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Scotland Whisky Tour
Highland, Speyside and Islay
April 26th to May 6th, 2016
If you’ve got a weakness for single malt
whisky, join us as we tour through
Scotland in the spring of 2016. This tour
includes coach transportation
throughout the tour, 10 nights in
Scotland in 3-4 star hotels, tours and
tasting as indicated below, all
breakfasts, 4 dinners, and 2 lunches.
Over 17 whisky tours and tastings
combined with a number of cultural,
historic, and architectural sites, arranged
over 10 days in Scotland. Group size is limited to just 20 guests.
Edinburgh
Inbound airport transportation
Two nights in the New Town of Edinburgh
Welcome pint, dram, or glass
Dinner
Breakfast each morning
Walking tour of the Royal Mile
Scotch Whisky Experience-Private Tutored tasting
Edinburgh Highlights Tour
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Speyside
Three night accommodation in the town
of Elgin with breakfast
Dinner
Breakfast each morning
Ballindalloch Castle tour
Distillery visits including:
o Glenlivet
o Glenfarclas
o Aberlour
o The Macallan-Six Pillars Tour
o Strathisla
o Cragganmore
Visit to Speyside Cooperage to view the barrel makers at work
Participation in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival (full calendar TBA)
Ride on the Keith and Dufftown Railway (Music & Whisky)
Oban
Two nights in Oban with breakfast
Breakfast each morning
Dinner
Distillery visits including:
o Ben Nevis Distillery (Fort William)
o Oban Distillery
Visit to the Loch Ness Visitor Center enroute to Oban
Urquhart castle
Boat tour to Mull and Iona
Ferry to Islay
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Islay
Three night accommodation in Bowmore
Breakfast each morning
Dinner
Local tour of the ancient sites of the island
Distillery visits including:
o Laphroaig Distillery-Distillery tour and Premium tasting
o Lagavulin Distillery
o Ardbeg Distillery
o Bruichladdich Distillery
o Bunnahabhain Distillery-Managers tour
o Bowmore Distillery
o Kilchoman Distillery
Islay Museum
Flight from Islay to Glasgow
Miscellaneous:
Dinners include beer or wine.
We’ll employ the services of local guides along the tour route.
Airfare to Scotland is not included, but I will provide assistance to participants to find the best fares.
The tour begins in Edinburgh on Tuesday, April 26th and will terminate in Glasgow Airport on Friday
May 6th as we arrive by air from Islay. Flights on the return should not be scheduled any earlier than
12:30 pm. Flights will be available to book
about the first week of June 2015. Fares
should be approximately $1100 from the
west coast of the US, about $200 less from
the east coast.
Cost of this tour is $3,995 per person,
double occupancy. The single supplement
is $700. There is a limit to the number of
single accommodations available. Deposit
is $1200 per person, balance is due no
later than February 1st, 2016
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Visa and Mastercard are accepted for payment. There is a discount for check of $155 per person.
There is also an early booking discount of $200 per person for deposits paid prior to June 1 st, 2015.
Deposits are non-refundable. If you must cancel after payment is made, we will work with you to fill
your vacated space on the tour. I will provide information about cancellation insurance upon request.
We’ll meet up in Edinburgh on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 26th. Our first two nights are in the
capital city. We’ll leave Edinburgh the morning of the 28th, traveling north to Speyside for three nights.
We’ll join in the Speyside Whisky Festival events as well as taking time to see sites of interest.
We’ll leave Speyside for a two night stay in Oban on May 1st. En-route to Oban, we’ll stop by Loch Ness
to visit the tourism center and the ruins of Urquhart Castle, one of the most photographed castles in
Scotland. We’ll visit the Oban distillery, followed by a day on the water with a cruise to the historic
island of Iona.
Our final three nights are spent in Bowmore on Islay. We’ve saved the smoke and peat for the last of
the tour. We’ll visit no less than 7 distilleries on the island with time to see the natural beauty of Islay.
There are a number of prehistoric standing stones, medieval grave slabs, and castle ruins to explore.
Extra time will be allocated during our visit to Laphroaig to enable members to visit their piece of the
Auld Sod.
What’s included:
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Accommodations in Scotland for ten nights in 3-4 star hotels
Ground transportation throughout the tour
Meals-4 dinners (beer, wine included), 2 lunches, 10 breakfasts
Tastings and site admissions as indicated
Flight from Islay to Glasgow
Speyside Whisky Events (TBA)
What’s not included:
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Items of a personal nature
Meals not specifically stated above
Gratuities for driver and guides
You’ll need a valid passport. No visa required for Canada or USA
Links
Edinburgh Tourism
http://thisisedinburgh.com/
The Scotch whisky experience
http://www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk/
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
http://www.spiritofspeyside.com/
Aberlour, Glenlivet, and Strathisla Distilleries
http://www.maltwhiskydistilleries.com/
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The Macallan Distillery
http://www.themacallan.com/
Glenfarclas Distillery
http://www.glenfarclas.co.uk/
Cragganmore Distillery
http://www.discovering-distilleries.com/cragganmore/
Ballindalloch Castle
http://www.ballindallochcastle.co.uk/
Keith and Dufftown Railway
http://www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk/
Speyside Cooperage
http://www.speysidecooperage.co.uk/
Ben Nevis Distillery
http://www.bennevisdistillery.com/
Loch Ness
http://www.lochness.com/
Urquhart Castle
http://www.urquhart-castle.co.uk/
Oban Distillery
http://www.discovering-distilleries.com/oban/
Isle of Iona
http://www.welcometoiona.com/
Kilchoman Distillery
http://kilchomandistillery.com/
Laphroaig Distillery
http://www.laphroaig.com/
Lagavulin Distillery
http://www.discovering-distilleries.com/lagavulin/
Ardbeg Distillery
http://www.ardbeg.com/ardbeg/
Bruichladdich Distillery
http://www.bruichladdich.com/
Bunnahabhain Distillery
http://bunnahabhain.com/
Bowmore Distillery
http://www.bowmore.com/
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To book, please remit the following information:
Full name as shown on passport
Date of birth
Mailing address
Email address
Phone number
Flight option
1. I would like assistance with scheduling flights
2. I’ll book my own air and meet you on the 26th.
Accommodation option
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I'm traveling solo
I'm booking as a single, but would like to share a room
Booking Double with twin beds requested
Booking double with one bed requested
Payment option
1. I'm paying by check (balance also by check when due)
2. I'm paying by visa/mastercard
Make deposit checks payable to:
Northwest Travel Service LLC
4271 257th Place Southeast
Issaquah, WA. 98029