Day 1. York – Arrival & Minster
Arrive in the UK. Drive or train to York – the extraordinary walled medieval city with the world's finest Gothic Minster. York Minster, the Shambles, Clifford's Tower, the extraordinary National Railway Museum. Overnight in York.
Day 2. York to Edinburgh – Castle & Old Town
Train north to Edinburgh. Edinburgh Castle and Scottish Crown Jewels. Royal Mile. Holyrood Palace. Overnight in Edinburgh.
Day 3. Edinburgh – New Town, Whisky & Galleries
Georgian New Town. Scottish National Gallery. Scottish Whisky Experience. Overnight in Edinburgh.
Day 4. Edinburgh to Inverness – Loch Ness
Drive or train north to Inverness – the capital of the Scottish Highlands. Loch Ness cruise – searching for Nessie in the extraordinary dark waters of the world's most famous loch. Urquhart Castle ruins on the loch shore. Overnight in Inverness.
Day 5. Inverness – Culloden, Black Isle & Cawdor Castle
Culloden Battlefield – the extraordinary site of the final Jacobite uprising (1746), the last pitched battle on British soil, where Bonnie Prince Charlie's Highland army was destroyed. Cawdor Castle – the extraordinary 14th-century castle of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Black Isle. Overnight in Inverness.
Day 6. Inverness to Glasgow – Loch Lomond & Stirling Castle
Drive south via Loch Lomond – the most beautiful loch in Scotland, the centerpiece of the Trossachs National Park. Stirling Castle – the extraordinary royal fortress overlooking the battlefield of Bannockburn (1314). Arrive Glasgow. Overnight in Glasgow.
Day 7. Glasgow – Kelvingrove, National Piping Centre & Mackintosh
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. National Piping Centre. Mackintosh at the Willow tea rooms. Riverside Museum. Overnight in Glasgow.
Day 8. Glasgow to Belfast – Ferry & Titanic Belfast
Ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast (2 hours). Titanic Belfast museum. Belfast Cathedral Quarter. Overnight in Belfast.
Day 9. Belfast – Black Cab Tour & Giant's Causeway
Black Cab Tour of Belfast murals. Giant's Causeway (UNESCO World Heritage). Crown Liquor Saloon. Overnight in Belfast.
Day 10. Belfast to Dublin – Ferry or Drive
Ferry or drive south to Dublin. Temple Bar and evening in Dublin's pubs. Overnight in Dublin.
Day 11. Dublin – Trinity College, Guinness & Book of Kells
Trinity College Dublin and the Book of Kells. Guinness Storehouse. Kilmainham Gaol. Overnight in Dublin.
Day 12. Dublin to Limerick – Rock of Cashel
Drive south via the Rock of Cashel – the extraordinary high medieval ecclesiastical complex on a limestone outcrop. Arrive Limerick: King John's Castle, the Hunt Museum. Overnight in Limerick.
Day 13. Limerick to Killarney – Cliffs of Moher
Drive via the Cliffs of Moher – the extraordinary Atlantic cliffs rising 214 metres above the sea. The Burren – the extraordinary limestone karst landscape. Arrive Killarney: Muckross House and Gardens, Killarney National Park. Overnight in Killarney.
Day 14. Killarney to Waterford – Ring of Kerry
Scenic drive along the Ring of Kerry – the extraordinary Atlantic coastal route around the Iveragh Peninsula. Continue to Waterford – Ireland's oldest city, with the extraordinary Viking Triangle heritage quarter and the Waterford Crystal Visitor Centre. Overnight in Waterford.
Day 15. Waterford to Cardiff – Ferry from Rosslare
Drive to Rosslare. Ferry to Pembroke (4 hours). Drive to Cardiff. Cardiff Castle. Overnight in Cardiff.
Day 16. Cardiff – Castell Coch & Caerphilly Castle
Castell Coch. Caerphilly Castle. St Fagans National Museum of Welsh Life. Overnight in Cardiff.
Day 17. Cardiff to London – Train & Westminster
Train to London Paddington (2 hours). Afternoon: Westminster, Buckingham Palace, St James's Park. Evening: West End show. Overnight in London.
Day 18. London – British Museum & South Kensington
British Museum: Rosetta Stone, Elgin Marbles. Victoria and Albert Museum or Natural History Museum. Hyde Park. Overnight in London.
Day 19. London – Departure
Transfer to Heathrow, Gatwick or St Pancras for onward travel.