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Highland
Trail
Hosted tour inspired by the ‘Outlander’ series
JUNE 2019
“My first foray into ‘Outlander’ was over 10 years ago when a
friend handed me her Cross Stitch book and told me to read it.
I was hooked almost at once. It held a perfect combination of
my enthusiasm for all things historical and my love of travel
and adventure.
I have a huge passion for discovering the world and all that
it has to offer!” YOUR HOST: Cherie Prystie
A captivating tale of Redcoats and rugged
Highlanders is revealed on this Outlander-
Included: Day 8 Thursday, 26 June (B)
• Guided half-day sightseeing tour We journey north to 15th century Castle Fraser,
inspired jaunt through the dramatic landscapes • Visit to Edinburgh Castle with audio guide
of Scotland. the ancestral home of the Fraser family, framed
• 3-course local dinner: beef menu, tea or coffee by over 300 acres of beautifully landscaped
Day 1 Wednesday, 19 June Day 6 Tuesday, 24 June (B) gardens, woodland and farmland. Spend some
time exploring its sumptuous Victorian bedrooms,
Today at 8.30pm we depart Auckland on We visit the 15th century walls of Blackness Castle on lush garden and tall towers within whose walls
Emirates flight EK449 bound for Dubai. the shores of the scenic Firth of Forth - the backdrop the ghosts of centuries ago are said to roam.
for the infamous Fort William prison in Outlander This afternoon, we meander through the rugged
Day 2/3 Friday/Saturday, 20-21 June (B) season 1. Then cross the Forth to the fictional village landscapes of the Scottish Highlands to the town
We arrive in Dubai at 5.35am on Friday for a of Cranesmuir, real-life Culross, delving into tales of of Inverness and the gateway to Loch Ness with its
2-night stopover including a half-day city tour. witchcraft and spells. Here we’ll see Claire’s herb legendary monster.
garden and Geillis Duncan’s home in the remarkably
Day 4 Sunday, 22 June (D) well-preserved 16th-century town centre.
Today we depart Dubai at 7.50am and are due Included:
to arrive in Glasgow at 12.35pm. We’re then
transferred to our hotel in Edinburgh (approx. 1 hr). • Visit Blackness Castle
We begin our journey with some free time to Day 7 Wednesday, 25 June (B, D)
ramble through Edinburgh’s medieval streets
Traversing the lush green Lowlands to the Kingdom
and past elegant monuments before joining our
of Fife, we arrive in Falkland, nestled at the foot
fellow travellers and Travel Director for a hearty
of the Lomond Hills. The former royal burgh was
Scottish Welcome Reception
the Outlander film location for 1940s Inverness and
Included: the springboard to Claire’s spellbinding story. Stop
• A welcome drink in at Covenanter Hotel which doubled as Mrs Baird’s
• 3-course local dinner: beef menu, 2x glasses B&B in the series, before heading to the east coast
wine, beer or soft drinks + tea/coffee to the home of golf, St. Andrews. Our final stop for
today is Dundee where we’ll see the impressive
Accommodation:
Tay Rail Bridge and view the RRS Discovery, the
Holiday Inn Hotel, Edinburgh (or similar) - 3 nights last traditional wooden three-masted ship built
in Britain which served as Robert Falcon Scott’s
Day 5 Monday, 23 June (B, D) Antarctic exploration vessel.
Soak up the mystical atmosphere of Auld Reekie
this morning as you join a Local Specialist for an
intriguing sightseeing tour of the city including a
visit to Edinburgh Castle perched atop Castle Rock.
