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Included Features:
• Round
trip air transportation
• English speaking tour director throughout
• Accommodations in First Class and select hotels in twin bedded rooms
with private bath
• Breakfast and dinner daily
• All transfers and sightseeing per itinerary by private, deluxe motor
coach
• Entrance fees for included features
• Taxes, tips and service charges for all included features except tour
escort and driver, guides and items excluded below.
• Baggage handling included throughout the tour for one suitcase per
person, irrespective of air carrier allowance
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Not
included:
• Items not specifically mentioned in itinerary
• Items of a personal nature such as passport fees
• Tips to tour escort, driver and guides
• Beverages with dinner
• Additional baggage other than one piece allowed as mentioned in the
itinerary
• Airport departure taxes, fees and September 11th Security surcharges
• Travel insurance, Visas, etc.
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 DAY 1 / DEPART
Depart USA.
DAY 2 / OXFORD / COVENTRY
AREA
You will be met on arrival at London Airport and transferred to your
hotel in the the Coventry area. Along the way you will stop at Oxford
for a brief orientation tour and, perhaps, a view of one of the many
ivy
clad colleges.
DAY 3 / STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
/
COVENTRY AREA
A full day excursion today to Stratford-upon-Avon, a thriving market
town on the banks of the River Avon, with many half-timbered buildings.
You will visit the birthplace of the Bard William Shakespeare, as well
as seeing the Memorial Theatre, the 16th century Harvard House and the
Guildhall. You have some time at leisure here before driving to the
nearby
village of Shottery to visit Anne Hathaway's cottage.
DAY 4 / COVENTRY AREA / LAKE
DISTRICT
Leaving the Coventry area this morning you travel though the famous
Lake District of England an area that boasts more than its fair
share of outstanding natural beauty. Here are England's largest lakes
and highest mountains, noble river valleys and a wealth of history that
spans over two thousand years. This is the land that inspired poets for
centuries, a region of hospitality and hearty country fare.
DAY 5 / LAKE DISTRICT /
OBAN
Today you leave for Scotland's western coast, to the charming seaport
of Oban, a popular tourist destination located on the Firth of Lorn.
Enjoy this scenic town which is the gateway to the Islands of the Inner
Hebrides.
DAY 6 / IONA / OBAN
A ferry takes you to the Island of Mull. On Mull, a scenic drive takes
you to a second short ferry ride to the island of Iona, an early center
of the Celtic Church. St. Columba and his disciples landed here from
Ireland in 536 AD, and founded the famous monastery. Iona became a key
center
for the spread of Christianity throughout the northern part of Britain.
DAY 7 / OBAN / SCOTTISH
HIGHLANDS / EDINBURGH
This morning, travel via the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh. Enroute,
visit the Gardens at Blair Castle. Arrive in Edinburgh in the late
afternoon.
DAY 8 / EDINBURGH
This morning, tour Edinburgh, the noble and historical capital of
Scotland. As you travel "The Royal Mile" you will see Edinburgh Castle,
the medieval fortress perched above the city, John Knox's House, St.
Giles
Cathedral and the Palace of Holyrood all associated with Mary, Queen of
Scots. Continue along Princes Street, a main shopping thoroughfare, to
the Sir Walter Scott Memorial. This afternoon, enjoy an excursion to
St.
Andrews, named after Scotlands Patron Saint. You will visit the site of
the ruins of the cathedral which dates back to 1160. This evening,
enjoy
a special Scottish Folkloric dinner with entertainment.
DAY 9 / EDINBURGH / YORK AREA
Drive back across the border into England, over the Cheviot Hills
and the Pennine Mountain range to York. With its ancient
fortifications,
York is one of the few medieval cities still in existence. The curfew
bell on the Tower of St. Michael's Church has tolled nightly with few
exceptions since 1066. A highlight of your day is a visit to York
Minster,
the largest Gothic Cathedral in England.
DAY 10 / YORK AREA / EPWORTH
/
LONDON
History abounds as you travel today via the great wool cities of
Yorkshire and the romantic and legend-filled shire of Nottingham. You
pass grassy pasturelands dotted with unspoiled villages, and the
rolling country of the Hertfordshire. You will stop at Epworth,
birthplace of John Wesley. You arrive this evening in London.
DAY 11 / LONDON
History unfolds today as you set off on a full day tour of London, that
will show you such famous landmarks as Buckingham Palace, with the
changing of the guard (weather permitting), Piccadilly Circus, the
Mall, Trafalgar Square, Parliament, Big Ben, and Westminster Abbey,
where monarchs since William the Conqueror have been crowned. You will
also see St. Paul's Cathedral, then continue down Lombard Street to the
Tower Bridge. Crossing the Thames, you will see the Bloody Tower and
the site where Anne Boelyn was executed.
DAY 12 / LONDON
Today is free for that last minute shopping... perhaps a trip to
Harrods, a veritable institution in Britain or perhaps an art galley or
museum.
This evening enjoy a special medieval style farewell banquet.
DAY 13 / RETURN
Bid farewell to Great Britain today, as you depart for home, bringing
with you many fond memories of your travels through the United Kingdom.
WELCOME HOME!
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