Please note that optional excursions featured below are based on the 2009 tour season and are listed for guidance and budget purposes only and are subject to change without notice.

OPTIONAL SIGHTSEEING & EXCURSIONS

With Insight, you will enjoy many of Europe's famous highlights as included features on your tour - at no extra cost. However, there are an exciting array of additional excursions which are made available to help turn an already outstanding experience into a trip of a lifetime. These are entirely optional and offered to you at competitive prices. They are all bookable through your Tour Director at the commencement of your tour as many of them are planned to coincide with the best highlights available at the time of your visit.

The following list is a general selection as it would be impossible to operate all excursions on any one tour. This selection will vary due to seasonal conditions and museum opening days and times. Your Tour Director will give you a receipt once you have paid for your excursions. Payment can be made in cash or by Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Please note that credit/debit card payments can only be processed in Pound Sterling however cash can be taken in most major currencies and your Tour Director will be able to give you specific details of relevant exchange rates on commencement of your tour.

HOW TO BUDGET FOR OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS:

The final list of optional excursions to be offered during your tour by your Tour Director will be based on the descriptions and pricing featured in this leaflet. To help your pre tour budgeting we suggest you allow approximately £35 per person per day for optional excursions.

EDINBURGH

EDI01 SCOTTISH CABARET

Tonight is a chance to put on that tartan and join us for an evening of singing, dancing and bagpipe playing. There is food, wine and a great atmosphere. Join in with the singing, we'll show you a Highland dance or two and there's a chance to sample Scotland's national dish - haggis. It's a grand night and a wonderful way to celebrate an evening in Edinburgh. UK £ 41.00

EDI02 DINNER IN EDINBURGH

This evening we visit a local restaurant for a three-course dinner with a drink included. UK £26.00

EDI03 HOLYROOD PALACE

An afternoon tour of the Scottish royal residence of Holyrood Palace. It is here that the Queen receives Scottish nobility. We enjoy a guided tour around the State Apartments and a stroll in the Queen's lovely gardens. Thereafter we continue on for views from the legendary Arthur's Seat. UK £ 12.00

HIGHLANDS

BLA01 GUIDED VISIT OF BLAIR CASTLE

This fine castle is set in its own grounds against a backdrop of glorious scenery. We will enjoy a visit around the castle, the home of the Duke of Atholl, who is the only man in Britain to have a private army. UK £14.00

BLA02 SHEEPDOG DEMONSTRATION

Visit a working sheep farm where the farmer gives a demonstration of the work and training of Border Collies. UK £11.00

THURSO

TH01 CASTLE OF MEY

This is the most northerly castle in Britain, owned and restored by the late Queen Mother, and where she spent many happy summers for nearly 50 years. It has a spectacular setting, on the coast with views of the Orkney Islands. Very much a family home and a rare chance to see the relaxed and informal way the Royal Family live when away from the public eye. The tour takes in the Queen Mother's bedroom, library, drawing room, Princess Margaret's room, and the kitchens. Of special interest are the gardens, the greenhouses and the Shell Garden where she loved to sit with its old-fashioned shrub roses and climbers. UK £14.50

SKYE

SKY01 ISLE TOUR

An opportunity to travel around the Trotternish Peninsula with a local guide. Hear about the way of life on this remote inner Hebridean Island with its stories and legends. On this tour of the 'Isle of Mist' you will see the Old Man of Storr, the red and black Cuillin Mountains, Kilt rock and the graveyard where Flora McDonald is buried. This is a tour not to be missed.UK £10.00

LOCH LOMOND

LHL01 LAKE CRUISE

A guided cruise around the largest stretch of inland water in the British Isles - the famous and picturesque Loch Lomond. The cruise includes tea or coffee. UK £10.00

GLASGOW

GLA02 GLASGOW DINNER

Enjoy an evening of Scottish fayre in a local restaurant, and afterwards we take a drive around the city.UK £26.00

WATERFORD

WAT01 WATERFORD WALKING TOUR

We take a walking tour with a local guide and then continue to get to know the locals with a drink in a typical pub. € 20

BRISTOL

BR01 BRISTOL DINNER

An evening drive around the city of Bristol to view two of the great engineering achievements of Brunel and see some of the city's historical buildings. A delicious three-course dinner is also included. UK £26.00

DUBLIN

DUB01 DINNER & CABARET

Over an excellent dinner you'll enjoy a non-stop show featuring comedy, dance, song, music and fine food. Ireland's musical history unfolds in a cabaret that will delight you long after the night has ended. The cast will have you tapping your toes and joining in the fun, and it's all wrapped up in the spirit of Irish humour. We will serve you an Irish coffee at the end of dinner which will put you in the mood for Ireland's best night out. € 64

DUB04 IRISH COUNTRYSIDE & GLENDALOUGH

A beautiful afternoon drive through Co, Wicklow known as the garden of Ireland. We pass through the Wicklow Mountains to the picturesque setting of St. Kevin's great 6th Century monastic site at Glendalough. We return to Dublin via the Great Sugar Loaf Mountain. € 18

DUB06 DINNER & DUBLIN COAST DRIVE

A three-course dinner at a local restaurant followed by a scenic drive around Dublin Bay. € 39

LIMERICK

LIM001 SHANNON CASTLE BANQUET

The banquet is held in the great hall of the castle. As we dine, we are entertained by the court jester, the Castle musicians and the ladies and gentlemen of the medieval court, in the splendor of a by-gone age. There's fine music, singing, dancing, good food and laughter. It won't be long before you join in with the 'court entertainers' taking home warm memories of this delightful evening. € 62

PLYMOUTH

PLY01 PLYMOUTH DINNER

We enjoy a three-course dinner with wine in a traditional venue. UK £26.00

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