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Inverness
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Northern Lights Tour Scotland
8 days
About this activity
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Inverness
Pass By: Inverness Castle, Castle Street, Inverness IV2 3EG Scotland
On route from the airport to your hotel you will bypass Inverness castle.
Rest of the day is at leisure to explore Inverness on your own
Meals included:
• Dinner: Tonight join your fellow travellers for a welcome meal to get to know each other
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3 star City centre hotel
Day 2: Tour of Inverness
Stop At: Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Culloden Moor IV2 5EU Scotland
Find out more about the events leading up to, during and after the Battle of Culloden at the new and award-winning visitor centre.
The battle lines have been redrawn at the new Culloden battlefield experience. With the site restored to as close as possible to that seen by the forces on that fateful day in April 1746, Culloden now welcomes visitors with an impressive new visitor centre and exciting interactive exhibition.
With over 1,200 dead in just one hour Culloden was a short but bloody battle - the last to be fought on British soil. Now all the family can experience and understand so much more about the events leading up to, during and after the battle. Follow characters who were actually involved in the battle around the interactive exhibition, experience the true horror of the battle in an immersive film, take a battlefield tour, and watch the daily Living History presentations which bring the battle to life.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Fort George, 11 miles off the A96, Inverness IV2 7TD Scotland
Fort George, is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It was built to pacify the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, replacing a Fort George in Inverness constructed after the 1715 Jacobite rising to control the area. The current fortress has never been attacked and has remained in continuous use as a garrison. The fortification is based on a star design; it remains virtually unaltered.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 3 star Inverness City Centre Hotel
Day 3: Travel North to the Dark Skies in search of the Northern Lights.
Stop At: Tain Museum, Castle Brae, IV19 1AJ Scotland
We will stop at the Royal Burgh of Tain on route to Wick. Here you will have a short time to explore the town
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Dornoch Cathedral, The Cathedral High Street, Dornoch Scotland
Next stop Dornoch Cathedral. We will have a short time here to explore the village made famous when Madonna got married here
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight 3 star hotel In Wick
Day 4: In Search of the Northern Lights
Stop At: Pulteney Distillery Visitor Centre, Pulteneytown Centre Huddart Street, Wick KW1 5BA Scotland
Today we will do a tour to old Pulteney Distillery to have a wee taste of the "Uisge Beatha" water of life
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight 3 star hotel in Wick
Day 5: Travel Round the Northerly coast to Scourie
Pass By: Durness Beach, Durness Highlands, Durness Scotland
on route pass by Durness Beach
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight 3 star Bed and Breakfast or Hotel in Scourie Area
Day 6: Scourie
Stop At: Scourie Bay, Scourie Scotland
Take a trip to Scourie bay and surrounding areas in search of the Northern lights
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight 3 star Bed and Breakfast or Hotel in Scourie Area
Day 7: Travel back to Inverness
Stop At: Rogie Falls, Contin Scotland
Stops to view the magnificent Rogie Falls when travelling on route back from Scourie to Inverness
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight 3 star Inverness City Centre Hotel
Day 8: Departure day
Pass By: Inverness Railway Station, Station Road, Inverness IV2 3PY Scotland
Transfer to either Inverness Railway station or Inverness Airport
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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Day 1: Arrive Inverness
Pass By: Inverness Castle, Castle Street, Inverness IV2 3EG Scotland
On route from the airport to your hotel you will bypass Inverness castle.
Rest of the day is at leisure to explore Inverness on your own
Meals included:
• Dinner: Tonight join your fellow travellers for a welcome meal to get to know each other
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3 star City centre hotel
Day 2: Tour of Inverness
Stop At: Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Culloden Moor IV2 5EU Scotland
Find out more about the events leading up to, during and after the Battle of Culloden at the new and award-winning visitor centre.
The battle lines have been redrawn at the new Culloden battlefield experience. With the site restored to as close as possible to that seen by the forces on that fateful day in April 1746, Culloden now welcomes visitors with an impressive new visitor centre and exciting interactive exhibition.
With over 1,200 dead in just one hour Culloden was a short but bloody battle - the last to be fought on British soil. Now all the family can experience and understand so much more about the events leading up to, during and after the battle. Follow characters who were actually involved in the battle around the interactive exhibition, experience the true horror of the battle in an immersive film, take a battlefield tour, and watch the daily Living History presentations which bring the battle to life.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Fort George, 11 miles off the A96, Inverness IV2 7TD Scotland
Fort George, is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It was built to pacify the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, replacing a Fort George in Inverness constructed after the 1715 Jacobite rising to control the area. The current fortress has never been attacked and has remained in continuous use as a garrison. The fortification is based on a star design; it remains virtually unaltered.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 3 star Inverness City Centre Hotel
Day 3: Travel North to the Dark Skies in search of the Northern Lights.
Stop At: Tain Museum, Castle Brae, IV19 1AJ Scotland
We will stop at the Royal Burgh of Tain on route to Wick. Here you will have a short time to explore the town
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Dornoch Cathedral, The Cathedral High Street, Dornoch Scotland
Next stop Dornoch Cathedral. We will have a short time here to explore the village made famous when Madonna got married here
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight 3 star hotel In Wick
Day 4: In Search of the Northern Lights
Stop At: Pulteney Distillery Visitor Centre, Pulteneytown Centre Huddart Street, Wick KW1 5BA Scotland
Today we will do a tour to old Pulteney Distillery to have a wee taste of the "Uisge Beatha" water of life
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight 3 star hotel in Wick
Day 5: Travel Round the Northerly coast to Scourie
Pass By: Durness Beach, Durness Highlands, Durness Scotland
on route pass by Durness Beach
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight 3 star Bed and Breakfast or Hotel in Scourie Area
Day 6: Scourie
Stop At: Scourie Bay, Scourie Scotland
Take a trip to Scourie bay and surrounding areas in search of the Northern lights
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight 3 star Bed and Breakfast or Hotel in Scourie Area
Day 7: Travel back to Inverness
Stop At: Rogie Falls, Contin Scotland
Stops to view the magnificent Rogie Falls when travelling on route back from Scourie to Inverness
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight 3 star Inverness City Centre Hotel
Day 8: Departure day
Pass By: Inverness Railway Station, Station Road, Inverness IV2 3PY Scotland
Transfer to either Inverness Railway station or Inverness Airport
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Included
- 7x Breakfast
- 5x Dinner
- Accommodation included: 7 nights
- Entry/Admission - Culloden Battlefield
- Entry/Admission - Fort George
- Entry/Admission - Pulteney Distillery Visitor Centre
Not included
- Tips are not included
- Items of a personal nature are not included
- Anything not mentioned in the itinerary is not included
- Entry/Admission - Inverness Castle
- Entry/Admission - Tain Museum
- Entry/Admission - Dornoch Cathedral
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Not recommended for travellers with any mobility issues due to the nature of where we might need to walk to
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
55%
Original
35%
Nightlife
30%
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