Quest for the Holy Grail from Edinburgh

General information

Destination	Category
Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Sightseeing Tours

Program details

The Legend of the Grail has spawned many tales throughout the last 800 years. Not many people know that Scotland is reputed to be the resting place of the Grail and a safe haven of the Knights Templar. The tour explores Templar and Grail connections with Scotland. Cross the Firth of Forth into the Kingdom of Fife and pay homage to King Robert the Bruce, at Dunfermline Abbey. After coffee it'll travel west into the shadows of the fortress of Stirling. The Lunch will be taken here with time to visit Stirling Castle or explore the city centre. Passing the battlefield of Bannockburn it'll head back towards Edinburgh and the Pentland hills. At the foot of the hills is Rosslyn Chapel, the reputed resting place of the legend that is the Holy Grail, made famous by Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code. This is the templar holy of holies and clients have the chance to bask in its mystery and explore the chapel.

Meeting/pick-up point: from outside the Highland Experience Tours' office at 1 Parliament Square. Royal Mile, Edinburgh.
Duration: Approx. Eight-and-a-half hours.
Start/opening time: Tour Departs on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.00am..
End/closing time: Tour returns at 5.30pm.
Languages: English