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Facinating British Isles

Day 1: Home - London

Depart today on your transatlantic flight bound for London. Meals will be served at appropriate times and you will also enjoy a full length movie and many audio channels.

Day 2: London (D)

Arrive in London, and after clearing customs, you will be transferred to your hotel. En route to the hotel, enjoy a panoramic tour of this city of pageantry and display, home of thinkers and speakers, birthplace of English drama, and where more than 40 theatres remain in operation year round.

Day 3: London (B, D)

Today enjoy your morning guided city walking tour. Stroll through Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Piccadilly, Parliament, Big Ben, Whitehall, Westminster Abbey, Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, and more. Your afternoon is free to continue on your own to visit Buckingham Palace and watch the changing of the guards, to pop into Harrods and do a little souvenir shopping, or visit the British Museum. This evening you may choose to attend an optional theatre performance in London’s famous west end theatre district.

Day 4: London - Stonehenge - Bath (B, D)

Today is a full day excursion to the Georgian city of Bath to visit the Roman Baths. The Romans knew the value of these waters and they called this place “Aqua Sulis” (Water of the Sun). To this day, these springs gush from the earth at a constant temperature of 46-50 C. The town is a perfect 18th century city, perhaps the best preserved in all of Britain. It is compact, easy to explore on foot with the museum and elegant shops and terraces of magnificent town houses all close to each other. After your visit to the Baths, you will have a short while to meander the streets of this delightful city on your own.

Then it is across the Salisbury Plain to Stonehenge to visit these mysterious structures whose origins are lost in time. Stonehenge is the most famous of the great prehistoric monuments of the British Isles. From a distance, Stonehenge seems curiously small and rather dwarfed by the immensity of Salisbury Plain, but when looked at close, it assumes the full magnificence of a wonder of the world and one marvels that primitive men equipped with only hand tools could have constructed such a monument. Return tonight to overnight in London.

Day 5: London (B)

A hop on hop off ticket is supplied and it is suggested that you use it today, getting on and off wherever you choose. You can use your supplied ticket to visit the Tower of London or the British Museum or St. Paul’s Cathedral. This evening you may wish to travel back to the autumn of 1888 when a series of brutal murders brought terror and panic to the streets of London’s East end. Your optional walking tour will follow Jack the Ripper’s trail of dark, deserted streets of Whitechapel.

Day 6: London (B, D)

Today is your last full day in London and is free for you to sightsee, stroll the streets of London, or shop for last minute souvenirs. This evening you may want to take in a theatre or possibly a guided walking tour of the theatre district.

Day 7: London - Edinburgh (B, D)

Today you will transfer to the train station for your journey from London to Edinburgh. As you pass through the lovely countryside, marvel at the unspoiled landscape and charming villages. Upon arrival in Edinburgh, you will be met at the station and transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is free for you to relax or to discover the sights of Edinburgh on your own.

Day 8: Edinburgh (B)

This morning after breakfast meet your guide and begin your 3 hour walking tour. Walk the “Royal Mile” which is composed of 4 ancient streets which formed the main thoroughfare of medieval Edinburgh. Also walk the “New Town” built in the 18th century to relieve the congested and unsanitary conditions of the medieval old town. The remainder of the day is free to explore on your own or shop along Princes Street for tweeds and tartans.

Day 9: Edinburgh (B, D)

You begin your full day guided coach tour of the Scottish highlands today. Tartans, bagpipes and heather, all images of Scotland, originated in the highlands. Hear tales of treachery as you drive through Glencoe or perhaps you might catch a glimpse of the Loch Ness monster!

Day 10: Edinburgh - Home (B)

Today after breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home.

Tour includes:

Return airfare
Arrival and departure transfers
8 nights accommodation
Breakfast daily
6 dinners
Guided walking tour of downtown London
1 day hop on hop off ticket
Entrance to Tower of London
Transfer from hotel to train in London
Coach and guide for full day visit to Stonehenge and Bath
Guided tour of Bath
Entrance to Stonehenge
Train from London to Edinburgh
Transfer from station to hotel
Guided walking tour of Edinburgh
Full day guided coach tour of the Scottish Highlands
Airport transfer

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