• Five nights accommodations at 4-star hotels  
• Daily services of a Professional Guide
• Exclusive use of Edinburgh Castle for a “Hogwarts-style” Banquet including
  • Falconry Presentation
  • Entertainment in Crown Square
  • Storyteller in the Great Hall
  • Wizard’s Cavern Virtual Reality Game
  • Private tours of exhibition areas
• Ride on Locomotive #5972, the train used as the Hogwarts Express in the filming of the Harry Potter movies
• Professional Storyteller
• Hike to Film Locations or alternative activity
• Admissions to Alnwick Castle and Alnwick Gardens
• Score a goal playing in the Wizarding Games at Alnwick – site of flying lessons in HP movie
• Edinburgh Pass with free admission to 27 attractions
• Breakfast daily, 1 special lunch, Afternoon Tea, 2 dinners including "Hogwarts"-style banquet at Edinburgh Castle and Nevis Range private dinner
• Complimentary child care
• Transfers as noted on itinerary
• Baggage Handling
• Gratuities to Driver
• Limited Edition Alivan's wands for children

$1879.00 USD per person/dbl occupancy plus airfare
£1100.00 GBP per person/dbl occupancy plus airfare

Your adventure begins upon your arrival in Glasgow Airport. Meet your guide in the international arrival hall. Courtesy transfers are included with one coach departing at 11:00 am from Glasgow Airport to the Highlands, Fort William.

Optional trip to Loch Ness. While this is a beautiful ride, we leave this optional for those just arriving from overseas flights who might need some time to rest after the journey. Visit the Loch Ness Visitor Centre followed by a tour of Urquhart Castle. Optional cost is $65.00 per person/minimum of 20 persons.

Dinner at leisure in Drumnadrochit, location of the Loch Ness Visitor Centre.

Enjoy the romance and mystery of Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland, home of the world-famous monster, known affectionately to locals as 'Nessie'. For centuries sightings have been made of a mysterious creature said to inhabit the deep and murky waters of Scotland's most famous Loch. Now you can explore those murky waters for yourself: examine the evidence, find out some important facts about Scottish History and look forward to that long-awaited visit to a very unique part of Scotland!
The picturesque ruins of Urquhart Castle are situated 2 miles from Drumnadrochit on a rocky peninsula on the banks of Loch Ness. After a chequered history, the building was blown up in 1692 to prevent it becoming a Jacobite stronghold. Despite the difficulties of building, it was a prime strategic location sitting as it does surrounded virtually on three sides by the cold waters of Loch Ness which would have been a main route through the Great Glen of the Highlands.
Evening return to hotel in Glencoe.

Overnight accommodations in 4 star hotels.

Breakfast included

Stretch your legs and get ready for our morning hike to Steall Falls, location for the dragon scene (Task 1 of the TriWizard Tournament in the HP movies). This is a beautiful hike taking approx. 1 – 1 1/2 hours each way from the trail head to the Falls. Hiking shoes are required. After reaching the Falls, there are plenty of opportunities for photos, having a snack break, perhaps even crossing the short “wire bridge” to get a closer look at the Falls.

For those not taking the hike to Steall Falls, the morning will include a visit to the filming location of “Hagrid’s Hut” and the pumpkin/ “Hippogriff” scenes in Prisoner of Azkaban. Take a short walk up the hill to where the buildings and other props were built and get a view of beautiful Glencoe as the actors did. (Props are no longer on the site.)

You might want to stop in at the Inn directly across the road from the filming location – surely the cast and crew had more than a few pints at this charming location while working on the film. Have a drink, or if space permits, lunch at this friendly Inn best known for its award-winning local brews.

Afternoon activities for those not on the Steall Falls hike include a tour of the Ben Nevis Distillery, the back storage buildings of which have often been used as inside filming studios for movies such as Braveheart and Rob Roy. Stop nearby for a quick look at Old Inverlochy Castle.

Steall Falls hikers – after returning to the trailhead, travel to Glencoe (as described above) and then take a walk up the hill which was host to “Hagrid’s Hut”, pumpkins and magical creatures.

Take a break back at the hotels before an evening “near the stars”.

We have a delightful dinner party planned at the top of the Nevis Range – with fantastic views of Britain’s tallest mountain – Ben Nevis. Take the Gondola ride up the mountain, enjoy a few easy walks from the top of the gondola, before a casual and fun evening with dinner and entertainment. Wonder at the long daylight hours at this far Northern latitude. On a clear day you can actually see Ireland in the distance!

Back at the hotel, get ready for a Pajama Party! Bring your pillows and pajamas while we hear stories, play games, and generally have fun into the night. Don’t worry about staying up late, we have a late start the next morning!
 

Breakfast included

Enjoy a sleep-in as we have a late start this morning. Arrive at the train depot by 9:30am for a fabulous private ride on Olton Hall, Engine #5972! Travel through the Highlands, take loads of pictures, sit in the very cars used in the movies, and enjoy a fantastic day with all of the HP Fan Trip’ers!

 

Return to Fort William at 4:00pm for the coach transfers to Edinburgh. Share stories of your adventures or just catch up on some sleep during the ride through the beautiful Scottish countryside.





Dinner at leisure.

Your accommodations for the next three nights will be enjoyed at the beautiful 4-star Dalmahoy Marriott Hotel and Country Club.

The Baronial Manor House of Dalmahoy is set in 1000 acres of wooded parkland at the foot of the rolling Pentland Hills. It was built in 1724 and extended in 1990 when opened as a hotel and country club. Leisure facilities include an indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, steam room, two championship golf courses, gymnasium with professional fitness instructors, Health & Beauty Salon, solarium, and tennis courts.

Complimentary child care is available so that parents are able to have dinner, do a round of golf or simply relax after an exciting day filled with Harry Potter-themed activities.
 

Breakfast included

An early morning departure for an all-day adventure at Alnwick Castle, a film location for the first two Harry Potter movies. Your coach will whisk you in comfort into England and the village of Alnwick. Here you will gaze upon the scenery used for Harry's first flying lesson. You will learn about the deadliest plants in the world at the new Poisonous Garden and take a lesson in herbology. There is plenty to do at this exciting location!

Competitions will be held throughout the day as fans play the very popular HP Fan Trips’ Wizarding Game, inspired by Harry's favorite sport (The Wizarding Game was developed for us by the National Governing Body for the Olympic sport of Team Handball).

Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited such structure in England after Windsor Castle, and has been home to the Percys, Earls and Dukes of Northumberland since 1309.

Lunch included.

Early evening return to Edinburgh.

Dinner at leisure.
 

Breakfast included

Today is your day to visit attractions in Edinburgh which you are particularly interested in. We have included an Edinburgh Pass which includes the entrance fees to 27 of Edinburgh’s top tourist attractions, unlimited bus travel for transport around the city and the surrounding area, and special offers from shops and restaurants. Visit the Camera Obscura and its amazing optical illusion displays, dare to enter the Edinburgh Dungeon or take an Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour – all included in the Edinburgh Pass. Be sure to stop at the café where J K Rowling spent time while writing the first adventures of our favorite wizard.

 

Don’t forget to save time to prepare for our final night gala at Edinburgh Castle! The Castle is exclusively ours tonight as we enjoy falconry demonstrations, hear stories in the Great Hall (the location where JK Rowling read from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as a kick-off to the worldwide book launch), play the Wizard’s Cavern virtual reality game in the education vaults, take private tours of the Scottish Crown Jewels and other exhibition areas of the castle, and enjoy a fabulous banquet! End the night with music and a party in Crown Square in the heart of the Castle!

Breakfast included

Morning transfers included to Edinburgh airport.

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