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College Study Tours Outlander: Fact or Fiction Program designed for Northwest Community College | 8 days | May 2022
College Study Tours
Outlander: Fact or
Fiction?
Included on tour
Round-trip flights on major carriers; Full-time Tour Director;
Air-conditioned motorcoaches and internal transportation;
Superior tourist-class hotels with private bathrooms; Breakfast
daily.
Sightseeing:
Edinburgh
Visits and entrances:
Glencoe Visitors Centre
Cairngorms National Park
Highlands Folk Museum
Clava Cairns
Culloden Battlefields
Jacobite Loch Ness Cruise and Urquhart Castle
Doune Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Scottish Storytelling Center
Rosslyn Chapel
Overnight stays:
Glasgow (1)
Ft. William (2)
Inverness (1)
Edinburgh (2)
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Your itinerary
Day 1: Fly to Scotland Day 5: Ft. William | Inverness
Board your overnight flight to Glasgow! Travel to Inverness
Welcome to Inverness- the capital of the Highlands, and home of
Day 2: Glasgow Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster.
Arrive in Glasgow Visit the Clava Cairns
Welcome to Glasgow, Scotland's largest city. Taking its name from Visit one of Scotland's most sacred prehistoric sites which is over
the Celtic for “The dear, green place” Glasgow has a variety of 4,000 years old. (Group Leader note: One of the most significant
stunning 19th century architecture and monuments to match its places in the series is the Stranding Stones, the mystical spot where
modern city status. Claire was first brought back in time. It was filed at Clava Cairns, a
burial site built in the Bronze age)
Walking tour of Glasgow
Beginning near the city's cathedral, located on the site where St. Visit the Culloden Battlefields and Visitor Center
Mungo founded a church in the 6th century; stroll down High Street Walk the front lines of the Culloden Battlefields where the Jacobites
past Strathclyde University and the City Chambers to George Square. made their final stand against government troops in the historic 1746
Here you can see some of the finest Georgian architecture in Britain battle, marking the tragic end of the Jacobite Rising.
before ending your tour. (Group Leader note: George Square was
turned into a 1940s film set for Frank's memorable proposal to Claire Overnight in Inverness
in season 1.)
Day 6: Inverness | Edinburgh
Dinner is included this evening.
Loch Ness cruise and visit to Urquhart Castle
Overnight in Glasgow Today you will enjoy a guided excursion on Loch Ness in your search
for Nessie, the elusive Loch Ness Monster. Your tour will include a
Day 3: Glasgow | Ft. William cruise around the lake as well as visit to Urquhart Castle where you
will learn about its turbulent history.
Travel via Loch Lomond and Glencoe to Fort William
Travel via Stirling to Edinburgh
See Loch Lomond Travel to Edinburgh, and admire the rolling hills and dazzling
On your drive today, you will stop at Loch Lomond, the largest stretch seascapes that surround the Scottish capital. The entire city is built on
of fresh water in Britain, and a popular destination for all kinds of a series of extinct volcanoes providing an almost lunar environment
leisure activities. complemented by varied and subtle architecture.
Visit the Glencoe Visitor's Center Visit Doune Castle
Visit Glencoe, site of the notorious 1692 massacre of the MacDonald Built for the Regent Albany, Doune Castle is a magnificent late 14th
clan. Here, the fusion of natural beauty and historical preservation century courtyard castle. Its most striking feature is the 100ft high
offer some of the most magnificent views in Scotland. gatehouse which includes the splendid Lord's Hall with its musicians'
gallery, double fireplace and carved oak screen. However, the castle
is best known for its starring role in “Monty Python and the Holy
Arrive in Fort William Grail.”
Welcome to Fort William, the second largest settlement in the Scottish
Highlands.
Dinner is included this evening.
Overnight in Ft. William
Overnight in Edinburgh
Day 4: Glasgow | Ft. William
Visit Cairngorms National Park
Take in the natural beauty of Scotland during your visit to the
Cairngorms National Park.
Visit the Highlands Folk Museum
Visit the open air museum in Kingussie which was founded in 1935 as
a way to preserve the rapidly disappearing rtaditional Highland way of
life. Here you can see replicas of buildings, see how people dressed
and what they ate from the 1700s up to the 1950s. (Group Leader
note: Claire and Jamie visited here accompanied by Dougal and co.
when they were sent by Colum to collect taxes for Clan MacKenzie)
Overnight in Ft. William
Day 7: Edinburgh Visit the Rosslyn Chapel
Visit this mysterious chapel, whose interiors are lavishly decorated
Guided sightseeing of Edinburgh with rich stone carvings. Originally designed in 1446 by founder Sir
Enjoy a guided walking tour of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. For a sense of William St. Clair to be part of a large church, Rosslyn developed after
what it was like to live in Edinburgh in centuries past, stroll down the his death into a much smaller, yet still grand homage to the art of the
Royal Mile through the Old Town, a romantic jumble of medieval stonemason. Because of the chapels association with the Knights
buildings, then learn the darker history of the city by walking in the Templar, some believe the Holy Grail has been hidden within its walls.
footsteps of graverobbers Burke and Hare. (Group Leader note: Learn the tragic story behind the Apprentice Pillar, and seek his face,
Edinburgh, 1745. The Jacobite rising has reached the city gates, and and that of his grieving mother in the carvings.
Bonnie Price Charlie is met by a cheering crowd 20,000 strong. Amid
the chaos of rebellion, we find Claire and Jamie, two characters Overnight in Edinburgh
entwined in a story that spans centuries.)
Day 8: Depart for home
Visit Edinburgh Castle
Your guided tour of Edinburgh includes a visit to Edinburgh Castle. Transfer to the airport for your return flight
Situated atop an extinct volcano, the castle is the enduring symbol of Your Tour Director assists with your transfer to the airport, where
Scotland's capital and home to many of the nation's storied events. you'll check in for your return flight home.
Ownership of the fortress changed hands on numerous occasions
over the centuries, from Scottish to English and back again. Mary,
Queen of Scots, gave birth in the castle to James VI of Scotland, who
would later rule England as James I. Enter the castle through the Itinerary is subject to change
Esplanade and see the Stone of Scone, the coronation stone that
was returned to Scotland in 1997 after 700 years of English For complete financial and registration details, please refer
possession. You'll also see tiny St. Margaret's Chapel, the oldest part
of the castle, dating back to the 11th century. to the Booking Conditions at www.efcst.com/bc.
Visit the Scottish Storytelling Center (time permitting)
Experience Scotland's rich storytelling heritage. While you discover
traditional Scottish tales keep an eye out for Greyfriars Bobby, the
Gruffalo and even the Loch Ness Monster! Listen to excerpts from
Edinburgh's most famous storyteller, Robert Louis Stevenson as well.
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