This is probably the best experience of a Scottish New Year you can get. A luxury coach from London will take you to Edinburgh for the festivities ahead. The Scottish capital is buzzing at this time and your guide will be there make sure you get amongst it all. The street party is the place to be and we have the exclusive tickets to get in. Get ready for the clock to strike midnight. You’ve never seen anything like it!
> Ceilidh (traditional Scottish dancing and music) - 30th Dec
> Walking tour of the city with HAGGiS Guide - 31st Dec
> The hottest ticket in town - a Hogmanay Street Party Pass!
> Loony Dook and farewell party - 1st Jan
> All dorm accommodation (30th Dec - 1st Jan inclusive check out morning of the 2nd)
> All breakfasts
> Princes Street party – one of the biggest New Year celebrations in the World. It’s not called ‘Snog-manay’ for nothing!
> Aussie and Kiwi New Year celebrations
> The ‘Loony Dook’ – take part in the insanity that is a traditional swim in the sea on New Year’s Day
> Explore Edinburgh’s Old and New towns and its many great pubs
> Check out Edinburgh’s famous Winter festival
> Take a wee dram with you to the Street party to keep you warm!
> Jump in the sea on New Year’s Day for the traditional ‘Loony Dook’ – only for the brave!
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Day 1: December 30th
It’s time to get New Years underway and say goodbye to the Big Smoke as we leave London by coach and head north to Bonnie Scotland! We arrive in Edinburgh (Scotland’s Capital) in the early evening. You’ll have enough time to grab a shower and some scran (food) before heading to our legendary evening Ceilidh (traditional Scottish dancing event) where you’ll meet all our other Snogmanayers (people attending Hogmanay) and dance the night away with men (and women) in kilts.
Day 2: December 31st - Hogmanay
Today you will get the chance to explore our beautiful city on a walking tour with one of our Wild & Sexy local HAGGiS Guides! Now that you’ve worked up a good appetite it’s off to the Three Sisters Pub in the Cowgate to see in the Aussie & Kiwi New Year with big screen TV’s and loads of fellow Antipodeans to celebrate with. It would be a good idea to grab some food here and fill up in preparation for the Street Party tonight.
All fed and watered you have free time to explore the Capital, head down to Princes' Street Gardens to the Winter Wonderland or head back to the hostel to get dolled up for the biggest New Year party ever. Don’t forget, when the clock strikes 12 it’s your chance to kiss all and sundry and wish them Happy Hogmanay!
Day 3: January 1st - New Year's Day
No doubt there will be a few sore heads this morning but what better cure for a hangover than a Loony Dook! For the last 25 years South Queensferry has played host to the Loony Dook. Last year, hundreds of well... loonies, took to the freezing waters of the Firth of Forth. Many of them in fancy dress and all of them up for a good time! This event helps to raise thousands of pounds and with the impressive Forth Rail Bridge in the background, this obscure tradition is truly an event not to missed. (Don’t forget your swimmers and fancy dress).
After a refreshing swim in the sea, you’ll have time to grab something to eat before heading back to the Capital where you can warm up with some Glühwein at the German Markets or try some of their hot cherry beer. Tonight we have a final farewell party in the city, so come along for one final fling with your new found tour mates (and guides)!
Day 4: January 2nd
Bid a fond farewell to Scotland as we take the coach back to London. Swap phone numbers, catch up on all the scandal and gossip from your trip and say a last goodbye to your HAGGiS crew. We’ll have plenty of DVD’s and music to help pass the journey, arriving back in London in the late afternoon.