EXTENDED COACH TOURS

The following are suggestions for Extended Tour Itineraries
The Itineraries below are based on ones supplied to guides by UK tour companies
for either French or Québec Travel Agencies.
In places, times and hotels have been adjusted to avoid lengthy travel between hotels and venues
and to provide for "Comfort Stops" (toilets) where needed.
All Tours start from and finish at either Edinburgh or Glasgow Airports.

Most itineraries supplied were detailed, but others omitted some venues shown on the original brochures and lacked other details
Some extracts of these incomplete itineries supplied are shown along with the additions needed in "Red"

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Itinerary 1

Itinerary 1

8 Day Tour from and to Glasgow North via East Coast - Inverness - Loch Ness - South via West Coast Day 1: FRANCE / GLASGOW
Transfer to hotel
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Glasgow area

DAY 2: GLASGOW - GLENCOE - SKYE
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Loch Lomond - Maid of the Loch (Photo Stop) - Luss (Photo Stop) - Lunch - Loch Tulla Viewpoint (Photo Stop)
GlenCoe (Photo Stop) - Glenfinnan (Photo Stop) - Mallaig Ferry to Skye - Ornsay (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Portree area

DAY 3: SKYE - LOCH NESS - INVERNESS
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Sligachan Bridge(Photo Stop) - Eilean Donan Castle (Photo Stop) - Lunch in Fort Augustus
Invermoriston Thomas Telford Bridge (Photo Stop) Urquhart Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour
Free time in Inverness
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Inverness area

DAY 4: INVERNESS - CULLODEN - DISTILLERY - ABERDEEN
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Culloden Battlefield (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch
Distillery visit (Visit) distillery tour and Tasting - Elgin Cathedral (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Aberdeen area

DAY 5: ABERDEEN - PITMEDDEN - CRATHES - ABERDEEN
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Panoramic tour of Aberdeen - Footdee (Photo Stop) - Pitmedden Garden (Visit) Self-guided tour (toilets)
Lunch at Crathes Castle - Crathes Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Aberdeen area

DAY 6: ABERDEEN - DUNNOTTAR - ST ANDREWS - PERTH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Dunnottar Castle (Photo Stop) - Lunch
ST Andrews Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - ST Andrews Cathedral (Visit) Self-guided tour
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Perth area

DAY 7: PERTH - EDINBURGH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Panoramic tour of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch - Afternoon at leisure
Dinner and overnight in the Edinburgh area

DAY 8: PERTH - EDINBURGH - GLASGOW
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Short Panoramic Tour of Glasgow (with Photo Stops)
Transfer to Glasgow Airport

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Itinerary 2

Itinerary 2

10 Day Tour from and to Edinburgh North via East Coast - North Coast - South via West Coast Day 1: PARIS - EDINBURGH
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Edinburgh area

DAY 2: EDINBURGH - CRATHES - ABERDEEN
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Panoramic Tour of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - V & A Museum, Dundee (Lunch and toilets)
Crathes Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Aberdeen area

DAY 3: ABERDEEN - FYFIE - ELGIN - INVERNESS
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Panoramic Tour of Aberdeen - Footdee (Photo Stop) - Kings College Chapel (Photo Stop)
Fyvie Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour + Lunch - Elgin Cathedral (Visit) - Clava Cairns (Photo Stop)
Culloden Battlefield (Visit) Self-guided tour
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Inverness area

DAY 4: INVERNESS - LOCH NESS - SUTHERLAND - THURSO
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Scottish Kilt Maker (Visit) - Loch Ness at Dores Beach (Photo Stop) - Lunch in Inverness
Glenmorangie Distillery (Visit) - John O'Groats (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Thurso area

DAY 5: THURSO - TONGUE - DURNESS - ULLAPOOL
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Kyle of Tonge (Photo Stop) - Smoo Cave (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch - Badcall Bay (Photo Stop)
Ardvreck Castle (Photo Stop) - Ardmair Beach (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Ullapool area

DAY 6: ULLAPOOL - INVEREWE - SKYE
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Inverewe Gardens (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch - Eilean Donan Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour
Dinner and overnight in the Kyleakin area

