Scotland Itinerary 2010

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6TH AUGUST

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2010

SCOTLAND

London & Scotland Summary Page

Itinerary at a glance 2

Driving in Europe 3

Hotels 4

Trip Details Day wise 5-16

Scotland, a land with a great history and scenic landscapes.Thousands of acres of green stretch from the ragged coastline uphill to be replaced by scenic mountains, lakes, castles andchurches. Scotland's tourism industry is flourishing and stilldeveloping to the fullest. Enjoy a relaxing day at one of Scotland'sbeautiful golf Courses. Discover landscape and historicalattractions that will leave you breathless, listen to Scotland'sbagpipe music, explore castles and old monasteries, visit the lakesfor a boat ride or go on a picture hunt for 'Nessie' at Loch Ness.

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ITINERARY AT A GLANCE

DATES AT A GLANCE

Aug 6, 2010 Arrival London

August 7 - August 8, London, 9th - fly to Glasgow

Aug. 9-12, 2010 9-11 - night - Kinross (Lake District,

Edinburgh, St. Andrews, Glasgow)

12 - Night - Inverness

Aug. 14, 2010 Harry potter Train trip - Night - Morar

Aug. 15, 2010 Isle of Skye, day trip, Nite at ?

Aug. 16, 2010 Mallaig to Fort Willam train. Drive to

Glasgow, nite london

Aug. 17, 2010 London DXB

Aug. 13, 2010 Orkney - nite - Keiss



Useful Info.:

1. August in Scotland

: Best month to visit.

Average Temperatures

enjoyed:

7 - 17 degrees with

69 mm rainfall.

2. Electricity

Electrical outlets :

Voltage 220 volts.

Round 3-pin plug

3. Time/Dialing Code

GMT: + 1

Dialing Code: +41(National)

4. Driving side

Driving on the right

5. Language

Scottish English

CAR RENTAL - EUROPCAR

Pick-up:GLASGOW AIRPORT - GLAT01AddressGLASGOW AIRPORTTERMINAL BUILDINGPA3 2ST PAISLEY

Return:GLASGOW AIRPORT - GLAT01AddressGLASGOW AIRPORTTERMINAL BUILDINGPA3 2ST PAISLEY

Duration / day(s) : 8 day(s)Vehicle : Mercdes B class automatic,4-Door, A/C



OUR HOTELS

City Check-in

Check-out

Hotel Name Address

London 6th Aug. 9th Aug.

Edinburgh 9th Aug. 12th Aug. Windlestrae Hotel

2 rooms + BKFST

The Muirs, Kinross, KY13 8AS

+441577863217

Inverness 12th

Aug

13th Aug Thistle Inverness

2 rooms - BKFST

Millburn Road, Inverness, IV2 3TR,

+44871 971 1745

Keiss 13th

Aug

14th Aug Sinclair Bay Hotel

2 rooms + BKFST

Main Street, Keiss, KW1 4UY

441955631233

Morar 14th

Aug

15th Aug Morar Hotel

1 family room +

Bkfst

West Highlands,PH40 4PA

1687462346

Fort Williams 15th

Aug.

16th Aug Innseagan HouseHotel - 2 dbl room+ Bkfst

Fort Williams

London 16th

Aug

17th Aug

Morar Hotel

Windlestrae Hotel

Sinclare Bay HotelThistle Hotel,



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QUICK INFO:

London : 14 - 22 degrees, sunny

Trip Details6th August, Day 1 - London

EK flight EK 029 9.50 departing DXB,

arriving in London @ 2.30 pm

Staying with friends

Evening - Piccadilly



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Trip Details7th August, Day 2 - London

10 am : Harry potter - walking tour of london. 2 1/2 hrs.

Where to meet: In the ticket hall at Westminster tube station next

to the lift by Exit 4 where you will see your guide with a wand.

private tour : GBP 110 for the family

0844 2471007 (http://britmovietours.com/bookings/harry-potter-

walk/)

Trip finishes at Kings cross station. Then see.

