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Edinburgh: Family Itinerary

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Overview

5 days / 4 nights

Get ready for a family-fun adventure through Edinburgh and the lowlands. Enjoy a Harry Potter-focussed walking tour of Edinburgh; discover Stirling Castle and enjoy a ride on the Falkirk Wheel before cruising atmospheric Loch Lomond with a delicious picnic lunch.

 

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Edinburgh

Make your own way to the hotel in Edinburgh.

Suggested Overnight Hotel: Leonardo Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Day 2: Edinburgh

This morning, be transferred to the centre of Edinburgh where you will enjoy a guided walking tour of Edinburgh with your expert Harry Potter guide, who will point out places associated with the franchise and places of inspiration for JK Rowling when she was writing the books.

Enjoy time independently to find lunch before spending an afternoon at leisure in Edinburgh. We recommend a visit to the National Museum of Scotland, home to collections showcasing Scottish history, antiquity and culture. Be transferred back to your hotel.

Breakfast included

Suggested Overnight Hotel: Leonardo Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Day 3: Edinburgh

After breakfast, transfer to the city of Stirling where you will visit Stirling Castle, one of the most important and strategic castles in Scotland. The crowning of many kings and queens occurred at Stirling Castle, including Mary, Queen of Scots.

Next, continue past the Kelpies sculpture – two 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures; the statues are names Kelpies after shape-shifting water spirits said to possess the strength of 10 horses!

Then, visit the Union Canal where you will enjoy a ride in the Falkirk Wheel, the only type of rotating boat lift in the world. Return to your hotel in Edinburgh.

Breakfast included

Suggested Overnight Hotel: Leonardo Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Day 4: Edinburgh

Transfer to Loch Lomond, one of Scotland’s most beautiful and iconic Lochs where you will enjoy a morning boat cruise on her waters.

Enjoy a picnic lunch we have prepared for you before enjoying a light guided walk through the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.

Return to Edinburgh.

Breakfast and Lunch included

Suggested Overnight Hotel: Leonardo Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Day 5: Depart Edinburgh

After breakfast, continue your journey independently.

Breakfast included

 

Highlights

  • Harry Potter guided walking tour of Edinburgh
  • Visit Stirling Castle and a ride on the Falkirk Wheel
  • Loch Lomond Cruise and picnic lunch

Highlights

  • Harry Potter guided walking tour of Edinburgh
  • Visit Stirling Castle and a ride on the Falkirk Wheel
  • Loch Lomond Cruise and picnic lunch
Day 1: Arrive Edinburgh

Make your own way to the hotel in Edinburgh.

Suggested Overnight Hotel: Leonardo Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Day 2: Edinburgh

This morning, be transferred to the centre of Edinburgh where you will enjoy a guided walking tour of Edinburgh with your expert Harry Potter guide, who will point out places associated with the franchise and places of inspiration for JK Rowling when she was writing the books.

Enjoy time independently to find lunch before spending an afternoon at leisure in Edinburgh. We recommend a visit to the National Museum of Scotland, home to collections showcasing Scottish history, antiquity and culture. Be transferred back to your hotel.

Breakfast included

Suggested Overnight Hotel: Leonardo Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Day 3: Edinburgh

After breakfast, transfer to the city of Stirling where you will visit Stirling Castle, one of the most important and strategic castles in Scotland. The crowning of many kings and queens occurred at Stirling Castle, including Mary, Queen of Scots.

Next, continue past the Kelpies sculpture – two 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures; the statues are names Kelpies after shape-shifting water spirits said to possess the strength of 10 horses!

Then, visit the Union Canal where you will enjoy a ride in the Falkirk Wheel, the only type of rotating boat lift in the world. Return to your hotel in Edinburgh.

Breakfast included

Suggested Overnight Hotel: Leonardo Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Day 4: Edinburgh

Transfer to Loch Lomond, one of Scotland’s most beautiful and iconic Lochs where you will enjoy a morning boat cruise on her waters.

Enjoy a picnic lunch we have prepared for you before enjoying a light guided walk through the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.

Return to Edinburgh.

Breakfast and Lunch included

Suggested Overnight Hotel: Leonardo Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Day 5: Depart Edinburgh

After breakfast, continue your journey independently.

Breakfast included

 

Itinerary map

Title Address Description
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, UK
Sterling, Scotland
Stirling, UK
Loch Lomond, Scotland
Loch Lomond, United Kingdom
Falkirk, Scotland
Falkirk, UK
Title Address Description
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, UK
Sterling, Scotland
Stirling, UK
Loch Lomond, Scotland
Loch Lomond, United Kingdom
Falkirk, Scotland
Falkirk, UK

Useful information

Includes:

  • Four nights’ accommodation in the above hotel or similar including breakfast
  • Meals as stated
  • Excursions and sightseeing as mentioned with local guide where relevant
  • Transportation with driver as stated in the itinerary

Excludes:

  • Any services, guiding, transportation, meals or drinks not mentioned in the above itinerary
  • Insurance
  • Arrival and departure transfers
  • The local currency is British Pound Sterling (GBP) in the United Kingdom
  • The weather in the United Kingdom is volatile, please make sure to bring weather for all seasons and please bring an umbrella
  • The United Kingdom is very accessible and is home to an extensive travel network
  • Visas may be required, please check with your local government agency

Tip: Edinburgh is a very walkable city and the majority of the main sights of the city can be reached with a scenic and pleasant walk

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If you’d like to find more about this or any other Vivu products, itineraries or destinations, please contact Ashley Lutz, our Sales Manager for the UK & EU.

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