1 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 2 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 3 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 4 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: 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: 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/ 5 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/ 6 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 1. 2. 3. 4. 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
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