Post lunch :

London Big Ben,

London Eye, Madame Tussauds, Tower Bridge

British Museum, Kensington Palace (princess dianna’s memorial)

Trafalgar Square, Hampstead Heath

Hyde Park (1st artifically lit road in England)


http://britmovietours.com/bookings/harry-potter-walk/






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QUICK INFO:

Trip Details

8th August, Sunday, Day 3 - London

Buckingham Palace & Royal Mews - inside

River Themes Cruise




FUN FACTS

QUICK INFO:

Trip Details

9th August, Monday, Day 4 - London - Glasgow, night atKinross

Day in London, Evening flight to Glasgow. Take rent a car and

drive to Kinross for the night.

London to Glasgow: 534 Kms. 1hr 20 min flight

Glasgow to Kinross : 95 kms

Glasgow : 13 - 16 degrees, Showers

DID

YOU

KNOW??

Scotland consists of over 790 islands (with around130 inhabited) in additionto the mainland, includingthe Northern Isles,(sometimes known as theShetland Islands) and theHebrides

The largest city isGlasgow. Capital -Edinburgh

London Stansted toGlasgowDep 09 August 2010 15:35

Arr 09 August 2010 16:50

Flight 215

Check in opens 09 August 2010 13:35



QUICK INFO: Distance between Keswick and Edinburgh is 150 KM

Lake Districk : 12- 17 degrees, showers

Trip Details

10th August, Tuesday, Day 5 - Kinross - Lake District -Kinross

As described in the poetry of Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, andCharlotte Bronte, the Lake District is one of the mostbeautiful sections of protected land in all of England. TheLake District takes its name from the many lakes locatedwithin its 35-mile width, and all of England"s land that is

3,000 feet above sea level

Puzzling place - keswick : Unique exibition, based on opticalillusion, witness balls rolling uphill.

Honister Slate Mine: UKs Last working Slate mine.

‘I wondered lonely as a cloud’.... (Daffodil poem)Dove Cottage : Grasmere - Home of Willam Wordsworth Hearrived in 1799, looking for a haven, where he could settle

down and fulfil his dream of living in a place to concentrateon writing. Wordsworth museum

A591

1 mi south of Grasmere Grasmere LA22 9SH

England

Tel: 015394 35544

FUN FACTS

DID

YOU

KNOW??

Famous Scottish inventorsinclude Alexander GrahamBell (Telephone) and

Alexander Fleming(Penicillin).

Television, telephone,

video cassette recorder,

finger printing, home of golf, tarmacadam, tyres

and penicillin were all

Scottish inventions.

http://www.destination360.com/europe/uk/england

http://www.destination360.com/europe/uk/england



QUICK INFO:Edinburgh to St. Andrews : 80 kms , approx. 1.5 hrs.

St. Andrews: 12 - 19 degrees, Partly cloudy

Indian Lunch : Jahangir

Address: 116 South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9QDTel: +44 (0)1334 470300 (Map)Cuisine(s): Bistro, Indian

FUN FACTS

DID

YOU

KNOW??

The largest lake inScotland is Loch Lomond:60sq km (40 km long).St Andrew''s Day (30November) is the national

day, although Burns'' Nighttends to be more widelyobserved.

Trip Details11th August, Wednesday, Day 6 - St. Andrews

St Andrews Cathedral

St. Andrews old golf course, birth place of Golf.

Evening - Edinburgh : Da Vinci Code Tour ( 7 miles frm

Edinburgh - 15th Century - Rossylin chapel)

Edinburgh Writers museum.Writers' Museum and Makars' CourtAddress: Lady Stair's Close, Edinburgh, EH1 2PA Tel: 0131 529 4901Monday - Saturday 10am -5pm(Particularly attention is given to Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scottand Robert Louis Stevenson.)

Edinburgh Castle



QUICK INFO:

Trip Details12th August, Thursday: Day 7 - Kinross to Inverness - Loch Ness

Kinross to Inverness - Loch Ness Monster

After lunch @ Inverness

Falls of Foyers (Half an hour drive, low road, south of Loch ness)

Inverness Castle (not open to public) - grounds are

St. Andrews - Inverness : 3 hours. (240 km)

Inverness to Gills Bay : 2.5 hours

Inverness: 12 - 19 degrees, Partly cloudy

Indian Ocean Inverness

Inverness, taken from the Scots Gaelic meaning 'mouth of the riverNess' owes its origin to a settlement established in the 6th century,with the first royal charter being granted by King David I in the 12thcentury.

Address: 64 Academy Street, Inverness, IV1 1LP (Map)Cuisine(s): IndianAvg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £10.00, Dinner: £21.00

FUN FACTS

DID

YOU

KNOW??

