mcleanscotland  are local Scots who pride ourselves on showing you the nooks & crannies other tours companies pass on by.   We can show you those hidden gems even Scots do not know!  A short tour of Scotland for Canadian Masons in October from mcleanscotland tour company of Perth in the Scottish Highlands of Scotland

A SHORT TOUR OF SCOTLAND

for Masonic Lodge of Canada

Above left; Let us drive you and guide you around our country.  Above right; Carrbridge in winter

2 October.  Arrive Scotland into Glasgow – coach and mcleanscotland staff meet you at airport, transfer to Rosslyn Chapel in Lothian for a visit.  After touring the fantastic chapel we break for free time for lunch.  There are two excellent pub/restaurants in Rosslin village minutes from the chapel.  On board the coach again we drive into Edinburgh itself, where we take you on a city tour for familiarisation.  Check into hotel, remainder of the day is free.  Dinner tonight at the hotel is included. Today as with every day, we will be supplying comprehensive tour notes on the location you stay and the route.

3 October.  all day free time Edinburgh, can include a Lodge visit subject to prior notice. Overnight Edinburgh.  Dinner at your own expense this evening.  We will give you many ideas on what to see, and where to eat today in your tour notes.

4 October.  after breakfast we head north over the Forth Road bridge into the Kingdom of Fife.  Our first stop will be in Perth, a courtesy stop for rest rooms, drinks etc. As we continue north through beautiful Perthshire countryside, we make a stop in Pitlochry, here we will tour Scotland’s smallest whisky distillery and end the tour with a dram!  As we continue north through ever changing scenery we are heading to our final destination; Strathpeffer and your hotel for the next two nights. Dinner is included in Strathpeffer.

5 October.  all day touring including the largest house in the Highlands; Dunrobin Castle.  A remarkable scenic day out before returning to Strathpeffer for dinner and overnight.

6 October.  We head west this morning over moors, through glens, passing lochs until we arrive at Loch Duich and make a special visit Eilean Donan Castle, with views to Skye.  From here we drive west and south now to the Great Glen and on to Fort William. With a courtesy stop at Spean Bridge before a wonderful finale drive to Oban, where we stay tonight.  Dinner is included.

7 October.  we leave the highlands and travel south, down through Loch awe and Inveraray, we head south through the mountain pass “rest and be thankful” bringing us through the Argyll Forest to Loch Lomond.  A brief stop here for a stretch of the legs and maybe that group photo!  From the loch we are under an hour away from Glasgow and our city centre hotel.  Overnight Glasgow. Dinner on your own this evening.
 

8 October.   There can be a Lodge visit to Kilwining (above) if you give us prior notice.  Throughout the Masonic world Kilwinning’s Masonic Lodge is known as the Mother Lodge. Mother Kilwinning issued charters to new Masonic lodges in Scotland and the American colonies prior to the formation of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Scotland in 1736.  Once we have returned to Glasgow we will give you a guided Glasgow city tour. Free time for the remainder of this, your final day. Overnight Glasgow city centre with a farewell dinner at the hotel.

9 October transfer to airport for flight home.

COST:  from £795 pounds per person sharing.

YOU CAN ADD ON TO THIS TOUR BEFORE OR AFTER THE MAIN TOUR. fancy some golf? A whisky tour?

DID YOU KNOW RABBIE BURNS WAS A MASON? take a themed tour of Ayrshire & Burns land with us.

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