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Scotland

Our hand-on-heart, hassle-free
promise

• No driving • No parking • No navigating
• No lugging your luggage
• No overseas call centres
Waverley Paddle Steamer

Dunoon, Isle of Bute
and Waverley Paddle Steamer
We take care
Enjoy the beauty of Scottland's West coast and an included cruise on the World’s
last seagoing paddle steamer of everything...

5 or 8 Days from £579 Included joining points
from these regions, see pages 42 to 45
Here’s what you’ll get up to... the opportunity to visit the Isle of Bute 1 2 4 5
Distillery, famous for its Oyster Gin!
North Departures
Waverley Paddle Steamer Day 3 (North Included meals
Day 1 Depart D
Departure) or 6 (South Departure) The Look out for 'B' or 'D' – they're the secret
Day 2 Isle of Bute B D
world’s last seagoing paddle steamer, code for when breakfast or dinner is
Day 3 Waverley Paddle Steamer B D Waverley’s maiden voyage was on June included!
Day 4 Inveraray and Inveraray Castle B D 16, 1947 and saw her operate the route Included memory makers

she was primarily intended – the cruise up
Day 5 Return home B
Loch Long and Loch Goil to the villages of
South Departures Isle of Bute
Lochgoilhead and Arrochar. With almost
Day 1 Depart and continue to our 80 years of history, Waverley is not just Waverley Paddle Steamer
overnight stay D a ship but a living testament to a bygone Plus more!
Day 2 To Dunoon B D era. It showcases a magnificent triple Your home
Day 3 Inveraray and Inveraray Castle B D expansion steam engine that will leave away from home
you in awe! Experience the authentic
Day 4 Isle of Bute B D On north departures, you will stay
charm of a real steamship as you hear
Day 5 Day at leisure B D the telegraph ring, witness the engine’s for four nights at the 3-star Argyll
Hotel in Dunoon.
Day 6 Waverley Paddle Steamer B D graceful motion, and sense the gentle
Day 7 Depart hotel and continue to our aroma of hot oil and steam. You can even On south departures, you will
overnight stay B D watch the paddles turning through the stay for five nights at the 3-star
portholes! Esplanade Hotel in Dunoon.
Day 8 Return home B
Overnight stays will be in city-style
The best bits... Inveraray and Inveraray Castle hotels in northern England.
Day 4 (North Departure) or 3
Isle of Bute Day 2 (North Departure) (South Departure) The masterpiece of See page 139 for details.
or 4 (South Departure) This compact the town is the fairy tale-style Inveraray
island is just 15 miles long and 5 miles Castle. One of the earliest examples NORTH: 5-DAY BREAK
wide, From the lush, fertile and rolling of Gothic Revival architecture, this Argyll Hotel
hills of the island's heart to the craggy, picturesque fantasy castle, with its
heather-covered moorlands of the towering stone pillars, beautiful Gothic Code W5UDWS
north and the delightful sandy beaches windows, and romantic gardens, is a JUL 21 2025 2 £579 JUL 06 2026 1 £589 JUL 20 2026 2 £589
Single Room Supplement from £109
around the coastline, the landscapes must-see. There is a lovely tea room
are extraordinarily varied. We will stop which serves various locally sourced
in Rothesay to give you free time to products including best of Mull cheddars SOUTH: 8-DAY BREAK
Esplanade Hotel
explore. Why not take the open top and Arran ice creams.
bus tour on the main sights, visit Bute Code W8UDWS
museum, or just enjoy a stroll around the JUN 27 2025 4 £879 JUN 26 2026 4 £879
shops? For the gin lovers, you can take JUL 11 2025 5 £879 JUL 10 2026 5 £899
Single Room Supplement from £199

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