Highlights of Ireland and Scotland

Would not use or recommend Trafalgar again

The itinerary was great. I loved how there were stops along the way that incorporated the local experiences and allowed us as travellers to gain insights into how the locals live and work and how absolutely grateful and extremely friendly they were to have a bus load of people at their doors. I hope all trips incorporate a local experience. Only issue I had with the itinerary was we ended up in a beautiful place for the night but everything was closing down once we arrived and we were leaving before anything was open. We were not late getting there we were right on time for everything. Maybe looking into the the times of arrivals to places would help. It wasn't just stores closing but restaurants as well which gave us a very limited choice of eating and of course everyone was going to the same place for food which made it extremely busy.

We were pleased with the tour. Very personable and knowledgeable tour guide. Nice that the bags don't have to be out at 6am. We are not big shoppers so sometimes the "free time" dragged on a bit, especially if you didn't do an excurion. Lots of time spent driving....but had a lot of ground to cover,lol. The tour is very well organized. Really enjoyed the sheep farm/lunch, Giant's Causeway (1 hr 35 min walking), Crystal factory and lots of history. The evening at the Torphichen Inn was enjoyable. The owner is quite the character and the entertainment and food were very good. We are not whiskey drinkers ( from the people talking, most were not either), so could have done without the whiskey tasting. We were prepared for lots of rain but only rained 3 times and for very short periods. The main reason for going was to see the Tattoo and it was awesome.