CIE Tours International is providing reserved seats at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo as part of the nine-day escorted Scottish Dream vacation (for departures July 31 to Aug. 21), priced from $1,398 for land only or from $2,078 with airfare from New York. In addition to the Tattoo performance departures, the tour operates weekly from April 17 to Oct. 23. The itinerary blends castles, gardens, great houses, and countryside including St. Andrews, the home of golf. The tour incorporates a relaxing pace with mostly two-night hotel stays. Activities include a cruise on Loch Lomond; a whisky-tasting/tour at world-famous Glenfiddich Distillery; a lesson in how to make Scottish shortbread; a sheepdog herding demonstration at a farm near Aviemore; a ghost walking tour of Edinburgh; sightseeing tours of Glasgow and Edinburgh; and a Ceilidh (traditional Scottish musical gathering) in Inverness with singers, piper and dancers.
The cost covers superior first class hotel rooms with private bath/shower for seven nights; 13 meals including full Scottish breakfast daily, and six dinners including a pub dinner in Edinburgh; reserved seats for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo (on specified departures); welcome drink; Scottish afternoon tea and scones at the Falls of Feugh; sightseeing via luxury motorcoach with professional Scottish tour director and local guides; and admissions and visits to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Speyside Cooperage Visitor Centre; Dean's of Huntly, Crathes Castle, Crathie Church, St. Andrews, and Edinburgh Castle. Hotels, which are all in the superior first class (four-star) category, include the following or similar: Menzies Hotel, Glasgow (one night); Columba Hotel, Inverness (two nights); Ardoe House Hotel, Blairs (two nights); and Roxburghe Hotel, Edinburgh (two nights). For travelers with more time, CIE Tours also offers a 10-day/eight-night version of this tour with an extra day/night in Edinburgh including an open-top bus tour and a car service transfer on departure day. For more information, call 800-CIE-TOUR or visit www.cietours.com.
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