DAY 7: SKYE - GLENFINNAN - OBAN
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Dunvegan Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Portree - Lunch - The Cuillins from Sligachan Bridge (Photo Stop)
Armadale to Mallaig Ferry - Glenfinnan (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight in the Oban area

DAY 8: OBAN - MULL - IONA - OBAN
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Ferry to Mull - Lunch - Iona Abbey (Visit) Self-guided tour - Return to Oban
Dinner and overnight in the Oban area

DAY 9: OBAN - GLEN COE - LOCH LOMOND - GLASGOW
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Glen Coe (Photo Stop) - Loch Tulla Viewpoint (Photo Stop) - The Green Welly (Toilets)
Loch Lomond (Cruise) - Maid of the Loch (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight in the Glasgow area

DAY 10: GLASGOW - EDINBURGH - PARIS
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Panoramic Tour of Glasgow (Photo Stops) - Kelvingrove Museum (Visit) Self-guided tour
Transfer to EDINBURGH airport

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Itinerary 3

Itinerary 3

8 Day Tour from and to Edinburgh North via West Coast - Skye - Inverness - South via East Coast 1st Day: EDINBURGH / STIRLING / GLASGOW
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Edinburgh Scenic Tour - Lunch - Stirling Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Glasgow area

DAY 2: GLASGOW / LOCH LOMOND / GLENCOE / FORT WILLIAMS
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Glasgow Scenic Tour - Glasgow Cathedral (Photo Stop) - Kelvingrove (Photo Stop)
Lunch - Loch Lomond (Cruise) (1h) - Loch Tulla (Photo Stop) - Glencoe (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Fort Williams area

DAY 3: FORT WILLIAM / ISLE OF SKYE / PORTREE / DUNVEGAN
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Loch Sheil - Neptune’s Staircase (Photo Stop) Glenfinnan (Photo Stop) - Ferry from Mallaig to Skye
Ornsay Viewpoint (Photo Stop) - Lunch at Portree - Dunvegan Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour -Sligachan Bridge (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Lochalsh area

DAY 4: KYLE OF LOCALSH / EILEAN DONAN / URQUHART / LOCH NESS / INVERNESS / CLAVA CAIRNS
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Eilean Donan Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch- Invermoriston Telford Bridge (Photo Stop)
Urquhart Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Loch Ness - Inverness (Short Tour) - Clava Cairns (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Aviemore / Grantown on Spey area

DAY 5: AVIEMORE / BALMORAL / EDRADOUR / PITLOCHRY
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Balmoral Castle (Visit) Guided tour - Lunch - Edradour distillery (Visit) Tour and Tasting
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Pitlochry / Perth area

DAY 6: PITLOCHRY / SCONE / ST ANDREWS / EDINBURGH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Scone Palace Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch - St Andrew's Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour
St Andrew's Cathedral (Visit) Self-guided tour
Forth Bridge Viewpoint (Photo Stop) (Toilets)
Dinner and overnight in the Edinburgh area

DAY 7: EDINBURGH - GLASGOW
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Edinburgh Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch - National Museum of Scotland (Visit) Self-guided tour - Free Afternoon
Dinner and overnight in Edinburgh area

DAY 8: GLASGOW
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Panoramic Tour of Glasgow (Photo Stops)
Transfer to EDINBURGH airport

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Itinerary 4

Itinerary 4

8 Day Tour from and to Edinburgh North via East Coast - Inverness - Skye - South via West Coast Day 1: FRANCE / EDINBURGH
Arrive at Edinburgh Airport
Transfer to hotel
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Edinburgh area

DAY 2: EDINBURGH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Short Panoramic Tour of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch - National Museum of Scotland (Visit)
Free Time in Edinburgh - The Jamhouse (Visit) Dinner and Show
Overnight at the hotel in the Edinburgh area

DAY 3: EDINBURGH / ST ANDREWS / ABERDEEN
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
St Andrew's Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch - Panoramic Tour of Aberdeen
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Lochalsh area

DAY 4: ABERDEEN / CRATHES / INVERNESS
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Crathes Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch - Royal Lochnager Distillery (Visit) Tour and Tasting
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Gairloch area

DAY 5: INVERNESS / LOCH NESS / GAIRLOCH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Highland House of Fraser (Visit) - Lunch - Loch Ness (Cruise) - Urquhart Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour
Beauly Priory (Photo Stop)

