Schottland Touren

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Insel Skye & die Highlands Tour vom 4.10. - 6.10.2019 https://www.visitscotland.com/…/isle-of -skye-fri-4th-sun-6t…

Insel Islay, Argyll & Kintyre (mit der Option die Insel Jura zu besuchen) - 7. & 8.August 2019 - https://www.visitscotland.com/…/isle-of -islay-kintyre-argyl…

Insel Iona & Mull, Oban - Tour vom 5.4. - 7.4.2019 - https://www.visitscotland.com/…/iona-mu ll-oban-fri-5th-sun-…

Schottische Westkueste, Oban, Argyll & Kintyre vom 30.3. - 31.3.2019 - https://www.visitscotland.com/…/stunnin g-westcoast-oban-arg…

Schottische Nordost Kuesten Tour 23.3. bis 24.4.2019 https://www.visitscotland.com/…/northea st-coast-aberdeen-be…

Shetland Inseln - Natur pur - Aktivreise www.unicorntours.co.uk 11.8. - 17.8.2019 https://www.visitscotland.com/…/shetlan d-islands-spectacula…

Shetland & Orkney Insel Tour vom 19.4. - 24.4.2019 https://www.visitscotland.com/…/shetlan d-orkney-islands-hop…

Hebriden 12 Tagestour vom 16. - 19.7.2019 https://www.visitscotland.com/…/12-hebr idean-islands-hoppin…

Still spaces available - Thu. 21st to Sun. 24th February - mild spring temperatures forecast for the Outer Hebrides - the Isle of Lewis & Harris tour, best beaches, cliffs, coastline, standing stone circles - superb walks, wildlife, ancient monuments - most beautiful and dramatic scenery £79 pp plus already pre-arranged and guaranteed hostel accommodation in right in the heart of Stornoway by the harbour, pick ups from Stirling, St. Andrews, Dundee, Perth, Inverness & more places on request. contact@unicorntravel.co.uk 07429251980, www.unicorntours.co.uk - full details see weblink special tours Thu. 21st to Sun. 24th February 2019 - Isle of Lewis & Harris https://unicorntours.co.uk/…/outer-hebr ides-2-5-day-tour-f…/

Late on Fri, 15th Feb – Mon. 18th Feb mid-semester tour # 1 – Inverness & the wild, spectacular North & Northwestern Highlands 3 days+ tour
Mid-semester www.unicorntours.co.uk # 1
£69 per person
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Thu. 21st – Sun. 24th February 2019 mid-semester tour # 2 – Isle of Lewis & Harris – Outer Hebrides 4 day tour
Mid-semester tour www.unicorntours.co.uk # 2
We start our tour from Stirling/Uni,
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Sat. 23 – Sun. 24 March 2019 – NE coast & Aberdeen, beaches, cliffs, castles www.unicorntours.co.uk tour
£49 per person
minimum of 6 people
... Pick up from Stirling/Uni with additional pick up / drop off options, incl. Dundee/St. Andrews etc. available Day 1
Possible scenic route via the Gleneagles golf resort, Dundee, Arbroath/Auchmithie and the Angus coastal cliff top trail Lunan bay beach Montrose & Ferryden Dunnotar castle to Stonehaven coastal walk
Aberdeen: Beach boulevard, Footdee & harbour and the stunning walk from Old Aberdeen past St. Machair’s cathedral, Seaton park and the River Don and Donmouth beach or possible visit of the marine museum in Aberdeen, etc.
We are checking into Aberdeen central SYHA youth hostel for 1 night.
The cost per person for the dormitory bed per night is £15 in addition to the tour cost.

