All our tours are bespoke and driver/guided. We work with you so you get the perfect tour, do as much, or little as you wish. Here’s a sample of a great Scottish tour – FISHING, GOLF, BOATS & SCOTTISH CASTLES
Day 1 We meet you at Edinburgh or Glasgow Airport, then drive to Perth (the old capital of Scotland) – relax after a long flight or explore Perth. Maybe meet us for a drink in Paul’s local pub? Welcome to your first night in Scotland.
Day 2 After a fully cooked Scottish breakfast (if you can move – we like our hearty breakfasts!). FISHING we drive you to meet your Ghillie on the River Tay, Scotland’s longest river and internationally renowned for its’ Atlantic salmon fishing. A full day of fishing on the bank or a boat, your choice. Overnight in Perth.
Day 3 A leisurely tour around Perthshire. Visit graves over a thousand years old and Dunkeld Cathedral, half ruin, half in use. This afternoon visit (in our opinion) the prettiest distillery in Scotland, Edradour where you take a tour and a dram. Overnight in Pitlochry.
Day 4 A morning of golf in the Kingdom of Fife on a course to suit any budget. There are 15 courses to choose from in St Andrews or play the beautiful (albeit expensive) Kingsbarns. St Andrews – play the wee Himalayas, an 18 hole putting course which lives up to its’ name! See the most famous Scottish university and ancient ruins of the castle and the abbey. Return to Pitlochry.
Day 5 Drive through changing scenery to the west coast, with stops as you wish. Then wander around Kilmartin Glen to see and touch 5,000 years of history, burial cairns, a hilltop fort and ancient graves to see. Lunch in a traditional village pub before arriving at the seafood capital of Scotland, Oban for overnight.
Day 6 After a superb breakfast you board a private charter boat sailing from Craobh to Corryvreckan whirlpool, Europe’s second largest. You can try a spot of sea fishing (or stay in the cabin with a large Scottish gin and tonic then sail into the Crinan Canal for lunch before returning to Craobh Marina. Overnight Oban.
Day 7 This morning take a 45 minute sail across to Craignure on the Isle of Mull. We then head up to the capital Tobermory and to your castle accommodation. Overnight here.
Day 8 A full day around Mull, wherever you wish , maybe take the coastal road to Duart Castle, home of the Clan Maclean. The first recorded mention of the Macleans of Duart is in a papal dispensation of 1367 which allowed their Chief Lachlan Lubanach Maclean to marry the daughter of the Lord of the Isles, Mary Macdonald. Overnight in the castle on Mull.
Day 9 Take a whole day driving to Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, stopping as you wish, for sightseeing, lunch etc. Stop in the quaint wee town of Inveraray, you can visit the Clan Campbell Castle or an old Scottish jail. Then on to the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond before heading in to Glasgow for your final night. You stay tonight at a hotel in either Glasgow Airport or the city where you can extend your tour – your choice. Ask for details: liz@mcleanscotland.co.uk