Discover the rich and influential medical history and culture of Scotland, while traveling through some of its most spectacular scenery.
The tour includes a wide range of medical history visits, from Edinburgh, to the highlands and islands of Scotland, and finishing in Glasgow.
Learn of the history and current medical practice in Scotland today and meet with local surgeons and other medical pracitioners.
Learn about Edinburgh’s Enlightenment before travelling via Dumfermline, to Aberdeen, Inverness, Loch Ness and the haunting battleground at Culloden. Cross the highlands to the magnificent Isle of Skye. Drive through Glencoe, past the Trossachs and Loch Lomond to Glasgow.
From Edinburgh, travel via Dunfermline to Aberdeen, Inverness, Loch Ness and the haunting battleground at Culloden. Cross the highlands to the Isle of Skye and Plockton village. Drive through Glencoe, past the Trossachs and Loch Lomond to Glasgow.
Hear of the battle of Culloden and the massacre at Glencoe and and learn about contemporaneous wound care.
Tour Scotland's streets and most illustrious museums and medical establishments including Surgeons Hall at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, in the company of curators and expert guides.
At Attadale meet with the Lady Laird of Attadale House, Joanna MacPherson, one of a new breed of lady landowners challenging tradition in Scotland. Take a guided tour of her gardens followed by tea.
Some walking between destinations, more time spent standing, and increased travel distances. Requires a reasonable level of fitness.
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