Day 1:
Depart to Edinburgh, Scotland. Day 2:
Arrive in Edinburgh. There is time to get checked into your accommodation before taking a bit of time to investigate Scotland's capitol city aboard an open-top tour bus with hop-off and on service all around the city. Tonight head out to The Witchery for a welcoming dinner. The Witchery is on the Royal Mile near the Castle and has a Gothic, ghoulish past. After dinner the Witchery Tour leaves from here for anyone who would like to join it. Overnight in
Edinburgh.(D) Day 3:
Today starts out with a tour of Edinburgh Castle. The castle is home to Scotland's Crown Jewels and the Stone of Destiny, which was the coronation stone used in crowning the royalty of Scotland. Afternoon Tea is at Bentley's in Juniper Green before some free time for shopping and sightseeing. You may want to visit St. Giles Cathedral or the Palace of the Holyrood House were Mary Queen of Scots, Lord Darnley, and Mary's private secretary are said to haunt this building. Dinner is on your own before a Tour of Mary Kings Close, a part of deeply haunted and forgotten Edinburgh hidden beneath the city. Greyfriars Kirk Graveyard is home to the poltergeist "Bloody MacKenzie". Overnight in Edinburgh.(B,L) Day 4:
The first outing of the day takes you to Falkland Palace. There it is said that a phantom woman walks the gallery in the palace, looking for her lost lover. Lunch is at Kind Kyttock's Tearoom in Falkland. Next, you'll take in the remains of one of the largest cathedrals in Scotland, St. Andrew's Cathedral. You will also take a tour of St. Andrews Castle before exploring Scotland's center for golf. Dinner is at the 500-year-old Dreel Tavern followed by an outing to the Anstruther Graveyard. Overnight in Anstruther in a house haunted by the ship captain who built it.(B,L,D) Day 5:
Journey north today and take in what is believed to be the most haunted castle in Britain, Glamis Castle. The Castle is best known for it's connection with Shakespeare's Macbeth and also for being the childhood home of the late Queen Mother. This afternoon you'll visit Arbroath Abbey, a Tironesian monastery where the Declaration of Arbroath was signed that asserted Scotland's independence from England. The last stop of the day is Claypotts Castle, which is another of Scotland's many haunted castles. The castle is said to be haunted by a "White Lady" who is reputed to be the ghost of Marion Ogilvie, the mistress of Cardinal Beaton who was murdered in St Andrews. Dinner and overnight in Anstruther.(B,D) Day 6:
The first stop today is Huntingtower Castle just outside of Perth. The castle ghost is named "My Lady Greensleeves" and she is said to be seen in advance of a death. Then, head north to the Highland Village of Pitlochry where you'll spend the next two nights. Dunalastair Hotel invites amateur sleuths to sharpen their skills in a "Weekend of Murder, Mystery and Intrigue!" The Dunalastair provides the perfect setting for the weekend as a remote lodge amidst the Highlands of Scotland. Murder mystery dinner and overnight in Pitlochry.(B,D) Day 7:
Today you will have a little time to enjoy one of Highland's loveliest villages, Pitlochry. Queen Victoria was very taken with it and you will visit the Queen's View while here. The sight was popularized by Queen Victoria and is one of the most spectacular places in all of Scotland. The next stop will be Edradour Distillery where you can tour the facilities and get your wee dram, as is customary on a crisp October day. Then, continue the second night of your Murder Mystery Weekend. Murder mystery minner and overnight in Pitlochry.(B,D) Day 8:
Today the tour heads off to Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, where you'll take in Glasgow Cathedral and the Necropolis, remarkable and extensive burial grounds that are believed to be the most haunted area of the city. The Cathedral is one of the only complete cathedrals in Scotland, having escaped the reformation. The crypt is the burial place of St. Mungo and has a haunted past of it's own. Afternoon Tea is at Bradford's Tearoom on Sauchiehall Street. Then
you will have some free time for shopping and to take in the sites of the United Kingdom's finest city of architecture. Overnight in Glasgow.(B,L) Day 9:
After a leisurely full Scottish breakfast you will tour the city aboard an open-top tour bus complete with tour guide. Highlights of the tour will be Glasgow's amazing architecture, University of Glasgow, George Square and The Glasgow Cathedral. Following dinner at the Cathedral House Hotel you will join a Glasgow Haunted City
Tour culminating in Glasgow's City of the Dead Cemetery. Cathedral House is one of the most haunted buildings in Glasgow. Dinner and overnight in Glasgow.(B,D)
Day 10:
Today the tour heads to the Borders area and to Traquair House just outside of Peebles. Traquair House is where the Lady Louisa has been observed drifting around the grounds of the building. They say that Bonny Prince Charlie sometimes returns back to the castle. Then, head to Peebles where you will have some time to explore this delightful market town before dinner. This evening you'll have a private guided ghost tour of Old Peebles ending at the Cross Keys Hotel, built in 1693 and the most haunted building in Peebles. Dinner and castle stay in Peebles.(B,D) Day 11:
As you are now traveling in Abbey Country, time has been set aside to take in a couple of the Borders Abbeys including Melrose, probably Scotland's most well-known ruin. King Robert the Bruce's heart is buried in the abbey courtyard. Next is Dryburgh Abbey, which enjoys a mystical setting on the River Tweed. Sir Walter Scott is interned here. The last visit of the day will be to Jedburgh Abbey. The Abbey was founded, initially as a priory, by King David I in 1138. His intention was partly to demonstrate to the English that the Scots could build on a grand scale so close to the oft disputed border between the two countries. In doing so he was tempting fate and the English - and both failed to resist the temptation many times over the following four centuries. Experience a clairvoyant evening and a farewell dinner in Peebles. Castle stay in Peebles.(B,D) Day 12:
Return to Edinburgh Airport for the journey home. | 
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