Description
The gateways to the startling landscape, rich in mythology and folklore, are the villages of Callander and Aberfoyle. To the north of the town lies the less excitable, more tranquil hamlet of Balquhidder, where the churchyard containing Rob Roy's frave can be found, etched with the stirring epitaph "MacGregor Despite Them". Explore the settings of some of Scotland's most stirring tales, both fictional and historical.
Itinerary
Three Free Excursions Included
* Pitlochry Queens View and Loch Tummel - Pitlochry is known as the Gateway to the Highlands. Fronm a viewing platform on man-made Loch Faskally. We also visit Loch Tummel and the magnificent Queens View out towards the pyramidal cone of Mt. Schiehallion.
* Monarch of the Glen Country & Fort William - Travelling via Loch Laggan we view the magnificent Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge and catch glimpses of Ben Nevis before we continue to Fort William.
* Loch Ness - Visiting Fort Augustus, a busy little town astride the Caledonian Canal. We travel alongside Loch Ness and into Drumnadrochit, home of the Monster Exhibition.
Venue Information
The hotel is an ideal centre for touring the Trossachs, Perthshire and the Highlands. The picturesque village of Aberfoyle is just one mile away and is host to three visitor centres, The Scottish Wool Centre, The Dvid Marshall Lodge and the Scottish Tourist Board's very own Discovery Centre. The Rob Roy Hotel is situated at the gateway to the Trossachs in beautiful countryside where one of Scotland's most famous rogue's "Rob Roy McGregor" once roamed. The hotel has 103 bedrooms all tastefully decorated with private en-suite facilities, mostly showers, TV and tea/coffee making facilities. Most rooms are on the ground floor and there is lift access to all rooms.