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Highlights: *Loch Ness, Glencoe and Perth* Suggested
Itineraries Departing from
Edinburgh Loch Ness, Glencoe, and the Highlands Depart Edinburgh and travel north west. We pass Linlithgow Palace - birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, the site of the Battle of Bannockburn, Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument. Into the Trossachs and crossing the Highland fault line at Callander. We continue up through Crianlarich, Tyndrum where the ambush of Robert the Bruce by the MacDougalls took place in 1306, over the remote wilderness of Rannoch Moor, and into Glencoe. We will stop in this dramatic glen so you can hear about the infamous Massacre of the Clan MacDonald and take in the awesome scenery. From Glencoe, we go through Fort William, site of the original Fort built by General Wade as a military post during the Jacobite Rebellions in the 18th century. We continue up the Great Glen, a geological rift 70 miles long with 3 lochs - Lochy, Oich and Ness running between Fort William and Inverness. In the early 19th century, Thomas Telford built the Caledonian Canal by joining these lochs together, thus creating a safe passage for ships to go from the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean without going around the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth. We arrive at Fort Augustus on the southern shores of Loch Ness a great place to stop for lunch after which you can join the Royal Scot for an hour long cruise on the famous Loch.(summer only) The boat has a sonar system on board, so if Nessie is around you will not miss her! There is also a commentary so you will find out all about the Loch and the mysteries that lurk in the deep, dark waters below. Heading south after lunch and down the Great Glen to Spean Bridge. From here, we turn west across the National Nature Reserve of Craig Meagaidh and along the shores of Loch Laggan where "Monarch of the Glen" was filmed. We come onto the main road at Dalwhinnie, home of Scotland's highest distillery. Over Drumochter Summit, where we often see herds of red deer, past Blair Castle and into the town of Pitlochry for our final stop for the day. From here, it's south through Perthshire and Shakespeare's Macbeth country. Perth was an ancient capital of Scotland, an important cattle market and had a thriving whisky industry. We will pass Loch Leven (where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned) and then over the Forth Road Bridge, returning to Edinburgh. (12 Hours)
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