Hello,
Apologies for my previous post. I hadn’t done enough research. Hopefully this one is better.
I have booked tickets going from Texas to Edinburgh on July 20 (arriving on July 21) and departing from Dublin back to Texas on Aug 3. We have 2 children (2 and 6). Focus is on minimizing hotel movements (not eliminate them). We have 12 days. I came up with an itinerary for 14 days. So I need feedback on what to take out and overall ideas/recommendations. What can I knock out sooner or remove so I’m not one day short? Thanks!!!
Hotel: Edinburgh
July 20: Flight
July 21: Arrive in Edinburgh late morning. Get to the hotel at noon. Rest and explore the city.
July 22 - 23:
Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, and the Royal Yacht Britannia
Royal Mile / Old Town
Get a rental car end of day 23rd
Hotel: Inverness
July 24:
Stop 1: Dunkeld Cathedral,
Stop 2: Queen/s View
Stop 3: Blair Castle & Gardens
Stop 4: Highland Folk Museum
Inverness (245 miles/5h 15 min total drive)
July 25
Cawdor Castle (13 miles, 20 min each way
Explore Inverness
Loch Ness
Urquhart Castle
Eilean Donan Castle
Hotel: Portree
July 26:
Stop 1: Loch Ness (30 min)
Boat Tour: Loch Ness by Jacobite
Stop 2: Urquhart Castle (Nearby)
Stop 3: Eilean Donan Castle (1h 11min)
Portree (1 hr)
July 27:
Explore Portree
Dunvegan Castle & Gardens (30 min)
Optional: Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls (30 min)
Skye - drive on ferry to get to Isle of Skye
Fairy Pools
Spend the evening in Isle of Skye
Hotel: Glasgow
July 28:
Drive to Glasgow (6 hrs). En Route:
Glencoe Mountains
Inveraray Castle
Town of Luss
July 29:
Explore Glasgow
Hotel: Galway
July 30
Return car
Flight to Galway
Rental car in Galway
Aug 1
Stop 1: Ring of Kerry
Stop 2: Brendan Farris – an Irish border collie trainer
Stop 3: Muckross House
Hotel: Killarney
Aug 2
Stop 1: Kilkenny Castle
Stop 2: Blarney Castle
Hotel: Dublin
Aug 3: Explore Dublin
Aug 3: Flight back