Islay Distillery | Santatravel29

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Basic Price

1,100,000 JPY (tax included)
(Includes hotel [twin room], local attendant, private vehicle arrangements, and guided tours of each distillery.)

※ For single occupancy, please add approximately 50,000 JPY per night.

Additional Costs: Airfare, meals, souvenirs, etc.
※ The travel price includes 20% UK VAT.

Basic Itinerary

Departure Day
Depart Haneda/Narita ➡ Transit ➡ Arrive at Glasgow Airport (Scotland)

Day 2
Glasgow city sightseeing & public house visits
※ Overnight in the city

Day 3
Fly from Glasgow Airport to Islay Island
※ Stay 3 nights at the Machrie Hotel
(Golf course adjacent to the hotel is available for play.)

Day 4
Distillery visits: Caol Ila, Bunnahabhain, Port Ellen, Lagavulin, others

Day 5
Distillery visits: Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, others

Day 6
Distillery visit to Jura
(Take a ferry to Jura Island, approx. 10 minutes)
➡ Return to Glasgow from Islay
※ Overnight in the city

Day 7
Depart Glasgow Airport ➡ Transit ➡ Arrive at Narita/Haneda
※ Tour ends upon arrival

★ Optional 2-night / 3-day Add-On Plans

A — Popular Distilleries in Northern Scotland & Loch Ness

Glenmorangie ➡ Loch Ness ➡ Talisker ➡ Macallan ➡ others
※ Stay on the Isle of Skye & in Aberdeen
Approx. 300,000 JPY

B — London Sightseeing

Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Abbey Road, others
※ 2 nights in the city
Approx. 300,000 JPY

C — Two Rounds at Famous Glasgow Courses

Royal Troon, Prestwick, Turnberry, etc.
※ 2 nights in the city
Approx. 300,000–600,000 JPY

※ The tour operates from March 1 to the end of October.
※ Air tickets must be booked by the participants themselves using the designated flights.
※ Hotel rooms are based on twin occupancy. For single use, an additional 50,000 JPY per night applies.
※ Minimum number of participants: 4 persons.

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.