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Best of Scotland and Ireland 2025
9 Day Tour from Edinburgh to Dublin
Tour Description:
Discover the treasures Scotland and Ireland on your affordable tour from Dublin to Edinburgh. In 9 days, you’ll visit Highlands and Lowlands and three capital cities. Starting in Scotland, a city tour of Edinburgh introduces you to the home of scientists, inventors, and novelists, not to mention the imposing castle. The home of golf, St Andrews, and the beautiful Victorian resort town of Pitlochry are on the way to the Cairngorms National Park and Highlands of Scotland. Look out for Nessie as you drive along the shores of Loch Ness, and through the lush and rugged countryside to the “Bonnie Banks” of Loch Lomond to Glasgow. Your budget-minded travel through Scotland ends with the ferry across the Irish Sea to Belfast, where the Titanic was built. Plenty of time to immerse yourself in this unique city before moving south to Dublin, Ireland’s capital city. Here you’ll drive along the statue-lined O’Connell Street and see the elegant Georgian squares with their red-brick townhouses, Trinity College, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Your value-minded tour of Scotland and Ireland is chock-full of priceless experiences, sights, and memories brave and true!
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Dates & Pricing
| Saturday 10 May 25 — Monday 19 May 25 | Starting at $2,219 |  SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 17 May 25 — Monday 26 May 25 | Starting at $2,249 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 24 May 25 — Monday 02 Jun 25 | Starting at $2,329 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 31 May 25 — Monday 09 Jun 25 | Starting at $2,329 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 07 Jun 25 — Monday 16 Jun 25 | Starting at $2,329 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
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| Saturday 28 Jun 25 — Monday 07 Jul 25 | Starting at $2,329 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 05 Jul 25 — Monday 14 Jul 25 | Starting at $2,329 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 19 Jul 25 — Monday 28 Jul 25 | Starting at $2,329 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 26 Jul 25 — Monday 04 Aug 25 | Starting at $2,329 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 02 Aug 25 — Monday 11 Aug 25 | Starting at $2,549 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 09 Aug 25 — Monday 18 Aug 25 | Starting at $2,549 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 16 Aug 25 — Monday 25 Aug 25 | Starting at $2,549 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 23 Aug 25 — Monday 01 Sep 25 | Starting at $2,329 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 30 Aug 25 — Monday 08 Sep 25 | Starting at $2,329 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 06 Sep 25 — Monday 15 Sep 25 | Starting at $2,329 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 13 Sep 25 — Monday 22 Sep 25 | Starting at $2,249 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Saturday 20 Sep 25 — Monday 29 Sep 25 | Starting at $2,219 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
Disclaimer: Prices listed are per person, based on double occupancy, and in USD. All promotions are valid for new bookings only, capacity controlled and valid on select dates and departures. Individual Terms and Conditions will apply to all promotions. Any promotion can be withdrawn at any time without notice. Please speak with your Pavlus Travel Planner for complete vendor terms and conditions, including eligible tour and cruise dates.
Destination & Sightseeing
Destination & SightseeingThe world is within reach with everything you need for perfectly affordable touring. Cosmos includes hand-selected accommodations, guided sightseeing, and seamless transportation between destinations and an Irish Sea ferry crossing—with value-minded travel lovers in mind. Explore with expert Cosmos Tour Directors and Local Guides, complimentary headsets, and a private, first-class, air-conditioned motorcoach with free Wi-Fi. Enhance your free time to explore like a local with your CosmosGO mobile app!Special departures: Departures August 3, 10 and 17 include Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
Notes:
This tour requires some uphill walking on rough terraine at Edinburgh Castle which may pose a challenge to guests with physical limitations or reliant on mobility devices such as wheelchairs.
This tour requires some uphill walking on rough terraine at Edinburgh Castle which may pose a challenge to guests with physical limitations or reliant on mobility devices such as wheelchairs.
MEALS
MEALS ITINERARY
ITINERARYDay 1
Check into your hotel. In the afternoon, there’s time to rest or discover Scotland’s great capital city. This evening, meet your Tour Director and travel companions for dinner at the hotel
Day 2
A full day to enjoy the Scottish capital. Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide introduces you to the 200-year-old “New Town”, home to famous scientists, inventors, and novelists. In the “Old Town,” visit Edinburgh Castle to admire Scotland’s Crown Jewels. Afternoon at leisure. No trip to Scotland is complete without an authentic Scottish night out! Join an optional evening filled with traditional food, drinks, singers, dancers, bagpipes and of course the unforgettable Ceremony of the Haggis! For departures August 3, 10 and 17, tickets are included for tonight’s performance of the world-renowned Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, a vast spectacle of amassed Scottish pipe bands that takes place in an arena on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle
Day 3
A day of memorable sightseeing: cross the Firth of Forth and head to St. Andrews, whose Royal and Ancient Golf Club has given us the rules of golfing; then cross the Firth of Tay and, via Dundee and Perth, head into the Highlands with a stop in the Victorian mountain resort of Pitlochry. Cross the battlefield of Culloden Moor with its memories of Bonnie Prince Charlie before reaching your Highland destination.
Today’s Distance: 225 mi/ 260 km
Day 4
Look out for signs of the mysterious Loch Ness monster and proceed via Fort William, beneath Ben Nevis. Glen Coe, where the MacDonald Clan was massacred in 1692, and a drive along the “Bonnie Banks” of Loch Lomond are scenic highlights on the way to Glasgow.
Today’s Distance: 183 mi/ 293 km
Day 5
On this morning’s orientation drive through Scotland’s largest city, see the fine 12th-century cathedral, imposing university buildings, and elegant Georgian squares, built by wealthy tobacco barons. Stop at Alloway, the birthplace of Robert Burns, before boarding the ferry for the Irish Sea crossing to Belfast.
Today’s Distance: 143 mi/ 229 km
Day 6
A full day to enjoy Belfast on your own or experience the legend and legacy of the ill-fated ocean liner, Titanic, on a morning optional city tour that includes a visit to Titanic Belfast. Be moved by the compelling story of the Titanic from conception to construction and launch and its subsequent place in history. This afternoon, why not join an optional to the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Giant’s Causeway. Taking its name from the legendary Irish giant Finn McCool, 40,000 basalt columns were formed around 60 million years ago to create a unique rock formation that is a sight to behold
Day 7
Head south this morning for arrival in Dublin before lunchtime. Your orientation drive through Ireland’s capital includes statue-lined O’Connell Street, elegant Georgian squares, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. This evening’s optional excursion toasts Irish tradition with a visit to the Guinness Storehouse where Ireland’s most famous export has been brewed since 1759. A guided tour is followed by a “pint of the black stuff” and dinner.
Today’s Distance: 105 mi/ 168 km
Day 8
A day to explore the “Fair City” of Dublin on your own. Your Tour Director will have suggestions. Everyone’s Irish on tonight’s popular optional outing to the legendary Taylors Irish Cabaret, featuring a delicious dinner, drinks, and outstanding Irish music, dance, and comedy
Day 9
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
Accommodations
Accommodations| Edinburgh | Highlands | Glasgow | Belfast | Dublin |
Novotel Edinburgh Park
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Disclaimer: Prices listed are per person, based on double occupancy, and in USD. All promotions are valid for new bookings only, capacity controlled and valid on select dates and departures. Individual Terms and Conditions will apply to all promotions. Any promotion can be withdrawn at any time without notice. Please speak with your Pavlus Travel Planner for complete vendor terms and conditions, including eligible tour and cruise dates.
