scotland itinerary 2010
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6TH AUGUST
TO17TH AUGUST
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
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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
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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)
London : 14 - 22 degrees, sunny
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8th August, Sunday, Day 3 - London
Buckingham Palace & Royal Mews - inside
River Themes Cruise
London : 14 - 22 degrees, sunny
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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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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
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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
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17th August, Tuesday: Day 12 - London - Dxb
Afternoon : Fly to dubai
I hope we have a great time !!
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Remember to pack all
your things. Check all
drawers, where we
sometimes forget things