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Scotland : Highland Clans and the Trail of Tartan

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Overview

Scotland : Highland Clans and the Trail of Tartan

Continent

Europe

Days

8 days

Nights

7 nights

Group Size

10 people

Activity

Moderate

Interest

History & Culture

Highlights

  • Dine with clan leaders in their castles & learn about the history of clan rivalries.
  • Learn to dance a Cèilidh and have a go at playing the bagpipes.
  • Discover the importance of Scottish tartans at the country's most revered kilt-maker.
  • Explore the Isle of Skye and the "Old Man of Storr".
  • Stay at a beautiful Georgian country manor.
United Kingdom 8 days 7 nights

Culture, history, and scenery with a globe-trotting bagpiper.

Day 1

Welcome to Edinburgh

Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Day 2

The Tartan Trail

Kinloch Anderson Kilt Maker
Kinloch Anderson Kilt Maker

Day 3

The Battle of Culloden and Clan Munro

Culloden Moor
Culloden Moor

Day 4

Brodie Castle & Scottish Dancing

Brodie Castle library
Brodie Castle library, National Trust for Scotland

Day 5

Journey to Skye

Eilean Donan Castle
Eilean Donan Castle

Day 6

The Old Man of Storr & Flora MacDonald

Old Man Storr hill
Old Man Storr hill

Day 7

Return To Edinburgh

Glencoe, Scottish Highlands
Glencoe, Scottish Highlands

Day 8

Farewell & Departure

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Upcoming departures

1 available date
  • Sep 1–Sep 8, 2024
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Pricing

The listed price of the trip is per person based on double occupancy.

Traveling Solo?

You’re in good company.

Opt for a Private Room to yourself, subject to availability, for a supplemental cost of $1,860 USD.

Solo travelers typically make up about half of our small groups. With curiosity at the center of our experiences, there’s a natural camaraderie that develops over the course of a trip. 

If you don’t opt for a Private Room, you'll be matched with another solo traveler of the same gender.

Arrival & Departure

You should plan to arrive by 3 p.m. on Day 1, and depart anytime on Day 8.  Edinburgh International Airport (EDI) connects to a range of flight hubs in Europe. The best flight connections to Edinburgh  are offered by British Airways and Delta Airlines.

*Airport transfers are only provided if arriving & departing on the trip dates, or if pre/post arrangements have been made through Atlas Obscura. 

Activity Level

Travelers should feel comfortable walking four to six miles each day and remaining on their feet for long periods of time. We’ll be spending much of our time outside and in rural areas, walking up and down stairs, and on dirt and cobblestone paths.

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Trip Leader

Ross Jennings

Ross Jennings is a bagpipe-playing, Guinness World Record–holding adventurer with the goal of piping in every country on Earth. So far, he’s ticked off over 100 countries! Originally from Scotland, Ross spent most of his childhood moving around Asia. He speaks Mandarin and Spanish and studied economics and Chinese at the University of Edinburgh. When he’s not off on a kilted adventure or leading trips around the world, he lives in Edinburgh. Despite being half-Irish and half-Scottish, he wears the ancient tartan of his mother’s Lowland clan, Clan Baird.

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