BRITISH PANORAMA

Tour Code - 9021

6 days London to London 
Leeds, Edinburgh, Wresham, Cardiff

Price starting at: $629

This exciting holiday is a great introduction to the history and culture of England, Scotland, and Wales. In England, discover London’s famous landmarks; Cambridge, one of the country’s oldest seats of learning; and York, England’s most complete medieval city. In Scotland see the mighty Edinburgh Castle with its Crown Jewels. Travel south to Gretna Green, where 18th-century young runaway couples were married by the local blacksmith. Travel through the Lake District, and visit Wordsworth’s charming Grasmere. Enjoy 2,000-year-old Chester and overnight in Wrexham.  Return to England, stop in Ironbridge then visit Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon; elegant Georgian Bath, famous for its Roman relics; and the mysterious Stonehenge.

Meals
Breakfast - 5
Lunch - 0
Dinner - 2

Standard Features
SIGHTSEEING: Visits to Hadrian's Wall, Jedburgh, Melrose, Edinburgh Castle, Gretna Green, Grasmere, Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon, Broadway, Bath, Salisbury; orientation drive in Cardiff; walking tours in Cambridge, York, Chester

SCENIC HIGHLIGHTS: Northumberland National Park, Scottish Lowlands, Lake District National Park, Ironbridge, Cotswold Hills, Stonehenge and Salisbury Plain

GUIDES: Host service in London. Local Guide for city sightseeing in Edinburgh. Professional Tour Director while touring

TRANSPORTATION: Private first-class air-conditioned motorcoach
HOTELS: Rooms with private bath or shower, hotel taxes, porterage, tips, and service charges

MEALS: Full English breakfast (B); 2 three-course dinners (D) with choice of menus

01

LONDON-CAMBRIDGE-YORK-LEEDS
Meet your Tour Director and travelling companions and depart at 8 am for a day of northbound travel. Enjoy a walking tour in the university city of Cambridge, one of the country's oldest seats of learning. In York, England's most complete medieval city, stand in awe in front of the great structure of York Minster, then follow your Tour Director through a maze of quaint streets, including the narrow Shambles. Stop for the night near Leeds. (D)

02

LEEDS-JEDBURGH, SCOTLAND-MELROSE-EDINBURGH
See a section of Hadrian's Wall, the Roman coast-to-coast defense against marauding northern tribes, then motor through wild Northumberland National Park to the Scottish border. Stop for photos at Jedburgh, with glimpses of the house of Mary, Queen of Scots, and then Melrose with its 12th-century abbey ruins and connections with Robert the Bruce. Afternoon arrival in Edinburgh. Your Tour Director will have suggestions for this evening. (B)

03

EDINBURGH
A full day to enjoy this "Prince of Cities." Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide introduces you to the 200-year old "New Town" and famous scientists, inventors, and novelists. In the "Old Town," drive up the narrow Royal Mile to Edinburgh Castle to admire Scotland's Crown Jewels. Afternoon at leisure. Later, a unique optional experience: board the former Royal Yacht Britannia, which for the Queen was once the perfect royal residence for glittering state visits and family holidays. Tour five decks and see how the Royal Family and crew of 240 lived and worked on board. Dinner rounds off this optional evening. (B)

04

EDINBURGH-LAKE DISTRICT, ENGLAND-CHESTER-WREXHAM, WALES
South through the history-steeped Lowland Hills and a visit to Gretna Green, where the blacksmith used to wed runaway couples. Drive through beautiful scenery in the Lake District, considered to be the finest of England's national parks. Visit Wordsworth's Grasmere, then follow the shores of Lake Windermere. In Chester, the historic county town on the River Dee, your walking tour includes the Roman remains, black and white halftimbered buildings, and the two-tiered arcades called the "Rows." Overnight in Wrexham. (B,D)

05

WREXHAM-STRATFORD-UPONAVON, ENGLAND-CARDIFF, WALES
Back in England, first stop this morning at Ironbridge "Cradle of the Industrial Revolution." Later, tour fascinating Stratford-upon-Avon, a living monument to William Shakespeare, before driving through the scenic Cotswold Hills with a stop for photos in picture-book Broadway. Overnight in Cardiff, where an orientation drive introduces you to the capital's major attractions: Cardiff Castle, Cathays Park, Millennium Stadium, and the stately civic buildings. Your Tour Director will have suggestions for an evening of Welsh entertainment. (B)

06

CARDIFF-BATH, ENGLAND-STONEHENGE-SALISBURY-LONDON
A day of memorable highlights with a visit first to the elegant Georgian city of Bath, famous for its Roman relics, before continuing via Stonehenge, still an intriguing mystery, to Salisbury, the "City of the Soaring Spire." Return to London around 4 pm, where your holiday ends. (B)

Dates and Prices. Rates are per head in US$:

 Optional Gratuity :  US$46

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