Edinburgh, Tattoo, Fringe Festival, and the Scottish Highlands from Aug 18 - 27

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Trip Curator & Leader: Jim Peacock
Activity Level: 2/5 (see rating)

Let’s visit Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands during August, a favorite trip, and one we just took last summer. During the month of August, Scotland and the city of Edinburgh present the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, perhaps the most impressive display of hundreds of bagpipes and Scottish dancers you’ll see, all in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle.

We’ll also enjoy the Edinburgh Fringe Festival also going on during August. This national party billed as the world’s largest arts festival. Last year there were over 6,000 (that’s not a typo) entries including one-act plays, musical performances in all genres, street performers, and just about every other kind of performance art one can imagine. The fun starts mid-morning and goes until 2 AM the next morning.
Next we’ll head to Inverness by train. From there we’ll journey to Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye seeing castles and national parks along the way.

Inclusions

• Assistance with flight choices, but airfare is not included in our pricing
• All inclusive, 3 meals per day
• Accommodations for 9 days nights
• All tickets and passes for all tours and activities
• Airport Transfers to/from Edinburgh Airport

Itinerary
Day 1, Friday – Depart
Day 2, Saturday: Arrival
Day 3, Sunday: Introduction to Edinburgh and the Fringe Festival.
Day 4, Monday: Edinburgh, Fringe and the Military Tatto.
Day 5, Tuesday: Edinburgh to Inverness
Day 6, Wednesday: Castles and Distilleries
Day 7, Thursday: Inverness, Loch Ness, and Isle of Skye
Days 8, Friday: Isle of Skye
DAY 9, Saturday: Isle of Skye to Edinburgh
Day 10, Sunday: Departure

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