Additional info

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND PRICING

INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR

Private transfers on arrival and departure
Experienced tour guide/manager throughout
24/7 helpline straight to members of the Knitting Tours team
Luxury, spacious coach with experienced driver
All hotels listed in the itinerary with en suite bath/step in shower or walk in shower
Porterage from hotel reception to your room and back
Return Northlink Ferry with your own cabin, dinner and breakfast included
Return ferry to Bressay Island
Scottish Breakfast Daily
5 x hotel dinners, including Welcome and Farewell dinners & Drink
6 x lunches
Visit to Garths Croft and Bressay Island Guided Tour
Shetland Jewellery Studio – watch them at work
Fun with The Silly Sheep Fibre Company
The Scotch Whisky Experience
All activities, workshops and attractions listed in the itinerary
All materials for the workshops (you just bring your favourite needles!)
Knitting tours gift bag including tote bag, notebook and pen, lanyard, luggage tag and rain poncho

NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR

Travel to and from Scotland
Gratuities/Tips
Room Service
Additional beverages and alcoholic drinks
Personal items such as phone calls, additional meals, snacks or drinks not included in the itinerary
Yarn, patterns and materials not included in the itinerary

PRICING

GBP 4,500.00 per person sharing in a Twin/ double room
GBP 757.00 additional supplement if a single room is required
All pricing is in GBP - passengers may choose to be charged in POUND STERLING/ GBP or their own local currency
If you have friends or family that want to join you but do not knit, we offer a special non-knitter discount of GBP 200!

PRE-TOUR ARRANGEMENTS

1 x Pre-Night at Apex City of Glasgow Hotel (subject to availability)

30 September 2025 x 1 night BB - GBP 99.00 per person sharing in a Twin/ double room
30 September 2025 x 1 night BB - GBP 175.00 Single occupancy room per night

BOOKING REQUIREMENTS AND CANCELLATION INFORMATION

A deposit of 20% of the total tour price is required to hold your booking. The balance of the tour is due 60 days before arrival and can be made in instalment payments on request.

Cancellation Penalties:

Cancellation 90 days or more prior to itinerary start date – Full deposit is forfeit.
Cancellation 89 days to 31 days prior to itinerary start date – 50% of total paid is forfeit
Cancellation 30 days or less prior to itinerary start date – 100% of total paid is forfeit

TRAVEL INSURANCE

We urge you to purchase cancellation insurance & supplemental medical coverage (which covers pre-existing conditions). This is a smart way to safeguard against life’s surprises. It is important to note that a certain amount of walking is encouraged on our tours. All tour members must be able to mount steps into the coach and walk unaided at a reasonable pace from coach to hotel and coach to visitor attractions/events on possibly uneven ground. Passengers must be able to handle their own luggage. Coach driver’s and guides that are employed by The Irish Tourism Group cannot provide individualized help for walking, getting on and off motor coaches, ferries or other personal needs.

MISCELLANEOUS

Baggage - When porterage of baggage is included in a programme, it is based upon a maximum of 1 piece of standard airline baggage per person. Passengers bringing baggage in excess of this amount may incur a surcharge. For the sake of passenger comfort, it is recommended that passengers limit baggage to 1 suitcase per person plus 1 carry on.
Items Not Included - Our tours do not include items of a personal nature such as laundry, room service, telephone charges or other hotel extras. All passengers are responsible for settling any such costs incurred before checking out of each hotel.
Gratuities - These are not included to the coach driver and tour guide, as well as, hotels, attractions or any catering venues. These are at the participant’s discretion.
Safety - It is the responsibility of each individual client to ensure that they do not behave in such a way as to cause offence or danger to themselves or others, or which risks damage to property. Each client shall be responsible for any injury or damage caused by their failure to behave in a safe and proper manner.
Occupancy - The tour will not proceed with less than twenty participants, in addition to Kirsty our tour guide and James. It is advised not to book airfares until you receive confirmation that there are twenty participants. Our maximum number of participants is twenty-six.