UK Tours 2026

7 Day Tour - Cairngorms

HOTEL BALAVIL SPORT HOTEL

Departs: Sun 11th October 2026, Price: £1080, Single Supplement: £198

Strathspey Railway

Included in cost: 2 OVERNIGHTS STAY IN PENRITH AND YORK, DINNER, BED & BREAKFAST AT ALL HOTELS, JACOBITE LOCH NESS CRUISE, STRATSPEY STEAM RAILWAY, ENTRANCE TO HIGHLAND, PORTERAGE AT THE BALAVIL HOTEL

Itinerary

Day 1:
Travel to Penrith for an overnight stay at the North Lakes Hotel.

Day 2:
After breakfast we continue our journey to Newtonmore arriving in time to relax and refresh before a 3 course dinner.

Day 3:
This morning we travel to Inverness and set sail on a 2-hour contemplation cruise. Boarding at Dochgarroch, our journey takes us along Thomas Telford's famous Caledonian Canal and across the legendary waters of Loch Ness. We then have free time in Inverness, the cultural capital of the Highlands. This afternoon we take the scenic route back to our hotel, passing through Dava Moor and Grantown-on-Spey.

Day 4:
This morning we take the short journey to Aviemore to enjoy free time in this picturesque mountain retreat. This afternoon we go for a ride on the Strathspey Railway, a heritage steam railway that runs for 10 miles across heather-covered moorland with the Cairngorm Mountains behind.

Day 5:
Today begins with a trip to the Highland Folk Museum, a one mile long, 80-acre site, with live actors and restored buildings that help bring Highland history to life. You can step back in time and experience life in the Highlands from 1700s to the 1950s. With over 35 historical buildings onsite for you to explore and discover how people in the Highlands lived, worked, went to school, enjoyed their leisure time. Individual donation, in the afternoon we visit Dalwhinnie Whisky Distillery for a guided tour and tasting.

Day 6:
We say a farewell to the Cairngorms and make our way to York for a overnight stay, and a dinner awaits at the hotel Holiday Inn.

Day 7:
Return to Waterside

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