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Itinerary                                     project, visit a pub and learn about          DAY  6 •  Explore Oban • Controversial
                                                       the Controversial Topic of bigotry and the    Topic: Scottish independence
                                                       segregation of schools in Glasgow from a lifelong     Learn about the Controversial Topic of Scottish
        DAY  1 •  Depart U.S.                          Glaswegian.                                   independence from a member of the Scottish
          Depart for your overnight flight to            B,L — Apex City of Glasgow Hotel  or similar  National Party, followed by a walking tour of Oban,

        Glasgow, Scotland.                                                                           including the 19th-century McCaig’s Tower. Then,
                                                       DAY  4 •  Glasgow • Visit Alloway • Home-     visit the historic Kilbride Graveyard.
        DAY  2 •  Arrive Glasgow, Scotland             Hosted Dinner                                  B,D —  The Scot  or similar
          Meet your Trip Experience Leader and fellow     Discover one of Scotland’s beloved literary figures,
        travelers, including those on our Inverness and the   Robert Burns, during a visit to the humble cottage   DAY  7 •  Oban • Explore Isle of Iona
        Gaelic Island Culture of the Scottish Hebrides: Skye,   where he was raised. This evening, meet with a local     Take a ferry to the Isle of Iona, and learn about the
        Lewis & Harris or our New! The Remote Shetlands:   family for a Home-Hosted Dinner.          changing religious landscape of the island—from
        Wildlife, Nature & Time-Honored Traditions pre-    B,L,D — Apex City of Glasgow Hotel  or similar  the arrival of Christianity in the sixth century to

        trip extensions. Enjoy a Welcome Dinner at a local                                           the Scottish Reformation period in the 16th century.
        restaurant.                                    DAY  5 •  Overland to Oban • A Day in the Life  Then, return to Oban for independent discoveries.
          D — Apex City of Glasgow Hotel  or similar   of Gartmore Village                            B,L —  The Scot  or similar

                                                         On our way to Oban, experience A Day in the Life of
        DAY  3 •  Explore Glasgow • GCF                Gartmore Village, where you’ll learn how the   DAY  8 •  Travel to Inverness •
        visit: Invisible Women of Scotland             residents of this small, closeknit community banded   Cruise Loch Ness
        • Controversial Topic: Glasgow’s               together to purchase some failing businesses and     Travel to Inverness, the capital of the Highlands,
        religious divide                               run them themselves. Later, discover why Oban has   with stops along the way in Fort Augustus, the ruins
              Meet with the founder of Invisible Women of   earned its title as the seafood capital of Scotland   of Urquhart Castle, and a cruise on Loch Ness. Arrive
              Scotland, a Grand Circle Foundation-     during dinner at a seafood restaurant.        in Inverness later this afternoon.
        supported project whose goal is helping local    B,L,D —  The Scot  or similar                 B,D — Best Western Palace Hotel & Spa  or similar

        homeless women turn their lives around. After a
        Glasgow city tour led by one of the members of this




                                                                                 Meet the people who call
                                                                               Scotland home


                                                                                   Glasgow Family :  Sit down to a traditional
                                                                               Home-Hosted Dinner with locals in
                                                                               Glasgow to get an authentic glimpse of
                                                                               daily life on Day 4.

                                                                                 Gartmore Villagers :  As part of our
                                                                               A Day in the Life of Gartmore Village
                                                                               experience on Day 5, a local will
                                                                               accompany us to the general store, local
                                                                               pub, and other areas of the village to
                                                                               enlighten us on how members of this
                                                                               tight-knit community came together to purchase local businesses and run them
                                                                               themselves.
                                                                                 Scottish Cooper :  We’ll venture to a family-owned cooperage on Day 10 to meet
                                                                               a local cooper to hear how the tradition of barrel-making has been passed
                                                                               down from generation to generation, and get his or her thoughts on the future
                                                                               of the industry.

                                                                                 Cattle Farm Family :  On Day 11, visit a family-owned cattle farm in the
                                                                               Aberdeen countryside, where we’ll meet with the owner and her two children
                                                                               and enjoy dinner on the farm.
                                                                                 Locals in St. Andrews :  On Day 12, we’ll learn about the University of St.
                                                                               Andrews, Scotland’s oldest university, from a scholar who will share the
                                                                               school’s history with us.





                                                   Visit Urquhart Castle on Day 8.

        222      Scotland Revealed: Legends, Lochs & Highland Landscapes




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