Collette > Splendid Scotland and England

Splendid Scotland and England
13 Days starting from $2,699

Countries Visited:
Scotland, England

 

Length: 13 Days
Type: First Class Tour
Category: Europe Tour
Operator: Collette
Tour Code: 3494
   
 
 
 
About This Tour


New Tour: Splendid Scotland and England featuring the Lake District. Highlights include Edinburgh, The Lake District, Chester, High-Speed Train Journey, London, Mystery Tour, Cotswolds, Warwickshire and more. Cooking demonstration featuring Cumbrian cuisine in the Lake District. Take a Mystery Tour of London. Travel the Romantic Road, a scenic route that leads through peaceful river valleys, country towns and villages of honey-colored stone, complete with manor houses, churches and traditional pubs. Enjoy three thrilling overnights each in the world-renowned cities of Edinburgh and London.
 
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Enjoy the services of a professional tour manager who accompanies you throughout your trip.

Meals
11 Breakfast(s), 1 Lunch, 5 Dinner(s)

Hotel Accommodations:
Listed below or equivalent. Rooms with private bath or shower, hotel taxes, porterage, tips, and service charges

EDINBURGHParamount Carlton Hotel
LAKE WINDERMEREMacdonald Old England Hotel
TARPORELYMacdonald Portal Golf Resort
LONDONPark Plaza Hotel - County Hall
WARWICKSHIREParamount Walton Maor
On some dates alternate hotels may be used.

Complimentary hotel-to-hotel baggage handling.
Sightseeing
Private transportation via a deluxe, climate-controlled motorcoach
Day 1
Depart from Home
An overnight flight transports you to a country of stunning natural beauty and inspiring history.

Day 2
Edinburgh, Scotland - Tour Begins
Today you arrive in the capital city of Edinburgh. Use your free time to explore the museums, shop for a kilt, or strike up conversations with the locals to hear stories told in their distinctive brogue. Later today, enjoy a unique visit to Mary King’s Close, where you will tour Edinburgh’s fascinating ancient underground city. Next, join your fellow travelers for a traditional Scottish dinner hosted in the Great Scots Hall of the Radisson SAS Edinburgh.

Day 3
Edinburgh
This morning, during a locally-guided tour of the regal city of Edinburgh, enjoy a visit to the Palace of Holyroodhouse*, the Queen''s official residence in Edinburgh and the former home of Mary, Queen of Scots. Next, visit the famous Edinburgh Castle, perched high above the city and home of the Scottish crown jewels. After the tour, enjoy lunch in the castle’s Queen Anne Room. Later this afternoon, enjoy a visit to the Royal Yacht Britannia, one of the world’s most famous royal ships, serving the Royal Family in Britain for over 40 years and traveling over one-million miles during its service. See family pictures hanging on the walls, artifacts collected from all over the world and the very staterooms where Prince Charles and Princess Diana spent their honeymoon. Conclude your day with dinner at a nearby restaurant featuring local cuisine.

Day 4
Edinburgh - Lake District, England - Wales
Your final stop in Scotland is at the border town of Gretna Green where generations of runaway couples came to be married. Here you will discover what it means to be married “over an anvil.” Later today you’ll enter England and travel through the picturesque English Lake District. In the heart of the Lake District, visit the charming village of Grasmere, home of the poet William Wordsworth. Next, enjoy a brief visit to the Roman walled city of Chester, perhaps one of the best-preserved walled cities in the United Kingdom. Your day ends in Northern Wales. Tonight, enjoy a traditional Welsh dinner and an introduction to Welsh Gaelic.

Day 5
Wales - Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
Start your day with a visit to the charming Welsh village of Llangollen, situated along one of the most sacred Celtic river in Western Europe, the River Dee, and known for its steam railway and colorful horse-drawn boats on the Llangollen Canal. Next, journey to Stratford-Upon-Avon, the home town of William Shakespeare, England’s most famous playwright. Walk in Shakespeare’s footsteps, visiting his birthplace as well as his wife’s thatch-roofed home, Anne Hathaway’s cottage.

