The Jacobite Experience A journey through Scotland’s most exciting period, the Jacobite, and a return journey on the Hogwarts Express! Meeting Point: 1 Parliament Sq, Royal Mile, EH1 1RE, inside Caffe Nero, besides St Giles Cathedral Pick Up Time: 9.00am Drop Off Time: 20.00 Highlights include 1. Culloden Battlefield* – Visit the historic battlefield 2. Loch Ness – Monster spot from the shore 3. The Hogwarts Express* – Cross the Glenfinnan Viaduct 4. Mallaig – Coastal village with views to the isles 5. Glen Coe – Dramatic & wild landscape with history to match *Optional extra subject to availability. Exclusive discount with Highland Experience
What is included in the tour
- Accommodation
- Private Guide
- Transport
- Meals
What is NOT included in the tour
- Flights
- Travel Insurance
- Spot Nessie from the shore
- Discover the fascinating history of Glen Coe
- Board the Harry Potter Hogwarts Express
- Visit the historic battlefield
Day 1:
Wilderness and Warriors... Snap a photo of the Forth Railway Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then take a riverside walk in the Highlands at Dunkeld. The tour continues through the breathtaking Drumochter Pass, skirts the stunning peaks of the Cairngorm National Park and visits Culloden*, last stand of the Jacobites against the government forces. The first day ends in Fort Augustus, at the banks of Loch Ness. Overnight: Fort Augustus
Day 2:
Take a Steam Train back in time... A quick journey to Fort William where half the group will board the Jacobite Steam Train, and then you're off. This is one of the world's great train journeys and will take you past Britain's highest mountain, deepest loch, shortest river and most westerly station. You'll cross the viaduct featured in the Harry Potter films and pass the Glenfinnan Monument where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard at the beginning of the 1745 Jacobite rising. The other half of the group will take this part of the journey by road, where you will the opportunity to watch the train pass over the viaduct. Have Seafood for Lunch at Mallaig... Lunch is at the west coast town of Mallaig, where you can taste the best of Scottish seafood. You will then return to Fort William, with the half of the group that travelled the outward leg by road now joining the return train journey, with the remaining half of the group travlling back to Fort William by road. Home via Glen Coe... Turning south, you'll visit Glen Coe, where the MacDonalds were betrayed, then experience the beauty of Rannoch Moor and Stirlingshire as you head for home.
