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Albatross Tours’ classic European Christmas – in a French Alpine Village

Albatross Tours’ Christmas in a French Alpine Village is an escorted tour that takes travellers on a festive holiday through the French Alps – wandering through traditional Christmas markets, taking in panoramic views from the Aiguille du Midi, enjoying a horse-drawn carriage ride through the countryside, and relaxing during a five night stay at Le Chamois d’Or, a chalet hotel in the alpine village of Cordon.

Christmas Day will be spent in the famous ski resort town of Courchevel 1850.

Christmas in a French Alpine Village 11 day tour departs Paris on 17th December 2017 and concludes in Milan, Italy. The fully-escorted tour is priced at $4,189 per person twin share, and included transport in a first class touring coach, 10 nights’ accommodation in authentic-style hotels with porterage, breakfast daily, 7 dinners including a traditional Christmas Eve dinner, sightseeing, local guides and entrances as per the itinerary.

Le Chamois d’Or, Cordon in France

06/07/2017

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Unmissable attractions and events in Bonnie Scotland 2017

Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, celebrates the 70th anniversary of its world-famous festivals in 2017, with 12 major annual festivals including the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – the world’s biggest arts festival.

In a year that the United Nations has designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development,
the Isle of Eigg, south of the Isle of Skye, marks 20 years as a fully sustainable island in 2017, generating almost 100% of its electricity using renewable energy – it’s also home to 130 bird species including breeding raptors.

The Isle of Eigg

Twenty years on from its initial print run of 1000 copies in June, Scotland and Harry Potter are inextricably connected. The author JK Rowling penned many chapters in cafés around Edinburgh, including the Elephant House.

Get up close and personal with the Scot of your dreams at a ceilidh [pronounced kay-lee], where dances include the Strip the Willow – a unique form of couples’ line dancing.

Held over two weekends, the Follow the Vikings Roadshow & Festival in September will showcase Shetland through Viking-inspired activities such as fire-breathing, beach raids, fierce re-enactments, banquets and clambering aboard the long ships used in the Vikings TV series. You can also get a taste of the Viking Festival activities on Shetland each January (Up Helly Aa) depicted on Season 1 Episode 2 of the series ‘Shetland’, currently screening on Netflix. (Frankie’s Fish & Chips in Shetland, the UK’s most northerly chippie, has been named the nation’s best.)

Scotland is home to more than 300 castles, stately homes and ruins, Aberdeenshire is Scottish castle country. Visit 19 of the country’s most dramatic fortresses on Scotland’s Castle Trail, check out royal bolthole Balmoral Castle or head south to the allegedly haunted Glamis Castle, ancestral home of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

The annual epic five-day Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival in stunning Speyside, kicks off on 27 April, but visitors throughout the year can travel the whisky trail, pop into distilleries, enjoy nature and entertainment in the region that is home to some of the biggest names in malt whisky. (Try a dram or two neat – the Scots consider it sacrilege to add water! – Ed)

Glenfiddich Distillery

Travel the triangle between Scotland’s three beautiful UNESCO-listed cities – UNESCO City of Music (Glasgow), UNESCO City of Literature (Edinburgh),and the UNESCO City of Design (Dundee).

A Scottish first, the self-led North West Highlands Snorkel Trail takes in nine beaches and bays on the coastline of Wester Ross and Sutherland, home to dogfish, barrel jellyfish and sea urchins galore. [brrrrr …. Ed]

For details of these and many more fabulous Scottish experiences in 2017 click here or join the conversation by using #ScotSpirit

Image: Viking festivals on Shetland/Chris Brown

21/04/2017

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Pre-register for Scenic 2020 departure, to experience a once-every-decade event!

Scenic is now accepting pre-registrations for Passion Play 2020 – Oberammergau, Germany – an unforgettable experience that occurs only once every decade.

In 2020 the Bavarian community of Oberammergau in Bavaria will perform the Passion Play for the 42nd time. In 1633, the residents of Oberammergau vowed that if they were spared from the bubonic plague sweeping the region, they would produce a play for all time depicting the life and death of Jesus. When the death rate began to subside, the villagers decided they had been spared. The first play was performed in 1634, and it has run ever since – for 380 years. It’s the world’s longest-running play and widely regarded as the most important Passion Play in the world.

In 2020, Scenic will be running five departures from 20 May to 9 September: Alpine Highlights and Oberammergau from Vienna to Zurich, and Bavarian Highlights and Oberammergau from Munich to Vienna and each will also link to either:

• Jewels of Europe (15 day cruise)
• Romantic Rhine and Moselle (15 day cruise)
• Rhine Highlights (8 day cruise)
• Gems of the Danube (8 day cruise)

Standard pre-registration procedures will apply, with a deposit of $250pp. Contact Scenic on 138 128