Day 6
Stratford-Upon-Avon - London
This morning, travel to the magnificent capital city of London where you will enjoy a locally-guided sightseeing tour. Highlights include Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and Kensington Palace. The balance of the day is at leisure. You may plan to shop on famous Oxford Street or perhaps visit Covent Garden, famous for its street performers, restaurants and the Royal Opera House.

Day 7
London
Today, embark on a leisurely cruise along the historic Thames River. Next, visit the Tower of London, a UNESCO World Heritage site. See the Traitors’ Gate, the Bloody Tower and the Block where two of Henry the VIII’s wives - Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard - lost their heads. Then, behold the famed and elegant Crown Jewels. Next, partake in the very British custom of an elegant afternoon tea with all the traditional British fare. London has one of the best live theatre scenes in the world. Tonight, following dinner at a local restaurant, you will enjoy one of London’s spectacular theatre performances.

Day 8
London - Tour Ends
Your familiarization tour through Scotland, Wales and England ends today.


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A NOTE ABOUT AIRFARE: We encourage you to buy your airfare from the tour operator, because if your tour cancels then your airlines tickets will be covered. Purchasing flights separately at a lesser rate and incorporating it with a Non-Guaranteed Departure Date can result in loss of total cost of your flight investment. Depending on the fare rules, flights may be Non-Refundable and/or Non-Transferable. Neither the tour operator and/or Atlas Cruises & Tours will be held responsible for loss if a tour is cancelled for Lack of Participation. If you would like to check for discounted fares on Guaranteed Departures or for competitive pricing on air and hotel packages, we invite you to follow this link.

Documents
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Necessary Travel Documents such as Passports and Visas is the responsibility of the traveler. Passports must be valid six months from your return travel date.
         
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11/6/2008 - 11/18/2008
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Due to itierary scheduling, arrival flights should arrive prior to 5:00 p.m. On your last day, due to flight schedules, you may require an early morning departure from your hotel. Return flights should not be booked prior to 11:30 a.m.
The Palace of Holyroodhouse may be closed when the Queen is in residence or for official state functions.
Passengers overnighting in Edinburgh between August 1-23, 2008 will be provided with tickets to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo Show.
The cruise along the southern shores of Lake Windermere is not included during the months of March and November.
Single accommodations are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis.
If you have not purchased air throught the tour company and wish to purchase transfers at a pre-scheduled time.
Air passengers that have booked with the tour company will arrive in Edinburgh airport and depart from the London airport. On day 13, all transfer from the tour operator will depart from Warwickshire for the London airport.

Enjoy three thrilling overnights each in the world-renowned cities of Edinburgh and London.

Cruise the entire length of picturesque Lake Windermere*.

Relax in the serene beauty of the sprawling Portal Championship Golf Resort and Spa.

Visit London’s trendy Ice Bar.

Revel in the experience of an overnight stay on the grounds of a splendid British Manor.

Your introduction to this picturesque region begins with a cooking demonstration featuring regional Cumbrian cuisine followed by a buffet luncheon where you will sample some of the local dishes.

Visit to the London Ice Bar.

Mystery tour of London.

Travel the Romantic Road, a scenic route that leads through river valleys, country towns and villages of honey-colored stone, complete with manor houses, churches and traditional pubs. A visit is included to one of the charming Cotswold villages.
Due to itierary scheduling, arrival flights should arrive prior to 5:00 p.m. On your last day, due to flight schedules, you may require an early morning departure from your hotel. Return flights should not be booked prior to 11:30 a.m.
The Palace of Holyroodhouse may be closed when the Queen is in residence or for official state functions.
Passengers overnighting in Edinburgh between August 1-23, 2008 will be provided with tickets to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo Show.
The cruise along the southern shores of Lake Windermere is not included during the months of March and November.
Single accommodations are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis.
If you have not purchased air throught the tour company and wish to purchase transfers at a pre-scheduled time.
Air passengers that have booked with the tour company will arrive in Edinburgh airport and depart from the London airport. On day 13, all transfer from the tour operator will depart from Warwickshire for the London airport.
   
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