Page 90 - European-Tours_2025-26
P. 90

Walking in Scotland


          "In the Footsteps of Rob Roy"






          Day 1 | Glasgow – Crianlarich area (-/-/D)  is rounded off by a railway journey to Fort William.   Day 8 | Edinburgh (B/-/-)
          Arrival in  Glasgow and transfer with assistance to   Optional: Scottish Evening. Dinner and overnight in   Edinburgh transfer to the airport.
          your hotel in the Crianlarich area. Welcome dinner   Crianlarich area.
          and overnight in Crianlarich area.
                                            Day 5 | Crianlarich area – Ben Nevis (B/L/D)
          Day 2 | Crianlarich area – West Highland Way   Walk Ben Nevis: Ascend to the summit of the highest
          (B/L/D)                           mountain in Great Britain, Ben Nevis, 1343 meters.
          Walk  the  West  Highland Way amid beautiful  and   Duration 8 hours,  16 kilometers (10 miles). During
          varied mountain scenery, through woods and open   the ascent, especially from the summit, you will be
          country with superb views, following historic routes   rewarded  by very impressive panoramic  views. In
          used by Scottish clansmen. Very brief ascents and   ideal weather  conditions  you can  see  most of the
          descents, ideal for the first day of walking. Duration   Scottish Highlands  and many  of the  Hebridean is-
          about 6 hours. 21km (13.5 miles). Dinner and over-  lands.  An alternative  walk  is offered  through Glen
          night in Crianlarich area.        Nevis with its spectacular waterfalls. Duration from
                                            3 to 6 hours. Dinner and overnight in Crianlarich area.
          Day 3 | Crianlarich area – two options (B/L/D)
          Today you have a choice of 2 routes: most often wal-  Day 6 | Crianlarich area – Glencoe (B/L/D)
          kers choose the seductively beautiful level or slightly   Walk Glencoe. Journey into Glencoe, famed in his-
          undulating and less demanding route along a former   tory. Visit The  Hidden Valley  or choose  alternative
          military road. Duration 4 to 5 hours. 16 km (10 miles).   routes according to the walking abilities of the group.
          The alternative route for all or for part of the group   Or walk the final stretch of the West Highland Way.
          consists of steep ascents and descents and leads   Duration 6 hours, 21 kilometers (13.5 miles).Dinner
          you over  3 summits  with breathtaking panoramic   and overnight in Crianlarich area.
          views. Duration 10 hours. 28 kilometers (17.5 miles).
          Dinner and overnight in Crianlarich area.  Day 7 | Crianlarich area – Edinburgh (B/-/D)
                                            Coach ride to Edinburgh. After one week of walking
          Day 4 | Crianlarich area – Rannoch Moor   we relax on an extensive tour of the Great Glen and
          (B/L/D)                           the  Caledonian Canal to  Loch  Ness, followed by a
          Walk Rannoch Moor: Walk across the wilderness of   short tour of Inverness, the Highland capital. You can
          Rannoch Moor. It is one of the last vast areas of un-  visit a wool mill and enjoy a guided tour of a whisky
          spoiled nature in Europe, with its own flora and fau-  distillery with a chance to taste the Scottish elixir of
          na. The walk takes you past picturesque lochs with   life. After visiting the Culloden battlefield and a beau-
          wide, sandy beaches, far from roads and civilisation.   tifully preserved prehistoric stone circle, you travel to
          If the mythical creatures of Scottish folklore still exist   Edinburgh where you enjoy a short city tour. Dinner
          anywhere, then it must be here! Duration 6 or 7 hours,   and overnight in Edinburgh. Optional: Ghost tour or
          22 kilometers (13.5 miles).  This fascinating  day   traditional Scottish evening.
          90 | European Tours Travel Europe
   85   86   87   88   89   90   91   92   93   94   95