Day 1 Arrival - Edinburgh
Arrive Edinburgh Airport and pick up your rental car. Drive to nearby Airth Castle where the staff may take you on a ghostly tour of the castle. Watch out for rooms No 3, No 9 and No 23 as they are all haunted by a small group of playing children. Overnight at Airth Castle.

Day 2 Stirling Castle & Linlithgow Palace
Today you have the opportunity to tour two historic castles associated with Mary Queen of Scots. Stirling Castle stands on volcanic rock overlooking the town of Stirling. The Pink Lady, a beautiful woman in a pink silk gown, has been seen many times at the castle. Some say it is Mary Queen of Scots. A Grey Lady has also been known to appear and it is assumed that she was an attendant to Mary Stuart. Last but not least, listen out for the mysterious footsteps that have been heard all over the Castle… Just down the road at Linlithgow Palace, Queen Margaret's Bower is said to be haunted by Margaret Tudor, waiting for the return of her husband, James IV, who was battling against the army of his brother-in-law, Henry VIII.
Overnight at Airth Castle.

Day 3 Glamis Castle
Journey through the Kingdom of Fife to Glamis Castle, one of Scotland's most beautiful and most haunted castles. It was the home of the Queen Mother in her youth and the birthplace of her daughter Princess Margaret. However, its history dates back to the mist of time and Glamis was once the hunting lodge of that most infamous of Scottish kings, Macbeth! The castle plays host to a plethora of ghosts, one of which is Lady Janet Glamis, who was accused of witchcraft by King James V and burnt at the stake at Castle Hill in Edinburgh in 1537. There is also the spectral appearance of a small servant boy, who had frozen to death, a serving girl turned vampire and a tongue-less woman running through the grounds, but the most amazing mystery is the Missing Room. The window to the room can be clearly seen from the outside of the castle, but no entrance can be found and the window is bricked up. Overnight at Kildrummy Castle

Day 4 Cawdor Castle
Today continue your journey north into the Highlands. You will have the opportunity to stop in one of the many picturesque villages on the way, but make sure you leave enough time to take in a different kind of spirit, Uisge Beatha. Visit one of the many whisky distilleries in Speyside, Take a tour of Cawdor Castle, a superb fairy-tale castle romantically linked with Shakespeare's Macbeth.
There are reports of 3 ghosts at Cawdor - a mysterious appearance dressed in blue velvet and the ghost of John Campbell of Cawdor, but the saddest appearance is that of a young lady without hands. Overnight in Tulloch Castle said to harbour ghosts of its own..

Day 5 Dunrobin Castle
Today you will visit Dunrobin Castle, the most northerly of Scotland's great castles and home of the Earls of Sutherland. The upper floor of the castle is said to be haunted by the daughter of the 14th Earl. She had been imprisoned in the attic by her father for falling in love with the wrong man. This castle also holds Falconry demonstrations in the afternoons. Overnight in Tulloch Castle.

Day 6 Loch Ness & Urquhart Castle
Travelling south along the banks of Loch Ness, keep watch for its famous inhabitant, the Loch Ness Monster. Your best vantage point is at Urquhart Castle, the ruins of one of the largest castles in Scotland which fell into decay after 1689 and was blown up in 1692 to prevent it being occupied by the Jacobites. Continue south through one of the most picturesque and haunting sites in Scotland, the valley of Glencoe, scene of the 1692 massacre of the MacDonald Clan by the soldiers of King William. Overnight in at the George Hotel Edinburgh.

Day 7 Edinburgh Castle & The Royal Mile
It's almost time to depart. Spend your remaining time in Edinburgh, doing some last minute shopping or, if you haven't seen enough ghosts yet, tour the Castle which has many, including a headless drummer who only appears when the Castle is about to be attacked and a piper who disappeared in the tunnels between the Castle and the High Street. Recently, builders undertaking renovating works have been disturbed by ghosts said to be French prisoners of war, who were held captives in the Vaults underneath the Castle. Stroll down the Royal Mile to the Real Mary King's Close to explore the hidden city under today's Royal Mile and the ghosts of times past. This evening you can join one of the famous Edinburgh Ghost Walks.

Day 8 Departure
All too soon it is time to leave Scotland. Return your car at the airport and check in for your flight home.

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Accommodation	4 Star Hotel
2012 Prices	Cdn $ / US $
Apr 16 - 30	$1493
May 1 - 30	$1571
May 31 - Jun 30	$1604
Jul 1 - 31	$1641
Aug 1 - 31	$1762
Sep	$1607
Oct 31	$1571

Price includes: 7 nights accommodations in your choosen category with breakfast daily Compact Automatic Car for 7 days including insurance 7 day Historic Scotland Explorer Pass (valid over 14 days) Pass allows entrance to over 200 historic visitor attractions in Scotland including Edinburgh Castle, Urquhart Castle, Stirling Castle and Linlithgow Palace. Entrances to: Glamis Castle, Cawdow Castle, Dunrobin Castle Entrance to the Real Mary Kings Close on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. Maps and suggested touring route directions. Welcome Pack. VAT and service charges. To book or for more information email or call toll-free 1-800-876-5084