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  August 2011
 
     

Edinburgh Tattoo & the Borders

22nd August - 5 Days

INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY PRICE

  • Pick up from your home and return
  • All ferry and luxury coach travel
  • 4 nights half board accommodation (Lunch instead of dinner on Tattoo day)
  • Admission into the Edinburgh Tattoo
  • (Note: Steep incline and steps must be negotiated)
  • Admission to The Royal Yacht Britannia • Admission into Abbotsford House
  • Cruise on the Union Canal • Excursions as Listed
  • Services of our Kardan Travel Holidays Driver/Courier

De Vere Barony Castle Hotel – 3 Star
This imposing historic hotel is located in 25 acres of tranquil gardens and woodland, a short drive from the border town of Peebles. Inside the historic façade, this hotel has all the facilities of a modern hotel. It has full leisure facilities with an indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and mini-gym. Each of the 78 bedrooms are well equipped with hairdryer, satellite television, and tea/coffee making facilities. The main bar and restaurant have recently been refurbished and make a great relaxation area and in the summer there
is additional seating outside on a terrace. There is a lift to all floors, however some single rooms are accessed via a flight of steps.

Day One: After being picked up at home, you join our luxury touring coach and travel northwards via the motorway network. Comfort stops are made en-route and you arrive in Peebles early evening.
Day Two to Day Four: At leisure in Peebles with three included excursions.
Day Five: After breakfast, you make your way southwards back to the Island to arrive early evening.

Included Excursions:
After lunch you travel towards Edinburgh, stopping first at The Royal Yacht Britannia. Step on board and visit five of the magnificent decks, taking you through the State Apartments and crew's quarters and finishing in the engine room. We then have time in the historic city of Edinburgh before the evening performance of the Tattoo.
An excursion to Abbotsford House the home of Sir Walter Scott, the 19th century novelist and poet author of The Waverley Novels, Ivanhoe, Lady of the Lake and others. Abbotsford is full of memorabilia and treasures connected with the history of Scotland including Montrose’s Sword, Rob Roy’s gun and a lock of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s hair. Visitors will see Scott’s study where he wrote many of his best known novels together with a library containing over 9,000 rare volumes.
A full day excursion to the Falkirk Wheel where you will have an inclusive boat trip on the Union Canal which includes a lift on the Falkirk Wheel, a fascinating day out for all.

KARDAN TRAVEL PRICE £549 per person

BASED ON TWO ADULTS SHARING

Single supplement £90

 

   
     

Romantic Rhine- River of Lights

25th August – 6 Days

INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY PRICE

  • Pick-up from home and return
  • All ferry and luxury coach travel • 5 nights half board accommodation
  • Choice of main course and tea/coffee after dinner
  • Regional Dinner (set menu) one evening
  • Cookery demonstration/ Video film of the Rhine
  • Rhine River Lights boat cruise • Wine tasting
  • Entrance into Bundesgarten Flower Show inc. cable car ride and 1hr cruise.
  • Excursions as listed • Services of our Kardan Travel Holidays Driver/Courier

The Bellevue Hotel, Boppard- 4 Star
This stylish 4 star hotel is situated on the main riverside promenade and only a stone's throw from the centre of the town. Guests can either indulge in an aperitif in the cosy bar or relax in the hotel's recently installed leisure centre with sauna, steam bath and indoor pool. Enjoy local specialities in the stylish restaurant, with great views over the river. The hotel is beautifully decorated in a "Belle Epoque" style with gilded mirrors and artwork on the walls. The 93 bedrooms are bright and elegant in style, with all facilities
including satellite TV and hairdryer. Lift to all floors.

Day One: After a pick up from home, you join our luxury touring coach and head to Dover for the short sea crossing over to Calais. Passing through France and Belgium you enter Germany and arrive in Boppard in the evening.
Day Two to Day Five: At leisure in Boppard with four included excursions.
Day Six: After breakfast, you make your way back through Germany and into France for the crossing to Dover, arriving back on the Island in the evening.

Included Excursions:
A day excursion into the Moselle Valley visiting the historic market town of Cochem to include a visit to Anton Hammes wine cellar for a guided tour and tasting. A full day tour to Koblenz to visit The Federal Horticultural Show. With over 48 hectares, spread over three main sites to explore, you will not be
disappointed with the vast array of themed exhibitions both indoor and outdoor. Take the opportunity to experience the new aerial cable car across the Rhine to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress and enjoy the show from the river onboard a boat.
A half day tour to Bacharach, named after Bacchus, the ancient Roman god of wine. This is a medieval walled town close to the river bank. It is a jewel of a town with its cobbled streets and quaint half-timbered facades. A leisurely evening cruise on the river Rhine, with wonderful views of romantic castles & picturesque towns, before the pyrotechnics set the Rhine ablaze with colour.

KARDAN TRAVEL PRICE £695 per person

BASED ON TWO ADULTS SHARING

Single supplement £70

   
   
   
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