nearby Sumburgh Head, the haunt of thousands of seabirds. The afternoon is free at Lerwick, with its old harbour, once the largest herring port in northern Europe. Re-board our ship for dinner and an overnight sailing to Aberdeen. |
THURSDAY Arrive at Aberdeen, with breakfast on board before a free morning at the dignified ‘Granite City’, with its fine buildings, shops and beach. In the afternoon we explore Royal Deeside, with a glimpse of Balmoral, a favourite retreat of the Royal family, and a stop at the tourist centre of Braemar before arriving at our hotel for the next two nights, the Huntley Arms Hotel, Aboyne. |
FRIDAY An excursion from Deeside across the wild Cairngorm Mountains to descend to the Spey Valley ‘Whisky Country’, with time for sightseeing at the elegant Georgian town of Grantown-on- Spey. |
SATURDAY We begin our journey home, returning to the north of England for an overnight stop. |
SUNDAY Travel homeward as our tour draws to a close. |
| Your Touring Accommodation |
ACCOMMODATION ON THIS holiday is located
in hotels in the north of England, Thurso and Aboyne along
with two nights on board the North Link Ferries 'Ship to the
Isles'. All sleeping accommodation will have private facilities and the hotels offer the additional features of television and tea and coffee making facilities. |
| Orkney & Shetland - 2009 Tour Code ORK 8 Days Half Board | |||
| Grand UK Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price in Red |
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June
14 |
£599 £558 |
September
20 |
£619 £576 |
July
12 |
£619 £576 |
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| Reserved Coach Seats | |
| YOU
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY to choose the coach seat of your choice
which is yours from the moment you join your tour coach. Seat
numbers are not allocated on regional transfer services. In
most cases on coaches equipped with a rear mounted WC, seats
23 and 24 move to the driver’s side of the vehicle, whilst
seats 45 and 46 move one seat forward of the rear seat. |
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| Please note
that SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED ON COACHES. Passengers who do
smoke will have ample opportunity to do so at the comfort
stops en route. |
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| Joining Points | |
| On most of our coach holidays you can choose from more than 350 (200 for departure code C tours) convenient local joining points across Southern England, East Anglia and the South West, the Midlands, London and the Home Counties. |