Insight Vacations is offering two special departures of its Gems of Britain tour, which will include first class tickets and guaranteed seating to the 62nd Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The Aug. 6 and 13 departures of the four-day tour will include attendance at the traditional event, which showcases nearly 1,000 performers, including hundreds of musicians, pipers, drummers, singers and dancers and the star of the show, Switzerland's Top Secret Drum Corps.

The event is staged annually at the ancient Edinburgh Castle. The Gems of Britain tour also includes visits to Cambridge, York, the Lake District, the Cotswolds, Stratford upon Avon, Chester and Liverpool. The package is priced from $1,150 per person, double occupancy land only. For more information, call 800-582-8380.