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Islay, the home of whiskey

7-Day Distillery Tour and Islay Malt Experience

Basic fee: 770,000 yen including tax (hotel, transportation, attendance)

Additional costs: Airfare (approx. 400,000 yen), golf fees (total approx. 200,000 yen), meals and souvenirs (approx. 100,000 yen), etc.

*Additional fees for economy class use are about 700,000 yen in total. Together with the basic fee, it comes to about 1.5 million yen.

<Basic Schedule>

Saturday (Day 1) Depart from Haneda/Narita ➡ Stopover ➡ Edinburgh

After arriving in Edinburgh, go to St. Andrews Old Course Hotel and stay overnight.

Sunday (Day 2) Morning stroll around the Old Course Lunch after lunch Round on the Eden Course

Monday (Day 3) AM New Course Round Lunch Sightseeing

Tuesday (Day 4) AM Jubilee Course Round Lunch Sightseeing

Wednesday (Day 5) Morning Musselburgh Links round Lunch Sightseeing around Edinburgh Castle

Thursday (Day 6) AM Castle Course Round Lunch Sightseeing

Friday (Day 7) AM Strathtyram Round Lunch Sightseeing

Saturday (Day 8) Free

Sunday (Day 9) Edinburgh departure ➡ stopover ➡ Haneda/Narita ※Disband after arrival

*I go to the Old Course lottery every day.

*This event is held every year in April, May (excluding Golden Week) and June.

*Please book your flight tickets with us yourself.

*The Old Course Hotel where we will be staying is a 5-star hotel. *The hotel is on the right side of the 17th hole.

*Hotels are for two people per room. If you are staying alone, the cost will be about 50,000 yen extra per night.

*The minimum number of participants is 2 and the maximum is 12.

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<The appeal of a trip to Islay>

In addition to the golf mecca of St. Andrews, we also recommend touring the distilleries of Islay, the mecca of whiskey.

There are said to be 20 distilleries on the island, and our company will visit 8 to 10 of them plus one on the island of Jura.

While sightseeing around the beautiful sea and cityscape in a private vehicle, you will travel to famous distilleries such as Bowmore, the oldest on the island, founded in 1779 and popular in Japan, Ardbeg, founded in 1815, and Laphroaig, also founded in 1815 and a purveyor to King Charles.

In addition to tastings at each distillery, you will also have the opportunity to participate in a mini seminar given by specialized staff and learn about Islay malt from various angles while observing the production process.

Hotels and Restaurants

Breakfast is a full Scottish breakfast. The specialty of the egg dishes is scrambled eggs with smoked salmon. Lunch is a whiskey tasting and snacks from each distillery. Dinner includes Angus beef, a specialty of Scotland, and a wide variety of locally caught seafood, but the giant Dungeness crab and lobster are particularly delicious.

You will stay at the four-star Macleay Hotel & Golf Links (you can also play a round on the adjoining golf course), but if you prefer, you can also stay in a guesthouse-style, homey hotel in each port town. The guesthouse-style hotels always have a bar where locals gather, so you can drink with them and have fun until the late hours of the night.

 

Islay is a wonderful resort where the entire island is a public house.

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