Tread in the footsteps of Jamie and his beloved Added extra:
sassenach, embarking on an Outlander walking
tour through Old Town’s winding cobblestone lanes. Highland Farm Experience: visit a real Highland
Then, spend the rest of the day at leisure seeking sheep farm and meet Neil the Shepherd and his
out more locations of Outlander fame like the border collies. He’ll show you how he uses different
Palace of Holyrood House. whistles to command each dog to carry out
different tasks. You’ll also have the opportunity to
Added extra: try your hand at sheep shearing, feeding the lambs
Enjoy dinner and a ghost walk: work up an appetite and discover his training techniques. Weather
discovering some of Edinburgh’s most haunted permitting.
places with your Local Specialist, who’ll share Included:
ghoulish tales before you enjoy a three course meal
in a local restaurant. • Visit Castle Fraser and Garden Sauchen
• Visit Leault Working Sheep Dogs, with
demonstration
Accommodation:
Best Western Palace Hotel & Spa Inverness (or similar)
Day 9 Friday, 27 June (B, D)
Added extra:
Our first stop today is the bloody battlefield of
Drummond Castle Gardens: one of Scotland’s Culloden where Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite
undiscovered treasures and used as a stand-in for army was defeated in 1746. The windswept
the gardens of Versailles in Season 2 of Outlander. moors on which this final battle took place played
Enjoy a guided walk through these magnificent a significant role in the Outlander series as the
gardens with a local expert before returning to catalyst which forced Claire and Jamie to part
Dundee for an evening at leisure. ways. We relive the brief, but brutal battle at the
Included: contemporary Visitor Centre before continuing
• Falkland: orientation tour (no guide) to Thurso, the most northerly town in mainland
• St Andrews: orientation tour (no guide) Scotland, our home for the next two nights.
• Dundee: orientation tour (no guide) Added extra:
• Crieff: sightseeing – visit including tour of Loch Ness Cruise: sailing from Clansman Hotel,
Drummond Castle Gardens we’ll experience a scenic cruise on Scotland’s
• 3-course local dinner: chicken menu, 2x glasses most famous waterway, Loch Ness. We’ll also
of wine, beer or soft drink * tea/coffee see beautiful Urquhart Castle, founded in the
Accommodation: 13th-century, from the lake. The management
Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa Dundee (or similar) regrets to inform you that Nessie sightings are not
guaranteed!
Included: Day 12 Monday, 30 June (B, L, D) 18th century Scotland. We then head to Stirling
and its magnificent castle, a symbol of Scottish
• Visit Culloden Battlefield We leave the craggy landscape of Skye behind,
• Round-trip inspiration Loch Ness Cruise national pride and once home to Scottish royals
boarding a ferry back to the mainland to Maillag including Mary, Queen of Scots. Explore its halls,
• 3-course hotel dinner with tea and coffee and later, travel to Fort William via the magnificent chapels and bedrooms, see the famous “Stirling
Accommodation: Glennfinan Viaduct. Admire exquisite views of Heads” and admire the poignant Wallace
Muthu Royal Hotel Thurso (or similar) Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, before Monument and battlefield of Stirling Bridge from
travelling to the idyllic holiday retreat that is its 16th century walls. View the site of the Battle
Day 10 Saturday, 28 June (B, D) Ballachulish, where we’ll spend the next two of Bannockburn before arriving in Glasgow for
nights. an evening at leisure.
From the coastal village of John O’Groats, we catch
the ferry that crosses the Pentland Firth and arrive
at South Ronaldsay, one of the Orkney Islands. The
legend of Orkney’s mythical Selkies that shift their
aquatic form on land to walk as humans is revealed
in Outlander and explored today as we roam these
mystical islands en route to the remains of the
Neothilic Skara Brae village, which was lost for
millennia. Wander freely amongst the standing
stones of the Ring of Brodgar, before a final photo
stop at Kirkwall cathedral and the ferry back to the
mainland.
Included:
• Gills Bay to St Margarets Hope with coach
• Visit Skara Brae and Skaill House
• Photo stop at St Magnus Cathedral Kirkwall
• St Margaret’s Hope to Gills Bay, with coach
• 3-course hotel dinner with tea and coffee
Accommodation:
Muthu Royal Hotel Thurso (or similar)
Day 11 Sunday, 29 June (B, D)
Soak up the seafaring charm of Ullapool, a quaint
fishing town on Loch Broom and home to Thomas
Telford’s famous herring port. We traverse the
rugged countryside and see the spellbinding spot
where three lochs meet and are guarded by the Added extra: Included:
island fortress of Eilean Donan Castle. Continuing to
the picturesque Isle of Skye, we hear about Bonnie Ballachulish dinner and drive: enjoy a scenic drive • Visit Doune Castle
Prince Charlie’s daring escape “over the sea to on Loch Linnhe for dinner. • Visit Stirling Castle, with audio guide
Skye” aided by Jacobite heroine, Flora MacDonald. Included: Accommodation:
This evening we enjoy dinner at our hotel. • Armadale to Mallaig with coach A centrally located Glasgow hotel for 2 nights
Included: • Orientation tour (no guide)
• 3-course hotel dinner with tea and coffee • Ballachulish scenic drive and dinner: 3-course Day 15 Thursday, 3 July (B, L)
local dinner – beef menu, tea or coffee This morning we enjoy an orientation tour of the
Accommodation:
Accommodation: city, including a visit to the masterfully crafted St.