DAY 6: GAIRLOCH / ISLE OF SKYE / FORT WILLIAM
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Eilean Donan Castle (Photo Stop) - Lunch at Sligachan (Photo Stop) - Portree (Photo Stop)
Ornsay (Photo Stop) - Ferry to Mallaig - Glenfinnan (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight in the Fort William area

DAY 7: FORT WILLIAM / LOCH LOMOND / GLASGOW
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Glen Coe (Photo Stop) - Loch Tulla (Photo Stop) - Lunch - Loch Lomond (Cruise)
Luss (Photo Stop) - Maid of the Loch (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight in Glasgow area

DAY 8: GLASGOW / EDINBURGH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Glasgow Cathedral (Photo Stop) - Kelvinghrove Museum (Visit) Self-guided tour
Lunch - Free time in Glasgow
Transfer to EDINBURGH airport

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Itinerary 5

Itinerary 5

11 Day Tour from Glasgow to Edinburgh North via West Coast - Skye - Highlands - Inverness - South via East Coast Day 1: GLASGOW
Arrive at Glasgow Airport
Glasgow Scenic Tour - Kelvingrove Museum (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch (at Kelvingrove)
Glasgow Cathedral (Photo Stop) - Peoples Palace (Photo Stop) - George Square (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Glasgow area
DAY 2: GLASGOW / LOCH LOMOND / STIRLING / GLASGOW
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Loch Lomond - Luss (Photo Stop) - Lunch at Luss - Stirling Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Glasgow area
DAY 3: GLASGOW / PITLOCHRY / GLEN COE / FORT WILLIAM
Scottish breakfast at the hotel Edradour Distillery Guided Tour and Tasting - Lunch at Pitlochry - Glen Coe (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Fort William area
DAY 4: FORT WILLIAM / MALLAIG / SKYE / LOCHALSH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Glenfinnan (Photo Stop) - Mallaig - Lunch at Mallaig - Ferry to Skye - Kilmuir Folk Museum (Visit) Self-guided tour
Portree (Photo Stop) - Old Man of Storr (Photo Stop) - Sligachan (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Lochalsh area
DAY 5: LOCHALSH / FORT AUGUSTUS / LOCH NESS / INVERNESS
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Eilean Donan Castle (Photo Stop) - Telford Bridge at Invermoriston (Photo Stop)
Lunch in Inverness - Loch Ness (Cruise)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Inverness area
DAY 6: INVERNESS / ULLAPOOL / CROMARTY / INVERNESS
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Beauly Priory (Photo Stop) - Loch Glascarnoch (Photo Stop) - Ullapool (Photo Stop)
Lunch in Ullapool - Cromarty (Photo Stop) - Fortrose Cathedral (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight in the Inverness area ------------------------------------------------------------------- The original brochure contains the following notes for this day:-
" 6/ INVERNESS : EXCURSION ON THE NORTH COAST 250 KM
In the morning, set off to explore Scotland’s North Shore .
From Ullapool to Cromarty , you can admire unique landscapes,
pretty little fishing villages or seals and puffins on the cliffs.
Let yourself be charmed by this magnificent region. Return to Inverness at the end of the day. (PDB) "
This is the itinerary supplied to the driver and guide
" Day 06/ Inverness - Scottish Breakfast at your hotel- 08:30 Drive to Ullapool with LDC and tour escort
Lunch at own arrangement - Continue to Cromarty - Enjoy view from Chanonry Point *
18:00 Tour end at hotel - Dinner on your own "
*(Please Note that access to Chanonry Point is forbidden to coaches at all times and the nearest parking space is 1 mile away)
A round tour from Inverness to the north coast via Ullapool (west coast) and Cromarty (east coast) would take at least
8 hours 51 mins - 578.7 km without stopping and requires two days.
Please see "ITINERARY 6" below for an alternative version of this tour including the North Coast ------------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 7: INVERNESS / CULLODEN / CAWDOR / ELGIN / ABERDEEN
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Culloden Battlefield (Visit) Self-guided tour - Cawdor Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch at Castle
Elgin Cathedral (Photo Stop) - Panoramic Tour of Aberdeen - Footdee (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight in the Aberdeen area
DAY 8: ABERDEEN - ST ANDREWS - DUNDEE - EDINBURGH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
St Andrews Golf Museum (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch at Museum - St Andrews Castle (Photo Stop)
St Andrews Cathedral (Photo Stop) - V&A Museum Dundee (Visit) (toilets)
Dinner and overnight in the Edinburgh area
DAY 9: EDINBURGH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Panoramic Tour of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch at Castle
Free Time in Edinburgh - Prestonfield Scottish Evening (Visit) Dinner and Show
Overnight in Edinburgh area
DAY 10: EDINBURGH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Free day in Edinburgh with bus pass
Dinner and overnight in Edinburgh area
DAY 11: EDINBURGH
Packed breakfast
Transfer to EDINBURGH airport

