Scottish Island Gardens

Discover Scotland's Hidden Gem: Island-Hopping to Paradise

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Description

Scottish Island Gardens

from

£699

/per person

Departing

Departures on 04/08/2025

Tour Details

Be in spring, summer or autumn, the Scottish Islands are a joy to explore with their colourful gardens on display throughout the seasons. Our Island Garden tour is designed for those who not only appreciate gardens but also for those who wish to visit the beauty of Scotland’s West Coast and two of its most loved islands. A true island-hopping tour featuring two of Scotland’s most opulent properties in Bute and Inverary. The latter still home to the Duke of Argyll and his family.

Tour Deposit:

£100 per person

4 Nights

Half board

Travel Solutions Rep: Yes

Price Includes:

Luxury coach travel from Coleraine, Ballymoney, Cloughmills, Ballymena, Dunsilly, Belfast and Belfast Stena Line Port
Return ferry crossings with Stena Line Belfast/Cairnryan
4 nights’ accommodation at the 3* Esplanade Hotel, Dunoon
Breakfast and evening meals
Free time in Dunoon
Entry to Benmore Gardens
Entry to Mount Stuart and Gardens
Entry Inveraray Castle and Gardens
Entry to Historic Kilmun
Return ferry to Isle of Bute – Colintraive to the Isle of Bute
Services of an experienced Travel Solutions tour manager

Ferry Times:

Departs Belfast 11:30 / Arrives Cairnryan 13:52
Departs Cairnryan 15:30 / Arrives Belfast 17:45

Please Note:

Full payment required 12 weeks prior to departure.
Meals on-board the ferries are not included in your tour price
NEW BELFAST PICK-UP POINT. The new Belfast pick up point for coach tours will now be Leonardo Hotel (formerly Jurys Inn)

Flight Times:

Optional extra:

Single Supplement Cost: £100 per person

Flight times:

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Notes:

Transfers Included : Yes

Travel Solutions Rep : Yes

Accommodation

3* Esplanade Hotel, Dunoon

Situated on the quieter West Bay Side of Dunoon, with unparalleled views down the Firth. Hotel has been refurbished in recent year and is very much geared to group needs.

Hotel Services/Facilities:

Wi-Fi
Terrace/Garden
Bar
Restaurant
Shared lounge/TV area
Lift

Guest Rooms:

Private bathroom with amenities
Desk
TV
Wardrobe/closet
Telephone

*Some services may have an additional charge

Itinerary

DAY 1

Meet your coach at your selected pick-up point and travel to Belfast Port to join the mid-morning sailing to Scotland. On arrival in Cairnryan we travel along the coast making a comfort stop en-route before arriving at your hotel in Dunoon for check-in and dinner.

DAY 2

Today after breakfast (departure times will be confirmed by your tour manager) join your coach, for a short but beautiful drive over the Kyles of Bute to catch the short crossing from Colintraive to the Isle of Bute. Stop in the Victorian seaside town of Rothesay and enjoy some free time. Re-join your coach for the coastal drive to Mount Stuart, a 19th century neo-gothic mansion with extravagant interiors and over 300 acres of landscape gardens with a wide selection of native and exotic flora. The woodland walks lead to a private beach with views across the Firth of Clyde. Afterwards meet your coach (departure times will be confirmed by your tour manager) and make your way back to your hotel.

DAY 3

This morning, enjoy some free time in Dunoon, perhaps visit Castle House Museum (payable locally) or stroll along the attractive promenade. In the Afternoon meet your coach (departure point and time will be confirmed by your tour manager) and tour along The Holy Loch and Loch Fyne to the ancient maritime port of Inveraray. Entry into Inveraray Castle and Gardens is included. The castle is home to the Duke of Argyll playing an important role in the shaping of Scotland through the ages. The gardens cover sixteen acres. The remainder being park and woodland extending to 180 hectares forming one of the most important designed landscapes in Scotland. Afterwards return to your hotel.

DAY 4

Today after breakfast (departure times will be confirmed by your tour manager) join your coach as we travel along the shoreline to Historic Kilmun. The former church, with the Argyll Mausoleum at its side, overlooks the Holy Loch on a site with a religious history dating back to the 7^th century. The current building erected in 1841 and set in an historic graveyard boasts one of the very few working hydraulic water powered organs in Britain together with impressive stained-glass windows by Stephen Adam. Adjoining the church is the Argyll Mausoleum a burial place of Campbells of Argyll from the 16^th century until the last Duke was interred there in 1949. Enjoy an afternoon visit to Benmore Gardens. Set over 120 acres its home to a world-famous collection of plants from regions ranging from the Himalaya, China and Japan to North and South America. Don’t forget to say hello to the Highland cows.

DAY 5

This morning after breakfast and checking out (departure time will be confirmed by your tour manager), bid farewell to Dunoon as we make our way back to Cairnryan port making a comfort stop en-route before joining the afternoon ferry crossing to Belfast. On arrival, you return to your original joining point.

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