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Youth hostel accommodation is not included in the tour fee, but beds can be pre-booked through the bus service. A pre-paid accommodation package for the five nights is available for about $46.

If you and three friends or family members stay two consecutive nights, the cost is about $36 per person, per night (about $8 more than youth hostel accommodation rates).

The idea made its way across Europe and the Channel. And in 1930, the Youth Hostel Association (YHA) was established in England and Wales.

But the Scottish Youth Hostel Association (SYHA) has recently signalled a major shift in standards, with improved facilities that would appeal to people who would otherwise book into a budget hotel.