Eddie's Kosher Travel is offering a tour that combines my great loves – early modern architecture, British history, synagogues and Scottish whisky (not necessarily in that order). There will be two options for the tour, from 16th Jun-20th Jun 2019 or from 23rd Jun-27th Jun 2019
Sunday Head to The Loch Katrine National Park. It is a place of contrasts from rolling lowland landscapes in the south to high mountains in the north, with lochs and rivers, forests and woodlands. It is also a living, working and recreational landscape. Hire a bike and explore the many cycle routes, from wide forest tracks through the area’s stunning forests.
7:30PM Dinner at L’Chaim Restaurant
Monday
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Then the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Holyrood's role today is as Queen Elizabeth's official residence in Scotland. See the West Drawing Room, used by members of the Royal Family as a private sitting room during Royal Week; it not normally open to the public. This beautiful room boasts a fine C17th plaster-work ceilings. Then tour through the State and Historic Apartments.
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Lunch at The Princes Street Gardens will be below the magnificent Edinburgh Castle. The afternoon will provide free time for retail therapy along The Royal Mile and Princess Street, from the high-end fashion retailers to the weekly stalls of the large, award-winning Edinburgh Farmers’ Market. Enjoy the best loved Edinburgh attractions including The Castle and Queen Mary’s Bath House by using the Hop On/Hop Off Bus.
Sunday Head to The Loch Katrine National Park. It is a place of contrasts from rolling lowland landscapes in the south to high mountains in the north, with lochs and rivers, forests and woodlands. It is also a living, working and recreational landscape. Hire a bike and explore the many cycle routes, from wide forest tracks through the area’s stunning forests.
7:30PM Dinner at L’Chaim Restaurant
Monday
8.45am Travel by bus to Edinburgh, one of the world's most classically beautiful capital cities . Edinburgh’s compact nature allows a wide range of special attractions, culture hot spots and great shopping. Visit Scott Monument, Salisbury Crags, Carlton Hill and Arthurs Seat. Tour the Scottish Parliament building where guides share the history and procedures of Scotland’s Parliament and about its award-winning modern architecture.
Holyroodhouse
Then the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Holyrood's role today is as Queen Elizabeth's official residence in Scotland. See the West Drawing Room, used by members of the Royal Family as a private sitting room during Royal Week; it not normally open to the public. This beautiful room boasts a fine C17th plaster-work ceilings. Then tour through the State and Historic Apartments.
Edinburgh Castle
Lunch at The Princes Street Gardens will be below the magnificent Edinburgh Castle. The afternoon will provide free time for retail therapy along The Royal Mile and Princess Street, from the high-end fashion retailers to the weekly stalls of the large, award-winning Edinburgh Farmers’ Market. Enjoy the best loved Edinburgh attractions including The Castle and Queen Mary’s Bath House by using the Hop On/Hop Off Bus.
5.30PM Tour the synagogue belonging to the Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation.
7:30PM Dinner at a restaurant
Tuesday
7:30PM Dinner at a restaurant
Tuesday
6:00am The bus departs for a 3+ hour drive to the Highlands up north to visit three world famous distilleries, in the very heart of Speyside, halfway between Inverness and Aberdeen. Enjoy the drive through spectacular scenery.
On Glenfiddich Distillery Explorers Tour, discover tall copper tuns, great wooden washbacks and stone-walled warehouses filled with earthy, aged aromas. Glenfiddich Distillery is one of the last independent distilleries in Scotland, with the freedom to maintain its tradition of innovation with a pioneering spirit.
On Macallan’s Distillery Six Pillars Tour, the guide will explain how they create The Macallan's rich spirit in a working still house and introduce the Six Pillars. Learn how the company’s investment in the finest casks contributes to the natural colours, aromas and flavours that set The Macallan apart. Then experience a nosing and tasting of four The Macallan whiskies.
Glenlivet Distillery is nestled deep in the dramatic scenery of Speyside, the heart of Scotland’s whisky-making country. Explore the turbulent history of the whisky smugglers, delve into the enigmatic world of distilling and sample its special single malt. Enjoy the Visitors' Exhibition Museum of Whisky.