Scotland is famous for itsfresh water lochs (lakes) !there are over 600 squaremiles of them. The mostfamous is Loch Nesswhere a dinosaur-like

monster is said to lurk inthe water but this has notbeen proven.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=IV1+1LP&spn=0.024481,0.068901&hl=en

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=IV1+1LP&spn=0.024481,0.068901&hl=en

http://www.restaurant-guide.com/indian-ocean-inverness.htm

http://www.restaurant-guide.com/indian-ocean-inverness.htm



QUICK INFO:

Trip Details

13th August, Friday, Day 8 - Inverness - Gills Bay - Orkney -Back to Keiss for the nite

A full day of adventure awaits in the Orkney Islands. Traveling toGill’s Bay, board a ferry bound for St. Margaret's Hope. On thecrossing you’ll see seabirds, perhaps porpoises and seals, andif you are very lucky, the family of otters that live in Gill’s Bay! A

local guide introduces this magical place that very few visitorsto Scotland get to experience. Visit the Italian Chapel and SkaraBrae where you will discover the remains of a Neolithic villagebuilt at the same time as Cheops Pyramid in Egypt. Next, passthe prehistoric Ring of Brodgar, reported to be older thanStonehenge. Visit the town of Viking Kirkwall before returning tothe mainland.

Skara Brae

Orkney: 12 - 15 degrees, Partly cloudy

Ferry to OrkneyGills Bay to St.Margret’s HopeAdult Fare - GBP - 13 (one way)

Child upto 5 yrs - freeChild 5-15 yrs - 6

Car - 30

Pentland Ferries: Pier Rd.

St. Margret’s Hope, Orkney

+44-(0) 1856831226

Gills bay - +44 (0) 1955611773



QUICK INFO:

Trip Details14th August, Saturday, Day 9 - Keiss to Morar

Leisure drive through highlands - from Keiss to Morar.

FUN FACTS

DID

YOU

KNOW??

Ben Nevis, at 1,343 m,

forms the highest point in

Scotland. While, the

lowest point in the country

is Bed of Loch Morar, at

987 ft (300 m) below sealevel.



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Trip Details

15th August, Sunday: Day 10 - Morar - Isle of Skye

Take the stunningly beautiful ride along the “Road to

the Isles” and over the Skye Bridge to the legendary

Isle of Skye, also known in poetry and song as

Eilean a' Cheò (The Misty Isle). Enjoy dramatic views

of the Cuillin Hills. Then, visit Armadale Castle and

Gardens*** and the Museum of the Isles where you

will learn about island life and the history of Skye.

Conclude your visit with views of the isle from yet

another vantage point during a ferry crossing back

to the mainland. Returning to Ballachulish, see

Glenfinnan where Bonnie Prince Charlie rallied the

clansmen for battle during the 1745 Jacobite

Rebellion.

Drive from Morar to Isle O’Skye : 2 1/2 hrs though

Fort Williams or else,Drive for 4 miles and take Ferry to Skye. 25 mitsdrive. Advance booking recommended



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Drive from Morar - Fort William:72 km

QUICK INFO:

Trip Details

16th August, Monday: Day 11 - Harry potter trail, back toLondon

9.30 a.m. West Highland Railway Line which

runs 42 miles from Fort William to

Mallaig

A magical steam train transports Harry Potter

in Harry Potter, the Chamber of Secrets, to

the wizard school of Hogwarts through

spectacular countryside.

Along the way, the train passes through some

of the scenery shown in the film, including

Ben Nevis and the lochs and rugged

countryside of Glen Nevis.

Steall Falls, the waterfall at the base of the

mountain, is where Harry's battle with a

dragon for the Triwizard Tournament in Harry

Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Drive to Glasgow, thru Glencoe, Black

mountain

Flight from Glasgow to London

Drive from Mallaig - Glasgow : 153 km

T i m e s

Dep. Fort William10.20Arr. Mallaig12.25

Dep. Mallaig14.10Arr. Fort William16.00

F a r e sStandard:Adult Day Return£31.00Child Day Return£17.50



Trip Details

17th August, Tuesday: Day 12 - London - Dxb

Afternoon : Fly to dubai

I hope we have a great time !!

Your Personal

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Remember to pack all

your things. Check all

drawers, where we

sometimes forget things

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