Saturday night it is time to go out for a pint, a meal or listen to some live-music.
Day 2
Balmedie sand-dunes Newburgh seal colony and sand dune walk Buchans of Buller cliff walk Depending on time, weather and group preferences, we might visit 1., 2. and 3. on day 1 or on day 2 do a return via Royal Deeside and Glenshee on the inland mountain route or spend more time in the Northeast.
Depending on weather conditions and the group’s preferences, we might swap day 1 and day 2 around.
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Sat. 30th – Sun. 31st March 2019 – Stunning Westcoast, Oban, Argyll & Kintyre www.unicorntours.co.uk
Pick up from Stirling/Uni & further locations on request.
We journey west along Loch Lomond, through prehistoric Kilmartin glen with standing stones with superb coastal views and the Machrihanish sand-dunes with views across to Northern Ireland.
... Two day fully guided tour for £49 per person,
minimum of 4 people to run the tour
& £14 per person for the one night for the SYHA hostel in central Oban, the most important & a vibrant & picturesque ferry port on the Westcoast.
On Saturday, 30th March we head out west through the Loch Lomond and Trossachs nationalpark and a scenic route to Oban, a beautiful and bustling ferry port and the main gateway to many of the Hebridean islands. On arrival, there is a lot to do and see, we go up to McCaig’s folly/Colloseum for the best view of the stunning colourful harbour or go walking on the isle of Kerrara. If you wish you could also take the stunning 45 minutes crossing from beautiful Oban to the Isle of Mull with all round views of islands, the Lismore lighthouse, Duart castle, mountains and the sea. There is the Oban whisky distillery and you might wish to go to a Ceilidh at the Skippinish or just go out for fish & chips.
On Sunday,31st March, the clocks go forward to daylight saving and we are leaving Oban and exploe more of the Argyll and Kintyre coastline, we are having a chance to cross “the bridge over the Atlantic” to Seil, Luiing and Easdale, take some stunning photos at Craobh Haven and Ardfern before heading into the prehistoric Kilmartin glen with ancient standing stone circles, burial mounds and Pictish slabstones– we drive along part of the Crinan canal – have the option to explore wild and beautiful places in Knapdale, the stunning Kilbery route, visit beautiful Tarbert/Loch Fyne cross the mountains for a view of the Isle of Arran and a possible walk around Skipness castle and heading south along the Kintyre peninsula via the stunning Machrihanish sand dunes and the surfbeach towards Campbeltown, where we stay for the night. We have a chance to walk over to the tidal Davaar tidal island and heading towards the Mull of Kintyre with views over to Northern Ireland from Southend. Depending on the group’s preferences and the weather, we might swap the route of day 1 and day 2 around and do the journey in reverse.
EXTRAS TO PAY:
* food, drink, entrance fees (castles, museums, attractions, etc.)
* Accommodation at the hostel in the heart of Oban for £14 for one night
however if you prefer, you are free to stay elsewhere for those 3 nights, incl. a B&B or hotel, it will make no difference to the tour, as we drop you off at night and pick you up again in the morning
any other ferry, the group might decide on, for example the scenic Tarbert/Loch Fyne to Cowal shortcut or the isle of Seil/Luing/Easdale, etc.
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Late on Fri. 5th April – Sun. 7th April – Iona, Mull & Oban – 2 days+ www.unicorntours.co.uk tour
Iona’s beaches, amazing history; wild & spectacular Mull & journeying through the Western Highlands
... £59 per person, minimum of 5 people to run the tour
As on Friday, 5th April teaching ends at Stirling Uni, we will be leaving, as soon as the last person in the group finishes the last lecture “before the reading week starts” and is ready.
We are spending the first night in central Oban, the pre-booked hostel is £18 per person per night,
the second night we spend right in the heart of picturesque Tobermory at the SYHA hostel on the Isle of Mull, pre-booked for £20 per per person per night.
The other extras are the Oban to Craignure/Isle of Mull return ferry for £7.40 per person
and the Fionnphort/Isle of Mull to Iona return ferry for £3.50 per person.
On Friday, 5th April we head through the Trossachs nationalpark to Oban, a beautiful and bustling ferry port and the main gateway to many of the Hebridean islands.
On Saturday, 6th April, we take the stunning 45 minutes crossing from beautiful Oban to the Isle of Mull with all round views of islands, the Lismore lighthouse, Duart castle, mountains and the sea On the Isle of Mull, a nature & wildlife haven, we will be exploring the SW parts with some of the most dramatic and wild scenery before arriving on the isle of Iona, Scotland’s spiritual capital with awesome beaches to watch the sunset and enjoy the views across to the isles of Mull, Staffa, Treshniish, Coll, Tiree, Colonsay, Scarba, Jura and the mountains on the Scottish mainland We are travelling at a time when live re-awakes, the flowers are blooming, the lambs are born and spring tends to be the driest and sunniest on the Westcoast with a real Atlantic coast Hebridean get away from it all feel. From the Isle of Iona we are heading back to Mull and travelling along the spectacular NW coast to picturesque Tobermory, where we spend the night.
On Sunday, 7th April we can either spend more time on Mull or after leaving Mull have more time in Oban or spend more time one of the various dramatic routes with numerous stops back to Stirling.
EXTRAS TO PAY:
* food, drink, entrance fees (castles, museums, attractions, etc.)
* Accommodation at the hostel in Oban for £18 and for the 2nd night on Mull in Tobermory for £20 per person and the ferries:
Oban to Craignure/Isle of Mull return ferry for £7.40 per person
and the Fionnphort/Isle of Mull to Iona return ferry for £3.50 per person.
however if you prefer, you are free to stay elsewhere for those 2 nights, incl. a B&B or hotel, it will make no difference to the tour, as we drop you off at night and pick you up again in the morning
any other ferry, the group might decide on, for example the scenic Tarbert/Loch Fyne to Cowal shortcut or the isle of Seil/Luing/Easdale, etc.
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Fri. 19th – Wed. 24th April 2019 – Orkney & Shetland Isles www.unicorntours.co.uk
Please note, if you don’t have enough time, we offer the option, to either/or just visit Orkney or Shetland on this tour for a discount and you then travel oneway by public transport.
The ultimate for nature & wildlife lovers, we will be island hopping to Unst for a walk to Hermaness the UK’s most northerly cliffs experiencing wild & remote nature, beaches, cliffs, wildlife galore, Eshaness c...
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