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Edinburgh, York and London

Overview

This three-city combination package allows you to discover three of Britain’s most historic cities and surrounding areas, exploring their streets, museums, sites and attractions. Explore at your own pace with the comfort of having everything pre-arranged.

The train tickets and hotel stays are included in the package, along with some meals and many other travel essentials that will help make this trip easy and unforgettable.

This itinerary features More Moments activities included with your package.

Format

Partially guided tour

Locations

  • Edinburgh
  • York
  • London

Inclusions

  • Flight to Edinburgh and return from London (if Flight & Hotel package option is chosen)
  • 8 nights comfort accommodation (combination of 3-star and 4-star hotels), including daily breakfast
  • Round-trip airport taxi transfers on arrival in Edinburgh and return in London
  • Standard train tickets between Edinburgh, York and London
  • More Moments:
    • Day tour of Stirling and Loch Lomond from Edinburgh, excluding entrances (shared tour)
    • Scotch Whisky Experience silver tour in Edinburgh        
    • Entrance to Edinburgh Castle, self-guided
    • Day tour of Yorskhire Dales or Yorkshire Moors tour from York
  • Earn and redeem Aeroplan® points

Itinerary

Day 1

Depart Canada

Fly to Edinburgh.

Day 2-4

Edinburgh

Upon arrival in Edinburgh, take a taxi transfer to your hotel and check in.

Spend the next three days exploring this fantastic city’s historic sites, museums and monuments.

More Moments Activities Included

  • Scotch Whisky Experience Silver Tour in Edinburgh

    Experience some of the finest regional whiskies available with the help of your expert guide, then enter a vault filled with the world’s largest collection of Scotch whiskies and enjoy a guided tasting.

  • Entrance to Edinburgh Castle

    Embark on a self-guided tour of Edinburgh Castle, which has been occupied since the 12th century.

  • Stirling and Loch Lomond

    See Stirling Castle, the Kelpies monument, and Loch Lomond on this day trip from Edinburgh. Pass Linlithgow Palace on the way to the Kelpies, said to be the largest equine sculptures in the world. Then travel through Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, where you can join your guide on a nature walk, before heading to Stirling Castle for an optional interior tour (own expense $).

Meal(s): Breakfast

Day 5-7

Edinburgh – York

Check out of your hotel and make your way to Edinburgh train station, where you’ll embark on a train to York. Head to your hotel in York and check in. Spend the next three days exploring the city and venturing out to Yorkshire Dales and Moors.

(Approximately 250 km)

More Moments Activities Included

  • Yorkshire Dales Full-day Tour

    The Yorkshire Dales, covering 2178 square kilometres (841 square miles), is one of England’s largest and most famous National Parks. The classic scenery of the National Park takes us deep into the Dales, you will travel through five of the famous Dales including Wensleydale, Swaledale and Wharfedale. Stop to admire the views at the famous Aysgarth Falls, Bolton Castle, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned, and Hawes - the unofficial Capital of the Dales and home to the famed Wensleydale Creamery.

  • Yorkshire Moors Tour

    Explore the famous area of the North York Moors National Park. Famed for the largest area of heather Moorland in England, the Moors are one of the most important historical areas in Britain in terms of religion, farming, mining, fishing and smuggling. It has more ancient scheduled monuments than anywhere in the country including standing stones, stone crosses and burial mounds. Enjoy unrivalled views for miles across the Yorkshire countryside.

Meal(s): Breakfast

Day 8-9

York - London

Check out from your hotel and make your own way to York train station, where you’ll embark on a train to London. Make your own way to your hotel and check in.

Enjoy the next 2 days exploring London, at leisure.

(Approximately 350 km)

Meal(s): Breakfast

Day 10

Return to Canada

After breakfast, take a taxi transfer to London Heathrow airport for your return flight home.

Meal(s): Breakfast

Accomodations

Where you'll stay

The hotels listed below are presented as examples for your reference only. Hotel accommodation details will be communicated to you or your travel agent prior to departure.

Location

Hotel

Edinburgh
Cairn Hotel (or similar)
3
York
Holiday Inn York (or similar)
4
London
Phoenix Hotel (or similar)
3

Room details

Type of bed(s): 1 double bed or 2 twin beds
Room occupancy: Maximum 2 people
Unless otherwise specified, guests will stay in a standard room at all hotels during the trip.

Important Information

  • Valid from: April 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025

  • Not included:

    • Gratuities
    • Meals, unless specified
    • Additional tours and entrance fees not specified
    • Personal expenses and insurance
    • Transfers to and from train stations
  • The More Moments activities/excursions mentioned in the itinerary are all included in the package, but may be rescheduled to take place on an earlier or later day, depending on availability and operational day. The actual days and times will be confirmed upon receipt of travel documents prior to travel.

  • The order of the itinerary could be altered including the number of consecutive nights per city. The itinerary presented is for reference only.