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West Highland Lochs and Castles Small Group Day Trip from Edinburgh

start date: 2009-10-20
end date: 2010-04-27

With a maximum group size of 16 passengers, you are sure to have a memorable and personal experience on this special day trip to Scotland's west Highland lochs and castles. You'll travel in a comfortable air-conditioned minivan, reach out-of-the-way places and receive individual attention from your expert driver/guide.

Highlights include:
  • Doune Castle
  • Stop for refreshments in Callander or Kilmahog
  • Scenic views of Loch Luibnaig, Loch Earn, Glen Ogle and Glen Dochart
  • Lunch at the Glenorchy Lodge Hotel (not included), in the shadow of Ben Cruachan
  • Scotland's longest loch, Loch Awe, and the spectacular ruins of Kilchurn Castle, a stronghold of the Clan Campbell
  • Inveraray, an 18th-century whitewashed village on the shores of Loch Fyne
  • Inveraray Castle, the neo-Gothic Scottish baronial home of the Duke of Argyll, chief of the Clan Campbell, with its 19th-century jail, museum ship and bell tower
  • Loch Fyne, renowned for its fine seafood and views of oyster beds, salmon and trout farms
  • Loch Long, with its history of Viking raiders
  • Loch Lomond
  • Luss, a conservation village with traditional estate workers cottages
  • Photo stop at Stirling Castle
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