Amazing sights, gracious travel members, outstanding Tour Guide Helen Kachellek! Glasgow, Stirling, Oban, isle of Mull and Iona. Standing stones, Glencoe, Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness(no monster seen!) Inverness, Culloden Battlefield, Cairngorms National Park (one of my favorites, full of Highlands Cows, a falconry, feeding deer and a tent lunch), Boat of Garten, a visit to a working sheep farm with a true life Shephard! Blair Castle and gardens, Dunkeld and the River Tay. Site of Beatrix Potter home, St Andrew’s then Edinburgh(very crowded castle and the Royal Mile. Book this now! May is wonderful time to visit. So many Bluebells!
Posted by
Portland, OR
155 posts
I'm assuming this was the Rick Steves' Scotland tour you took? Sounds fabulous, but I am wondering if you felt that you had enough time on your own to do some extra exploring, and how were the meals?
Posted by
OP
5 posts
Yes, RS tour, and yes plenty of down time! 50% meals, and two of us had to be gluten free, one was vegetarian. Great accommodations! Every hotel served breakfast, most were made to order! Some folks did not do all the excursions, one couple took the boat to see the Puffins when we were in Oban.
Posted by
Arlington TX
1049 posts
Thanks for sharing, it sounds like you had a great tour. I keep reading about Scotland and everyone seems to love it. I’ve done 12 RS tours and love them and looking forward to #13 in October, Best of Germany. Food has always been good and the balance of time on your own vs group events seems very well managed for anyone wondering about their tours in general.
Posted by
Oregon
4 posts
Couldn’t agree more. Our bodies now solidly returned to Pacific time zone now that we’ve been back a week. (We did the 13 day tour beginning May 17).
So glad to have the tour. We would’ve missed out on so much information that brought all the history to life like no book or audio guide can. This was a special anniversary trip and a dream come true.