Tours

USQUEBAUGH – Gaelic for The Water Of Life

Scotland has been blessed with many icons such as kilts, tartan, haggis, golf and bagpipes but whisky is surely the most appreciated throughout the world.

So when in Scotland what better place is there to experience whisky than The Glenturret Distillery, the oldest in Scotland.

Men have debated for centuries exactly what goes with whisky. Should it be water, soda, ginger ale or perhaps even more whisky? Why not try a palace where the Kings of Scotland were crowned for around 500 years.

From Edinburgh we will head north over the Forth Road Bridge giving us views of perhaps the eighth wonder of the world, the Forth Rail Bridge. We continue through the dramatic countryside to the banks of the River Tay, the city of Perth and Scone Palace.

The grounds of the only permanently inhabited palace in Scotland are home to the Stone of Destiny on which the kings of Scotland were crowned until it was taken to England in 1296 and placed in Westminster Abbey before it was returned to Scotland after 700 years in 1996. You can also explore the remains of the original village of Scone which was demolished to improve the gardens, Perthshire’s only maze and wonderful botanic areas.

We then drive to the Hermitage which is perhaps the most beautiful woodland walk in Perthshire if not Scotland. This leads us to Ossians Hall, an 18th century mirrored summerhouse overlooking a magnificent waterfall and to some of the tallest trees that you will find in this great country of ours.

Continuing through beautiful highland countryside, we reach the oldest distillery in Scotland, the Glenturret, home of the Famous Grouse, the best selling whisky in Scotland. Three drams of the Famous Grouse are sipped every single second!!

We have time for lunch in the Famous Restaurant before we join the Flight of the Grouse, an interactive tour of Scotland before our traditional distillery tour and a tasting straight from the cask.

After such an unforgettable experience, we then begin to retrace our steps before driving through Gleneagles, home of the world famous hotel and golf course. Continuing into the Kingdom of Fife, we reach Dunfermline, burial place to many of the Kings crowned at Scone, before reaching our final photo stop of the day at the Forth Bridges and on home to Edinburgh.

Even if Whisky is not to your taste you will enjoy The Experience

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