8:00PM Dinner at a restaurant
Wednesday
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Then there is a steep 10min walk up to The National Wallace Monument. In 1861 Victorian craftsmen embarked on a special assignment to build a monument to commemorate a Scottish Hero Sir William Wallace. Follow the story of a patriot, martyr and guardian of Scotland, a landmark that has fascinated visitors with its exhibits and displays for over 140 years.
Explore Glasgow on the bus tour offering the best sights, with time for shopping and strolling. Complete the day with a tour of the Garnethill Grand Synagogue that opened in 1879. It was the first purpose-built synagogue in Scotland and the finest example of high Victorian synagogue architecture.
On Glenfiddich Distillery Explorers Tour, discover tall copper tuns, great wooden washbacks and stone-walled warehouses filled with earthy, aged aromas. Glenfiddich Distillery is one of the last independent distilleries in Scotland, with the freedom to maintain its tradition of innovation with a pioneering spirit.
On Macallan’s Distillery Six Pillars Tour, the guide will explain how they create The Macallan's rich spirit in a working still house and introduce the Six Pillars. Learn how the company’s investment in the finest casks contributes to the natural colours, aromas and flavours that set The Macallan apart. Then experience a nosing and tasting of four The Macallan whiskies.
Glenlivet Distillery is nestled deep in the dramatic scenery of Speyside, the heart of Scotland’s whisky-making country. Explore the turbulent history of the whisky smugglers, delve into the enigmatic world of distilling and sample its special single malt. Enjoy the Visitors' Exhibition Museum of Whisky.
8:00PM Dinner at a restaurant
Wednesday
8:45am A bus tour visits Glengoyne Whisky Distillery for the A Taste of 4 Award Winners Tour. Dating to 1833, Glengoyne is one of Scotland's oldest distilleries. Be welcomed with a dram of the Glengoyne 12 Year Old, overlooking the water fall and the secret glen where it all began. Follow the journey the spirit makes, through mashtun and washbacks to the swan-necks of our copper stills.
Stirling Castle is a great symbol of Scottish independence and a source of national pride. A place of power, beauty and history, the Castle's long, turbulent history is associated with great figures from Scotland’s past eg Scotland's Kings, William Wallace & Mary Queen of Scots. Knights, nobles and foreign ambassadors once flocked to the Royal Court to revel in the castle's grandeur.
Stirling Castle is a great symbol of Scottish independence and a source of national pride. A place of power, beauty and history, the Castle's long, turbulent history is associated with great figures from Scotland’s past eg Scotland's Kings, William Wallace & Mary Queen of Scots. Knights, nobles and foreign ambassadors once flocked to the Royal Court to revel in the castle's grandeur.
National Wallace Monument
Then there is a steep 10min walk up to The National Wallace Monument. In 1861 Victorian craftsmen embarked on a special assignment to build a monument to commemorate a Scottish Hero Sir William Wallace. Follow the story of a patriot, martyr and guardian of Scotland, a landmark that has fascinated visitors with its exhibits and displays for over 140 years.
Explore Glasgow on the bus tour offering the best sights, with time for shopping and strolling. Complete the day with a tour of the Garnethill Grand Synagogue that opened in 1879. It was the first purpose-built synagogue in Scotland and the finest example of high Victorian synagogue architecture.
7:30PM The farewell dinner with bag pipe performers
Thursday
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The Scotland Tour ends as guests head to the airport for flights home.
Thursday
9:00am Departure for The Kelpies. See the world's largest equine sculptures up close and from inside, to marvel at the engineering that created these fantastic pieces of art. A walking tour goes through the vision of Andy Scott, the story of the real life working horses of the area, the local history and the history of the canals.
Visit the site of The Falkirk Wheel on the Scottish canals which was opened by the Queen in May 2002. It is a unique rotating boat lift that connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.
Visit the site of The Falkirk Wheel on the Scottish canals which was opened by the Queen in May 2002. It is a unique rotating boat lift that connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.
Macallan Distillery
Then onto the Auchentoshan Distillery Tour 4 Dram Experience, the only Triple Distilled Single Malt in Scotland. Auchentoshan’s new spirit is the highest distillate of any Scottish single malt distillery. Strong notes of fruit and citrus show that they have distilled away all the impurities in the liquid, making Auchentoshan the smoothest, most delicate tasting single malt whisky since 1823.
The Scotland Tour ends as guests head to the airport for flights home.