Learn about Donegal Square
Welcome to Donegal Square! Our goal is to bring the best of Ireland and the British Isles straight to you, as if you were visiting Ireland with your friends and family…no passport required of course!
Trip Cost
$3,600 per person for double occupancy. Single supplement $750. Does not include air fare.
Estimated Air
Group air is available if you wish, which is estimated at $1,500.00 (price is per person).
Tour Includes
- 8 nights in named hotel
- 49-seater coach x 7 Full Touring Days; 2 x Airport Transfers
- Local Guide Andrew Beggs for 7 Days
- 1 x 2-course lunch
- 6 Dinners: 4 Hotels, 1 at the Mustard Seed Restaurant, and 1 Farewell Dinner
- All visits and tours as per program
- Porterage included In & Out in all hotels
Not Included
- Gratuities (driver, guide, restaurants)
- Drinks with meals
- Any Evening Transfers
*All services are subject to availability at time of booking*
Estimated Itinerary
Day 1: Sunday, 6 Oct 2024
- Arrive at Edinburgh Airport. Meet with your guide at the arrival hall and walk to your coach. Short Panoramic coach tour of Old and New Edinburgh upon arrival. Transfer to your hotel and check-in.
- Overnight on Bed & Breakfast basis in Intercontinental Edinburgh The George Hotel 4*
Day 2: Monday, 7 Oct 2024
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Check-out from your hotel and travel to Stirling
- Visit Bannockburn Battle Visitor Centre
- Entrance and tour in Stirling Castle. After the visit, transfer to your hotel and check-in.
- Overnight at on Dinner, Bed & Breakfast basis in Stirling Highland Hotel 4*
Day 3: Tuesday, 8 Oct 2024
- Breakfast at the hotel and check-out.
- Full day coach from Stirling to Inverness
- Lunch stop at House of Bruar and some shopping
- Entrance and tour in Ruthven Barracks
- Drive through the Cairngorms National park and enjoy the typical Highlands Landscape. Drive to your hotel in Inverness and check-in.
- Dinner in Mustard Seed Restaurant in Inverness -7 PM
- Overnight on Bed and Breakfast basis in Mercure Inverness Hotel 4*
Day 4: Wednesday, 9 Oct 2024
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Full day coach for a day tour from Inverness
- Entrance and tour to Fort George
- Continue to Culloden and enjoy a tour including a visit to Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre. Return back to Inverness.
- This evening enjoy a walking tour and some free time in Inverness center.
- Overnight on Dinner, Bed and Breakfast basis in Mercure Inverness Hotel 4*
Day 5: Thursday, 10 Oct 2024
- Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out
- Full day coach from Inverness to Perthshire
- Entrance and tour with tasting in Dalwhinnie Distillery
- Descend from the visitor center with scenes depicting the Battle of Killiecrankie 1689 down to the flowing waters of the River Garry. Stroll along the banks to the Garry Bridge and rejoin your coach for the short drive to Pitlochry. Check into your hotel positioned in the center of this quaint Victorian town also known as the gateway to the highlands.
- Overnight on Dinner, Bed & Breakfast basis in Atholl Palace Hotel 4*
Day 6: Friday, 11 Oct 2024
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Full day coach for a day tour from Pitlochry
- Blair Castle House and Gardens.
- Travel the short distance to the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire and visit one of the most majestic castles in all of Scotland. Blair Castle dates back to 1269 and the present Duke of Atholl has the only legal private army in all of Europe. The contents of the castle, like the surrounding gardens, are sublime. Blair Castle piper entertains daily on the hour.
- 2-course lunch enroute. (excludes drinks)
- Return to Pitlochry and enjoy a circular walking trail around the town crossing the suspension bridge over the River Tummel which joins the River Tay downstream. Making our way to the Salmon Ladder or Fish Ladder and then back to the town for some free time to browse among the shops or maybe enjoy a dram in one of the local inns.
- Overnight on Bed and Breakfast basis in Atholl Palace Hotel 4*
Day 7: Saturday, 12 Oct 2024
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Full day coach for a day tour from Pitlochry
- Spectacular drive through big tree country with mountains, lochs and glens to one of the most beautiful views in Scotland known as Queens View. The visitor center has indoor and outdoor areas to relax and enjoy a coffee. This vantage point over Loch Tummel has been enjoyed by Queen Isabella 14thC and Queen Victoria 19hC.
- Spectacular sixteenth-century Castle Menzies has seen the arrival of Rob Roy McGregor, Oliver Cromwell, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Mary Queen of Scots. Built as a Z–plan castle and seat of clan Menzies for over 500-years. We will also stop for a photo opportunity at the famous Black Watch Statue at General Wade’s Bridge in Aberfeldy.
- Overnight on Dinner, Bed and Breakfast basis in Atholl Palace Hotel 4*
Day 8: Sunday, 13 Oct 2024
- Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out.
- Full day coach from Pitlochry to Edinburgh
- Scone Palace, home to the Earls of Mansfield for over 400-years, was the crowning-place of 42 kings of Scots upon the ancient Stone of Scone also known as the Stone of Destiny. The journey from Perth to Edinburgh includes a photo stop at the Forth Road Bridges before checking into your hotel for the final evening of the tour.
- Photo stop at Forth Road Bridges
- Transfer to your hotel and Check-in. Enjoy some free time in the city.
- 3-course Farewell Dinner in The Scotsman Restaurant. Restaurant is within walking distance from the hotel.
- Overnight on Bed and Breakfast basis at the InterContinental Edinburgh The George 4*
Day 9: Monday, 14 Oct 2024
- Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out.
- Transfer to Edinburgh Airport and take your fight home.
Tour Deposit
Questions
Any questions or concerns please contact marie@donegalsquare.com, or neville@donegalsquare.com.