CYCLING THE EXE ESTUARY
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Join a local expert guide as you cycle along the Exe Estuary on Devon’s magical south coast. Begin with an overview of the history and culture of Exeter and Topsham before setting off on your guided cycle tour. After around 45 minutes, stop at the RSPB Exminster & Powderham marshes, a great place for bird spotting year round. Enjoy a walk before getting back on your bike and crossing the estuary into Topsham where you will continue south down to Exmouth. After your cycle, enjoy some free time in the
WELSH MINING EXPERIENCE
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Follow in the footsteps of the miners who once worked at the Lewis Merthyr Colliery, right in the heart of the beautiful Rhondda Valley, the “Home of Coal”. Take a tour with guides, who are all retired miners themselves. Nobody knows the coal industry better than them! The exclusive Black Gold Experience underground guided tour takes you through the recently developed Trefor & Bertie Engine Houses and into the original lamp room where you will collect your miner’s helmet for your exciting journey underground.
MUSICAL BELFAST
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Enjoy a unique guided walking tour through Belfast with a professional musician as your guide. Visit bars and sites along the way and enjoy musical performances throughout! This music trail is a different way to experience Irish music. Walk through cobbled alleyways, past famous landmarks and on to private bars in some of the city’s oldest buildings. At each stop enjoy a performance of traditional tunes, songs and stories.. Enjoy a local drink while learning about the instruments, language, customs and history that make up Ireland’s vibrant musical tradition.
NEOLITHIC ORKNEY – SELF DRIVE
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Enjoy a self-drive tour around the island of Mainland in Orkney. Beginning in Kirkwell, set off on your tour, taking in the incredible sights of the UNESCO Heart of Neolithic Orkney. Head west and visit the Standing Stones of Stennes, one of the most famous sights in Orkney, before visiting the majestic and mystical Ring of Brodgar. Next, drive to Maeshowe where you will enjoy a guided tour of the finest chambered tomb in north west Europe, more than a staggering 5,000 years old. End your Neolithic tour with
BUDDHIST INNER CALM
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From the Scottish town of Lockerbie, transfer by road to the astonishing Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Kagyu Samye Ling, the first Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary to be established in the west. Enjoy a tour of the temple and stupa with the chance to attend a Buddhist prayer session as well as a guided meditation. Your guide is on hand to answer any questions you may have. Return by road to Lockerbie where you may wish to take part in some reflection at the Garden of Remembrance and Lockerbie air disaster
SCOTTISH HIGHLAND FLING – SELF DRIVE
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Head north from Inverness by car on an exciting adventure into the northern reaches of mainland Scotland! Pass through the highland town of Lairg before heading to Altnaharra on the banks of Loch Naver. Continue to the northern reaches to Kyle of Tongue, a shallow sea loch offering some of the most impressive scenery in the world. Return back south through the stunning highland backdrop of Kinbrace and Helmsdale before stopping at Dunrobin Castle, a grand stately home dating back to the middle ages and based on an elegant French