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Itinerary 6

Itinerary 6

This reworking of itinerary 5 includes the North Coast and avoids long return journeys over the same roads.
A couple of hotels have been chosen closer to the main route and the distillery visit has been changed from Edradour (1825) (long detour),
to Fettercairn (1824) which is on the main route. 11 Day Tour from Glasgow to Edinburgh (Alternative routes) North via West Coast - Along the North Coast - South via East Coast
Day 1: GLASGOW / STIRLING / LOCH LOMOND / FORT WILLIAM
Arrive at Glasgow Airport - Short Scenic Tour of Glasgow
George Square - Glasgow Cathedral (Photo Stop) - Stirling Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour
Lunch at Castle - Loch Lomond (Photo Stop) - Luss (Photo Stop) - Glen Coe (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Fort William area
DAY 2: FORT WILLIAM / SKYE / LOCHALSH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Glenfinnan (Photo Stop) - Mallaig - Lunch at Mallaig - Ferry to Skye
Kilmuir Folk Museum (Visit) Self-guided tour - Portree (Photo Stop) - Sligachan Bridge (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Lochalsh area
DAY 3: LOCHALSH / GAIRLOCH / ULLAPOOL
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Eilean Donan Castle (Photo Stop) - Inverewe Gardens (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch at Inverewe
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Ullapool area
DAY 4: ULLAPOOL / DURNESS / THURSO
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Ardvreck Castle (Photo Stop) - (+Photo Stops) - Smoo Cave (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch at Smoo Cave Hotel
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Thurso area
DAY 5: THURSO / JOHN O'GROATS / WICK / CROMARTY / INVERNESS
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
John O'Groats (Photo Stop) - Wick (Photo Stop) - Golspie - Lunch at Golspie - Cromarty (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the Inverness area
DAY 6: INVERNESS / LOCH NESS / FORT AUGUSTUS / INVERNESS
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Loch Ness (1 hour Cruise) - Complete Tour round Loch Ness - Invermoriston (Photo Stop)
Fort Augustus (Photo Stop) - Lunch in Fort Augustus - Dores Beach on Loch Ness (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight in the Inverness area
DAY 7: INVERNESS / CULLODEN / CAWDOR / ELGIN / ABERDEEN
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Culloden Battlefield (Visit) Self-guided tour - Cawdor Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch at Castle
Elgin Cathedral (Photo Stop) - Panoramic Tour of Aberdeen - Footdee (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight in the Aberdeen area
DAY 8: ABERDEEN - FETTERCAIRN - ST ANDREWS - EDINBURGH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Fettercairn Distillery (Guided tour and Tasting) - St Andrews Golf Museum (Visit) Self-guided tour
Lunch at Museum - St Andrews Castle (Photo Stop) - St Andrews Cathedral (Photo Stop)
Dinner and overnight in the Edinburgh area
DAY 9: EDINBURGH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Short Panoramic Tour of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Castle (Visit) Self-guided tour - Lunch at Castle
Free Time in Edinburgh - Prestonfield Scottish Evening (Visit) Dinner and Show
Overnight in Edinburgh area
DAY 10: EDINBURGH
Scottish breakfast at the hotel
Free day in Edinburgh with bus pass
Dinner and overnight in Edinburgh area
DAY 11: EDINBURGH
Packed breakfast
Transfer to EDINBURGH airport

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