"Haunted Tour of Scotland"

October 21st - November 1st 2008 ONLY!

Small intimate Ghoulish tour of Edinburgh, Pitlochry, St. Andrews, Angus, Glasgow, and Peebles . This tour is designed to accommodate only 10-12 people for a more personal experience and to allow you to get the most of your Scottish holiday. Keeping the tour size small gives us the opportunity to veer from the beaten track and to take advantage of accommodations, restaurants and sightseeing venues that would not be available to larger groups. We will stay in delightful city and country bed and breakfast accommodations and travel by minibus. Our goal is to show you the real Scots people
and some of the wonderful sights to be seen all over this beautiful country. You will not be rushed from venue to venue and we spend as little time on the bus as possible.

Day 1 - October 21st - Depart to Edinburgh

Day 2 - Arrive Edinburgh. Time to get checked into your accommodation before taking a bit of time to investigate Scotland's Capitol City. Tonight we are out to The Witchery, for a Welcoming Dinner. The Witchery is on the Royal Mile near to the Castle and has a Gothic, ghoulish past. After dinner Witchery Tour leaves from here for anyone who would like to join us. Overnight Edinburgh.(D)

Day 3 - Our day starts out with a Tour of Edinburgh Castle. The Castle is home to Scotland's Crown Jewels and the Stone of Destiny which was the coronation stone used in crowning the royalty of Scotland. This afternoon we will allow you some free time for shopping and some sightseeing. You may want to visit St. Giles Cathedral or the Palace of the Holyrood House were Mary Queen of Scots, Lord Darnley and Mary's private secretary are said to haunt this building. Dinner on your own before a Tour of Mary Kings Close, a part of deeply haunted and forgotten Edinburgh hidden beneath the city. Overnight Edinburgh.(B)

Day 4 - Our first stop today is Huntingtower Castle just outside of Perth. The castle ghost is named "My
Lady Greensleeves" and she is said to be seen in advance of a death. We then head north to the Highland
Village of Pitlochry where we spend the next two nights. Our first stop after reaching Pitlochry will be
Blair Castle with it's 740 years of history and over 32 rooms open to the public. After visiting the castle the
highlight of our visit to Pitlochry will be our Murder Mystery Weekend. Dinner and Overnight Pitlochry.(B,D)

Day 5 - We will have a little time to enjoy one of Highland's loveliest villages. Queen Victoria was very
taken with it and we will visit the Queens View while here. The sight was popularized by Victoria and is one
of the most spectacular places in all of Scotland. Our next stop will be Edradour Distillery where we can
tour the facilities and get your wee dram as will be customary on a crisp October day. We then continue our
Murder Mystery Weekend. Dinner and Overnight Pitlochry.(B,D)

Day 6 - We journey east today and take in what is believed to be the most haunted castle in Britain,
Glamis Castle. The Castle is best known for it's connection with Shakespeare's Macbeth and also for
being the childhood home of the late Queen Mother. This afternoon we visit Arbroath Abbey, a Tironesian
monastery where the Declaration of Arbroath was signed which asserted Scotland's independence from England. Our last stop of the day is Claypotts Castle which is another of Scotland's many haunted castles. The castle is said to be haunted by a "White Lady" who is reputed to be the ghost of Marion Ogilvie, the mistress of Cardinal Beaton who was murdered in St Andrews. Dinner and Overnight Fife.(B,D)

Day 7 - Our first outing of the day will take us to Falkland Palace. There it is said that a phantom woman
walks the gallery in the palace, looking for her lost lover. Next we are to take in the remains of one of the
largest cathedrals in Scotland, St. Andrew's Cathedral. We will also take a Tour of St. Andrews Castle before exploring Scotland's Center for Golf. Dinner on your own tonight. Overnight Fife.(B)

