Name: 4 Day Islay Whisky Tour - Discover Some of Scotland’s Finest Whisky Distilleries
Brand: Scottish Routes
Price: 1175 GBP
Availability: InStock
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Paradise Scotch Whisky Tour

Come and join Scottish Routes for this amazing whisky tour of Islay, Scotland. This tour takes you to a Scottish island paradise, with stunning scenery, ancient history, traditional culture, and eight of Scotland’s finest whisky distilleries. Your tour guide will let you know all the best places to get the most out of your time on the island. There is an eating option for all budgets and tastes and with so much local produce on offer, you will be spoiled for choice.

Highlights

Bunnahabhain Tasting
Warehouse Experience at Lagavulin
Tour of Bruichladdich followed by a full range tasting
Full range tasting at Ardbeg
Laphroaig tour and tasting
Kilchoman tour and tasting
Services of a professional tour guide
3 nights superior accommodation

4 days with instruction

Group size: Maximum of 16 participants

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

07:45

Facilities

Free Wi-Fi

During this holiday, you will be staying at The Bowmore House. It has five large double bedrooms all with en-suite bathrooms. Four of the rooms have views over Loch Indaal or Bowmore. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout The Bowmore House for guests to use. Refurbishments have been carried out to all the bedrooms to give them a more modern feel. The modern furnishings compliment the grandeur of the 1898 building.

Please note that if the Bowmore House is not available, Scottish Routes will source alternative local accommodation of the same standard.

Program

With a check-in time of 7:45 a.m., Scottish Routes would advise staying in Edinburgh's City Centre the night before the tour would depart.

Day 1

After departing Edinburgh you will head north into the highlands. The landscape becomes more mountainous and your guide will tell the history and culture of this stunning part of Scotland. You will make a brief visit to the attractive village of Inveraray on the shores of Loch Fyne. It is then a short drive down the Kintyre Peninsula to Kennacraig where you will board the evening ferry to Islay. The ferry crossing is around 2 hours and allows for some beautiful views of the islands of Gigha, Jura, and Islay as well as the area surrounding West Loch Tarbert. On arrival on Islay, you will visit the Bunnahabhain Distillery, with it's impressive views over to the island of Jura. Here you will enjoy a tasting of a range of Bunnahabhain expressions, before travelling to the village of Bowmore, where your will be staying for your three nights on the island.

Days 2 and 3

Your days on Islay bring a tour of Bruichladdich, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the independent Kilchoman. An unforgettable warehouse experience at Lagavulin, A tour and full range tasting at Ardbeg, and a tasting designed just for us at Laphroaig. Each night on Islay, there are plenty of options for eating, drinking, and relaxing. Your tour guide will let you know all the best places to get the most out of your time in Bowmore.

There is an eating option for all budgets and tastes and with so much local produce on offer, you will be spoilt for choice. The whiskey bars aren’t too bad either. Slainte Mhath, as they say in Gaelic.

Day 4

After a final hearty breakfast, you catch the morning ferry back to Kennacraig. Arriving on the mainland, you head to the loch-side town of Inveraray. This is the seat of the clan Campbell, home to the Loch Fyne Whisky shop and your stop for lunch. After lunch (and some last-minute whiskey shopping), your journey now hugs the shores of Loch Fyne and Loch Long before climbing up to the Rest and being Thankful for the sweeping views.

Then it is to the shores of Loch Lomond. With time to stop for some lovely views and stretch of the legs, this is the last stop on your tour before crossing the River Clyde and into Scotland’s largest city Glasgow. Some of the guests may be leaving the tour there, so you may make a short stop in central Glasgow (George Square) before returning to Edinburgh.

Please note that due to various reasons (weather, closures, and special events), it may not always be possible to visit all the distilleries mentioned. Please be aware that, if this is the case, Scottish Route will ensure that suitable alternatives are found.

Food

During this holiday, you will be served hearty breakfasts.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Alcoholic beverages

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

What's included

Minibus transport
Return ferries to/from Islay
Services of a professional tour guide
Lagavulin Warehouse experience
Tour and tasting at Ardbeg
Tour and exclusive tasting at Laphroaig
Tour and range tasting Bruichladdich
Tour and exclusive tasting at Kilchoman
Tasting at Bunnahabhain
3 nights B&B en-suite accommodation

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