Day 1 Arrival - Edinburgh
 Arrive Edinburgh Airport and pick up
your rental car. Drive to nearby Airth Castle where the staff
may take you on a ghostly tour of the castle. Watch out for rooms
No 3, No 9 and No 23 as they are all haunted by a small group
of playing children. Overnight at Airth Castle.
Day 2 Stirling Castle &
Linlithgow Palace
 Today you have the opportunity to tour
two historic castles associated with Mary Queen of Scots. Stirling
Castle stands on volcanic rock overlooking the town of Stirling.
The Pink Lady, a beautiful woman in a pink silk gown, has been
seen many times at the castle. Some say it is Mary Queen of Scots.
A Grey Lady has also been known to appear and it is assumed that
she was an attendant to Mary Stuart. Last but not least, listen
out for the mysterious footsteps that have been heard all over
the Castle… Just down the road at Linlithgow Palace, Queen
Margaret's Bower is said to be haunted by Margaret Tudor, waiting
for the return of her husband, James IV, who was battling against
the army of his brother-in-law, Henry VIII.
Overnight at Airth Castle.
Day 3 Glamis Castle
 Journey through the Kingdom of Fife
to Glamis Castle, one of Scotland's most beautiful and most haunted
castles. It was the home of the Queen Mother in her youth and
the birthplace of her daughter Princess Margaret. However, its
history dates back to the mist of time and Glamis was once the
hunting lodge of that most infamous of Scottish kings, Macbeth!
The castle plays host to a plethora of ghosts, one of which is
Lady Janet Glamis, who was accused of witchcraft by King James
V and burnt at the stake at Castle Hill in Edinburgh in 1537.
There is also the spectral appearance of a small servant boy,
who had frozen to death, a serving girl turned vampire and a
tongue-less woman running through the grounds, but the most amazing
mystery is the Missing Room. The window to the room can be clearly
seen from the outside of the castle, but no entrance can be found
and the window is bricked up. Overnight at Kildrummy Castle
Day 4 Cawdor Castle
 Today continue your journey north into
the Highlands. You will have the opportunity to stop in one of
the many picturesque villages on the way, but make sure you leave
enough time to take in a different kind of spirit, Uisge Beatha.
Visit one of the many whisky distilleries in Speyside, Take a
tour of Cawdor Castle, a superb fairy-tale castle romantically
linked with Shakespeare's Macbeth.
There are reports of 3 ghosts at Cawdor - a mysterious appearance
dressed in blue velvet and the ghost of John Campbell of Cawdor,
but the saddest appearance is that of a young lady without hands.
Overnight in Tulloch Castle said to harbour ghosts of
its own..
Day 5 Dunrobin Castle
 Today you will visit Dunrobin Castle,
the most northerly of Scotland's great castles and home of the
Earls of Sutherland. The upper floor of the castle is said to
be haunted by the daughter of the 14th Earl. She had been imprisoned
in the attic by her father for falling in love with the wrong
man. This castle also holds Falconry demonstrations in the afternoons.
Overnight in Tulloch Castle.
Day 6 Loch Ness & Urquhart
Castle
 Travelling south along the banks of
Loch Ness, keep watch for its famous inhabitant, the Loch Ness
Monster. Your best vantage point is at Urquhart Castle, the ruins
of one of the largest castles in Scotland which fell into decay
after 1689 and was blown up in 1692 to prevent it being occupied
by the Jacobites. Continue south through one of the most picturesque
and haunting sites in Scotland, the valley of Glencoe, scene
of the 1692 massacre of the MacDonald Clan by the soldiers of
King William. Overnight in at the George Hotel Edinburgh.
Day 7 Edinburgh Castle &
The Royal Mile
 It's almost time to depart. Spend your
remaining time in Edinburgh, doing some last minute shopping
or, if you haven't seen enough ghosts yet, tour the Castle which
has many, including a headless drummer who only appears when
the Castle is about to be attacked and a piper who disappeared
in the tunnels between the Castle and the High Street. Recently,
builders undertaking renovating works have been disturbed by
ghosts said to be French prisoners of war, who were held captives
in the Vaults underneath the Castle. Stroll down the Royal Mile
to the Real Mary King's Close to explore the hidden city under
today's Royal Mile and the ghosts of times past. This evening
you can join one of the famous Edinburgh Ghost Walks.
Day 8 Departure
All too soon it is time to leave Scotland. Return your car at
the airport and check in for your flight home.
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