Day 8 - Today we head to the Borders area and to Traquair House just outside of Peebles. Traquair House is where the Lady Louisa has been observed drifting around the grounds of the building. They say that Bonny Prince Charlie sometimes returns back to the castle. This afternoon we head a little further out of the city to Hermitage Castle. Mary Queen of Scots ghost has been seen in the castle but the ghostly screams which are said to be heard from time to time are attributed to an earlier owner who dabbled in witchcraft. This evening we have a private guided tour of Old Peebles with its many ghosts and haunting. Dinner and Overnight Peebles.(B, D)

Day 9 - As we are in Abbey Country we will take in a couple of the Borders Abbeys including Melrose,
probably Scotland's most well know ruin. King Robert the Bruce's heart is buried in the abbey courtyard.
Next is Dryburgh Abbey, which enjoys a mystical setting on the River Tweed. Sir Walter Scott is interned here. Our last visit of the day will be to Jedburgh Abbey and Jedburgh Jail. The Abbey was founded, initially as a priory, by King David I in 1138. His intention was partly to demonstrate to the English that the Scots could build on a grand scale so close to the often disputed border between the two countries. In doing so he was tempting fate and the English: and both failed to resist the temptation many times over the following four centuries. Dinner on your own tonight. Overnight Peebles.(B)

Day 10 - Today we are off to Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, where we take in Glasgow Cathedral and the Necropolis, a remarkable and extensive burial grounds and believed to be the most haunted area of the city. The Cathedral is one of the only complete cathedral's in Scotland having escaped the reformation. The crypt is the burial place of St. Mungo and has a haunted past of it's own. You will be allowed some free time for shopping and to take in the many sites of the United Kingdoms finest city of Architecture. Dinner on your own in Glasgow. Overnight Glasgow. (B)

Day 11 - After a leisurely full Scottish breakfast you will tour the city aboard an Open Top Tour Bus complete with tour guide. Highlights of the tour will be Glasgow's amazing architecture, University of Glasgow, George Square and The Glasgow Cathedral. Farewell Dinner in Glasgow. Following dinner we will join a Glasgow Haunted City Tour and meet up with the Halloween revelers of Sauchiehall Street. Overnight Glasgow.(B,D)

Day 12 - Return to Edinburgh Airport for our journey home.

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Price/Person: 3195US DOL
Number of participants
Duration: Hours

Area: Scotland
Accomodation is included in this tour: Hotel, B & B, Guest House: 3 or 4 Star rated accommodation including tax and service charge. This shared accommodation unless the single supplement is requested.

The Guide is able to understand this language also    
   english
   spanish

Special Hints: Edinburgh and Edinburgh Castle, The Witchery, Mary King's Close, Perth and Huntingtower Castle,Pitlochry, Murder Mystery Weekend, Blair Castle, Queens View, Edradour Distillery, Glamis Castle, Arbroath Abbey, Claypotts Castle, Falkland Palace, St. Andrews Castle and Cathedral, Melrose Abbey, Dryburgh Abbey, Hermitage Castle, Glasgow, Glasgow Cathedral and Necropolis, Glasgow Haunted City Tour, Halloween in Glasgow

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Guide details

Shannon

Web: To contact this tour operator please use the contact form above.
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Vita
Scottish Dream Tours is a small group tour operator that prefers to arrange, schedule and conduct each of our tours personally so each tour is usually offered just once a year. We specialize in quaint tearooms, amazing castles, glorious gardens, cozy pubs, fascinating history, picturesque villages and spectacular scenery.
We truly believe there is no better way to see these lands than on a small group tour that allows
for a slower pace and time to enjoy the scenery, lovely villages and the people who inhabit them. All of our tours are designed for small groups in order to take advantage of accommodations, eateries and sights that would not be available to larger groups. You may find yourself staying in a lovely city guest house, small country house hotel, 200 year old coaching Inn and a secluded farmhouse all in the same visit! You will find yourself dining in unique tearooms, pubs, old coaching inns, seaside restaurants, Highland Dinners and Shows or a Medieval Castle Banquet as part of your culinary experience.

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