Kings Arms Hotel Kyleakin (or similar) Mungo’s Cathedral, the Outlander film location
Ballachulish Hotel (or similar)
for “L’Hopital des Anges” in Paris where Claire
Day 13 Tuesday, 1 July (B, D) persuades Mother Hildegard to let her put her
medicine knowledge to good use. We visit
Celebrate rural Scottish heritage at the Highland Linlithgow Palace, which doubled as the prison
Folk Museum with its recreated 18th-century entrance and corridors of Wentworth Prison where
township that was used as a location in the filming Jamie was imprisoned in season 1. Our encounter
of Outlander season 1. Gain a unique Cultural Insight with Highland stories not yet at its end, we join the
into rural life in Scotland from the 18th century to Wood family at their 15th century historical farm
the mid 20th century and admire the extensive on the shores of Loch Ard for a home cooked ‘Be
collection of artefacts spanning centuries. This My Guest’ farewell lunch amidst intriguing tales of
evening we dine at our hotel. Rob Roy.
Included: Included:
• Free visit Highland Folk Museum • Orientation tour, no guide
• 3-course hotel dinner with tea and coffee • Visit Glasgow Cathedral
Accommodation: • Visit Linilithgow Palace
Ballachulish Hotel (or similar) • ‘Be My Guest’ lunch (subject to availability): lamb
menu, 1x wine, beer or soft drink and tea/coffee
Day 14 Wednesday, 2 July (B)
The soulful beauty of the “Glen of the Weeping”
Day 16 Friday, 4 July (B)
is as tragic as its history. The site of the massacre As the chapter closes on our Outlander-inspired
of the MacDonald clan over 500 years’ ago, this journey through the wilds of Scotland and centuries
is our first stop en route to Doune Castle which of fascinating heritage, we say farewell to our
served as the film location for Castle Leoch in newfound friends and prepare to return to reality
Outlander. We see the site where Clan Mackenzie back home in New Zealand.
welcomed and hosted Claire upon her arrival in
16 days | fully escorted from NZ
$ 8,500
*
from
per person, share twin/double
Single supplement: $2000
Inclusions:
• Flights Auckland/Glasgow/Auckland
• 2-night stopover in Dubai with return airport
transfers, breakfast and a half-day tour
• Transfer from Glasgow airport to Edinburgh
• 12 nights’ accommodation based on ½ twin at
hotels specified in the itinerary with porterage
of 1 piece of luggage per person
• 8x dinners, 1x lunches, 14x breakfasts
• Tour Director from Edinburgh
• Guides and entrance fees as specified in the
itinerary
• Your tour host Cherie Prystie
Exclusions:
• Domestic flights within New Zealand
• Visas and travel insurance
• Optional/additional activities, entrance fees
and excursions not included in the itinerary
• Additional meals or food items not specified in
the itinerary
• Items of personal nature (telephone, drinks,
laundry, mini-bar, curios, medicines etc)
*The itinerary and costs are a guideline only and subject to change
Price is per person, based on twin/double share. A $1000 refundable
deposit required at time of booking. This deposit becomes non-
refundable after 31 December 2018. Balance payment due 0800 804 737
by 18 March 2019. Tour is subject to a minimum of 20 guests.
Price is based on cash, cheque, direct credit or Eftpos payment only.
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fees apply. Tour is subject to availability until sold out. Pricing is
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are beyond our control. Travel Insurance is highly recommended.
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